We lived for years on the beach near Stuart, Fl and belonged to the BJ Store near us. I agree with the ones who rate Sam's Club about 10-20% better than BJ's although we liked BJ's when they were the only ones near us. We have now used Sam's for many years and like them. From what I have heard we would probably use Costco if they came to The Villages location. As the saying goes, "When your not near the Store you love, you love the store your near"!