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Old 09-10-2011, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by faithfulfrank View Post
I've always wanted to check out a Costco......according to mapquest, any way you slice it they say it is about an hour away from The Villages, closest one being in Alamonte Springs?

Frank
That's why the wife and I who were constant Costco shoppers in N.J. let our $50.00 yearly membership lapse not too long after we moved here. The hour ride coupled with the fuel costs, and the half a day lost to accomplish the trek, didn't seem worth the trouble anymore. Especially since we weren't going to go as often as we would have liked to.

So, for $40 we joined Sam's Club. They had a promotion where you got $40 off your order so, in effect, it was free. They have a good enough selection of goods and services and they're right down the road.

I have emailed Costco to advise them of the huge market they're ignoring in this fastest growing area of Central Florida. Maybe if enough people do so?
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