New BJ's in The Villages's
 

Coming soon to our neighborhood a new BJ's Wholesale. ( A division of Walmart similar to Costco). Will be next to Lowe's on 441 behind the WAWA Gas station.
Had one in Pompano and it was competition for Costco. Will certainly beat Sam's.

BJ’s is not owned by or a subsidiary of Walmart

BJ's is not part of Walmart. Sam's is part of Walmart.

BJ's is a spinoff of the original Zayre's and Ames department stores.

Ouch! Hope it has a better future than they had.

Not exactly moving along very quickly.

Will we be able to use our golf cart to get to this new warehouse/store?

Yes, over the bridge and then cart path.

You can say that about a lot of Villagers too!

Got a guest pass for 90 days when we first moved here to the one in Orlando. Singularly unimpressed. Totally disorganized with a very poor selection compared to COSTCO and even Sam's. Don't get too excited.

The one we visited somewhere in Orlando area had a very nice deli counter and seem well organized with nice selections.

We love BJs, big in New England. Owned by the people that own Marshall’s, TJ Maxx and Homegoods. It will be great to have and to get there by golf cart is even better.

Good luck getting that 60 roll pack of TP and 70 inch TV on top of your cart.

Not a problem as the seat folds down. Made it home with 4 Adirondack rocking chairs and 2 tables on the back that we bought at Lowe’s.

All the major retail construction is going on in The Villages north of 44. Says a lot about the future of the new sections. We will give BJ a try.

Yes it is and BJ's stands for Berkley and Jensen, their house brand. We regularly go to BJs when in our home in Rhode Island. Just so happens we were there today. We'll be returning to Florida soon and we'll shop again at Sam's in Ocala.

And speaking of Costco one is coming to our town in Rhode Island ( and it's not a rumor).

Costco still tickles my bottom

Not quite right on the ownership. BJ's is privately owned. Sam's is part of Walmart.
BJ's Wholesale Club, which has 215 warehouses spanning 16 states, closely competes with Costco and Sam's Club, a unit of Walmart. The company was taken private by equity firms Leonard Green & Partners LP and CVC Capital in 2011 for $2.8 billion.Jun 27, 2018

BJ’s is not a part of Walmart, Sam’s club is. We belonged to BJ’s in Clermont and did not renew to join Sam’s. Much better prices and quality is better.

Mine does too - I got the 4 seat conversion from Buggies Unlimited and my old Yamaha Gas now converts into a mini-pick up truck and I also have a tow receiver so I can tow a small trailer !! Brilliant !!

And most recently TJX companies

Does it matter? Really?
This shouldn't be called talk of the villages, it should be "one up another villager"

Thanks for providing accurate information.

As mentioned previously, BJs is big in the northeast.

What's not commonly known is that BJs has an ongoing military (including veterans) membership discount.

Here's what I would do if you're a vet or active duty - first, see if BJs is going to offer a highly discounted annual membership price (first year, only) for this new store. If so, you might want to go with that for the first year, depending upon the price.

Going forward, though, be sure to switch your membership to the military discounted version. Here's the link for that: Get over 25% off your BJ’s Wholesale Club Membership PLUS a $10 coupon - ID.me

Military membership is $40 annually vs. $55 annually. Additionally, you get a $10 (one-time) coupon when you sign up for the military membership.

No, it's called providing true and accurate information.

[QUOTE=nicksgram51@yahoo.com;1997403]Will we be able to use our golf cart to get to this new warehouse/store?

Yes, but but for my sake, I would not take a golf cart to a WAREHOUSE store.

Agreed. Get yourself a free 90-day pass (something Costco doesn't need to do) and give BJ's a try. Done it several times, never was impressed. Poor 3rd behind Costco and Sam's.

My first thought is: anything to do with WalMart is absolutely not similar to Costco.

BJ's Wholesale
 

BJs is not associated with Walmart. It's a much better store.

BJ is not a part of Walmart !

I don't know why anyone would purchase groceries, other items from a place that charged you to get in. That alone makes your items higher priced from the get go. Never made sense to me. Plus if you use coupons, I have much better deals on smaller sizes and multiple coupons and save more money. Most people who go to Sam's, Costco, etc. think they are saving money but they really are not.

At the end of the year there is no doubt in my mind we have saved several hundred dollars by purchasing at Sams.

Excellent quality and better produce than we would get at other supermarkets.

Is Walmart part of BJ's??

Additional information to cram into an already crowded brain: "No matter how many times it changed hands though, the name BJ's Wholesale Club, persisted — so where did it come from? It may be tempting to assume that BJ's would simply stand for its brand Berkley Jensen, but it turns out that the name goes quite a ways back, right to those founding days in the '80s. Much in the same vein as Wendy's founder Dave Thomas, the famous B.J. initials actually came from Beverly Jean Weich, the daughter of the original owner and first president of the company, Mervyn Weich. That's a tribute that has definitely stood the test of time."

Obviously, location is the primary factor in choosing one over the other. My reason for using BJ's is the number of items that are stocked. The other two are similar, but don't carry as many items.

Good New....I like it better than Sam's and the deli has great choices great for us
 

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Yes, Paradise B arrive to cart path then through gate. Then straight down the road behind WaWa.

Can you confirm this? I don't see an "official" way. Lowe's is not accessible yet.

bride intensely dislikes bj's- we need a marriage counselor - any suggestions??? - suppose it would be easier if we were democrats!!!l still Costco for her!

Bride, “Either that BJs card goes or I do.”
Groom, “Sure gonna miss that woman.”

The best wholesale store I have ever been in was called Spags and was in Shrewsbury MA. We went there for years from Maine. I believe it closed in the early 2000's and was open for something like 70 years. Now that place had some great deals!!!