[B-flat]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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

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).

[Timothyimitchell]

Costco still tickles my bottom

[cathell62]

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

Originally Posted by ldj1938

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.

[bluecenturian]

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.

[mike1946]

Originally Posted by Garywt

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.

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 !!

[Janie123]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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

And most recently TJX companies

[Spalumbos62]

Originally Posted by cathell62

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

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

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by cathell62

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

Thanks for providing accurate information.

[Heyitsrick]

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.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

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

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

[kkingston57]

[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.

[UpNorth]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

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.

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.

[cassjax2]

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

[Kgcetm]

Originally Posted by ldj1938

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.

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

[Arleane]

BJ is not a part of Walmart !