[ldj1938]

Just a suggestion, but I have started ordering whatever I can from Costco online. If they start seeing the number of orders online that I know we generate maybe it will help get a store built here. Too bad It's such a miserable trip to the nearest location. Sam's is just not doing it for me.

[EdFNJ]

WooHoo! Another Costco thread! Much better than more mask threads!

NO, it won't matter. If it DID matter they would just think ... "GEE, why spend all the $$$$ to open a store, they will just order by mail!"

[dsnrbec]

Originally Posted by ldj1938

Just a suggestion, but I have started ordering whatever I can from Costco online. If they start seeing the number of orders online that I know we generate maybe it will help get a store built here. Too bad It's such a miserable trip to the nearest location. Sam's is just not doing it for me.

Have you tried the one in Wesley Chapel? We went last week and it was an easy drive on I-75 and only took an hour.

[TimeForChange]

Originally Posted by ldj1938

Just a suggestion, but I have started ordering whatever I can from Costco online. If they start seeing the number of orders online that I know we generate maybe it will help get a store built here. Too bad It's such a miserable trip to the nearest location. Sam's is just not doing it for me.

Let me make a suggestion to you. Go to any Costco in Orlando, sit in the parking lot at any hour they are open, watch the overfilled shopping carts, numbers of children, the number of cars in the parking lot throughout the day and then think about them here. We are two person households, we do not purchase anywhere near the amounts that growing families do in cities. Costco has very definite, marketing and merchandising plan based purely on demographics in a surrounding area, They know how many cars that should be in the parking lot at any hour of the day. Unless they go to a smaller store strategy I do not think we will ever see one in TV. Some think that Sams compares but it does not. Costco is the king of big box shopping. Sams is nothing but a copy and an oversized Walmart.

[Stu from NYC]

My florist who speaks to our butcher is convinced that the plans for Hacienda will fall thru and we will get a mini Costco on 441.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

If I drive to Costco can I get a 200 package of toilet paper , Sam’s 100 pack just isn’t doing it for me

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

If I drive to Costco can I get a 200 package of toilet paper , Sam’s 100 pack just isn’t doing it for me

Yes but you must sign a loyalty oath promising to share it with another customer

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

If I drive to Costco can I get a 200 package of toilet paper , Sam’s 100 pack just isn’t doing it for me

Too much Metamucil. You should cut back to 3x a day.

[Jima64]

still trying to figure out the reason for going to costco for two seniors. where are the regular frozen french fries?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Jima64

still trying to figure out the reason for going to costco for two seniors. where are the regular frozen french fries?

Well at Sams you could either buy an 8 pound package or if you like them they have in 40 pounds. Can never have too much

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by Jima64

still trying to figure out the reason for going to costco for two seniors. where are the regular frozen french fries?

My wife and I go to Costco all the time. The meat alone is worth going for. There are plenty of things we like that you don't have to buy in bulk. The things we do buy in bulk are things that don't spoil or that freeze well.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

My wife and I go to Costco all the time. The meat alone is worth going for. There are plenty of things we like that you don't have to buy in bulk. The things we do buy in bulk are things that don't spoil or that freeze well.

At Sams we buy ground turkey in 5 pound packs, salmon in 2 1/2, and produce that we find is much better than supermarkets

[Northerner52]

Two Westley Chapel Costco employees told me they are looking for land between The Villages and Ocala.

[UpNorth]

Yes, Costco does sell huge packages of things we probably would only buy one or two of. But they also have fantastic quality meats and produce, great deals on vitamins and supplements, and electronics with the best no-hassle return policy on earth. And the best $4.99 rotisserie chicken around. Gasoline at the cheapest price and great deals on tires, etc. I would guess that most of the people who think Costco is a dumb idea have never been in one.

[Velvet]

I like Costco kefir and wild salmon the best. We went to Costco regularly for just the two of us before Covid. Now we don’t anymore - but those large boxes of supplies we bought months ago (including disinfectant wipes) are still lasting. Costco turned us into hoarders years ago. Who knew we were stocking up for a pandemic?