[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Lynnesail

Rather difficult to shop at Costco in a golf cart!

I've seen people strap refrigerators on the back of golf carts.

[Beats]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I don’t understand the fascination with store where you have to paid to walk in door?

Wow that is a shame, Sam's and BJ's have a similar format but they are just Not Costco.
You will make up what you paid for the membership in the first six months in the savings that you get.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Lynnesail

Rather difficult to shop at Costco in a golf cart!

Maybe they'll let you drive your golf cart into the store to shop :-)

[mikeycereal]

Back in 2018 I joined a Costco just because of their trays of pesto salmon. Best I had ever had from a store and at a very good price. So I'll be joining for that again, plus other things. Now if I can only find a store with those individual bins for Jelly Bellys I am set!

[MrFlorida]

WOW, so much love for Costco.... they should give us senior discount memberships.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by talonip

For some reason 466 seems to be the center of the villages universe. The center has moved way south. We don’t go to Sam’s anymore due to the traffic on micro and Rolling acres.
We live in St. John and it’s gonna be a 25 minute drive. 466A would be a better location.

Well maybe should of brought more in center of villages

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by frayedends

I can tell you for me, being new and very very part time in the Villages, I was shocked by meat prices in Publix. $6/lb for commodity lousy chicken breast, and same for cheap pork cuts. So I drove to Costco in Clermont to take a look and the prices are similar to up here in Massachusetts.

Plus as a guy that does a lot of BBQ, having whole prime briskets for under $5/lb is awesome. Other than meat I have not fascination with the place.

Never been a big fan of the place. Even when my kids were younger we never needed a 96oz box of Cheerios. I still patronize local butchers and prefer that setting and helping the little guy. Something about buying my food that shares shelf space with Bridgestone all season tires doesnt work for me. Still adjusting to how retirees, most on TOTV...that talk mostly about eating out...need to bulk shop but as posted earlier, to each his/her own. Im sure most go for the all you can sample buffet in the aisles anyway...*

*JM, if we're still on speaking terms, please insert 'sarcasm' meme here

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Lynnesail

Rather difficult to shop at Costco in a golf cart!

Ok, need golf cart tow behind trailers now.

[DONNIEBRONX]

Was in the daily sun today going next to hobby lobby

[justjim]

Maybe now they will put an exit for 466 off of I 75 (it was a supposed done deal) as it was rumored several years ago. That would make it easier for Ocala residents to get to get to the new Costco being built in TV. Never a dull moment in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown!

[justjim]

Originally Posted by Laker14

You are thinking that the population that lives in TV is the market for those big-box stores. It's not. It's families that buy in bulk. They aren't building the Costco so I can buy 3 chuck roasts instead of one. They are building for the family of 5 that will buy 5 chuck roasts, 20 lbs of ground beef, 2 cartons of toilet paper, etc. etc. etc.

The big buyers in wholesale clubs are small businesses. Families are probably second and non-profits next.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by justjim

Maybe now they will put an exit for 466 off of I 75 (it was a supposed done deal) as it was rumored several years ago. That would make it easier for Ocala residents to get to get to the new Costco being built in TV. Never a dull moment in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown!

I was just looking around the FDOT website & there is nothing for an exit off of I 75 for 466. The closest are the improvements in Ocala where the new Buc-ee's is going in

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by BigSteph

If I lived in Ocala, I would rather use 75 and exit at Wildwood, rather than using 301 or any other road to drive down.

When I go to Ocala, I also use 75 and get off at exit 200 or another exit to visit their stores. I could not imagine driving 441 or 301.

Living near Brownwood, I don't even like using 441 to go to Sam's, or 301 to go to Walmart.

I was thinking the same thing.

About your I-75.
Never ever plan to drive on it before checking the traffic/accident maps first
on your cell phone.

I took my wife to the cancer center on 200 for a year from our home south of Ocala and found many days I had to take a alternate route to Hwy 200..

Case in point:
Remember when that truck hit the overpass north bound?
What a mess for traffic that was.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

Never been a big fan of the place. Even when my kids were younger we never needed a 96oz box of Cheerios. I still patronize local butchers and prefer that setting and helping the little guy. Something about buying my food that shares shelf space with Bridgestone all season tires doesnt work for me. Still adjusting to how retirees, most on TOTV...that talk mostly about eating out...need to bulk shop but as posted earlier, to each his/her own. Im sure most go for the all you can sample buffet in the aisles anyway...*

*JM, if we're still on speaking terms, please insert 'sarcasm' meme here

So, things I get at BJ's - sliced deli meats/cheeses, which you can ask for in fractions, and are MUCH less expensive than Winn Dixie or Publix. Nice selection too. Gas, which is the cheapest in the area (It's $3.27 this morning). Four-pack of Cafe Bustelo 10-oz bags ground espresso coffee (that's all we keep in the house, we like our espresso!). TUMs, nasal spray antihistimine. They have Texas Toast for much less than you can get anywhere. I got my prescription eyeglasses a year ago at BJ's. If you have a coupon, Land-o-Lakes butter's a pretty decent price there. Not much of a savings though if you don't care about brand names and get the Walmart brand.

Also - one thing BJs has that no one else has - Poland Spring water. I've had the Zephyrhills water, and Walmart generic. Both are okay, but not as "crisp" as Poland Spring. I don't drink tap water and I don't like the "deadness" of filtered or distilled water, and I don't drink carbonated water at all.

Also if you require Charmin toilet paper, you can get more for less at BJ's especially if you use coupons. TP isn't something you would buy just a couple rolls at a time, you'll never /not/ need it. So grab an enormous package of it, stuff it at the bottom of the linen closet, and you're good to go for a few months.

I prefer Walmart's Great Value TP and it's significantly less expensive than Charmin but I know a lot of people are brand-loyal.

If I'm running low on something that's on sale, or need to prepare for a party, I might get other stuff. Like the mini-quiches, or a big bag of those soft mints that are individually wrapped, or a chunk of parmasano reggiano cheese.

[Oneiric]

If so, Costco will have a tremendous footprint and parking area. Traffic on already busy 466 will become unpleasant.