Do you support wholesale values?

[JEDI]

Costco, Sams club, BJs

 

[bradly1101]

Not really, I'm still going through my bottle of 5,000,000 vitamin C tablets.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

BJ's vs Costco.

I only want the one membership.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It depends... do they sell those kits to turn my pickup truck into a swimming pool?

 

[BoomerD]

Costco, Sams club, BJs

bj's are always good to receive...()

 

[Pocatello]

bj's are always good to receive...()

winnar!

 

[DrPizza]

Locally, our BJs is half the size of the BJs in larger markets. Yet, I would have to pay the same amount for a membership. On top of that, MANY of the items are not cheaper. Some, in fact, work out to be more expensive per unit. So, usually every year around October, I get a free 90 day membership. I sign up near Christmas time, buy a few things, and let the membership expire.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I love Costco. Their prices on vodka, beer and wine are the lowest and they actually have a decent selection of wines.

 

[z1ggy]

I'm always up for BJs

 

[WiseUp216]

I'm always up for BJs

I'll take 2, thanks.

 

[destrekor]

I love Costco. Their prices on vodka, beer and wine are the lowest and they actually have a decent selection of wines.

Ohio Costco's don't even have liquor - only beer and wine.
Hopefully soon they'll look to get the proper license, I've heard some of their Kirkland liquors are terrific compared to big brands (relabeled, I've heard?).

That said - I haven't seen any evidence to support the idea that beer is priced well at Costco. At our Costco, beer appears to match the standard price I can find at Kroger or even Target.
And, in fact, the free Kroger Plus membership tends to make the beer cheaper than Costco.

 

[BoomerD]

I'll take 2, thanks.

Are you going keep one and give one to someone else? :hmm:

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I love Costco more than Jesus.

 

[xanis]

I love Costco more than Jesus.

+1

 

[JulesMaximus]

Ohio Costco's don't even have liquor - only beer and wine.
Hopefully soon they'll look to get the proper license, I've heard some of their Kirkland liquors are terrific compared to big brands (relabeled, I've heard?).

That said - I haven't seen any evidence to support the idea that beer is priced well at Costco. At our Costco, beer appears to match the standard price I can find at Kroger or even Target.
And, in fact, the free Kroger Plus membership tends to make the beer cheaper than Costco.

Some people claim that but speaking from experience their vodka tastes nothing like Grey Goose.

 

[natto fire]

Ohio Costco's don't even have liquor - only beer and wine.
Hopefully soon they'll look to get the proper license, I've heard some of their Kirkland liquors are terrific compared to big brands (relabeled, I've heard?).

That said - I haven't seen any evidence to support the idea that beer is priced well at Costco. At our Costco, beer appears to match the standard price I can find at Kroger or even Target.
And, in fact, the free Kroger Plus membership tends to make the beer cheaper than Costco.

We have some screwed up liquor laws here, which is out of Costco's control. They probably don't want to compromise and sell diluted liquor to satisfy some stupid state's antiquated liquor law. Speaking of that, it is illegal to require a "shopper card" to get sales on alcohol. Kroger uses those "w/Plus card" tags because they have a ton, but if you don't scan your card you still get the yellow tag price.

Good thing they have all these controls for alcohol, and now no one in Ohio gets DUIs, or is addicted to it!

 

[Red Squirrel]

I went into a Costco once when I was out of town. There's one about 3 hours from here. It was closing though so we did not get a chance to check out the whole store.

It was cool, and if we had one here I probably would get a membership, but on the other hand there's not that much stuff I actually do need in bulk, heck, regular sizes for stuff are often too big for me. But for stuff that lasts long or does not go bad such as non food items, it would be nice.

 

[Fritzo]

Love Costco for their unique items and their quality meats, love Sams for the low bulk prices.

So ya...in fact I'm stopping at Costco on the way home for some fresh shrimp

 

[KeithTalent]

Nope, quantity is far too high for my needs.

KT

 

[xanis]

Nope, quantity is far too high for my needs.

KT

Originally, I thought that as well. You wind up saving more money than you originally thought, and if you have dogs, you'll save a boatload on their food. For example, Blue Buffalo is on-par quality-wise with Kirkland Signature. BB is ~$48 for 30lbs, whereas KS is ~$36 for 40lbs. I'll make my membership back in dog food alone once my pup switches over to adult food (Costco does sell puppy food, but my local store doesn't carry it). I also save a lot on bulk meats, like chicken ($6/lb at my local supermarket, $3/lb at Costco).

 

[destrekor]

We have some screwed up liquor laws here, which is out of Costco's control. They probably don't want to compromise and sell diluted liquor to satisfy some stupid state's antiquated liquor law. Speaking of that, it is illegal to require a "shopper card" to get sales on alcohol. Kroger uses those "w/Plus card" tags because they have a ton, but if you don't scan your card you still get the yellow tag price.

Good thing they have all these controls for alcohol, and now no one in Ohio gets DUIs, or is addicted to it!

Hmm, didn't know that about Kroger.

Couldn't Costco get the proper liquor license for full-strength sales? What, might they have to build a store-within-a-store type thing like Kroger with State Liquor Agencies?

I'll admit I'm not up to speed on all the exact details. I do know Ohio is beyond ridiculous, but we're also thankfully not the worst in this regard.

 

[destrekor]

Originally, I thought that as well. You wind up saving more money than you originally thought, and if you have dogs, you'll save a boatload on their food. For example, Blue Buffalo is on-par quality-wise with Kirkland Signature. BB is ~$48 for 30lbs, whereas KS is ~$36 for 40lbs. I'll make my membership back in dog food alone once my pup switches over to adult food (Costco does sell puppy food, but my local store doesn't carry it).

Got any data to demonstrate the food being basically equal to Blue Buffalo?

 

[xanis]

Got any data to demonstrate the food being basically equal to Blue Buffalo?

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/kirkland-signature-dog-food/
http://www.dogfoodinsider.com/kirkland-dog-food-review.html

I've seen a lot of positive stuff in general from my browsing. It has good protein sources and natural ingredients, and a good analysis.

Granted, it's probably not 100% as good, but damn close enough for a $12/bag price difference.

 

[moonbogg]

Can't say that I do, unless they are mine.

 

[natto fire]

Hmm, didn't know that about Kroger.

Couldn't Costco get the proper liquor license for full-strength sales? What, might they have to build a store-within-a-store type thing like Kroger with State Liquor Agencies?

I'll admit I'm not up to speed on all the exact details. I do know Ohio is beyond ridiculous, but we're also thankfully not the worst in this regard.

Westerville was the birthplace of the temperance movement and is still a dry area, although the rest of Columbus has enveloped it since then and drinks are always close by.

I used to work at Kroger which is how I learned about state law restricting putting restrictions on alcohol sales (they had red tags back then).

True we are not as bad as Utah or some of the hard bible-thumping states with our liquor laws, but there are still a few townships and Lawrence county is dry.

Were Costco to sell full strength liquor, they would need to separate the two businesses entirely, like some Kroger stores have done. This is also practiced in Florida, and is probably more trouble than Costco is willing go through. Why should the rest of their customers foot the bill to contort to liquor laws they have no control of? I suppose there is a possibility the extra sales would make up the difference, but Costco is a pretty new thing here in Columbus, so maybe they are testing the waters first.