The more you know !I have a Costco in my AO and I do use it for certain things. Mostly for things like Kitchen supplies (Chinet plates, plastic silverware, etc.) that aren't perishable and I can buy in bulk. I also buy large "gallon jug" six packs of drinking water. I may get some food items (turkey breasts) which I can then cut with my electric slicer. Whenever I can afford it, I'll get a whole beef tenderloin so I can trim it and cut it into medallions and freeze them. On occasion, the large plastic canister of Parmesan Cheese. And, of course, various paper products (Paper towel and toilet paper bails) and cotton discs for after shaving (the ones I can't shove down my toilets, anymore)I don't buy electronics there anymore, although I will shop around and compare them. I'll then buy it on Amazon. I've had trouble with their large TVs. I've had to have warranty service on them where the company actually had to replace them. I will buy fuel from the gas station there if I need it for a rental car, etc.
Just a bit of history. "Costco" is more a west coast thing, with HQ of course in the Kirkland Wash, area. On the east coast, there was a competitor to Costco called "Price Club." Originally, you had to have some kind of Union membership or similar thing (Teacher, Fire, EMS, etc.), to get a Price Club membership. Thankfully, my employer at the time was able to secure memberships for us if we had no such affiliation. So, I got in. Price Club worked the same as Costco. Exactly the same. Later on, I think they opened the membership to the "general public" to get more members. FInally, Costco Wholesale bought them out and gobbled up the Price Club brand. The rest is History.
And that is exactly how I remember hearing g the story as well
