re: Costco membership

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Yep, we dropped Costco b/c we used Sam's much more. We found the quality of the meats were much better at Sam's. Clothing was better at Costco but we don't buy clothing at either so that was a wash. The scan and go at Sam's is great. $9 pizza out the door is hard to beat as well (better than Dominos'/PJ/Pizza Hut) for half the price.

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Yep. We got over $400 in cash back last year with Sams and I never went through a register.

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we have the executive membership and every year get back ~$1K in the 2% cash back so it more than pays for itself

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Maybe I'm not mathing right, but are you saying you spend $50k/year at Costco??

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Is it easy to shoplift there?

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What with that DEI, you better bet!

I don't know what to do with all this smoked salmon. A man can only eat so many lox bagels.

It always pays for itself for us, you get 2-5% back or something

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Need to spend 300 per month to make up the difference in membership prices...

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I have two kids ages 13 and 6. $300 at Costco/Sams a month is nothing.

Love the Scan and go at Sams in Covington. Went to Costco across the interstate with the wife and I liked it. Then I asked the wife why she wasn't scanning. What are talking about?
Shopped for 30 minutes took 40 minutes to check out. frick that shite.
How you can open a new store and put in old tech.

I went to a Costco a few months ago with a family member who has a membership. I asked one of the managers if they offer scan and go like Sam’s. She replied “no we do not, and we never will”.
I love using scan and go at Sam’s. No waiting, no lines.

I hate it (Costco overall, even though that's tangential to what you asked, except points 5&6,) downvote away.
Unless you work from home and can go it at 11AM on a Monday, it's a complete clusterfrick. This includes the gas pumps.

1) Lines
2) Dudes go there to "shop" turning us into women, except the great "deal" is a set of LED lamps we don't really need. Or jeans.
2a) Slow MFers "shopping;" it's like being in an Ikea where you're trapped behind the masses entertaining themselves.
3) They go out of their way to get you in the store for those impulse purchases. There's no curbside, and mail order, unless you order a metric shite ton ($75+, and it distinguishes between groceries and dry goods), it's not viable. Sorry, I don't like the Robert Irvine Mint Crunch bars that much.
4) If you have four kids, that's one thing, but you could also accomplish the same at Sam's, but have it brought to your OT G Wagon.
5) I'm not enough of a travel luddite to get swayed by their vacations and inexpensive car rentals. There are simple ways to accomplish similar discounts without using a third party booker like Costco Travel, Expedia, etc.
6) Cash back? Please, if you're that hard for "rewards" get a Chase Sapphire Preferred or something. You didn't need cash back on the LED lamps you didn't really need.

I think you have to spend like $3500 to make the $130 worth it. Or something like that. There's a ratio.