CostCo
(and Sam's) is a horror to experience on any week, any day, or any
hour. So much fortitude is required to gird up any given body part when
entering its gates of hell. Once a membership is flashed to an
employee, air is sucked straight out of one's lungs and a spectre of
doom hovers around anyone with money in pockets or purse.
Common sense flees, prices seem reasonable, and the hunt begins.
We
had a list given to us by his sister: a specific list for specific
number of guests. Twenty hamburgers, twenty hot dogs, and six chicken
breasts to be halved seemed very reasonable.
When reaching the meat section, my high I.Q. husband starts figuring and asking, "Does one hamburger really mean these? Where each is larger than my hand? Six pounds--is that enough? Chicken? Nine pounds? Can one chicken breast really be halved and be substantial? And, hot dogs? Surely not the cheap ones, skinny and pathetic. Let's buy these."
$25
+ $25 + $40 + .... It was $175 totaled up for twenty people to eat just
grilled meat. What are our relatives? Ravenous cannibals, piling
plates with nine dollars worth of meat?
Then
John reasoned buns and condiments were necessary. Throw in a jar of
jam, a new purse for Mother's Day, a three-pack Redi-Whip, and some
vitamins, our wallets opened as spectres vacuum green bills, and a nice
cashier smiled, "Have a good one."
God
help us. We are too old to take this pressure. When CostCo was Price
Club 30 years ago, we called it the One-Hundred Dollar store, enjoyed
strolling the aisles. Now, it is closer to Two-Hundred-Fifty Dollars,
and our legs hurt.
We still go to Sam's Club, it is closer and more user friendly. CostCo or Sam's club...It is an addiction, either one.
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I've been in a Sam's club once. Luckily for me, I'm a cheapskate and never could justify the cheaper per-price to buy 8 times what I needed of something.
ReplyDeleteHere in the retirement/old folks community, residents buy those crates of stuff, and split them up.
DeleteThis is why I don't have a membership. They're interesting to shop at, but my oh my, what an experience.
ReplyDeleteRight now the Christmas displays are out.
DeleteSo glad I have a membership to neither. Two of us don't need that much.
ReplyDeleteWith 3 teenagers a few years ago, we would fill up the freezer and then come back later to find it empty.
Delete"a three-pack Redi-Whip" Did you have to show ID to buy them?
ReplyDeleteNo, it was however in the special frozen dessert aisle.
DeleteIt has been years since Sam's Club for us. We got so used to buying amounts for an RV (Living in it 22 years) , we gave up.
ReplyDeleteBut to me Lowes is more interesting, even smells better, I love the smell of lumber. LOL
Be safe we are chugging along, reading and enjoying the blogs, but over loaded at present.
Love ya ( We B Fine soon I hope!)
Good to see your name. Lowe's is our favorite. When our gr-daughters were about 5 or 6, we go to Lowe's, where they explored (with us) all around. Awesome.
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