one thing i like is their organic items are about the same price as non
organic at other stores, everything is clean clean clean... this is a huge
deal to me... Lee
"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:20:17 -0500, bbq wrote:
>
>> CostCo is not mass-market?
>
> Nope. It's a very exclusive club ;-)
>
> People who shop at Walmart generally do not shop at CostCo.
>
> People who shop at CostCo have a much better eye for quality and
> don't mind paying the extra $1.
>
> People who shop at Walmart wouldn't even consider paying $50 for
> the privilege of shopping at CostCo.
>
> Meat sold at Walmart is the same price and is sold in smaller
> quantities. That is all that matters to Walmart shoppers. taste
> is of no concern.
>
> Take a look here and then compare it to the clientel at CostCo.
> http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?page_id=9804
>
> I could go on...
>
> Then there are all the degrees of quality in between Walmart and
> CostCo.
>
>> Will have to try them out. One is nearby me. Do they have a
>> complimentary 1 day membership for a trial?
>
> Only when they first open a store.
>
> Find somebody who has a membership or just buy one. I'm kinda
> sick of trying to convince people to shop at CostCo over the
> years. Those of us who do shop there know they have great quality
> stuff, for the most part. It may not always be the cheaper than
> the local grocery store sales, but it's consistently better. I
> have yet to get burned on anything there and I'm sure I've bought
> over $50,000 of food there in 23 years (including Price Club).
>
> -sw