On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:08:22 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> (Chuck Kopsho) wrote:
>
>> Who here buys in bulk? IE, Costco, Sam's Club, and Smart & Final.
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck Kopsho
>> Oceanside, California
>
>
> Why?
> Funny, but I don't think of Sam's Club as buying "in bulk." I think of
> it as having to buy "a large quantity at one time." Bulk, to me, means
> something along the line of not having to buy a specified quantity;
> buying a teaspoon of ground cardamom from my co-op is, to me, "buying in
> bulk."

i wish that there were places nearer to me that sold items that way,
particularly spices. i've stopped getting excited when i see good prices
for meat in the store flyers, because they almost always say in smaller
print 'three pounds or more.'

your pal,
blake