"jmcquown" > wrote in message
> When I was a member of Sams Club (back in its 1980's infancy, when only
> employees of certain employers were offered memberships for about $20 a
> year) I'd go there to buy a case of paper towels and a case of toilet
> paper at one shot. Beer by the case, from time to time; my middle bro
> roommate liked to host parties.
>
> Food? Not really. They offered mostly industrial-sized cans of things I
> certainly didn't want or need. Who needed a gallon (for example) of
> "nacho cheese sauce" or baked beans? LOL I did buy large bags of
> boneless, skinless chicken breasts a few times. I got so sick of boneless
> skinless chicken breasts I gave that up soon afterwards. YMMV I
> haven't been a member of any so-called wholesale club in a very long time.
>
> Jill

I avoided going for much the same reason. I heard so much about it from
friends I had to give a club store a try and found it a good way to save.
They have, however, changed their marketing philosophy a bit. As you say,
they had huge containers of some products. Now, instead of a 5 gallon pail
of tomato sauce, there will be three quart jars wrapped together.

To take advantage of the meat prices, you need a freezer to break up the big
packs.