On Feb 19, 8:02*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
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> - Show quoted text -Jean B. wrote:
> > Cindy Fuller wrote:
> >> Ranee's post about the non-availability of good kosher hot dogs at
> >> Costco brought up an interesting sidebar. *She said that she and Rich
> >> had let their Costco membership lapse. *The SO and I have debated for
> >> years about the value of getting a Costco membership. *I briefly had
> >> a Sam's Club membership many years ago, but I let it lapse because
> >> there wasn't one nearby when I moved from Dallas to Ithaca in 1986.
> >> Our neighbors are big Costco aficionados, and my relatives back east
> >> are devotees of BJ's and Sam's. *To my thinking, a membership
> >> doesn't make much sense for the two of us. *We don't have oodles of
> >> space to store large quantities of stuff. *Anyone in a small
> >> household want to chime in one way or another?
> > With fairly minimal purchases, mainly Prilosec, Splenda, and
> > Craisins, I get a nice kickback in the fall. *MY debate was
> > whether to go for the more-expensive membership, and I decided the
> > kickback was worth at least that amount.
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> As a Costco member, I get my American Express through them and
> I get cash back from it amounting to a few hundred dollars every year.
> I save on Craisins, too, and soap and laundry detergent, moisturing
> lotion and Visine, kitchen garbage bags ... not everything is a great
> bargain but enough things are. *The rewards I get from my executive
> membership and my American Express card more than cover the
> annual fee. *Just my two cents. *
What are the annual fees??
Costco has just 'moved' to Australia, so I'm creaming my pants at
getting all excited over yet another way to emulate being an american
and also
become a compliant consumer of unnecessary goods. Pretty sure they'll
situate
themselves within walking distance from a bus stop.
Oops!! No matter........ GIMF.
http://www.costco.com.au/MV/Membership.aspx
I qualify for the $5 poverty membership.
Are those membership fees comparable to the US's?
--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
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