On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:10:50 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> > Since there are just two of us and I also don't have tons of space to
>> > store in bulk, a Costco or Sams membership makes no sense to me either.
>> > And there is a Sams less than two miles from where I live.
>> >
>> > I just don't see the point.
>> > --
>>
>> Not everything is in huge packages. Yes, some paper products are, but
>> coffee, a gallon of milk, an appliance, a book, are all the same package as
>> every other place. Meats are typically 20% to 50% less than the supermarket
>> so big savings there. You do have to buy 4 pounds of butter to pay $1.68 a
>> pound compared to $3.50+ at the supermarket.
>
>Not true for the Costcos I've been to:

I just got back from Costco in northern NJ
>
>coffee - three pounds or more

2 lb bags

>milk - two gallon jugs in a box

Individual gallons of organic or regular whole, 2%, 1% and skim.
Individual quarts of half & half or heavy cream.

>meat - minimum six steaks, six pounds of hamburger, etc

4 rib steaks/pack.

4.5-5lbs of burger

>butter - yeah, four pounds shrink wrap of four boxes

As it alwyas has been.