On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:54:07 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>Goomba wrote:
>>
>> A Costco is being built near me. I belong to Sam's Club already, so I am
>> not sure what I'll do when Costco opens. I hear they're a notch up from
>> Sam's Club.
>
>To me most of the difference was the distance to the store. Once I got
>there it was mostly variation by brand carrying much the same sort of
>items. When we moved closer to Sams we ended up letting our Costco
>membership lapse. Then another move where Costco was closer we let our
>Sams carb lapse and switched back.

That's what most folks with an IQ do, choose the store that's
geographically feasible, all those kinda stores sell the same products
same as intelligent folks buy from the local 'lectric company.. as if
'lectric from the next county is somehow more gourmet.