I dislike the notion of paying money to shop somewhere. I have shopped
Costco as a guest a few times in the distant past. The store was not
easy to get to, and the experience didn't appeal to me. There's a new
Costco with ample parking a few miles from me now. It still didn't
appeal. My wife has friends who shop there so...
We needed a new TV. "You just gotta get it from Costco!", they said. So
I turned my wife loose with them for a new TV. She bought a membership
and started shopping. "You just gotta get a premium membership!", they
said. "It pays you back!", they said. Now we have a premium membership.

We also have a new Samsung TV which Samsung was too cheap to include
wall mounting bolts with. Samsung suggests a Samsung wall mount for
about another ninety bucks, but we mount the TV above a old fireplace
mantle in a wooden frame, so the TV has to extend. I have a grand
extensible mounting bracket, but I have to get 4 bolts and 4 or 8
washers that aren't readily supplied. But I'm getting there.
Meanwhile, she bought a bunch of frozen salmon filets in a bag, a bunch
of frozen larger uncooked shrimp in a bag and assorted other stuff.
My freezer is chock full of bags now. But I'm getting there.
All I need is four M8-1.25 X 50 mm Phillips machine screws and flat
washers to fit. I can order them from Lowe's or Home Depot, but I got a
guy who is going to provide them. His wife shops at Costco.
Meanwhile, the TV is on its boring stand on a old Maggie radio cabinet.
I can't even go to Costco now without my wife and her super duper card,
and she doesn't like to shop much!

leo