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> Peter Aitken wrote:
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>>>Peter Aitken wrote:
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>>>>"Roberta" > wrote in message
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>>>>>Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
>>>>>made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites
>>>>>online that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak
>>>>>of. It seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>>>>>
>>>>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit -
>>>>>this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
>>>>>month.
>>>>>
>>>>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>>>>>
>>>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on
>>>>my list of things to try.
>>>>
>>>>By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
>>>>lamb at very reasonable prices.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
>>>Is it reasonable and worth it?
>>>
>>>Roberta (in VA)
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>>
>> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>>
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> If I can go and walk around, see what they have and see prices I plan on
> looking into this. I have heard alot of good about Costco (most of it
> here lol) Had a membership to Sams but really found prices weren't better
> (at least not on food) unless you bought in true "BULK"...I personally
> wouldn't use 50 pounds of peanut butter before it went bad *G* So I let
> the membership lapse...
>
> ROberta (in VA)

There are only two of us and we have memberships in both BJ (in VA) and
Costco. Sams isn't that close to me and the times I've been there, they
don't even come close to BJ's & Costco (IMO). BJ's has some more up-scale
things than Costco in the way of food, so it's a treat for me to go there.
BJ's prices for books are higher, so it's a trade off.

Really, I only buy 2 jars of mustard, 2 jars of peanut butter, 1 jar of
olives, etc. I've never seen 50 pounds of anything except perhaps rice and
flour. (Yes, I know you're kidding!) We have found that with the type of
membership that you pay more for in order to get a percentage back, has
always paid for our memberships, plus some extra.
Yesterday we shopped at Lowe's and were comparing 3 faucets that we bought
at Costco within the last month. We saved a bundle. All three faucets
needed replaced and even though we might not have picked the particular
Costco faucets for our home, the money saved for quality faucets was way
over the amount of our membership.
Give it a try. It is not for everyone.
Dee Dee