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  • CopperC Offline
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    @jolly said in Costco vs Sams:

    My closest Sam's is 25 miles away. The closest Costco is almost 90.

    That is one advantage of the DC suburbs. The traffic is bad, but you have at least one of every brand name store within driving distance.

    Costco was a couple miles south on Route 28, Sam's a few miles north up 28.

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      Aqua Letifer
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      I don't even know where the nearest of either is from me.

      Please love yourself.

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        Which is why Dollar General rules the rural route. I can draw a ten mile circle, and encompass five of them.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • George KG Offline
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          Costco: 1.6 miles
          Sam's: 5.4 miles
          Family Dollar 1.4 miles
          Wally World 2.7 miles

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG George K

            Costco: 1.6 miles
            Sam's: 5.4 miles
            Family Dollar 1.4 miles
            Wally World 2.7 miles

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            @george-k said in Costco vs Sams:

            Costco: 1.6 miles
            Sam's: 5.4 miles
            Family Dollar 1.4 miles
            Wally World 2.7 miles

            Shucks, you could go for a Costco dog and it would just be a good stretch of the legs...

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              You don't realize how good you have it.

              My closest Sam's is 25 miles away. The closest Costco is almost 90.

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              @lufins-dad said in Costco vs Sams:

              And when Jolly says Sam’s, he means some guy named Sam that sells a whole bunch of stuff out of his barn.

              LOL! We are fortunate to have been able to select a home location that puts us relatively close to a lot. 10 min from retail, 5 min from the country (cornfields and rodeos), 20 min from downtown, and a bunch of lakes/parks nearby.

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              • George KG George K

                Costco: 1.6 miles
                Sam's: 5.4 miles
                Family Dollar 1.4 miles
                Wally World 2.7 miles

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                @george-k said in Costco vs Sams:

                Costco: 1.6 miles
                Sam's: 5.4 miles
                Family Dollar 1.4 miles
                Wally World 2.7 miles

                Costco: 2.8
                Sam’s: 4.7
                Family Dollar: 4.6
                Walmart: 14

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                • CopperC Offline
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                  Costco: 20.4
                  Sam’s: 26.8
                  Family Dollar: 6.7
                  Walmart: 19.0

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                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                    I basically drive past 2 Costcos, 2 Sam’s, and a BJ’s Wholesale on my daily commute (15 miles) and that doesn’t include the Costco that is closest to me (1.2 miles).

                    The Brad

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                      LuFins Dad
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                      Oh, and Amazon, three screen swipes…

                      The Brad

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                      • markM Offline
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                        Costco 12 miles
                        Sam's 16 miles
                        WalMart 2.5 miles

                        Hate all of them. lol

                        I have been a member of Costco for 3 years. Been there once. I need to cancel that membership. I keep forgetting.

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                          xenon
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                          I'm on Costco's home turf. There was one Sam's Club in Seattle - it closed down. Nearest one now is 800 miles away.

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                            Costco 12 miles
                            Sam's 16 miles
                            WalMart 2.5 miles

                            Hate all of them. lol

                            I have been a member of Costco for 3 years. Been there once. I need to cancel that membership. I keep forgetting.

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                            @mark said in Costco vs Sams:

                            Costco 12 miles
                            Sam's 16 miles
                            WalMart 2.5 miles

                            Hate all of them. lol

                            I have been a member of Costco for 3 years. Been there once. I need to cancel that membership. I keep forgetting.

                            It doesn’t renew on it’s own, so you shouldn’t need to worry.

                            The Brad

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                              Here’s the thing about Costco speaking as a vendor… There is no other business out there that works harder on getting their members the highest level of value and service. The steps they take to make sure you are satisfied are astounding. You are always assured of a minimum level of quality and value as well as after sales service.

                              The Brad

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                @mark said in Costco vs Sams:

                                Costco 12 miles
                                Sam's 16 miles
                                WalMart 2.5 miles

                                Hate all of them. lol

                                I have been a member of Costco for 3 years. Been there once. I need to cancel that membership. I keep forgetting.

                                It doesn’t renew on it’s own, so you shouldn’t need to worry.

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                                @lufins-dad said in Costco vs Sams:

                                @mark said in Costco vs Sams:

                                Costco 12 miles
                                Sam's 16 miles
                                WalMart 2.5 miles

                                Hate all of them. lol

                                I have been a member of Costco for 3 years. Been there once. I need to cancel that membership. I keep forgetting.

                                It doesn’t renew on it’s own, so you shouldn’t need to worry.

                                It has auto-renewed twice now. lol

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  Here’s the thing about Costco speaking as a vendor… There is no other business out there that works harder on getting their members the highest level of value and service. The steps they take to make sure you are satisfied are astounding. You are always assured of a minimum level of quality and value as well as after sales service.

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                                  @lufins-dad said in Costco vs Sams:

                                  Here’s the thing about Costco speaking as a vendor… There is no other business out there that works harder on getting their members the highest level of value and service. The steps they take to make sure you are satisfied are astounding. You are always assured of a minimum level of quality and value as well as after sales service.

                                  Good to know. Usually store-brand items are not the best, but Kirkland (Costco's brand) is usually a really great product (food or not).

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                                  • 89th8 89th

                                    @lufins-dad said in Costco vs Sams:

                                    Here’s the thing about Costco speaking as a vendor… There is no other business out there that works harder on getting their members the highest level of value and service. The steps they take to make sure you are satisfied are astounding. You are always assured of a minimum level of quality and value as well as after sales service.

                                    Good to know. Usually store-brand items are not the best, but Kirkland (Costco's brand) is usually a really great product (food or not).

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                                    @89th said in Costco vs Sams:

                                    @lufins-dad said in Costco vs Sams:

                                    Here’s the thing about Costco speaking as a vendor… There is no other business out there that works harder on getting their members the highest level of value and service. The steps they take to make sure you are satisfied are astounding. You are always assured of a minimum level of quality and value as well as after sales service.

                                    Good to know. Usually store-brand items are not the best, but Kirkland (Costco's brand) is usually a really great product (food or not).

                                    Yeah - Kirkland is sourced from category leaders behind the scenes. Typically very high quality.

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                                      Costco and Sam's are about 2.5 miles away from me , and are less than 1/2 block from each other. I've never been a member of Sam's and now only use Costco mainly for gas.

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                                        Costco and Sam's are about 2.5 miles away from me , and are less than 1/2 block from each other. I've never been a member of Sam's and now only use Costco mainly for gas.

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                                        @friday said in Costco vs Sams:

                                        use Costco mainly for gas.

                                        Is it worth it?

                                        Last year I spent about $789.48 on gas.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • George KG George K

                                          @friday said in Costco vs Sams:

                                          use Costco mainly for gas.

                                          Is it worth it?

                                          Last year I spent about $789.48 on gas.

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                                          @george-k said in Costco vs Sams:

                                          @friday said in Costco vs Sams:

                                          use Costco mainly for gas.

                                          Is it worth it?

                                          Last year I spent about $789.48 on gas.

                                          They’re typically 40 cents or so cheaper than the norm. But I live near downtown Seattle and that tends to jack up the price for the regular stations.

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