Author Topic: Costco/Sams Master thread. (Read 42127 times)

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #100 on:** April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM »

There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #101 on:** April 16, 2015, 12:24:24 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM

There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

Doubt it.

pissclams · « **Reply #102 on:** April 16, 2015, 12:28:18 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM

There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

costco is infinitely better than sams unless you're a white trash redneck. but you live in wichita so it might be better that you just stick with sams, it may have a more homely feel to you.

it's one of those pool and pond things. sometimes the pond is good enough.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #103 on:** April 16, 2015, 12:39:33 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM

There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

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Costco has the edge, but Consumer Reports says that both stores are worth their membership fees. With product selection varying so much from store to store, Consumer Reports says the club that’s best for you may be the one that sells what you need the most.

pissclams · « **Reply #104 on:** April 16, 2015, 12:54:25 PM »

which has more vodka and chicken tho?

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #105 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:00:26 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 16, 2015, 12:39:33 PM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM
There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

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Costco has the edge, but Consumer Reports says that both stores are worth their membership fees. With product selection varying so much from store to store, Consumer Reports says the club that’s best for you may be the one that sells what you need the most.

Is it worth driving all the way across town to Costco when there is a Sam's not too far from my house (and another really close to my work)?

Spracne · « **Reply #106 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:02:21 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 01:00:26 PM

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 16, 2015, 12:39:33 PM
Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM
There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

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Costco has the edge, but Consumer Reports says that both stores are worth their membership fees. With product selection varying so much from store to store, Consumer Reports says the club that’s best for you may be the one that sells what you need the most.

Is it worth driving all the way across town to Costco when there is a Sam's not too far from my house (and another really close to my work)?

I assume you have never been inside a Costco...

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #107 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:06:55 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on April 16, 2015, 01:02:21 PM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 01:00:26 PM
Quote from: Mr Bread on April 16, 2015, 12:39:33 PM
Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 12:23:23 PM
There is a Costco getting ready to open in Wichita. Is it better than Sam's?

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Costco has the edge, but Consumer Reports says that both stores are worth their membership fees. With product selection varying so much from store to store, Consumer Reports says the club that’s best for you may be the one that sells what you need the most.

Is it worth driving all the way across town to Costco when there is a Sam's not too far from my house (and another really close to my work)?

I assume you have never been inside a Costco...

Correct.

CNS · « **Reply #108 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:10:31 PM »

Buying in bulk. What a pain in the ass.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #109 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:17:07 PM »

Costco is better, but if you don't go then it's not worth it. I mean if you'll go to Sam's all the time and rarely to Costco because it's a pain in the ass, then you should pick Sam's assuming they have things you want.

Go to both first though before you pick of course.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #110 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:23:28 PM »

We go to Sam's because it's like ten minutes away and Costco is like 40 minutes away. Also, Grandma and Grandpa Bread buy all of the kids/grandkids Sam's memberships whether they want them or not. They've been doing it since I was in undergrad.

They're very loyal to Sam's. We didn't have Costco until 2012. Old people.

pissclams · « **Reply #111 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:35:40 PM »

agree with bread here. if you're going to need to stop at sams all the time then it's prob a better choice since it's closer.
but before you decide, you might want to ask yourself who needs to go to a warehouse club all the time?

honey, we're on our last pallet of q-tips!
my word, people from illinois are so weird LOL LOL
ha i can't believe this thread

pissclams · « **Reply #112 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:36:57 PM »

Cire · « **Reply #113 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:42:22 PM »

I feel that generally costco has a superior product at the same price as other places. Some stuff is clearly cheaper because bulk.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #114 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:51:36 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on April 16, 2015, 01:35:40 PM

agree with bread here. if you're going to need to stop at sams all the time then it's prob a better choice since it's closer.
but before you decide, you might want to ask yourself who needs to go to a warehouse club all the time?
honey, we're on our last pallet of q-tips!
my word, people from illinois are so weird LOL LOL
ha i can't believe this thread

I mean like hey I'd like to make a trip to the bulk store but it's far and incovenient so I'll just go to the regular store I go to because it's closer and I'm not poor and I'll hit up Costco some other time and boom you haven't been to Costco in a year and a half.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #115 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:54:12 PM »

Bread, I figured Costco would be too far from Clams. So I wouldn't feel bad. It's like 3 miles from his spot on the plaza and I don't know how he finds the time.

CNS · « **Reply #116 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:54:33 PM »

Yeah, the grocery store can have my $20.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #117 on:** April 16, 2015, 01:58:55 PM »

Quote from: CNS on April 16, 2015, 01:54:33 PM

Yeah, the grocery store can have my $20.

That's the thing. Unlikely Mrs. Gooch needs the savings, so if it's a chore she just won't go. Then what the eff are you doing, donating money to Costco that's what.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #118 on:** April 16, 2015, 02:03:17 PM »

Quote from: WackyCat08 on April 16, 2015, 01:54:12 PM

Bread, I figured Costco would be too far from Clams. So I wouldn't feel bad. It's like 3 miles from his spot on the plaza and I don't know how he finds the time.

I know that if Sam's was the closer of the two to old clamsy then he'd be stroking that Sam's dong hard leading the charge to huge savings. #firstintothebreach #bulkpurchases #slavetomygeography

sys · « **Reply #119 on:** April 16, 2015, 02:22:25 PM »

costco has a lot of stuff that i only buy there because it's either significantly cheaper or other places don't carry equivalent items. if you pick your shopping times, it doesn't take much longer than going to any other store.

i wish i'd have seen the beef discussion four years ago.

jesus christ you fuckers are mean.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #120 on:** April 16, 2015, 02:27:46 PM »

Quote from: sys on April 16, 2015, 02:22:25 PM

costco has a lot of stuff that i only buy there because it's either significantly cheaper or other places don't carry equivalent items. if you pick your shopping times, it doesn't take much longer than going to any other store.

i wish i'd have seen the beef discussion four years ago. jesus christ you fuckers are mean.

like what?

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #121 on:** April 16, 2015, 02:29:00 PM »

Yup. We only pick a few items there as well. Chicken, vodka, protein bars, and frozen fruit for smoothies. Every thing else we buy at the store or the river market.

sys · « **Reply #122 on:** April 16, 2015, 02:47:19 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on April 16, 2015, 02:27:46 PM

like what?

croissants at .50 per, olli salumi, jamon iberico. there's more in my mind that are like costco only stuff, but i guess they're really more stuff that's a lot cheaper there than elsewhere.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #123 on:** April 16, 2015, 02:54:46 PM »

We really only buy bulk items at Sam's like toilet paper and paper towels and sometimes razors because they have the kind Gooch likes. And sometimes they have lamb chops that are pretty tasty (that's because of Gooch's cooking though). Also, edamame!

So, yeah I can't really see going to Costco unless their prices were a lot lower or they had something else that I wanted to buy in bulk that Sam's doesn't have.

Spracne · « **Reply #124 on:** April 16, 2015, 03:14:34 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on April 16, 2015, 02:54:46 PM

We really only buy bulk items at Sam's like toilet paper and paper towels and sometimes razors because they have the kind Gooch likes. And sometimes they have lamb chops that are pretty tasty (that's because of Gooch's cooking though). Also, edamame!

So, yeah I can't really see going to Costco unless their prices were a lot lower or they had something else that I wanted to buy in bulk that Sam's doesn't have.

I live within a 3 wood of both a Costco and a Sam's. I've never been to the Sam's, and I've only been to Costco a few times (I don't have bulk needs and I can get my toilet paper delivered to my door for free in 2 hours or less thanks to Prime Now). The thing about Costco is that it is Wonka's Wonderful World of Consumerism. You could knock out Christmas shopping for everyone on your list there if you so choose. It is really a sight to behold.