Costco membership deal for NEW members

[CoolChange]

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Originally Posted by audreyh1 I buy a lot of meat/seafood/dairy and fresh produce at Costco, something I never bought at Sam's. Oh yeah and wine.

Based on over a decade of professional experience with major beef, pork and other commodity producers in the USA, I am equally comfortable buying my meat at Sam's, Costco or BJ's. Also based on this experience (what the clubs demand from producers), I am more comfortable buying food at these clubs than most any other retail outlet.

I have switched between Sam's and Costco over the years, mostly based on convenience, including pricing & availability of specific big-ticket items. We do not have BJ's in my area; so, I have never actually been a consumer there.

[Amethyst]

The meat at our BJs has always been fresh and good quality. I think the turnover is so fast in these club stores that stuff doesn't have a chance to get "old." Even the candy is fresher than grocery store candy.

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Originally Posted by CoolChange I have switched between Sam's and Costco over the years, mostly based on convenience, including pricing & availability of specific big-ticket items. We do not have BJ's in my area; so, I have never actually been a consumer there.

[CoolChange]

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Originally Posted by Amethyst The meat at our BJs has always been fresh and good quality. I think the turnover is so fast in these club stores that stuff doesn't have a chance to get "old." Even the candy is fresher than grocery store candy.

I have also never seen any of these clubs play the same kind of games with fresh meat that you might encounter at other outlets:

• Mechanical tenderizing (I consider this dangerous since I like my beef on the rare side.)

• Saline injections (Frankly, I think this is just a way to get uneducated consumers to buy very expensive water.)