Battle of the Big Stores: Wal-Mart vs Target

[33girl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

BTW, a consumer show that I saw last week compared all of the super grocery stores, and Costco was by far the least expensive. I wouldn't know - the closest one to me is about 15 miles away.

Well maybe, but don't you pretty much have to buy everything in bulk? If you don't have a large family, the cost of finding someplace to store it and the amount of wasted/spoiled food far outweighs the savings.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Well maybe, but don't you pretty much have to buy everything in bulk? If you don't have a large family, the cost of finding someplace to store it and the amount of wasted/spoiled food far outweighs the savings.

Large family or freezer/pantry space. Although I do know people who share a membership and split the purchases from warehouse clubs like that.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Large family or freezer/pantry space. Although I do know people who share a membership and split the purchases from warehouse clubs like that.

Yep, I got none of that.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yep, I got none of that.

Heh, ditto. It is occasionally worthwhile to tag along with someone and pick up things you use a lot anyway, whether it's granola bars or TP. But not worth even the 35 a year for me at this point.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Well maybe, but don't you pretty much have to buy everything in bulk? If you don't have a large family, the cost of finding someplace to store it and the amount of wasted/spoiled food far outweighs the savings.

not really. We have a family of 3 (sometimes 4) and we shop very frequently at Sam's. It's great for things like drinks (sodas, waters, etc) cause it runs cheaper.

It's not necessarily selling things in bulk, but the things you do buy usually come in a bigger quantity.