GotGarlic
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Till we dropped it five or so years ago, pretty much the only things I bought at BJ's were jarred roasted red peppers, capers, pine nuts, gas and electronics. I didn't have the space to store bulk paper goods, etc., and the Kroger that opened near us two years ago has as good or better prices on meats. We also have Aldi fairly nearby and a Lidl is opening soon. We just got a bunch of coupons for Lidl in the mail.Back in the 90's, Price Club back then, practically every item in the store, the savings were enormous shopping at these warehouses as they didn't have much competition. No other merchant matched their prices.
Kroger is slowly roping us in, though With the fuel points we get on our purchases there, DH got gas for 99 cents a gallon there last week. He fills up his pickup and two gas cans with the maximum allowed, then fills my tank (Ford Escape Hybrid) and the lawn mower from the cans. It's been at least a year since I've had to pump gas [emoji38]
Also, the locally owned pharmacy we've been going to for over 25 years (I'm Facebook friends with the previous pharmacist/owner) was sold recently and service has gone way down. We're going to start switching our Rx to the pharmacy at Kroger and some mail-order. It makes me sad, but we have to pay a toll both ways to get to the independent place, so it isn't worth it anymore.
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