Discount club memberships
I'll omit the name of the discount club because I don't want to denigrate any business, especially when my experience w/them is limited. I have to wonder, though, how much money is actually saved at these places. I bought a basic membership a couple of days ago because I found a patio umbrella that I wanted there; everywhere else was sold out already. It definitely was not discounted and by the time I paid for it plus the membership, I realized that perhaps the only good thing I could say about the experience is that I was able to locate what I wanted at that store. I'm put off by the idea of paying them money just so that I can pay them more money. However, I did buy the membership, so there it is.
After walking through the store, I doubt that I'll buy any groceries there. So many of the sizes are huge! Perhaps if you have a large family you can save some money but I live alone and it would take me forever to eat the cans of tuna, for ex., that I saw there. Jars of peanut butter that would be a tar pit for my Fur Posse. Good grief, who eats like that? Bags of cat food, forget about it. I could never lift them.
I scanned their jewelry dept. and didn't see anything out of the ordinary including discounts. As a matter of fact, most of it was priced higher than at jewelry stores. Same goes w/their patio furniture. Maybe it's items such as soft drinks and junk food that the deep discounts apply. I saw a woman w/a flat cart filled w/bottles of soda. I thought she might work there but no, she was making a purchase. Maybe it was for a social function, I don't know. I guess I was just overwhelmed by the store itself but I didn't see where any real money could be saved.
What say you?
