I need to figure out if I want to reup my Costco membership. Not sure what would tip the scales for me.

Cheapest gas in town? Admittedly, that can't be the only reason; it's not worth $50.

There's a Costco near-ish to work, but not one that near to where I live. Even if I did the math to determine if driving extra to get the gas was worth it, I know I'm sufficiently lame that I won't do it.

Then again, I haven't started pumping premium yet...

The cheap gas is a compelling argument actually. As is the fresh fish, I ate a lot more of it when I was dropping by there on a regular basis. And the ginormagon bags of fresh, cook-at-home tortillas. And the booze.

sigh. Look at that list. My life is just one big trip to the grocery store, isn't it?

Oo, did I mention the beauty store near my house that now carries Zoya? So excited!

God, I love Shazam. I'm so out of touch with current releases, and I can just point my phone at the Act of Valor trailer and find out Eminem is still releasing stuff I like. Great for the old folks.

What made me think that the "do math" option on my alarm was a good idea? I was up an hour before it went off, and the addition was still irritating to make it shut up.

I go to Costco once a week or so, and not even the Burbank one, the Northridge one that is 25 miles away. I drove there from El Segundo during rush hour Thursday. I go there more frequently than the Ralphs that is 20 feet away. Incidentally, Consumer Reports rated it best among chains in this month's issue.

I don't have the storage or regular cooking habits to be able to take advantage of their grocery store. I'm pretty much stocked up fine with alcohol. I really shouldn't buy any more electronics of any sort. I don't like their clothes. So that leaves pretty much: gas, kitchen/bathroom supplies, and pharmacy.

How long would it take me to save $50 in just those parts of the store? I know full well the temptation of Costco to make me spend more than I would otherwise.

So do you understand the love, brenda? What am I missing?

not really. And the have really shitty service in the stores, generally.

I don't think you'd save enough for the gas and paper goods to make it worth it, because you're just one person and don't drive much. The pharmacy I don't use, so I don't know, but maybe. Some of the groceries might still appeal to you, like juice, oatmeal (they don't have steel cut, though), fresh fruit. But the baked goods supplies are enormous in size. Huge flour sacks, 10 lb bags of sugar and the like.

I don't know. But $50 is also not a huge cost. If you really want to know we can go sometime.

I've earned myself major points at work for going to costco on a regular basis and buying snacks, which the firm pays for.

Add that to the gas (I now live about 4 blocks from a Costco with a gas station), the Izze, the cat litter, and the new vacuum I am about to buy, and it is totally worth the membership

Let me think about it some more, bon.

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