[mom-from-missouri]

I quit the COSCO and Sams Clubs. I did them for years, and for the last year, I carefully kept track of money spent for membership dues, the extra time & gas to get to them, and the amount per ounce or item for what I was buying. I compared that to the weekly sale ads minus coupons I could have used, or generic, and found out I was spending much more by shopping there.
I started shopping there when I had my daycare center, because of being able to buy the food in bulk that contained the FDA approval nutritional stickers that the state of MO requires to be on food items if you participate in their food program for early head start. Then I got into the trap of getting my home items while I was there. I save much more now staynig away from them.