I Shopped At Costco

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94. In our area, at least, that's because it sells out quickly

My mom is always getting brand name jeans for $15. I bought my daughter's bras for cheap - 1/2 the price of anywhere else. One year I bought all of my kids (4 of them) snowsuits (hey, I'm in Canada, yearly ritual) for $160. High quality too - kids never got cold, and those snowsuits have been passed down multiple times. I went to buy a set for my friend a week later and they were sold out. So the trick with Costco is to go often if you're looking for clothing or seasonal stuff.

I find it odd, though, that you say you 'tried' Costco (once) but that you were forced (really?) to go to Walmart. Now I'm not one of those people who boycotts Walmart, but seems to me you were trying to say, slyly, that Costco sucks, Wal-mart is great. Which makes me think you are trying to goad some people into a reaction. Writing off Costco because you went once, a couple of years ago, seems to me like you don't think about the social impact of your spending habits. Which is fine. But I think at DU most people here are more conscious of how their dollars are spent.