Hey Darlings!!
This…read moreis three reviews over the last few days, and won't Jonathan be surprised! Jonathan is a friend who inspired me to write reviews here in YelpLand many moons ago and is typically mentioned in these here screeds. Your Host has been a bit lax in the last couple of reviewisms, but it's time to right the ship and include him in this review, especially that he too, is a member of this wholesale club.
Your Host has been a member of The Costco for about 30 years. That's a long time, wouldn't you say? Heck, I remember when the location in Edison was originally Price Club! Feeling nostalgic yet?
Anyway, it's time to get into the meat of the review, shall we?
This place has nearly everything you'd typically find at wholesale clubs, and the selection is great overall. Of course, they stock the name brand items, along with their own brand, Kirkland, which by the way is quite good (their natural peanut butter is great BTW). They carry their own baked goods (baked on premises), meats, seafood, poultry, etc, and the products are quite good as well. Prices overall are decent, and are typically less than the typical supermarket. From what Your Host has observed from his membership here and at their competitor, BJ's, the prices here are a tad less.
Some products that Costco carries might not be found at BJ's and vice-versa. Unfortunately Darlings, Your Host does not (yet) have a Sam's membership and is unable to elaborate where they're concerned.
There are two pieces of advice that Your Host would like to offer to get the most bang for the buck when it comes to heading out for a wholesale club shopping outing:
1. Know your prices and do the math. You may find you may/may not get a better deal at the supermarket. Yes, you could save yourself some cash-ola buying wholesale but you might save more when your local market runs sales depending on the week. It bears repeating: do your research and the math.
2. Darlings, do NOT lose your head here and buy, buy, buy. A simple shopping trip where you planned to spend a hundo or two can easily tally to $10,537.76 if you don't keep your budget in check and end up buying stuff that you think you need but really don't.
In a nutshell, it's good place to stock up, and perhaps grab a dog and a soft drink on the way out...probably the best deal in town!
Cheers!
Your Host