I know it’s the second Costco related thing I’ve posted on this, but it’s a pretty big deal.
If these MAGA turds want to try to boycott, I’ll laugh my ass off because this one of the best performing retail stocks in the US in the past 20 years.
I know it’s the second Costco related thing I’ve posted on this, but it’s a pretty big deal.
If these MAGA turds want to try to boycott, I’ll laugh my ass off because this one of the best performing retail stocks in the US in the past 20 years.
If I had actual space to keep bulk purchases I’d sign up today. I wish they had a small purchases, “no frills” store like an Aldi.
Honestly, it may still be worth it even if you don’t have the space to buy much in bulk, I’ve gotten some pretty good deals from Costco on things like clothing and electronics
And you don’t have to, and probably shouldn’t, buy everything in bulk, just some things that you use a lot of.
Get a friend/friends to split the costs and items with you. Most stuff comes in multiple packages, so it’s pretty easy to split this way. If you have an uneven number, split so the person who is likely to use it faster gets more.
I’ve done this before and it works very very well to keep costs down for 2+ people who don’t live together. It probably won’t cover everything you want to buy but it dramatically reduces the “omg I’ll never eat all this” feeling.
Costco, is, at heart, a buying club. Your membership gets you in the door, but also gives you group purchasing power.
Extend that down to personal scale. Organize bulk purchases with friends, socializing while splitting up the loot. Vacuum seal, put things in jars and zipper bags, learn to can, and dehydrate.
Ask around once you get a fever for it, there are often more formal buying groups that are large enough to purchase wholesale. Don’t start one yourself at first, join one, as the logistics and spreadsheet action can be complicated. This is a really great way to afford higher quality organic food, for instance.
Buying bulk skillfully means a healthier diet, generally, as you get leas heavily processed foods on your menu. You also can massively reduce shit packaging.
can you explain?
Buying clubs = buying bulk with friends. Save money and packaging, get better quality. More work because you are acting as your own casual retailer and have to manage storage and some paperwork keeping track of who got what, and placing orders.
Can be simple like going to Costco and splitting it with the neighbours. Easy and casual.
Can be complex like getting an account with a wholesaler and arranging orders and delivery/pickup once a month; usually requires a minimum of 6 or 10 households, and some good spreadsheet skills. Lots of volunteer hours.
Can spill over into food storage collaboration, like canning 20 crates of peaches that are ripe TODAY so you need a crew who want canned peaches for payment.
It isn’t always food. It can be lots of things. I know of 5 households who got together to buy an entire 20-ft shipping container full of solar panels. Cheap!
It can be housing. I am friends with a bunch of people who live in a 6-story building that they bought and built together, 20 apartments or so, and they made it the way they want, lots if amenities and shared spaces. Small kitchens so they can have one big awesome dining room and regular bulk meals, again, cheaply. Board games and couches scattered around.They built less parking than code required because a lot of them just use car co-ops. So they made a music room and workshop with the extra basement space.
Oh yeah, car-co-ops, and I guess tool co-ops too, are another kind of buying club.
If you ever have been in any kind of club, it’s kind of the same, just focused on saving money or keeping control over daily expenses.
I hope they do someday, they could easily compete with those little neighborhood walmarts.