[S_A_P]

I have a relatively large family and the quantities required still don’t make sense for most items in my case. However the gas prices keep me a member.

[FredPret]

They also sell fridges, freezers, and shelves ;)

[Paul-Craft]

Do they sell space to put that stuff? When you're talking "relatively large family," I suspect that's actually the real bottleneck.

[flatline]

Costco travel alone has saved me hundreds if not thousands of dollars in rental cars over the past year. Easily 40% cheaper than the competition.

[dylan604]

tell me more. are you just getting a discount at the normal rental places, or do they have their own? i was not aware of the rental option.

[flatline]

Just another third party booking service. Last month a rental from Budget through Costco travel for a six days in CA was around $340. The same thing on rentalcars.com was over $500.

[TylerE]

Wonder how much of that is CostCo members generally being higher income/lower risk.

[dylan604]

I mean, they let me in as a member. I can tell you I'm not doing anyone any favors in the lowering risk category

[taftster]

Hey, at least you're honest about it.

[TylerE]

I mean, you joke, but you've shown ability to get to the store, fill out an application, pay the $200 or whatever... that at the very least means you are probably not in, say, the 5% worst risk category. Damages that can be caused to something like a hotel room or rental car are essentially unlimited.. avoiding the worst risks is really good.

Below average is fine, you just want to avoid horrific.

[IAmGraydon]

I shop there for only my wife and I and it’s perfect. I’m curious - what products come in quantities that don’t make sense?

[mcphage]

I get that they sell a lot of things, but buying your wife there? That strains the bounds of credulity.

[tomcam]

Obvious trolling, so I’ll spell it out for you. IAmGraydon and I live in the same neighborhood. Obviously, Costco only sells wives in packages of 8 (Kirkland brand). We went in with 6 other friends on this one.

[mcphage]

That does sound great for you, but I'm not in a polycule, and I don't think I've got room in my pantry for the spare wives. I guess it's just not for me.

[Boogie_Man]

I tried to rob a Costco, but my plan failed because I didn't bring eight guns.

[taftster]

I mean, they have hosted weddings at Costco before. Next step, bride or groom ordering service? Wonder how they handle returns in this scenario. Probably 90 days like electronics.