I know lots of folks here like Costco.
The nearest Costco or Sam's Club to me is about 35 miles away.
But we recently got a BJ's in my town. It's across town, but that's not that big a deal.
I took a walk through it today. I liked that it was not crowded like Wal-Mart. Neither was the parking lot. [Disclosure: I hate going to a Wal-Mart. I've been known to enter the parking lot and drive right back out.] But by BJ's being "NEW", they may not have had time to get crowded and junkie yet.
Lots of stuff. Some of it in quantities that would be too much for me to ever consider buying.
I also noticed that they did not have some regional brands of groceries.
I didn't notice if they had any luggage or backpacks.
They do have clothing and shoes including Eddie Bauer shoes. I looked at some very lightweight [all synthetic] shirts and some warm looking vests that weren't puffy, and some very thin, lightweight quarter zips.
Gasoline is about 10 cents cheaper than other places in town. Unless you buy the "Easy-pay" or whatever pre-paid card the others offer. Then they are only about 2-3 cents cheaper.
So my questions are:
If you have a BJ's, do you like it?
Why? / Why not?
Do you also have a Costco?
Which do you prefer?