I LIKE THIS STORE AND HAVE SHOPPED THERE SINCE IT WAS OPENED DAY ONE......COSTCO IS AROUND THE CORNER AND EACH STORE HAS ITS POSITIVES AND ARE DIFFERENT WHEN IT COMES TO MERCHANDISING. THE COSTCO IN FREDERICK, MD AND THE SAMS IN FREDERICK HAVE MERCHANDISE TO THE MARKET SEGMENTS...THE STORE UP THERE ARE JUST BETTER SHOPPING EXPERIENCES.....PRODUCE AND MEATS ARE SUPERIOR TO COSTCO IN FACT DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH MEATS AT COSTCO....THEY ARE INFERIOR TO SAMS CLUB BY A WIDE MARGIN SINCE WALMART THAT OWNS SAMS CLUB KNOWS COLORADO BEEF. COSTCO IS A ZOO, SAMS IS LAID BACK. THE KEY IS TO KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR WHICH ITEMS. SAM'S CLUB LUMP CRAB MEAT FOR INSTANCE IS JUST PLAIN DYNOMITE LUMP.....COSTCO SELLS PHILLIPS CRABMEAT WHCIH IS NOT BLUE CRAB LUMP OTS ACTUALLY AN IMPORTED FROM THE FAR EAST PRODUCT WITH THE PHILLIPS NAME ON IT. ALSO COSTCO SELLSA SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE FROM CHINA A COUNTRY NOT KNOWN FOR PROPER FOOD INSPECTION IF AT ALL. JUST REMEBER KNOW YOUR PRICING AS YOU CAN PAY MORE FOR SOME ITEMS IN BULK AND/OR GET IT FOR THE SAME PRICE FOR ONE UNIT AT YOUR LOCAL GROCERY AND NOT OVER-SPEND WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO AVOID. TWO MORE THING I LIKE ABOUT SAM'S CLUB.....THEIR BLUE JEANS UNDER THEIR NAME BRAND ARE EXCELLENT AND BETTER THEN COSTCO BY A LONG MILE, END OF THE SEASON GOODS SUCH AS GRILLS, LAWNMOWERS, CHAIN SAWS THESE CAN BE BOUGHT AT SAMS AT JUST ABOVE INVENTORY COST AND SHIPPING BY JUST ASKING THE MANAGER. I BOUGHT THE REALLY LARGE 6FT. RUBBER-MAID REAR YARD STORAGE BIN AT SAMS OUT OF SEASON ORIGINALLY $249.00 FOR $90.00 PLUS TAX. THEY WON'T DO THAT AT COSTCO. SAMS JUST HAS A LOCAL QUALITY ABOUT THEIR STORES AND THAT'S JUST PLAIN GREAT. THANKS FOR READING MY POST.
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