Big Obama supporter. 👍

He spoke at the 2012 Dem convention!

And by now we all know they pay a living wage, employee health insurance, etc.

That's part of the reason why I shop there.

Even though our Costco is more then an hour away, it's one of our favorite stores.

and their turnover rate is about the lowest of all "big-box" type stores. I never EVER shop at Walmart or at Home Depot, but support my local Canadian-owned stores as well as Costco. And their service is always great (happy employees is the reason why!).

But I only put 4k a year on it or less, I wanted them to put in diesel for my fifth wheel hauler but they said it wouldn't be cost effective.

Kinda strange since they would take nearly all the diesel sales within a 15 mile radius.

I went to the costco in Lacey Wa. and talked to the attendant, she said the main reason they weren't going to put in anymore diesel pumps in stores that didn't already have them was because of the mess from people spilling fuel.

The problem I've seen is that people have a habit of getting back in their cars while the pump is running, diesel foams quite a bit during dispensing and it will spit fuel out the tank if you're not paying attention.

Gasoline will evaporate quickly, diesel not so much, this is why they won't install anymore diesel tanks and pumps.

But yeah, costco is great.

and have picketed there several times. Is boycotting Walmart in favor of Costco an option? Do they sell the same items?

I live in Connecticut and there are only a handful of Costcos in the entire state - Enfield, Waterbury, Danbury, Milford and New Britain. However, I'm guessing there are 30 or more Wal-Marts. I think it's similar in Massachusetts.

That said, I think there are probably more Costcos than there are Sams' Clubs in CT. Sams is closer to Costco in that both are more warehouse store oriented (smaller amount of items, but huge quantities of each)

You can't buy eight ounces of cheese, you have to buy at least two pounds of it. You can't buy a package of 10 hot dogs, you have to buy 60. Best have a freezer if you are not cooking for a mob.

They also won't touch some of the lower quality stuff WalMart sells.

Their dog food is more highly rated than most familiar brands. That's what our dogs eat. During the olive oil scandal Costco's Kirkland house brand olive oil was rated highly; consumer lab tests proved it wasn't cut with less expensive solvent extracted olive oils or canola oil. Some major brand olive oils didn't fare as well.

I have a mess of siblings and when I was a kid my dad was a fan of Price Club, which Costco later bought. For breakfast cereal we had a choice of corn flakes or oatmeal, bought in bulk. The freezer was full of fish my dad caught, occasionally sausage and such made from game animals friends and family had hunted, or farm animals we'd known... no room for the Price Club / Costco food, which was all dry or canned.

My 550 Sq foot apt/condo has no storage or garage. I use my oven for storing dry foods, etc.

If the Walmart customers decided to boycott Walmart, would they have be able to get the same products at the same price at any other retailers or do they pretty much have a retail monopoly in most cities

Maybe 1-to-10 ratio, depending on distribution of income. Costcos are rare in low income areas and charge a membership fee. Higher quality merchandise, I think.

I despise Walmart. Forced closing of thousands of mom & pops and used made in America as a ruse.

It just takes a little planning and some good employees to make this experience better for everyone. I'm glad somebody cares.

I'm hearing lots of stories of assholery in the gas lines. Just a matter of time before one of the bubbas whips out precious.