Costco is to Sam's Club as Target is to Walmart.When I first moved here, the closest Target was 2 1/2 hours away. (Walmart was "only" 45 minutes away.) I moved from an area where I had two Targets within a 10 minute drive.
The closest warehouse club was also 2 1/2 hours away and it was just a Sam's Club.
How things have changed in 7+ years!
Now, not only do we have a Target (and a Bed, Bath and Beyond and a Lowes) 45 minutes away but, as of Friday, we also have a Costco 1 1/4 hours away.
It is insane how inordinately happy this fact has made me.
Grand Opening was yesterday but Rachel and I took the big gamble and drove down there on Friday to see if it was open early. As we were nearing it, I could see a huge number of cars in the parking lot and then, cars at the gas pumps. I got giggly excited. Rachel thought I was nuts. But she was excited too.
I am a consumer at heart.
Speaking of which, I just (remember I have no TV and I don't live in a major metropolitan area) caught wind of Bono and Bobby Shriver's (PRODUCT) RED deal. It's a innovative way to capitalize on the conflict between our desire to consume and our guilt about doing so. A $10 contribution per $200 iPod Nano purchase seems pretty lame until you factor in the number of Nano's Apple sells.
I'll admit, I want something (RED).
1 comment:
I enjoyed your story about going to Costco. What is that 'red' thing?
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