So, what's the big deal with this anyway? Is there a benefit to shopping in large quantities? Of course, other than the American obsession with bigger is better. I decided to find out myself. Bj's is offering a
60 day free pass (thanks, mom). So, I printed it and headed out. BTW, if one does decide they want it, they were running a special on 14 mo instead of 12 mo, plus $10 gc for $45 yr. Anyway, the way I figure it, if I went once a month for 12 months, I would have to save 3.75 JUST to break even. So, my first trip I bought 4 loaves of bread, 2 gallons of milk, 4 pack of lasagna noodles, large container of salsa, butter, and something else (I forget!) for a total of $58.00. Since I only had $200 for 1 1/2 wks of groceries, it seemed like a little for a lot. I purchased these items since I knew they were cheaper than if I bought at the grocery store. As a rule, we don't buy too much junk/snack food. So I didn't even go thru many of the aisles after glancing down. I didn't buy any meat (forgot about cheeses) as Publix had the meats I wanted (chicken breast and pork) for less than Bj's. Since my receipt was messed up when printed, I couldn't do a price comparison other than what I vaugley remember in prices. However, the savigns were not much. Not to mention, since I couldn't get all my shopping done there, it really made the day long as I still had to get the remainder of my list. So, at the end of the day, I didn't go back for the paid membership. I guess I still don't get it. I will give it another shot since my trial membership is not up until June....anyone got any pointers?
Shelby is definitely her mother's daughter. She happily played games with Tanny whenever she could.
Aidan worked the hardest of all, as you can see above. He was gracious enough to sit there for Papa to pull him around the pool. Had the sun not been so bright, I think he would have slept there all afternoon:)
Garry deep in thought
Shelby's wind machine
Bert's bike (are you surprised?)
Mine (I won the demo derby!)
Bryce's unique contraption
Love those lips:)
Shelby, Gma Frances and Bryce
Perfect, huh? (Still alive, he went out the door when I opened it)
(Aidan saw we were taking pictures and he sneaked his way in!)
Bryce has a love/hate relationship with "doodlebugs". I'm really not quite sure what kind of bugs they are-they are similar to love bugs, but these seem to have more red on the top of them. Anyway, he freaks out every time he sees one outside and runs back in. We go thru the same discussion every time reassuring him that they don't bite. So, when he received a bug magnifier in his kids meal yesterday, he quickly (had one of us) scoop them up so he could investigate. Although I'm sure the bug did not appreciate it, Bryce had a great time checking those "doodlebugs" out.
So, what's the big deal with this anyway? Is there a benefit to shopping in large quantities? Of course, other than the American obsession with bigger is better. I decided to find out myself. Bj's is offering a 60 day free pass (thanks, mom). So, I printed it and headed out. BTW, if one does decide they want it, they were running a special on 14 mo instead of 12 mo, plus $10 gc for $45 yr. Anyway, the way I figure it, if I went once a month for 12 months, I would have to save 3.75 JUST to break even. So, my first trip I bought 4 loaves of bread, 2 gallons of milk, 4 pack of lasagna noodles, large container of salsa, butter, and something else (I forget!) for a total of $58.00. Since I only had $200 for 1 1/2 wks of groceries, it seemed like a little for a lot. I purchased these items since I knew they were cheaper than if I bought at the grocery store. As a rule, we don't buy too much junk/snack food. So I didn't even go thru many of the aisles after glancing down. I didn't buy any meat (forgot about cheeses) as Publix had the meats I wanted (chicken breast and pork) for less than Bj's. Since my receipt was messed up when printed, I couldn't do a price comparison other than what I vaugley remember in prices. However, the savigns were not much. Not to mention, since I couldn't get all my shopping done there, it really made the day long as I still had to get the remainder of my list. So, at the end of the day, I didn't go back for the paid membership. I guess I still don't get it. I will give it another shot since my trial membership is not up until June....anyone got any pointers?
