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Originally Posted by jamala00

Agreed. We have two (the wife and I) and I keep telling her to let the Costco membership lapse that it ain't worth it. I have never once got gas there as I have to go 10 miles out of my way to get gas there. I have Top Tier gas at Kwik Trip right here next to my house.

The problem is impulsive buying. I wouldn't be surprised if you just end up buying a lot of stuff you don't really need at Costco because "everything is cheaper".

And yeah, Costco gas is more than 10 miles away from my place. More like 30 miles, from the looks of it. I am fine with Chevron's Journie rewards myself.

Originally Posted by Malbjey

I should specify--I don't regularly shop at Costco. I get gas there once a week, but maybe shop there once a month.

However even if you're single there are a lot of items you can take advantage of that won't expire soon (or at all): canned food, seasoning, bottled water, toilet paper, paper towels, clothing, vitamins, laundry detergent, etc.

You really don't need the membership for buying a bunch of steaks or whatever.

With that being said, the membership still pays for itself on gas savings alone especially if you're daily driving a car that requires premium fuel.

That's why I just leech off my friend's membership. I usually just give them a little extra money for letting me use their membership by shopping with them. No need to pay for full membership if I can just bribe my friend for like $5 and get a bunch of non-perishable stuff.

With this line of logic, I suppose you could get a few guys together to get one membership together, but that requires a lot of coordination to properly work.