Made a big decision this week. I became a Costco member. I don't need to explain what Costco is right? A big-box warehouse club retail store. I think they have warehouses in the UK. This has the potential to radically change my shopping patterns. For all the years I've been in the US, I've been reluctant to shop there because it sells stuff in bulk that just isn't suited to my single-person household. But I'm fed up with grocery prices at the regular supermarkets - where everything only seems to get more expensive each week. And they were doing a deal whereby new members get a gift card. So I've made the plunge. Costco are actually headquartered around here - which I think explains why there are so many warehouses in my vicinity. I don't know how often I'll shop there - once a month? More frequently? I know they can get crazy busy, so I won't even try going there on a weekend. But there should be enough things I can get that will save me some money in the long term.
