Reply #112: Got a Costco and Walmart side by side I spend 50:1 at CostCo

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Buy as much as I can at Costco - just spent $400+ on a nice set of Michelin tires, for example. Of course, you can't get tires at a regular Walmart. I purposely avoid Walmart but the only stuff I buy at Walmart is the piddly shit that costs under $5.00

Now our Walmart has people streaming out of there left and right like they were given the shit away. But Costco always has a steady stream too. If you compare the average customer total at Walmart vs Costco it's probably like $25 at Walmart vs $150 at Costco.

Interesting story: my 10 year old son wanted to raise money for the local Humane Society (great kid) so we got permission to stand in front of Walmart for four hours one Sunday. So I checked out what most of the people we're buying: oil, windshield wiper fluid, dog food, snack foods, cigarettes, etc. mostly 'Nascar/redneck' crap that was under $20. Rarely was there a big ticket item.

Walmart does move a lot crap!