Shopping at BJ's
This Sunday my wife said we were shopping at BJ's Wholesale Club. We had received a $10.00 coupon in the mail towards a one year membership...and on top of that we get 3 free months. So, instead of $40.00 for a one year membership, we got 15 months for $30.00, saving us a grand total of $1.33 for the privilege of shopping there. The concept of paying to shop is something I aprreciate.in fact, I would like to see every retail store have a cover charge or two drink minimum.
I research BJ's on the net. I am about to google BC...no..quite the sites I had hoped to find find. I tried BJ's wholesale club. They have a website www.bjs.com. That is one letter away from a website, I would rather not visit, especially on Sunday. The have everything. I decide we should go. Hah.
Once at BJ's we were processed. We provide two forms of ID and had our mug shot takes. Just what I needed one more useless ID picture. Oh well, this will stop all those freeloaders trying to shop at BJ's Wholesale for free. It is exactly those cheats who have caused membership fees to skyrocket to $40.00 per year unless you have a coupon.
Once inside, my cynicism fell. The place is a wonder of the shopping world. Grocery on steroids. Where else can you buy one gallon containers of peanut butter, vats of margarine and pounds, not ounces of dry roasted peanuts. So we did what every American should do in such an auspicious place. We got a cart and shopped. I left my wife to the more mundane food products and went to the man's area...grills and big screen TV's.
A gas grill got my attention....I have one, already..but this is BJ's. The cooking area measured not in square inches but square feet. Where else would you the 20 pound rib rolls sold at BJ's. My grill could not handle it. Iy came with two gas cylinders and an optional tank farm. I passed. Then I saw it a plasma TV. A 42 inch plasma TV for $1799. I was hoping no one else knew about this. I summoned the electronics expert in the store. Ok, he wore a BJ's tag and was in the same aisle as me. I asked him him about the 42 inch plasma TV. I asked him what it was, he answered $1799., if you are a member, after all membership has its privileges. I asked what looked like the area manager for electronics. OK, his tag said "Hi, may I help You." I asked him the same question and he replied it was a 42 inches plasma TV and added "Pretty good deal" That was it he had me. I had to have it. Hey it's a 42 inch plasma TV for $1800, excuse me $1799. You would have to be nuts to pass it up. I started looking for my wife.
Her cart was full with 10 pounds of Raisin Bran, five pounds of peanut butter, enough paper towels to wallpaper Trump Tower. She was stalking the Poland Spring Water. The deal was incredible, 15 cents per half liter bottle. Fifteen cents....that is almost as cheap as tap water. We passed for now. Now that we're members, we can come back any time. Although it is a bit disconcerting purchasing groceries that will outlast you.
Anyway, I am glad we are members. Security, that's why. I told my wife if there is a terrorist worse year a nuclear attack we are bunkering down at BJ's. They have everything and we're members. They have to let us in.
I research BJ's on the net. I am about to google BC...no..quite the sites I had hoped to find find. I tried BJ's wholesale club. They have a website www.bjs.com. That is one letter away from a website, I would rather not visit, especially on Sunday. The have everything. I decide we should go. Hah.
Once at BJ's we were processed. We provide two forms of ID and had our mug shot takes. Just what I needed one more useless ID picture. Oh well, this will stop all those freeloaders trying to shop at BJ's Wholesale for free. It is exactly those cheats who have caused membership fees to skyrocket to $40.00 per year unless you have a coupon.
Once inside, my cynicism fell. The place is a wonder of the shopping world. Grocery on steroids. Where else can you buy one gallon containers of peanut butter, vats of margarine and pounds, not ounces of dry roasted peanuts. So we did what every American should do in such an auspicious place. We got a cart and shopped. I left my wife to the more mundane food products and went to the man's area...grills and big screen TV's.
A gas grill got my attention....I have one, already..but this is BJ's. The cooking area measured not in square inches but square feet. Where else would you the 20 pound rib rolls sold at BJ's. My grill could not handle it. Iy came with two gas cylinders and an optional tank farm. I passed. Then I saw it a plasma TV. A 42 inch plasma TV for $1799. I was hoping no one else knew about this. I summoned the electronics expert in the store. Ok, he wore a BJ's tag and was in the same aisle as me. I asked him him about the 42 inch plasma TV. I asked him what it was, he answered $1799., if you are a member, after all membership has its privileges. I asked what looked like the area manager for electronics. OK, his tag said "Hi, may I help You." I asked him the same question and he replied it was a 42 inches plasma TV and added "Pretty good deal" That was it he had me. I had to have it. Hey it's a 42 inch plasma TV for $1800, excuse me $1799. You would have to be nuts to pass it up. I started looking for my wife.
Her cart was full with 10 pounds of Raisin Bran, five pounds of peanut butter, enough paper towels to wallpaper Trump Tower. She was stalking the Poland Spring Water. The deal was incredible, 15 cents per half liter bottle. Fifteen cents....that is almost as cheap as tap water. We passed for now. Now that we're members, we can come back any time. Although it is a bit disconcerting purchasing groceries that will outlast you.
Anyway, I am glad we are members. Security, that's why. I told my wife if there is a terrorist worse year a nuclear attack we are bunkering down at BJ's. They have everything and we're members. They have to let us in.
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