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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re: rich people.

We are solidly middle class and shop once a month for certain items at Costco. I don't buy much, but I rarely leave without dropping at least $100-150.

It's common sense to know that people who are hovering near the poverty line can't shop at Costco. Aside from the membership, There's hardly a single item at Costco under <$10, and most are closer to $20.

I can buy chicken salad, some croissants, and some granola bars for $60, or a whole week's worth of groceries at Aldi.

Sure, I might save on things in the long run at Costco, but I can't buy the bulk toilet paper if it's half my weekly grocery budget. [/quote]

This. While everything comes out cheaper at Costco if you think about unit price, for someone who is paycheck to paycheck and has a budget such that they only have $75 for one week's groceries, they can't spend $20 of that on a monster box of granolas bars. Even if those granola bars will last 2 months, they spend 1/4 of their weekly budget on it when they still need milk, bread, vegetables etc.[/quote]

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