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In reply to the discussion: Marta and I just joined Costco [View all]DFW
(54,501 posts)My brother, who lives in the Langley, VA area, goes to one in Springfield, VA, about a 35 minute drive. I confess, I really like them, and what they offer. Still, even if we lived there, most of what we'd buy would be the dried fruits and nuts, palm hearts, spices, things one can buy in big quantities and not have go bad on them in three days. Our household is now just my wife and myself, although her rep as a gourmet chef means that people stop by for dinner more often than I imagine is the case for many two person households.
As it is, we have an open air farmers market in our town square three times a week. They have been doing that for the last 800 years or so, so it is a rather established tradition by now. The town also has its own little fruit/vegetable stores, bakeries, butcher shops, café/pastry shops, all close together near the "Marktplatz," the central town square, so we can always find 95% of what we need without a Costco.