There’s Costco and there’s Sam’s Club. Both are enormous stores that require memberships for the privilege of shopping there. Costco is the store for the cool people. (And Costco, by the way, exists in Japan.) Sam’s Club is more for the rednecks. My parents have memberships to both Costco and Sam’s Club, but I think they shop at Sam’s Club more.
Stepping inside Sam’s Club…..wow, so cavernous. Echo…echo…echo..echoooooo…..
Sushi at Sam’s Club. America has come so very far. Even rednecks eat sushi.
Fruits and veggies
Book section…I always like to look at this section.
My brother used to buy and read Mad Magazine. I read it, too. Funny and raunchy, kidstyle.
For a peek at Mad humor:
Here LOL
Here I doubt he goes to Supercuts. Too pricey. His wife probably cuts it. Which is fine because it will still look better than Kim Jong Un’s haircut.
CANDY CORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The mega size!!!!!!!!!!
Tastes awful, but Halloween isn’t Halloween without it.
Your parents are smart to have both memberships. My mom has both a Sam’s membership and also a Costco membership too. She actually took Noboru and the kids and I to Sam’s when we were in Hawaii together a few years back. In fact my whole extended family has both memberships too. When I was growing up in Denver we too… had both memberships. I think having both memberships just means that we can have both stores as options. While most products are carried at both for the most part…some stuff isn’t. And I liked when I was living in the states having both options..of Sam’s and Costco.
Having said all that. Since I have lived in Japan for 13 years, I no longer have a Sam’s membership myself… only because it wouldn’t make any sense for me to have one, since there is no Sam’s Club in Japan. So, I now only have a Costco membership. My dad canceled his membership to both since he retired to a tropical island and there is neither store there. : ) And Noboru and I have been Costco members since we have been living in Japan. I like that Costco membership means you can shop at any store worldwide. And so for me…the cheap yearly membership is worth it’s weight in gold…. for me personally. Because when I’m in Hawaii on vacation I can shop at the ones in Hawaii. And when I am in Denver, I can shop at the ones in Denver. And heck…if I really need something at Sam’s, I have a ton of relatives/family and friends that I can just cruise in one with them…. any ol’ time I want. So no problem there. : )
The Costco’s in Japan already have their Halloween stuff out too. : ) I’m hitting my nearest Costco tomorrow with my kids to stock up on goodies for Noah’s undokai for this coming Saturday. : )
I wish I lived closer to the Costco!!!!! It’s just too far for me. I really don’t leave Fukushima City very often. (Not enough to justify a membership.) Have fun in Costco! I love seeing your photos, it’s like a bit of America….!!!!!!!!!!