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Non-Tech : Costco, slow but sure? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JDN who wrote (1129)	5/24/2002 5:07:51 AM
From: Curbstone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1147

On the mainland egos are big too. ...here on the Mainland lots are big and stores are big with many checkouts. In Hawaii, our Costco's are little more than a 7-11 with pallets. My point was that being a shareholder makes the unpleasantries of busyness a little more palatable. Move to Florida from Texas?

To: JDN who wrote (1129)	5/27/2002 6:46:26 PM
From: Harry J.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1147

The Costco near Pentagon City just outside WashDC is busiest weekday evenings. We've always been able to find parking although "they" put in parking ticket booths to cut down on commuter parking. It's free if you park for only a couple hours. Many of the users are street vendors who are restocking for their carts. It's busy enough that they congregate on the far-end checkout lines with pallet-loads. This puts a real premium on the larger carts. RE: gas - the Fredericksburg store is across state Route 3 from a WaWa. If Costco puts in pumps (haven't driven by in a few weeks so don't know if they are), we're hoping for a gas war. 8-) Regards, Harry J.