I get 10% off everything I buy in Home Depot. They even take my word for it although I've got both a VA card and a Defense Department ID card. Never had even the slightest problem with that at Home Depot.
That's cool if you got it. According to the Home Depot website, it's only offered "in the U.S. to all active duty military personnel, reservists, retired, or disabled veterans and their immediate families." Signing up with Lowe's was simple online for me, and they offer it to active duty and "Veterans; which includes all individuals who are retired from the US armed forces or who have been discharged (e.g., honorable, under honorable condition, general)." I spent my time, but didn't retire. Lowe's will give me the discount, and Home Depot wont. Not even after asking the manager about it at our local store. So, Lowe's gets all our money. Lol
Well, I'm 100% disabled so I guess that explains it. But I seem to recall that many years ago you only had to be a Veteran.
I'm lazy, I have Home Depot memorized....Lowe's in Eugene is newer and more off my route as far as being near my other shopping stops and Home Depot has always been really, really good about returns, repairs, etc....creature of habit I guess...plus they're located in a better place....right behind Fred Meyers....park once, shop both places
I really liked Trader Joe's when I was up in Portland, it's all about Fred Meyer down here though. I don't think I've been in Walmart in over ten years.
Over 50% of Costco sales are by commercial users from small business to large. For wholegoods they operate on a approx. 4% profit margin. Vendors offset building cost and or returns. I used to call on their Purchasing agents in both Kirkland and Bothell.
Hey, don't forget Dollar General (and their ilk)!! https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/19/business/dollar-general-opposition/index.html New York (CNN Business)As dollar stores sweep across America, they are facing growing scrutiny from opponents who argue that discount chains stifle local competition and limit poor communities' access to healthy food. Dollar stores have never been more popular. Yet a wave of cities and towns have passed laws curbing the expansion of Dollar General (DG) and Dollar Tree (DLTR), which bought Family Dollar in 2015. The companies are the two largest dollar store operators in the country, combining for more than 30,000 stores throughout the United States, up from under 20,000 a decade ago. By comparison, Walmart(WMT), America's largest retailer, has 4,700 US stores. Advocates of tighter controls on dollar stores say the big chains intentionally cluster multiple stores in low-income areas. That strategy discourages supermarkets from opening and it threatens existing mom-and-pop grocers, critics say. "The business model for these stores is built on saturation," said Julia McCarthy, senior policy associate at the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest and a critic of dollar stores. "When you have so many dollar stores in one neighborhood, there's no incentive for a full-service grocery store to come in." Opponents also express concerns that dollar stores don't offer fresh produce. Dollar General and its dollar store rivals mostly sell snacks, drinks, canned foods and vegetables, household supplies and personal care products at rock-bottom prices. However, Dollar General and Dollar Tree argue that they benefit communities by offering shoppers convenient places to grab food and essentials at low prices. "In rural places without existing grocery stores, having a Dollar General might be viewed as an asset," said Christopher Merrett, director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Dollar stores bring in new sales and property tax revenue for cities, create jobs and expand shopping options for customers, he added. Dollar stores see an opportunity to grow even more in America. Dollar General and Dollar Tree have plans to open a combined additional 24,000 locations. But lawmakers around the country are pushing back. Last week, the city council in Birmingham, Alabama, unanimously approved legislation that would prohibit new dollar stores from opening within a mile of their existing locations.......
Probably Medford is the closest Trader Joe's you can find. It is about 160 miles for me to go there, while Eugene is only 140. Dang! Just have to be happy with the Grocery Outlet.
Anyone else here dislike shopping as much as I do? I go directly to the area where the item I want is and pay up without wandering around window shopping...the exception would be if I'm in a music store......I LOVE wandering around in a music store for hours if I happen to be in Eugene...McKenzie River Music is my favorite ….Charlie there does all my repair work. Great guitars on the walls....but if I'm in Bimart….I go get the six pack of socks and split in short order
Yeah, the Medford one is 80 miles away for me, there's one in Bend that's 140. I'd rather go to Bend though haha.
Ashland has a great farmers market type store downtown....I stayed there (in Ashland) for a few days when our son finally left home and went to college and the wife and I wanted to getaway for a weekend...I enjoyed Ashland. Probably pricey but I don't think about that when I'm on vacation much...if I lived in Klamath I'd probably go to Ashland all the time.
Kirkland was their first store. I use to live near by in Renton. We bought a car in Kirkland (Belkirk Motors) and shopped at the Kirkland Costco.
Had a dog named Kirkland, the kids are named Kirklandon and Kirklandette, and the wife screams "Costco" when she orgasms. You know, typical American family. barfo
Wrong, it's a combination farmer's market, hotel and college, you know, typical for great towns. Sheesh.
