My name is Sandi, and I am addicted to Costco.
Wayne and I live and work in our motorhome, moving every two weeks. For the last three months, we have not been within two hours of Costco, and it was rough.
It’s not that I love to shop; in fact, the truth is that I avoid it as long as I can.
But Costco is different. It is my happy place.
Perhaps because I was one of their original employees, I served as the loading dock manager and helped open two of their first four stores. I know every inch of a store and how it operates.
Perhaps this is why I feel at home when I visit and why I miss it when I am away.
Some signs of addiction set in last Friday. We both started counting down, “3 days to Costco, 2 days to Costco, 1 day to Costco.”
Yes, we are weird that way.
But you and I know that we are not alone. I bet you feel the same way, or you have friends who are excited about a trip to Costco on the weekends when they can graze on tasty treats handed out by people wearing caps and gloves.
I don’t think most of the vendors are as happy to be there as we are.
On some days, Wayne and I can boast that everything we wear came from there – socks, underwear, t-shirts, shirts, and pants.
We often need to remind ourselves that size does matter and that we live in a small motorhome. We have no freezer in the garage or a large pantry for backups.
I remember back when we bought our first 19-foot travel trailer and brought home our first bag of tortilla chips. You know the one in the brown bag with a see-through window. It didn’t look so big in the store, but it took up two cubic feet and felt like someone had moved in with us!
Twenty-five years later, we know what we can buy, and if it doesn’t work, we know we can return it.
Monday was our first day back at the store after a three-month absence. We both walked in and took a big sigh of relief. Wayne first walked over to the TVs (ours is starting to fade), and I headed for the blenders.
We ended up spending more than our car payment, but think of what we saved. At least that is what “they” say.
I think we are safe for the rest of the year because we will be within an hour of a store at each location. Yes, we actually Google it to find out before we head to the new spots.
This is the life of a Costco addict. Thanks for listening.
