As contrary as it may seem, I have shopped at Sam's Club for many years, a few times a year. They compete in a different market than Walmart (they come up against places like Costco and there was another one that died off a few years ago--and the prices aren't so low, they deal more in bulk). But Costco started building in the region about five years ago. Until recently I haven't had one close by (I pass it on my way to work when it isn't open yet, but my route home follows a different route). They even sent out a free membership card but I never got in to use it. My parents both liked Costco, so I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the reminder.

I started shopping at Sam's because it was the only place I could find big boxes of powdered milk. Back when I was using dairy I was cooking with it, making a lot of yogurt and yogurt cheese. We were trying to use our dairy in a healthy way, and powdered worked well. But I haven't eaten dairy since about when they started building Costcos, so I expect it's time to look back and take this as a sign!

Nerd, I think your reasoning is sound. I am in the unhappy position of living in Texas, where my democratic vote isn't going to make a difference in the fall, and probably won't be much of a blip on our primary, either. Gotta get rid of this damned electoral college.

SRS