And Now For A Very Practical Post

Last weekend, my personal grocery shopper (to whom I am married) did a wee bit of comparison shopping between Sam's Club and Costco. We belong to both, because we are serious bulk shoppers and each club has certain things that we can't live without. Also, we are lucky to have both within reasonable distance from home here in our perfect little medium-sized town.

Anyway, I thought you might be interested in some of the results. The overall winner? Pretty close, but it's Costco, in almost every category. Go figure--I would have guessed the other way. Anyway, here are some details:

Classico spaghetti sauce: 3x32 oz. for $6.88 at both clubs.
Classico alfredo sauce: 3x16 oz. 4.97 Costco; 6.12 Sam's.
Basmati rice: 20 lb. bag $13.26 Costco; 15 lb. bag $13.26 Sam's.
Swanson chicken broth: 12x14 oz. $7.88 at both clubs.
Purdue chicken breasts, 10 lbs.: $23.29 Costco; $22.98 Sam's.
Velveeta cheese 2x1lb $8.79 Costco; $8.88 Sam's.
String cheese, 3 lbs.: $7.99 Costco; $8.26 Sam's.
Yoplait yogurt 18x6 oz. cups; $8.29 Costco; $8/10 Sam's.
Butter 4 lbs.: $6.79 Costco; $6.98 Sam's.
Kraft american cheese: 4 lbs. $8.96 Costco; 3 lbs. $7.46 Sam's.

And a couple of others, but I can't read Bill's writing. Also I'm so bored out of my mind just typing this up, I can't imagine actually doing the comparison shopping myself. No doubt I would lose the piece of paper somewhere in my car while driving between the two stores, and the math to figure out something like which one of those american cheeses is the best deal would probably make me want to cry.

I am so thankful for my practical, frugal husband who will do all this stuff--especially all our grocery shopping! (See what I mean about how it would be inconceivable for me to lose $350.00?!?!)