Picture it: it’s Friday night and two attractive newlyweds are looking for something to do. The obvious choice? Costco.
Steve and I can make an evening out of going to Costco. We start with dinner at the snack bar, where you can get a big hot dog and a soda with unlimited refills for a buck fifty. It’s the best deal in town.
Typically I think of a Costco evening as a cheap date. We get dinner for two and an evening of entertainment for only $3! I don’t usually factor in the money we spend on the items purchased during the “date” because usually they are things that we need or will use in any event. We dropped over $350 this time though! We did save a bundle with a rebate from using a Costco AmEx and with store coupons, but we also made a couple of impulse buys. We got an oversized king down alternative comforter, which we will need when we finally get around to picking out my in-laws’ wedding gift: a new bed. We also bought a deep saute pan. We had one on our wedding registry, but when I went to complete it I learned that they actually don’t make that pan anymore, which could be why we did not receive it. Thanks for the heads up, C&B! But I digress . . .
The point is, if you take into account what we spent shopping, we would have been better off doing dinner and a movie or something like that. But then we’d probably end up at Costco on the weekend anyway, so maybe it is a frugal activity.
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