Boo to Costco mania

What’s up with the fixation so many local expats have about shopping at Costco?

Lakeside merchants offer enough merchandise to satisfy even the most ardent Costco shoppers.

I admit to having done occasional shopping there myself, but it’s not a practice I engage in unless I happen to trek off to our neighboring metropolis on other business. I have never roamed the crowded aisles of the most popular store locations without running into a familiar face from lakeside.

Sure, it’s a great place for bargain hunters and folks who are looking to purchase favorite imported products. But the extreme demand among the company’s staunch customers seems to rise to a level of addiction. Is there a single item they couldn’t could do without or substitute for something readily available at local marts of trade?

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