costco , sounds  like wal marts   SAMS CLUB  ...  gotta be a member and buy in bulk  ..

pretty much CostCo is competition for Sam's

we don't have a sam's here but I remember going to one in Mexico(of all places) and it was a lot like costco.

with me being in a suburb of Toronto within i'd say 30 mins of my house there are:
2 Costcos
1 Sams
1 Super Walmart
3 Regular Walmarts

lol, i've personally never been in a Sam's except in the states, mainly cuz I love buying 28 packs of beer (Molson) for only $15.00 US plus deposit and tax so works out to only $17 something compared to like $40 Canadian for the same thing

it's a travesty how booze made here costs LESS in another country.

I always pick up 40s of Crown Royal whenever I cross the border. Price in the states, $20. Price here, close to $40. 

yeah it is a travesty...i buy lots of booze in the states when I can,

Especially when you can get 28 packs of bottles or 30 cans for $15 US
1 litre or bigger bottles of wine for like $7 to $10
Hard Liquor like you said $20

Even with our dollar more than the US i'd love to know when Canadian consumer goods will finally reduce in price lol

Plus when I think of CostCo all that comes to mind is the move Employee of the Month, as that's basically the store it was filmed in. I wasn't a huge huge fan of the movie, but hey good for a couple chuckles, and i guess gives the idea of what CostCo could be like lol

Costco is a pretty good place. We have one here. It is like a Wal-Mart but different. Where Wal-Mart is just about the lowest prices, Costco is more about, really good quality and lower prices. You have to buy a membership to shop there. It is about $50 a year(not sure as I get one through work). They sell mostly in bulk. You can't just go in and buy a can of soup, you have to buty 3 or a big ass one. It's good for families. Also they sell electronics, furniture, fitness equip, toys, books, magazines, electronics, jewellry, tires and on and on. They don't really sell cheap stuff(low quality). Most products are name brand or their house brand, Kirkland. MOST stuff is cheaper than in other stores but you still have to be careful as some stuff is the same price or higher than you can find elsewhere.
They have REALLY good meat, and high quality produce and grocery items.
They have a decent selection of electronics as well. It's not the very top of the line, but you're not going to find Sorny or knock off brands, it's all Panasonic, Sony, Apple, etc.
The only real problem is that you go in for a few things and you come out with a $200 bill, no exaggerating! I still don't know what I'm gonna do with 12 pounds of nutmeg

You can't sell liquour in department stores here, but maybe in Aus. 

Do you guys even have Wal-mart?
Most Wal-marts have McD's inside Costco has it's own restaurant.
We're in the middle as far as sizes, our largest size is America's medium.
I think that's the problem with the US obesity problem. Not to say in Canada we don't have a problem. There are some FAT fuckers here too, but our rates aren't quite as high. I don't think we as a whole are eating any better. People around the world like to eat crap haha. The problem is that the establishments keep upping the portion sizes to ridiculous levels. After awhile, a giant size fries and drink start to look normal if that's all anyone serves. And how do you reverse the trend. Serve less? Then you look like you're ripping off the customer.
Well I don't know what that has to do with Costco or Australia for that matter, but umm, it's the most coherent thing I've typed all day.

My mom used to have a membership there and I know the comedian Bill Engvall when I went to see him in the summer, said they should rename CostCo to the "Can't leave without spending $300 store" which I find true as I haven't been in there lately but when my mom used to have a memebrship she wouldn't come out of therewithout spending at least $250.

Plus when I think of CostCo all that comes to mind is the move Employee of the Month, as that's basically the store it was filmed in. I wasn't a huge huge fan of the movie, but hey good for a couple chuckles, and i guess gives the idea of what CostCo could be like lol

WOw that response was riddled with references haha but I think I get the idea. Interesting you have to buy membership to shop there... I guess that's how they make their money in some way?

Oh I have seen that movie... so that's a costco?

Get me typing more than a few lines and the references insert themselves.
I dunno what the logic is behind a paid membership. it's not like they mkae a bulk of their money off it. maybe they feel it instills loyalty in a customer. you pay money so are more likely to shop there? idunno. all in all I think it's worth it, even though I don't pay for my membership.
we spend so much there they wanted to upgrade us to an executive member

I thought it was the bear on the unicycle 

Yeah I know what you mean... scarily it's second nature now to reference haha. Yeah I'd be interested to see if it works. Aussies have a far different way of purchasing than North American but the whole premise seems a winner. I bet the other supermarket chains are a little nervous

I thought that was ballet?

i guess it's hard to say whether it will do well or not. I know that wal-mart didn't do that well in japan as many there see the lowest prices as low quality.

costco doesn't sell cheap crap (for the most part)

We see low prices as money saved to spend later on beer

that's why wal-mart has done so well here 

Im buying shares NOW

yeah you could buy low and sell high and buy a bottle of Henry K Duff's Private Reserve!

Im buying shares NOW

Wal-Mart shares paid for my college education. (along with the military) and bought me a new motorcycle. I knew they were going to be huge a long time ago.