[GraceCoolidge]

Oh, I'd disagree with your wife on the party food. I have had great luck with BJ's deli platters and cakes. I think their baked goods generally are pretty exceptional, too. They now carry these mini black and white cookies that I've only dared buy one time; they are too good to have around, I'd eat the entire container in one day. I understand that a lot of the Costco stuff is store brand; BJ's carries a lot of name brand items (and the BJ's brand items I've used have been great).

The problem with our Costco here is that it has lousy hours (opens at 11 a.m. or something) and it does not take credit cards, except maybe AmEx. I assume that is chain-wide? If BJ's contributes to Republicans, now I just like it even better!

[TaxRelief]

Italian cookies? There's no comparison. BJ's taste like grocery store cookies; Costco's taste like their straight out of Queens, NY.