Versus

This is to be the first of my many Versus blogs! I have a hard time making decisions. It's quite a problem really. If Jake and I ever decide to go out to eat we can sit for hours talking about where we want to eat and eventually we have popcorn! It's terrible. So the first of my conflicting issues on which I wish to blog is that of Wal-Mart vs. Costco.
Wal-Mart Pros: Everything is at your fingertips. Everything is cheaper than any other store out there. It's super-convenient for a Mommy to take baby during nap time and get all the food, toiletries, baby goods, treats, movies, fabric and music all while the mechanics change the oil in the car!! Thank you Wal-Mart! It takes one day out of my week and not too much out of my pocket!
Wal-Mart Cons: It's always so busy I have to walk a mile to actually get into the store! Things aren't always easy to find- let's face it... when you carry billions of products- how can you be sure where one little tiny thing is? Minus a lady at the fabric counter and one cashier, the employeses are disgruntled, unhappy and useless. You're bound to see someone you know- always- and if you manage to eek out a hello you're bound to see them again 10 minutes later on a different aisle.
Costco Pros: Best meat in town, comes in huge packages so we only have to shop for meat like once every two months! Best deals on I-pods, computers, and other electronics. Also, best prices on prescription eyeglasses. Best prices on local bread and artisan bread. Everything comes in huge packages so you don't have to go to the store every week. Toilet paper, paper towels, cereal, spaghetti, batteries, and bath soap last forever!!! There's always tasty snacks to eat from the vendors. You can buy your lunch when you're paying for your groceries (which is super cheap too!) and head over to the counter and pick it up right away. Who knew $1.50 could taste so good and go so far as to buy me a huge hot dog and a whole drink!
Costco Cons: You pay $50 every year just to walk in the door, and if you don't have your card- forget it! If you can't find your card you're left standing in the doorway searching in your purse and all your pockets, smiling stupidly as people pass you flashing their cards on the way. It's also very busy all the time and checking out can last almost as long as it does at Wal-Mart. There are no dressing rooms- so any clothes you buy you have to take home to try on and then figure out they look hideous on you! Bigger is not always better. Sometimes we buy things in bulk and just can't eat them fast enough. It's hard to go through 2 pounds of cheese before it goes bad! And I can buy a huge box of fresh spinach for so cheap and yet most of it goes bad because we're not rabbits!!!

What it all comes down to is that I buy some things at Wal-Mart and some things at Costco. It must be worth the $50 membership fee because we keep going back. And Wal-Mart must be worth all the crazy people and busy aisles because we really don't shop anywhere else. If we had the luxury of buying organic and local we might do it- but as it is Wal-Mart will suffice. And when it comes down to where I want to buy my toilet paper- well I guess there really isn't much of a battle after all. I guess my versus isn't much of a versus after all- just a list of why I shop where I do and what I look over to continue shopping there.