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| - I used to be a member of BJ's years ago when they still had a warehouse on Independence Blvd. When that store closed, it wasn't worth driving to Pineville, Concord or Mooresville to visit the nearest BJ's and I stuck with Costco as my only warehouse membership.
So I was interested when I heard BJ's was opening in Midtown Charlotte at Metropolitan. In recent months, BJ's sent all sorts of membership options to my house from a free 4 months to $25 membership so I was lured in to join again.
Joining was a breeze, they scanned my drivers license to get all my information, asked for my phone number, took my picture, payment and gave me my card. Then they gave me what seemed to be 4 dozen coupon books. What's even better is they will accept manufacturers coupons in addition to theirs for an item.
So while I was there I had to look around. The store is laid out well. TV's in the front, food items on both sides and in the back, non-food items in the middle and in the front.
The differences here than Costco are they offer mostly name brands, few organic items, they offer smaller sizes, they have a deli and can slice cold cuts, they have a huge spice section (one of the things i loved about BJs) they take manufacturers coupons and they take all major credit cards.
The staff was friendly here but I think it's because the store is new and unlike Costco at times, there were plenty of checkouts open.
But unfortunately, I still like Costco better because of the organics selection and because they have a better selection overall with better quality items.
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