"I'm a real sucker for stores with good lighting. I like everything to be well lit and clean-looking. I usually shop at Costco but received a free membership coupon in the mail so I tried out the BJ's.\n\nI found a bunch of awesome stuff for Christmas gifts. Score!\n\nThe brands here are more familiar than Costco. Packages tend to be smaller and they have more variety (more than one kind of cranberry juice, or cheddar cheese, for example).\n\nHowever the lighting is really bad and dim! It makes the store seem dingy which it probably isn't. The employees seems a bit bored and not as helpful as Costco. But it also wasn't as busy here so that's a real plus.\n\nOverall? I'd rather drive another 4 miles or so and hit Costco. But BJ's is a pretty good second option."^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . . "1"^^ . "3"^^ . "2010-12-12T00:00:00"^^ . . .