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-These clubs have to maintain
<br />high -volume sales, so you'll probabl
<br />their membership standards r probablysee
<br />13.J." %I, elax,"
<br />hole,ale ('luh t:r divi,r„It ,r
<br />�:ryrr Curp.l ur Medli,rd. \1:,a, pa)' unl%
<br />S2.32 jot tiluulfel
<br />CNII
<br />Chicken :i I'( )r:utge. 1 hi, drst' c,r14sty2'S'1
<br />a( the Star Markel in SwantPsctttt. ou(-
<br />side 13osron.
<br />Such bedrock prices came front low
<br />ttpera(ing cost,. ionlpuleriictl invenrory
<br />control and nntunt:,irl` of I;isl selling
<br />merchandise• These high -volume
<br />ronters have discovered that price-wary
<br />legions will gladly fitrgo department sto
<br />glitz to harvest big discounts re
<br />on a wick
<br />�:uicty rifpruducts fron, All dcfcrgt•m to
<br />/enith 1,k%s, wilh Chivas Regal Scotch•
<br />Levi's-je;uts. Michelin radl;,h ;utd Sp:,l-
<br />ding baseball gloves in hr.'t�aeen. In all.
<br />there Ire 5.0(10 or so d,tlerenf products
<br />�tq)urfrlr J •SOri:t(P Valet l,' G.nV `—
<br />•,rhl::,ht,lrnlii, lance:ntd small, autunto-
<br />nr stl>1>lirs, Irlited luqualif•t \ulr roust
<br />I cry n'rth's• rlri trr,n,c pro- Mina hde IIrithrr hr :r
<br />Muir,. li,od. furniture. health :old he:nrty , u owner (nr
<br />Ilkfit nt',
<br />product,. liquor. ro�,t. •,•.., I urihasin)t olliirrt ur hrlong
<br />to a dr.ig
<br />natrd rrr �
<br />Storrs stuck dilli'rent hr'antls and model,
<br />:,t tlillercnt linle,. Ifyrtul- heart I" Net on a
<br />particular dr'eant machine• inquire :shout
<br />utcunung shipntenl, at the desk. Or u•y
<br />Phoning ahead. Special orders. needless
<br />to say. arc out of the question.
<br />There is one catch: ntentbersltiP is re -
<br />Where the disco" nts are
<br />Warehouse clubs now have branches in or near most major
<br />cities from Florida to Alaska and from San Diego to Bos_
<br />ton. As a rule, people eligible to join such members -only
<br />outlets include current or retired employees of federal,
<br />state and local governments, banks and savings and loan
<br />B.J,•S WHOLESALE
<br />C L U B (P. o. Box 3000.
<br />Natick, Mass. 01760.
<br />617-651-7400)
<br />j Buffalo, N.Y.
<br />Hartford, Conn.
<br />Hialeah, Fla.
<br />j Medford, Mass.
<br />Providence, R.I.
<br />I Syracuse, N.Y.
<br />COSTCO WHOLESALE
<br />C L U 13 (4401 Fo,,,-th Ave.
<br />South. Seattle, 11,ash.
<br />98134. 206-682-8909 )
<br />Anchorage, Alaska
<br />Bakerslield, Calif.
<br />Clearwater, Fla.
<br />for( Lauderdale. Fla.
<br />Fresno, Calif.
<br />Orlando, Fla.
<br />Portland, Ore. (2 stores)
<br />Reno, Nev.
<br />Salt Lake City. Ulali
<br />Seattle, Wash. (4 stores)
<br />Spokane, Wash.
<br />Tacoma, Wash.
<br />144 %ir ),q )
<br />Tampa, Fla.
<br />West Palm Beach, Fla
<br />PACE MEMBERSHIP
<br />WAREHOUSE (P.o. Box
<br />39975• Denver, Colo. 80239
<br />303-364-0700)
<br />Atlanta, Ga.
<br />Baltimore, Md.
<br />Charlotte, N.C.
<br />Clearwater, Fla.
<br />Denver, Colo.
<br />Omaha, Neb.
<br />Tarttpa, Fla.
<br />PRICE CLUB (2657Ariane
<br />D".. Sin, Diego. Calif.
<br />92117, 619-581-4600)
<br />Albuquerque, N.M.
<br />Azusa. Calif
<br />Burbank, Calif,
<br />Carmichael, Calif'.
<br />Cerritos, (';dif,
<br />Cohort, Calif.
<br />Fullerton, Calif.
<br />Hayward, Calif.
<br />Inglewood. Calif.
<br />�.uui.urr,n- tiuch group, gcner-
<br />ally irtilude Meal "'hor uni,tns. credit
<br />union,. nttnticipal and hospital entplov.
<br />C1,. and employee, of h:utks and savings
<br />and locus. T-Ile W:n'eltouse CIII in Nile..
<br />Ill.. li>r one. has also signed up such cor-
<br />po'rate ntcntbers as 1111M. ITT and C'hirr-
<br />gos FIcld Museum. Say` Daniel Barry, a
<br />senior retail frade analyst at Kidder Pri-
<br />hudy in New York City: "These club,
<br />have Io maintain high -volume ,ales to
<br />survive• s,t in time you'll probably see
<br />their ntenthe,•sltI'll standards r'clax ;I,
<br />conipelItittn increases." To find out
<br />whrthrr you qualifj litr an outlet in your
<br />:u'ra, call and ask for it, eligibility rr.
<br />yuirements. Most customers own or run a
<br />institutions, airlines, railroads, public schools and univer-
<br />sities, members of local credit unions and some bank sav-
<br />Saings clubs. In addition, all but COSfco, Pace and Price
<br />vers are open to employees of selected co ! Here are (he major clubs and their local outlets.�rations.
<br />Norfolk, Va.
<br />Phoenix, Ariz. (2 stores)
<br />Redwood City, Calif.
<br />Richmond. Va.
<br />Sacra tiler) to• Calif.
<br />San Diego. Calif. (3 stores)
<br />San Marcos, Calif.
<br />Santa Ana. Calif.
<br />Tucson, Ariz.
<br />PR ICE SAVERS (986
<br />Atherton Dr.. Sall Luke
<br />City, Utah 84123,
<br />801-266-7777)
<br />Anchorage. Alaska
<br />File, Wash.
<br />S:III Lake City, Utah
<br />Seattle. Wash.
<br />SAM'S WHOLESALE
<br />CLUB (/'O. Ila., 479,
<br />/)wrt011rille. Ark. 72712.
<br />301-273-4000)
<br />13irminghant, Ala.
<br />Charles(ttn, S.('.
<br />D;dlas. Tcx:ls (2 stores)
<br />1-I01Iston, '►'exas (3 stores)
<br />Jacksonville. Fla.
<br />Kansas City, Mo.
<br />Knoxville. Tenn.
<br />Little Rock. Ark.
<br />Memphis, Tenn.
<br />Nashville, Tenn.
<br />Oklahoma City. Okla
<br />St. Louis, Mo.
<br />Tulsa, Okla.
<br />Wichita, Kans.
<br />THE WAREHOUSE CLU13
<br />17420 N. 1-ehl;Vh Ave., Niles,
<br />11 /. 6 06 48. 312 - 982 -6 800 )
<br />Akron, Ohio
<br />Col umh;:�, Ohio
<br />Dayton, Ohio
<br />Niles, III.
<br />North Versailles, Pa.
<br />THE WHOLI:SALECLUB
<br />W o. Box 50.100.
<br />lndia na pol is. Ind. 46 250,
<br />317-842-03.51)
<br />Cleveland, Ohio
<br />Indianapolis. In(l.
<br />Milwaukee, ltiris•
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