That's the role Costco has been filling for a lot of Americans recently. Most of the time you are going to find something at a decent price, that may not be best in class but at least it's going to be near the top of the price/utility curve.
And they're not good for all things. Their furniture might be reasonable quality but none of it belongs in my home, for example. Gigantic and dated-looking.
You might not find what you're looking for at Costco.
But if you do find it, you can be confident it's a great value.
That's so correct. Every other retailer it feels like wants to focus on competing on price by ever lower quality. I strongly prefer paying more for higher quality of things are not junk. Low quality is a waste of resources and of my time.