Door-to-door, a Costco trip usually takes me about 90 minutes. I go to Costco probably once every two weeks.
Just a data point. I'd love to hear how often urbanites go to the grocery store and how long each trip typically takes.
Just a data point. I'd love to hear how often urbanites go to the grocery store and how long each trip typically takes.
Urbanites still have the option to go to a big-box grocery store. Mine is an 8-minute drive away, but we just never go there.
My personal feeling is being able to stock up in bulk is a net timesaving benefit of car-centric living, BUT the tradeoff comes when you only need a few things from the store. On the one hand, it's only about once or twice a month that I need to go to the store because I need just 2-3 very specific things. However it's a major annoyance, and it'd definitely be nice to be able to walk a short distance to get them.