BJ's wholesale club

Ok, so we used to have a Costco membership, but since moving here to NC we let it go. We did this for 2 reasons, first, it's 45 minutes away. Second, they don't have half the stuff we bought from them in Alaska. 

Hubby and I have noticed our food budget rising at an alarming rate, which has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that we have 6 kids, 1 of which is a teen, 1 of which is a preteen, and 1 of which is a bottomless pit! So, we decided to re-visit the wholesale club thing. We really are hoping to sell our house and move on post, so we decided to look at our options in Fayeteville before Cary. They're both about a 45 minute drive for us at this point, but Fayetteville will be much closer when/if we move. 

So, first we checked out Sam's club. If I was looking to save money on "safe" cleaners, it would be worth it.  I'm more concerned with food, so that was out! 

We already knew what Costco had, and they don't have a store in Fayetteville, so we checked out BJ's. They don't have a store in Fayetteville either, but they are opening one soon, so it seemed like a good idea to check it out before going back to Costco.

We were very pleased by what they had. They didn't have as many organics/naturals as the Costco in Alaska, but they did have more than the one here, so we bought a membership. Bonus, they were having a special so we only paid $40.

Here's a list of what I found:

-bakery bagels 9/$3.99 (no corn syrup!)

-organic cheddar cheese 1lb/$7.99

-organic celery 3lbs?/$3.59

-organic butter 2lbs/$6.99

-pistachios 2.5lbs/$13.49

-organic salad dressings(Caesar and balsamic vinegrette) 21oz/$$3.99

-organic spring mix 1lb/$5.99

-apple gate sliced provolone $6.99

-organic farfalle 2lbs/$4.99

-organic frozen triple berry(strawberry, blackberry, raspberry) 3lb/$9.99

-organic maple syrup 32oz/$12.99

-unsalted almonds 3lbs/$12.49

-apple gate uncured beef hot dogs-16 (my all time favorite hot dogs BTW!) 24oz/$8.29

-dried mixed fruit(apples, pears, plums, peaches, and apricots UNSWEETENED!) 2lbs/$7.49

-yeast 2lbs/$4.49

-organic naval oranges 4lbs/$5.99

-raisens 3lbs/$6.99

-king authur unbleached flour 10lbs/$6.49

-organic baby carrots 2lbs/$3.29

-organic apple juice 1 gallon/$4.69

-organic diced tomatoes 6 pack of 14.5oz/$5.99

-granny smith and fuji apples (I think they were 3lb bags) $8.99

-organic frozen peas 4lbs/$6.49

-organic milk 2-64oz/$6.49

-organic thyme 3.3oz/$4.99

-organic cumin 7.8oz/$5.49

-organic ketchup 2 pack of 44oz/$6.99

-Annie's Mac n cheese 12 boxes/$10.99

-roasted unsalted peanuts 5lbs/$5.99

There was more stuff too, but this is just a list of what I DID buy that day. I noticed they also had organic juice boxes, organic fruit snacks, z bars, etc!  Hope this list helps SOMEONE! :)