In Vancouver, we've lived near a Costco that's only 2 blocks away. It has been open there for last 6 yrs.

But we never shopped there. We don't buy stuff in bulk on that scale and to have room to store it all, to make it cost-effective for 2 of us. Besides..Chinatown is only half a block away, and a pile of grocery, drug stores to get good sales on items.

I've only shopped at Costco once in my life....when I was with a friend and she had a card.