Wholesale Stores in Columbia, MD

“New tires at a great price and tire rotations for the life of the tires, what a great deal!I haven't had a bad experience personally when scheduling appointments, I'm not sure why there are so many negative reviews.”

“Clean and well stocked, but I think the prices are a bit higher than Pasadena. Since Covid, we almost always order ahead and pick-up in store. My wife had our order brought out to her car last week and was really impressed with the service.”

“I've had the BJ's and Costco (even when Costco was called Price Club) since the early 90's. Why do I keep both? Well, BJ's offer things that Costco doesn't. Is it enough for me to keep both? Not really. But having both for over 30 years is a tough habit to break. BJ's have always been kind of the ugly stepsister in this relationship. I am not sure why that is but the store always seem a little less... a little less clean, a little less quality, a little less service (management), a little less of pretty much everything. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot to like there as well. They have quirky items that you won't find at Costco and at great prices. They have their own coupons and then you can also add manufacture's coupon on time of it (I don't know if they still do that since I have not done that in decades). They also have great grinder rolls. Having eaten Amoroso bread in Philadelphia during my college years, I know a good hoagie roll. Nothing and I mean nothing in MD compares but the BJ's grinder rolls are an acceptable replacement. They also have a deli counter which Costco doesn't have and it comes in handy once in awhile. And their meat used to be a lot cheaper and they cut to order many things like the Beef short ribs cut Korean galbi style. I used to get 50 lbs of it at a time there. Just called the meat department and told them how I want it cut and how much and when I arrive, they have it ready. Now the service, I go there enough times to interact with a lot of workers there. Most of them are great and helpful. But every time I had to talk to the manager about a price discrepancy or something, he would always have an attitude or a snarky comment. One time I purchased an item and a week later, it was $10 less. Of course I didn't have the receipt since I wasn't thinking of returning it. So I asked the manager if I can get the difference. He told me I needed the receipt. I asked if they can look up the purchase on their system like Costco does and give the refund. His reply pissed me off when he said "This isn't Costco" and something to the effect of I doubt they do that there. No shit Sherlock! I shopped at both places for over 30 years! I know each store intimately! You can say you are not Costco without being an AHole. That was the final straw... almost. In all my years, I've only interacted with the BJ's manager perhaps 3 times. 2 of 3 were not good. I decided I wasn't going to renew the membership after last year but they went ahead and did something. They implemented a self checkout on their app which is incredibly cool and a time saver. I used it once and it worked great. The person at the exit rescans everything to make sure it was paid as you exit but it is still a great time saver. Now this may cause a delay in exiting if it was busy but when I did it, it was not a problem. So I will see how this year goes.BTW, when I say Costco's service with manager is better, this is what I mean. I once purchased an item only for it to go on sale a week or two later, As always, Costco is packed. There is a massive line to go out the store. So as I was waiting, I saw one of the managers and I asked him about the price difference in my previous purchase and if I needed to comeback for the difference. I can't remember which location this Costco was but he had a small workstation nearby away from the usual customer service counters and he just asked for my card, looked up the item and gave me my refund right there and there. Needless to say, I was impressed.”