Alan, On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:18:18 -0000, Alan B. Pearce wrote: > >and if I remember rightly Costco's price for Duracells isn't > >twice the Kirkland price (here in England anyway - may not be > >true left-of-pond), which makes the Kirklands poor value for money. > > I believe there is an annual membership fee for Costco here, have you > factored this in ?? ;) No, because I pay it anyway, regardless of whether I buy any batteries! :-) (I believe there's a membership fee for Costco anywhere, not just here). And since we were discussing Kirkland (Costco's own brand) there is no point considering other aspects than buying from Costco... Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist