We live two hours from the closest Costco. We make a day of it once every 45-60 days plus shop at other stores we don’t have in our small town and see some family. We don’t have an Amazon account and maybe order something online once a month. We prefer shopping locally or waiting for Costco Day.
We’re an hour out and I had to do a deep dive and finally admit to myself that the savings just really weren’t there, including membership and gas.