Costco and big warehouse stores.

We used to be a member of Costco and I still love their selection. But we stopped being a member around two years ago. We didn't have any bad experiences at all. In fact, i loved their selection of organic goods. But it simply became unnecessary with our new lifestyle.

Reasons are:

.Temptation.  It was very hard to stay away from all the tempting goodies we got exposed to in the store. They were also great deals and great quality. So we ended up paying over $200 dollars every time we went there and walked out with tons of "not needed, but wanted" stuff.

. Space.  The quantities were too big for our family of four. Our one refrigerator could not handle the big load of groceries, purchased at Costco and I didn't want to buy another refrigerator to put in garage, just for Costco.

. Freshness. By the time we got to consume all the vegetables and fruit, they were either not fresh any more, which would cause them to lack the main vitamins and defeat the purpose, or they were bad and ready to be thrown away. what a waste of money, time, energy, space and resources.

. Packaging. If only they had a bulk department!!!. Since every thing was packed in plastic and Styrofoam(which are not even recyclable), zero waste life was impossible.

With our new lifestyle, our family always eat fresh produces that are local from farmers market, it is so much easier to stay on a budget and we buy only what we need.

I still sometimes miss Costco, but not needing to put our garbage bin outside at night is a treat well worth it.

Paris.