Costco in Erie would be bad

I told my wife last night that if they put a Costco in Erie it would be a bad bad thing. I love buying in bulk, but I hate Wal-Mart (and by extension, Sam's Club). We would need to buy a bigger house if Costco came to town.
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My wife told me she wanted to get a motorcycle, but not to worry, she'd make sure it had a "bitch seat" just for me.