I'd have to buy a lot more stuff than I do now to make up for the membership costs, hot dogs or no. And the travel counts up for me, too. I'll stick with the local Target and Wally World for most things. Is there some kind of social gratuity ("I'm better than you because I shop there") involved?
It also seems to me that if their cafeteria is so successful because of the proximity of local businesses, this would be the time to expand the profit-maker to solve the member complaints, not cut back on it. Hm. I note that particular decision-maker is leaving the company. Double-Hm.
That's what prompted my remark about social gratuities.
And did anyone figure in the time dollars at the counter in determining membership when "selecting" members for the cheap hot dogs? Not sure how it works, but there must be some time=money effect there, no? Triple-Hm.