Costco members are a devoted bunch, the kind of people who will defend their bulk-buying paradise with the same passion usually reserved for sports teams or barbecue preparation methods.
But there’s a growing contingency of savvy shoppers in Northern California who’ve discovered something that makes even the most die-hard warehouse club enthusiast reconsider their Saturday morning plans.
Tucked away in Roseville, Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet has been quietly converting Costco devotees into flea market fanatics, one impossibly good deal at a time.
This sprawling outdoor marketplace operates every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, transforming acres of space into a shopper’s wonderland where the membership fee is zero, the samples are actual meals you can buy, and that rotisserie chicken has some serious competition from vendors grilling up food that’ll make your taste buds forget all about bulk packaging…