REI membership: is it worth it?

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Yes, it's worth it.

davester wrote: Also, they have sales a couple of times a year where you can buy anything they sell for 20% off.

They also jack up the prices for the sale, so you're often not actually getting 20% off. I was looking for a bike stand it was $185. Then it went on sale for $200. Sale ended, it was back to $185. Next time they had a sale, it was $200 again.