Newbie post, bear with me.
I was making the rounds anticipating buying for a bunch of guests showing up.
Wal Mart price for the large rectangular brisket "is that what you call a Packer"? was 2.96/lb, none on the shelf at Costco, Sams was $3.08 and $2.85 in case lots for I believe 80 lbs.
The smaller brisket triangular shaped "is that the point"? was $6.56 at Wal Mart and $5.47 at Sams. Most of sams meat was Choice grade, Angus beef.
My regular BBQ buddy said brisket was as high as $7-8 bucks a pound during the last year at Costco, and he quit using those as they got so pricey
The surprising thing was Costco shoppers were buying like it was the end of days, with lines of folks at the registers, and a line halfway through the front of the store to get out. Sams you could have fired a cannon down the aisles and not hit anybody. It was eerie.
On a related note, the briskets have a ton of fat over an inch thick on them. Do you folks trim that fat or leave it on when you cook??