Costco opens to crowds of eager shoppers

READY, SET, SHOP—Hundreds of shoppers line up outside Camarillo’s new Costco Wholesale at 431 W. Ventura Blvd. for its Oct. 30 grand opening. The crowd wrapped around the 162,000-square-foot warehouse, with all of the approximately 900 parking spaces filled before the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photos by MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED/Acorn Newspapers Camarillo’s newest shopping desti­nation opened Oct. 30 to shoppers, overnight campers and Costco devotees willing to travel hundreds of miles—and sacrifice a night’s sleep—to be among the first through the doors. For Isaiah Partain, that meant trav­eling more than 1,200 miles from Great Falls, Montana, with his dog. Partain came to the new Costco Wholesale at 431 W. Ventura Blvd. hop­ing to buy Disneyland tickets for his fam­ily and other items. His dedication paid off when he became the first shopper to enter the warehouse, greeted by cheering and applauding employees. He was hardly alone in his enthusi­asm. By the 7:30 a.m.

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