8$ sams club

[crparrothead]

Sams has $8 membership going on this weekend.
I am a Costco guy, but for $8 I will try it for a year.

[Weenut1]

you’ll be back. problem with sam’s is it just walmart and the same customers

[crparrothead]

@Weenut1

you’ll be back. problem with sam’s is it just walmart and the same customers

I didn’t quit Costco, just doing both for a year

[wmj]

I posted about my experience earlier. I took tbe deal for a $45 credit off my first purchase. I too am a Costco guy, and I think I will remain a Costco guy.

Here is what I wrote about my first experience at Sam’s:

@wmj

Well, we went to the closest Sam’s to us today and they didn’t have any of the rib meat my wife was looking for. More than one person has told her how wonderful it is, so maybe they will have it some other time. We have one year to try them.

Overall, I think I prefer Costco, though I did note some positives about Sam’s. Sam’s sells smaller portions of the bakery items, and they also have a wider variety of both bakery items and pre-prepared meals. The gas prices at the Sam’s and nearest Costco were identical.

On the down side, they don’t have nearly as many of their own branded items as Costco has with its Kirkland brand. And, their food court is not nearly as good, both in terms of selection and speed of service.

On that latter point, I noted that throughout the entire store. At Costco you can see the employees working at a quick pace to keep things moving, whereas there was not that same feeling at Sam’s. At the Costco food court the line may be long, but you can still see it moving and you can also see the employees husting behind the counter. At Sam’s the employees were working at a leisurely pace, and the line moved more slowly. Ditto for the customer service counter.

And, for an obvious difference, Costco is closed on Memorial Day. Sam’s was open for shorter hours. The store was not very crowded either, though I don’t know if that was due to Memorial Day or is the norm.

Granted this was only our first time there, and we will give them a few more tries while we can. Right now, if I had to predict, we will be going to Costco alone after the year has passed.

[BMWMTBer]

I belong to both, only joined Costco because I went to Hawaii and the discount on gas paid for the membership for a 10 day trip last year. I keep saying I’ll drop Costco yet I haven’t done it yet, haven’t been inside a costco in months. I’m keeping Sams because I use their products more and my mastercard with them kicks too much ass…5% cashback on gas which is already cheap at Sams, and other perks.

[tszefr]

8 bucks, nope thank you. I did do it last year on the $45 offer with $45 worth of “gift” card. Walmart scrip is just about as good as money. I do costco fairly regularly as well as the regular walmart, but really cannot stand scam’s club.