What can I say, I love Sam's!
Everything sold at Sam's is sold at an amazing price. They sell a lot of food, electronics, household supplies, books, DVDs and the list goes on. They have really good deals with warranties and you can trust that everything that they sell is of good quality. They don't sell anything that's cheaply made, and I can say without question that I've never seen anywhere with better deals.
Some people say that their family isn't big enough to need to go to Sam's since a lot of stuff is sold in large quantities. Well, my family only consists of my husband and I and I shop there all the time. There are some items, like cheese that I refuse to buy from anyone else.
I just went to Sam's last night so by looking at my receipt I can share some of their wonderful prices.
Shredded Cheese - 10 LBS. - $10.66
Sliced American Cheese - 5 LBS - 160 Slices - $9.56
Beggin Strips 3lbs (48 oz) - $14.98 (Petsmart sells them at $12.99 for 25oz, so this is almost double the amount for $1.99 more!)
Chicken Breast - $1.97/LB (The Chicken Breasts are huge! I chop them in half)
Apple Juice 2 pack of 96 fl oz each - $4.48
Also Their brand of products, Member's Mark are just as good if not better than a lot of name brand stuff for way cheaper.
For Example:
Zyrtec at Walmart is $26.94 for a 45 day supply.
Member's Mark generic version is $17.50 for a 350! That's almost an entire year's worth! I have severe allergies and I've tried everything and Zyrtec is by far the best. Ask any pharmacist, generic for is exactly the same ingredients so it's exactly the same thing, but for those picky people who want name brand only, they sell 2 packs of Zyrtec so you get twice the amount as Walmart for the same price.
Sam's also has a pharmacy and they have the best prices on meds of course.
I would also recommend going on the weekend when they have tons of samples! There are samples in about every isle, at both ends of the isle a lot of times. They also have a large concession stand where they sell drinks, pizza, hot dogs, pretzels, salads, ice cream and other items at cheap prices in case you're hungry/thirsty while you are shopping and again, the stuff is good and cheap.
And as I finish singing their praises lol, of course the negative is that you have to pay $40.00/ year for a membership. I can honestly say though that it is well worth it. At the end of each year when it's time for renewal, they send you a print out showing an estimate of how much money you saved comparing prices to other places. If you're still not sure if it's worth it, you can either go with someone you know who has a membership, or go in and get a one day visitor pass so you can check out their prices yourself before paying anything.
One other complaint i have isn't with them, it's with their tire department. I have never purchased new tires before, only used so I didn't know that I needed to make an appointment. I called ahead and asked them what time they were open til, and if they had a specific tire available. That should let them know I wanted to come in that day right? But they didn't tell me I needed an appointment. We drove up there on a donut and we didn't know how long it would last and they told us there were no appointments available for that day and they couldn't squeeze us in.
Their tire prices were the best deal, but their customer service was awful. We ended up going elsewhere for tires.
Still all of that doesn't stop me from giving Sam's 5 stars, I just wish I could give their tire department a separate score and I'd give them 2 stars.
I highly recommend Sam's to everyone. read more