Sam's club

[njk07]

I am still debating whether I should jump into that SAMs club deal on living social? Are there members here who are happy to recommend joining? What product there are worth the trip? Thanks.

[DietCokeLover]

I shop there a lot. There is no Costco near me, so I can not compare. But, we buy a good many products there for our business. And personally, we buy: toilet paper, paper towels, milk, bread (2 loaves for $3.xx), eggs, fruit, organic spring lettuce, big blocks of cheese, chips (2 extra large bags for less than $5), coffee. We used to buy formula there when dc were little.
The gas savings are big for us as well.

[MSWR0319]

Sams is almost an hour away for us and we haven't had a membership in awhile, but decided to jump on this because DH will only drink Dunkin Donuts coffee and they beat any sale I can get in other stores, and is even cheaper that most sales if I have a coupon. PLus I can order it online and it ships to me for free. There are a few things DH liked from their freezer section and we likes the cheese and sometimes produce.Their Huggies wipes are also .02/wipe which is cheaper than I've been seeing lately during sales and even a lot of times with Amazon Mom, and those also ship for free. So for us, it was worth it. I wouldn't pay full price for the membership for what we need, but in this case it's a good deal. We also used to get dog food there.

[TwoBees]

we go tehre every 2-3 months, and the membership has been invaluable to us. DH says Sam's is a better deal than Costco based on his comparisons, but IMO, Costco has better deals on some stuff. Regardless, we do most of our shopping at Sams for bulk and paper/dry goods. We buy:

toilet paper
paper towels
tissues
napkins
paper plates
plastic cups
trash bags
baby wipes
Clorox wipes
Ziploc bags
batteries
juice boxes/cans
tomato sauce
Horizon organic milk
Eggo waffles
frozen chicken breasts
orange juice
cheese
body lotion
rewetting eye drops
shampoo/conditioner

You do need to have decent storage space in your home to do a trip like this though. We usually stock up for several months. We have an extra fridge/freezer

[Kymberley]

No Costco here, Sams is about 20 minutes away. We go every 2 weeks or so. Things we get from Sams:

Dog food
Laundry detergent
Fabric softener
Dryer sheets
Clorox bleach
Clorox cleaner
Windex
Ziploc bags
Trash bags
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Olive oil
Vegetable oil
Rice
Spices
Gatorade powder
Oatmeal
Maple syrup
Almonds
Juice
Frozen fruit
Chicken
Ground beef
Egg rolls
Cheese
Shaving gel
Contact solution

[MSWR0319]

we go tehre every 2-3 months, and the membership has been invaluable to us. DH says Sam's is a better deal than Costco based on his comparisons, but IMO, Costco has better deals on some stuff. Regardless, we do most of our shopping at Sams for bulk and paper/dry goods. We buy:

toilet paper
paper towels
tissues
napkins
paper plates
plastic cups
trash bags
baby wipes
Clorox wipes
Ziploc bags
batteries
juice boxes/cans
tomato sauce
Horizon organic milk
Eggo waffles
frozen chicken breasts
orange juice
cheese
body lotion
rewetting eye drops
shampoo/conditioner

You do need to have decent storage space in your home to do a trip like this though. We usually stock up for several months. We have an extra fridge/freezer

I didn't know they carried Horizon milk, do you know how much it is? Maybe I"ll go once a month or so now. THey may have things I didn't know I could get there! We have an extra fridge we could put some cartons in.

[Pinky]

How much cheaper us the gas?

[WatchingThemGrow]

We go every week-10 days. We both get our gas there. It's SO convenient for us, esp since DH can walk there from his office. I find the staples are cheaper there, plus there are fewer impulse buys to tempt me. It's not amazing, it's not gross, it's just fine. People are pleasant, and the more or less the same people have been at our store since it opened 8 or so years ago. Our costco is always a zoo and it is 30 min. from home. Sam's is a much more pleasant shopping experience crowd-wise, or maybe that's just because they're open earlier with longer hours and I go earlier.

[SASM]

Do they still offer the trial memberships? Give it a try and see. Or see if you can join with your deal and, if you do not like the club, quit and get a prorated reimbursement? Sam's is the only warehouse club in our area. As far as I remember, they do not accept manufacturer's coupons (whereas, BJ's did). They also only accept certain credit cards, so that might be an issue for you. We do not eat a lot of processed food but still get our dollar's worth there. We buy:

-paper products
-90% of our produce
-angus hamburgers
-proscuitto
-eggs (when we cannot get our fresh pastured)
-single containers of mandarin oranges in juice
-maple syrup
-big bags of raw almonds
-spices
-OTC medication
-books
-batteries

We do not live near a Costco. I really miss Costco, as I found that they had more organic, however, Sam's does not quickly discontinue items like Costco so that is a HUGE bonus!

Good luck!!

[mom2binsd]

If you have allergies and take either zytec or claritin, their house brand of these is SUPER CHEAP, I got 200 tabs of claritin for about 22.00

I get a huge bag of 8 individual bags of edamame with sea salt for about 8.00.

I find their Rotisserie chickens great and they're 4.99.

Bananas are usually a good deal too.

Our Meijer store has competitive produce/frozen/dry goods prices but occasionally I'll get produce there too and other things that seem well priced. I did find their Fiber One bars were a great deal, but I don't eat them anymore...too much sugar in them for me.

I did get a 12 pack of Atkins shakes for about 11.00.

I often find great deals on deodarant too, 3 packs of the clinical Secret were about 12.00.