BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Maybe - I like buying in bulk.

mudfog Loc: Ontario Canada

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rickwt Loc: Tomball, TX

I have to agree with your thought process but there is one tidbit to mention regarding Costco. The rebate check that we receive from Costco every year more than covers the cost of the membership. We use the Costco Visa membership card for our purchases. I assume Sam’s has a similar program.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Hey Jerry, I've worked for Sam's club for 24 years. The first 10 as a manager and the last 14 as a part-time associate working 8 to 12 hours a week. I have been told by quite a few people they didn't shop Sam's or Costco or BJ's because they didn't like having to pay for a membership to shop somewhere. My answer to them is simple. They pay everyone a membership, it's just collected a little at a time with each purchase they make. I give as an example: Go try to buy a pair of Savane or Kenneth Cole Reaction trousers. At a department store they will have the same 65.00 price tag that the ones at Sam's Club has. Now, unless you go to a small boutique shop, you will never pay 65.00. The department store will have a banner showing 25% off -- this brings the price to 48.75. Then there will be a coupon that will knock off another 15% -- now the price is 41.44. Then of course if you use their charge card, knock off another 10% --- now the price is down to 37.30! Great price, right! Or you could just go to Sam's and get the slacks for 19.98 to 21.98. I tell people if they just bought one of each color of those slacks, they have covered the price of their membership in one purchase! Every couple of years a news agency like USA Today or an on line news agency comes out with a report that shows if people would shop the clubs -- any of them, not just Sam's, they could save 33% on their groceries. Jerry, in addition to free shipping, be sure to take advantage of the extra year of warranty on major appliances. If you buy a large screen TV and get the 3 year extended warranty you will get 4 years. Their extended warranties are much less expensive than through a lot of other places. Of course, I feel I'm "preaching to the choir" since you already have experienced the value of the plus membership. One thing of interest -- the membership is what the clubs use as their profit. A lot of clubs would be in the red if not for what they collect in membership fees. A lot of clubs make a small profit in addition to the memberships and really busy clubs make 3 to 5% above the memberships due to volume efficiency. Not having to make a killing on profit on merchandise really frees the buyers up to seek out really outstanding values for the members. Some things they bring in you just have to shake your head and wonder how they can sell an item so cheaply.