Costco has better lunch time samples

Costco was more woke during scamdemic.

Do both.

I've been a Costco member since they were Price Club and a Sam's Club member for around 15 years.

Don't know about Costco, but Sam's club delivers and it's always free. Only done it 3 or 4 times, though, as I like walking through the store.

I like Sam's better, as does Mrs. Flash, but there are things that Costco has that Sam's doesn't, so we remain members of both.

We do Costco, the food seems better in general.

We have both, as they each have their strengths. But, if we had to choose only one, it would be Costco.

In our current location, I'm still a member of both. Sam's has the Plus membership that basically pays for itself and offers early shopping hours. As Edmond mentioned earlier, their app is also much better. I usually go during early hours on Saturday morning, use the app to scan as I shop, pay from the app, and leave without ever standing in line. Costco here has regular cashier lines that move pretty well, but the crowds can get irritating at times when an employee isn't directing traffic. I think the meat quality is about even between the two. At our stores, the chicken selection/quality is probably better at Costco. I also think the vegetables and frozen selections are better at Costco. I have a local market that I buy seafood from, so I don't use either for that. Paper products are even to me. I don't like the location of either of our local stores. They are both in large shopping areas with overcrowded parking lots. Sam's Club parking has the added bonus of having occasional bums bothering people for money. Costco has two traffic circles to get through, which apparently people from around here have never seen. I'm honestly thinking of dropping both memberships since they are both kind of a pain to get to from where we live. I know I get some good deals at the warehouse stores, but I always seem to feel poor when I leave.

I have both also, they are located a 1/4 mile of each other and about 2 miles from my house. I use Sams club more because of curbside pickup which I use alot. I asked the girl at Costco about this and she mentioned that they talk about it alot but not sure about implementing it in the near future.

We’re members of both and use both equally. Sam’s snack area has more and better pizza choices. Costco has better soft serve ice cream in their snack area. The Sam’s is farther away and harder to get to, but much less tense of a shopping experience. Costco is more crowded and the employees are less patient and accommodating. I run across more Sam’s stores than Costco stores in our travels. Their merchandise seems equally satisfactory.

I had both memberships, but gave up my Costco(bought it when it was Price Club), and only keep my Sam's Club membership. I am satisfied with it, and like their pharmacy to boot.

Nobody has mentioned Costco's optical department and hearing aids. Both offer high quality and very reasonable prices. I have no idea what Sam's does in these areas.

started with cosco decades ago,they raised fees,pissed me off ,I went to sams,ten years later,to hell with them both,just me and my dog food is less at wal mart and in stock .
Shit I bought way back then done expired,why stock up?

We do Sams, mostly because Sams club is a bit closer and more easily accessed due to the way the roads are laid out.

Having been members of both in the past, it's a wash most of the time, unless there are specific things you prefer at one or the other, that you are willing to drive out of your way for.

Otherwise, pick the quickest one to get to.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Nobody has mentioned Costco's optical department and hearing aids. Both offer high quality and very reasonable prices. I have no idea what Sam's does in these areas.

A friend recommended Sam's optical to me around 7 or 8 years ago. Very good service, high quality lenses and coatings, and they nail the prescription perfectly. The last pair I bought ran around $250.00 with the exam, new frames, new lenses, and all the coatings including Transitions.

After I got the first pair, I had an appointment with my ophthalmologist for my annual checkup and they told me that my glasses were perfect for me. Sam's had nailed it exactly.

I have no idea what they do for hearing aids.

It's Sam's for our family mostly because of location. We have two Costcos in our area about 20 miles apart and we live smack in-between then. Traffic in either direction is awful. Sam's is 2.8 miles and is an easy drive.

Inasmuch as it's just me and the squeeze we probably don't get full advantage of the membership. Wife mostly shops for meat and fish, her Cheerios (big ass box), some paper products and the occasional giant sized jar of mixed nuts. I keep thinking we won't renew, but when the time comes there's always some sort of retention incentive that keeps us going.

I should mention that during Covid Sam's allowed Seniors in at 7:00an on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Nice touch.

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Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS:
I should mention that during Covid Sam's allowed Seniors in at 7:00an on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Nice touch.

I'd forgotten, but you're right.

Our Costco has a great gas station set up ,
Quick and easy,
Bing bang boom

The Sam's Club gas station is a miserable piece of work.

As we live in Illinois we ( and 9,000 others)
Drive over to Illinois for gas.

Costco here, we like it, the Sams near us wasn't great, it's now gone, closed by Sams so that pretty much proves it wasn't top tier...

Neighbor has both, likes Sams for some things, Costco for others.

Sams usually has a membership deal $45 fee, but you get a $45 coupon back, so net zero.

We have the Costco Visa, get money back, plus Costco Business membership which pays back a pct, end of year get a nice check back that says "you spent too much money at Costco, here's you spiff"

We are both here. We go to Sam's more than Costco, have the Sam's Plus that more than pays for itself with the amount we use it but are back down to the basic Costco instead of Executive because we weren't shopping there enough to substantiate the price difference with the rebate.

I much prefer the clientele at Sam's Club. Costco is still shopped heavily by mask wearers here and they have the lame plexiglass shields up at the registers. Customers jam the main passage ways with their carts while they get their free samples, oblivious to the world and are often bitchy, unhappy people about life. I don't like Costco's self checkout process compared to Sam's Clubs handheld beeper. I can stock my cart as I buy with barcodes up and I can beep my way through in less than a minute compared to unloading and reloading for the weighed table at Costco only to have an employee have to cursory look at my receipt and mark it and then take that receipt to the exit person to confirm it was marked off by the other employee. Sam's Club has the person beeping random things in your shopping cart to see if you're stealing, so that's annoying and time consuming also. Costco has the chicken bake though, and damn its good.

For gas I have to go before or after store hours at Costco or face waiting in lines longer than the Carter Administration but our Costco pumps have long hoses so you can go for either side of the pump. Our Sam's doesn't have long hoses and just implemented a one-way only line, so half the time there is nobody on half the pumps but they won't let you back into them, so that irks me too.

Sam's Club is one standard deviation above the clientele at the Wal-Mart next door. Customers have the foresight and means to buy 2 weeks in advance instead of 2 hours in advance, and you don't need a Hepatitis shot. Our Costco is generally full of retired people, Karens, and assholes.

Both piss me off in their own unique ways. I hate listening to Sam's Club / Wal-Mart radio, just play muzak. That and chicken bake gives Costco the win.

Costco for me

I despise everything Walmart and do my best to not buy anything from them

I've been a Sam's ember for many years. I am a Plus member, so I can get in 2 hours before the store opens to the general public. I pay $100/year for the membership and I get around $85/year in cash back. I am also a Costco member. They have lower prices on flat panel TVs, and a much better warranty. I had a problem with the 1st TV I bought from them, and they made the phone call to the warranty department. My only issue with Costco is the lack of parking and the distance to the store.