Costco vs Sam's Club vs BJ's Wholesale.

• OneBuckeye

  

  Does anyone have a membership to a wholesale club? I am thinking about getting a membership. What are your experiences, what are some of the things you always buy there?
• Benny The Jet

  

  Have one for Sam's. Usually we buy bulk of the non-perishable items (toilet paper, towels, canned stuff) and use it a lot for gas. Have found that they are typically hours if not a day behind when they change gas prices. So once I realize the rest of the town usually has upped the gas prices, Sam's is still at the discounted price and head there.
• Cher

  Benny The Jet;1241522 wrote:So once I realize the rest of the town usually has upped the gas prices, Sam's is still at the discounted price and head there.

  Makes sense to drive to the other side of town to save $1.00 on gas.
• SnotBubbles

  

  Sam's Club. Because I've never been to the other 2, not because I love Sam's Club.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  SnotBubbles;1241526 wrote:Sam's Club. Because I've never been to the other 2, not because I love Sam's Club.

  
  Where's the closest?
• Steel Valley Football

  Costco. We love it an highly recommend it.
• brutus161

  

  Have been a member if all three, and Costco wins by a country mile.
• se-alum

  

  Sam's Club is nice, for the reasons Benny the Jet stated. If you have an extra freezer, they have good prices on frozen goods. I've never been to Costco, and never heard of JB's Wholesale.
• SnotBubbles

  

  ernest_t_bass;1241528 wrote:Where's the closest?

  Lima or Columbus. Why?
• Enforcer

  

  SnotBubbles;1241526 wrote:Sam's Club. Because I've never been to the other 2, not because I love Sam's Club.

  This
• Belly35

  

  I have a business membership at Sams ... I have been to Costco in Chicago and it was nice... we don't have a Costco in this area
• vball10set

  Have a membership to Sam's and Costco, but like Sam's better. My wife likes Costco's bakery for cakes, etc. for different occassions, but for everything else it's Sam's Club...hands down.
• bigkahuna

  Costco is awesome.
  
  Their prices are pretty good and basically a steal with the coupons. I remember we went one time and spent ~ the same as we do every 2 weeks for groceries (150.00) and were good for almost 2 months because of all the stuff we bought; besides milk.
  
  Gas is also ALWAYS .20-.30 cheaper on gas. The rest of Toledo was 3.88 this past weekend and Costco was 3.66.
  
  It really comes in hand for the cookouts/parties we have in the summer time.
• vball10set

  ^^^Sam's was $3.59 in Toledo...just sayin'
• bigkahuna

  vball10set;1241777 wrote:^^^Sam's was $3.59 in Toledo...just sayin'

  Even better. I don't think you can really go wrong with either to be honest.
• vball10set

  bigkahuna;1241778 wrote:Even better. I don't think you can really go wrong with either to be honest.

  I agree, kahuna, that's why we got 'ships to both
• Trueblue23

  

  I'm a Sams Club member and I frequent them here in Indianapolis. They are down the road from a huge ass Costco, regular turf war.
• Emmett Brown

  

  Costco because they pay their employees a lot better than Sam's does. One thing I hate about both is the long check out lines.
• vball10set

  Emmett Brown;1242120 wrote:Costco because they pay their employees a lot better than Sam's does. One thing I hate about both is the long check out lines.

  Sam's has the self-checkout lines now, which helps immensely...not sure if Costco does or not?
• ts1227

  

  vball10set;1242126 wrote:Sam's has the self-checkout lines now, which helps immensely...not sure if Costco does or not?

  Neither of the Sams I shop at do yet, fuckers.
  
  Also I just realized today that I got double charged on trash bags there Sunday... boooo. She must have inadvertently rescanned it when she picked them up to put in the box we had pulled. Not even worth the drive from Wooster to Ontario, hopefully they won't mind refunding me in like 5 weeks.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Is Costco worth it for a family of 2? I wanted to try it out but when I went there they were pushing a $110 membership which seems totally crazy to pay for a discount. I think the basic membership is $55. Is the savings worth it to buy bulk paper products and other stuff?
• Charles

  I've been with Costco for years, but I'm thinking about looking into Sam's.
• justincredible

  

  Costco is great.