Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Costco - Sams has good values but my favorite items are frequently out-of-stock.
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 I go to both, but I lean toward Sams. Sams seems to have more variety in brands while Costco relies mainly in their own brand.
Alpo Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Guess it has to be Sams, since we ain't got a Costco here.
Colonel Lou Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Been a member of both, right now Costco as they have a better meat selection and that is main reason we use them.
guitar_slinger Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Costco doesn't want me carrying a firearm in their stores so I won't go into their stores. Simple as that.
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Shopped both -- IMO, no dif. Costco is closer so that's where we went. Topic for another conversation is whether the "deals" are really worth the trip and cost of membership. We decided that having to buy a skid of paper towels or toilet paper at a time just to save 7 cents a roll wasn't worth it. We also don't need a 7 pound pan of lasagna. We don't consume much, so purchasing items in bulk saves us little if at all. We found many items at other stores for the same price or less. While there are great deals to be had, they can be erratic and there aren't enough to make the trip worthwhile (for us). We're letting our membership lapse. YMMV
Cofachique Dick Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Costco. They treat their employees much better than Sams.
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Sam's has meats "reduced for quick sale."
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 We have a club here, BJ's (Berkeley and Jensen) my son has a card and I'm on his family plan. Lots of great deals there but you have to buy most items in bulk and that's a bit too much for one person.
Boon Doggle Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Costco. We have both, but Costco has nicer employees and better service, especially in the check out.
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Costco. Cbetter quality merchandise, produce, and especially the meat.
Grizzly Dave Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Both, work provides a card for costco, we pick up the one for sams. Some things we can only find at Costco, but mostly we use Sams, it's more convenient. I agree that for the most part the meat is better at Costco. We break down the large packages to sizes we use and freeze them. Really don't have a problem buying a bale of terlit paper or paper towels at a time, gonna use them eventually. Still do the bulk of grocery shopping at local grocery store but the warehouses do have their place.
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 COSTCO - Has the best price for gas in the area. Agree that their meat is excellent and priced below everyone else. Plus don't forget their $4.99 roasted chickens.
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 COSTCO - Has the best price for gas in the area. Agree that their meat is excellent and priced below everyone else. Plus don't forget their $4.99 roasted chickens. Its a bigger chicken than Sams too!
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Sams is about 1 mile from the house. Nearest Costco, is in the next city-- OLG
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Its a bigger chicken than Sams too! Not here-Sam's chicken is huge. We get cook'd beef ribs from my wife's store(Neighborhood Market)and the 'bird' from Sams. Good food-- X2 on best gas price at Sam's-For some DUM reason, our Sams Club doesn't sell diesel. OLG
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Costco, because I don't know where Sam's Club is nearby, and my Mommy does not like for me to go very far from home, alone.
Deadeye Doug Dalton SASS#65449L Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Guess it has to be Sams, since we ain't got a Costco here. +1 There's another discount box store in town called B.J.'s. Their prices are higher than Sam's and they are much further away than Sam's. Sam's wins again.
Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 we have memberships to each,,, prefer Costco for most things,,, but Sam's carries things we use/eat that Costco doesn't. don't care much for Costco's owner's politics!! Our Costco does have a no carry card posted, but it isn't done properly so legally it is of no effect.
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 today's price comparisons, 30 packs of coke cans, 9.29 at sams, 7.49 at Costco00. sam's large eggs 3 dz at 2.54dz, Costco XL 3z at 2.19 dz
Calamity Kris Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Topic for another conversation is whether the "deals" are really worth the trip and cost of membership. We decided that having to buy a skid of paper towels or toilet paper at a time just to save 7 cents a roll wasn't worth it. We also don't need a 7 pound pan of lasagna. We don't consume much, so purchasing items in bulk saves us little if at all. We found many items at other stores for the same price or less. YMMV I wish I could get Uno to see that.............................
guitar_slinger Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 I won't step foot inside a costco myself for reasons stated above. Close to politics as I'm going to get here.
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 It just irritates me to pay for a membership so I can shop in their store.
Henry T Harrison Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 I won't step foot inside a costco myself for reasons stated above. Close to politics as I'm going to get here. [/quote Must be a local thing we have no problem here. Of course concealed means just that
Clay Mosby Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 We use Sams, they are 1/2 mile away while the Costco is only 3/4 mile away. Here the Sams is friendlier, and the Costco had too many folks bringing in a whole pack of kids and feeding them at the sample stands. Plus the overall attitude of the customers was meaner and more rude at the costco.
guitar_slinger Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I won't step foot inside a costco myself for reasons stated above. Close to politics as I'm going to get here. [/quote Must be a local thing we have no problem here. Of course concealed means just that Nope, it is their corporate policy. https://customerservice.costco.com/system/templates/selfservice/costco_en_us/#!portal/200500000001002/article/200500000003176/Personal-FirearmsGuns-in-Costco-Stores Not a dime of my money goes there ever. Y'all can do as you please, I'm not lining the pockets of anti-gunners. GS
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Costco: K-Mart Sams: Wal Mart. As others have said, Costco is anti gun, Sams isn't.
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I would no more avoid Costco because they don't want guns in their stores than I would choose to go to Sam's because they take no stand one way or the other. They are private companies, and are entitled to set their own rules on their property - especially where admission to the store is based upon membership, and the general public is not admitted. Guns are not allowed in courthouses, police stations, schools, and various other public buildings, where I have a right of entry as a citizen; I do not refuse to enter those buildings based upon that exclusion. You're entitled to choose to do as you see fit. I'll go to Costco if I want to shop there. LL
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Both get most things at Costco, but only Sam's gives me a case price on the 80 -100 lbs of corned beef I use at St Paddy's day generally about $1 per lb less than costco
guitar_slinger Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I would no more avoid Costco because they don't want guns in their stores than I would choose to go to Sam's because they take no stand one way or the other. They are private companies, and are entitled to set their own rules on their property - especially where admission to the store is based upon membership, and the general public is not admitted. Guns are not allowed in courthouses, police stations, schools, and various other public buildings, where I have a right of entry as a citizen; I do not refuse to enter those buildings based upon that exclusion. You're entitled to choose to do as you see fit. I'll go to Costco if I want to shop there. LL Look up Costco CEO's liberal activism. Everyone here is free to spend their money how they please and are even free to spend money in organizations that will take some of the profits and pour into anti-gun organizations. Heck, folks are free to make direct donations to Michael Bloomberg's Everytown organization if they please. It's not just their anti-gun policy: http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/07/08/bye-bye-costco-national-retailer-denies-america-patriots-respond-with-coast-to-coast-boycott/ As for me and my family, Costco is a no-go.
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Look up Costco CEO's liberal activism. And we're off on another thread hijack. Not commenting or disagreeing with your point of view, but I think the OP was asking which retailer offered better deals.
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