Costco vs Sam's Club

AlishaMay · December 2009

I'm planning on getting a membership to one of these two, mainly to get diapers in bulk. In terms of location from me, they are the same, so I'm wondering if anyone has a preference, and why? TIA!

Shandie_725 · December 2009

We only have a Sam's or BJ's around here. I go to Sam's because it's in the same town and I don't see enough of a difference in price that'd convince me to drive an extra 20 minutes to go to BJ's.

taraleffel · December 2009

like costco better, but you do have to pay with either cash, american express, check or debit. We only carry a mastercard and visa card, and ABSOLUTELY do NOT want another credit card. So that was a bit of a pain in the ass for holiday shopping.

mopsie · December 2009

My mom is a Costco member and I went with her last time to look at their diaper selection and I noticed they don't have a lot to choose from. I'd recommend visiting each one to "tour" it (if they'll let you) so you can compare prices and selection. Or maybe just check it out online.

Qmommy · December 2009

Costco has better stuff.

And Rush Limbaugh is a supporter of Sams Club and I can't stand that man.

butterbeansmama · December 2009

I have a membership to both and never ever go to Sam's. I like Costco so much better. Everything there seems nicer and they have much more of a selection (especially in there clothese department).

STAR15 · December 2009

Qmommy:
Costco has better stuff. And Rush Limbaugh is a supporter of Sams Club and I can't stand that man.

This is the most convincing argument I've heard.

Jennifer80 · December 2009

I actually have a membership to Sam's-which I always have liked. However, my dad's 50th birthday party was this past weekend and the cake was from Costco and it was so delicious! (And only $16.) I was really impressed. At Sam's you can pay with either MC, debit card, or discover.

sarah.sarah · December 2009

costco wipes are the best!!! it's a cleaner store and their bakery is yumm-o! the optical dept is SUPER cheap for glasses and the photos are cheap and well-colored. the debit card issue is a PITA though.

annnnd rush is a douche and i hate walmart.

naturegirl417 · December 2009

We used to be a member at Sams but switched to Costco two years ago. If you intend to buy food there as well, Costco has a better selection with more variety and it comes in convenient sizes. For diapers, I think they carry one name brand and their store brand. I plan on using the store brand.

Bri-N-Bri · December 2009

We only have a Costco, but we really like it!

MNgirl326 · December 2009

We are members of Costco because if it has better stuff and we don't support Walmart.

lildevil968 · December 2009

I was a member of Sam's Club until about 4 years ago when Costco came to town and changed my world FOREVER! I love Costco because they have better selection, better clothes, and better quality items. I actually make excuses to go to Costco....lol.

LaurenSweat · December 2009

taraleffel:
like costco better, but you do have to pay with either cash, american express, check or debit. We only carry a mastercard and visa card, and ABSOLUTELY do NOT want another credit card. So that was a bit of a pain in the ass for holiday shopping.

This must be regional or their policy must have changed. I joined Costco two months ago and every time I have used my Visa at checkout.

We love costco, I think that the Kirkland store brand is great!

EMWindy · December 2009

I'm a member of Costco, and I love it for lots of reasons (meat, paper products, clothes, drinks, random stuff) - but I don't like their diaper selection. They have Kirkland brand and Huggies. I only like Pampers, so I end up buying diapers from BRU or Diapers.com with coupons instead.

I know that Sams carries Pampers - and they might carry Huggies too? I'm not sure about that, but they do sell Pampers for sure.

dvroxy · December 2009

mopsie:
My mom is a Costco member and I went with her last time to look at their diaper selection and I noticed they don't have a lot to choose from. I'd recommend visiting each one to "tour" it (if they'll let you) so you can compare prices and selection. Or maybe just check it out online.

This is good advice. You can get a day pass at each store, but I don't think you can actually buy anything without a membership. I prefer Sam's because I found their prices to be cheaper here.

gocards1 · December 2009

We used to be Sams members, b/c we were under my FIL's business membership. When he decided not to renew, we switched to Costco b/c it was closer to our house. There are things about Sams that I liked better (diapers, formula, not having to pay for the membership), but we are also happy with Costco. It seems like the store is cleaner and the employees are much more friendly (that kind of stuff goes a long way with me). I love when I get the book of coupons to Costco. It's like Christmas

Sams does have Pampers, Huggies, the store brand, and I think Luvs also. Costco only has Huggies and Kirkland.

T1andT2 · December 2009

we go to Costco. I like their clothes choices, esp for DS. I do not like the diapers, they have Huggies and their Kirkland brand. Kirkland is similar to Huggies Movers.....the price is not that great. You can get them cheaper at Target when they are one sale and have a coupon.

We do like the liquor dept for wine and gifts. The meat is good. The take n bake pizzas are probably our most frequent purchase.

I do know that our Sams has Pampers, which has made me consider it.....but it is 35 min away.

georgia_peachy · December 2009

We go to Sam's. We get a discount on the membership b/c DH works for the company. I love Sam's but to be honest I don't know much about Costco other than DH calls them "the devil competition worse than Target". So as a stock holder and someone who personally benefits from bonuses when DH's store does better than those 2 companies, pretty much I don't bite the hand that feeds. I don't shop at Target and I don't shop at Costco. (I won't address the previous posters who "hate Walmart". DH has had health insurance, normal hours, and paid overtime even when he was an hourly cashier/cart pusher. They've been a great company to work for. Besides. Walmart saves you $3100/year even if you choose to shop elsewhere. You're welcome.)

And as pp mentioned that Costco will only take AE, Sam's has the same deal with mastercard. So you can only use cash, debit card, or Mastercard. For us Sam's is well worth the membership just from ordering our contacts there. The membership is a little under $30 for us and we each save nearly $200/year on our contact prescriptions. We get a few other tings that are big savings too (like yeast and flour in bulk for my bread making endeavors)

bobbidall · December 2009

I love Costco, but never shopped at Sam's so I can't compare the two.

mhuston · December 2009

Having a Sam's card now bc Costco isn't very close to our house... it's good to know about the diapers that Costco carries. We are moving to a new house that has both Sams and Cosco that are right across the street from each other! We were going to switch to Costco bc we seemed to like it better when we go with my dad. They seem to have a larger selection of things to buy that wasn't just food toilet paper and dishsoap stuff that we currently buy from Sams. I might just have to see which brand of diapers we like better after our lit one gets here.

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