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#1540859 - 04/26/11 04:26 PM
Costco or Sam's Club?
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With the impending arrival of mini-me #2, I am seriously considering joining one of these clubs. The savings on diapers and paper products alone would be worth it. I think.
Any feedback on either of these places?
Sam's Club is very close to our house and has better prices on the diapers we like. Costco is down the street from my work, not really close to home, but this is the place my FIL swears by for everything.
Thoughts on either or both?
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#1540865 - 04/26/11 04:31 PM
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#1540867 - 04/26/11 04:35 PM
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I've never been to a Costco, don't know if there are any in my area at all. But I can tell you Sam's Club has saved me lots of money on diapers, wipes, and although I don't use it anymore, the formula. Thank goodness, my daughter is on regular milk now and we are trying to potty train her, so all of those costs should go away soon. This stuff is so ridiculously priced.
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#1540870 - 04/26/11 04:38 PM
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I've never been to a Costco, don't know if there are any in my area at all. But I can tell you Sam's Club has saved me lots of money on diapers, wipes, and although I don't use it anymore, the formula. Thank goodness, my daughter is on regular milk now and we are trying to potty train her, so all of those costs should go away soon. This stuff is so ridiculously priced. In the same boat cant wait to replace the diapers with designer clothes
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#1540886 - 04/26/11 04:47 PM
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We have a large family, and I swear by Sam's club. We have to drive 2 hours to it, but it's worth it. No more babies, but we do a grip of grocery shopping there, bottled water, paper products, gatoraid, and meat. And anything else we can store, like pasta or frozen foods. It saves a lot of time and money.
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#1540892 - 04/26/11 04:53 PM
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I've only been to Sam's Club and like it.
they sell beef jerky, lots of it
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#1540913 - 04/26/11 05:16 PM
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Sam's and Costco are great for diapers and formula twice during your lifetime - once when you are raising kids (Pampers™ and Enfamil™) and then again when you reach the point of being "Pale Old" (Depends™ and Ensure™).
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#1541023 - 04/26/11 06:09 PM
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LMAO @ tj Does Sam's Club have prepared meals you can freeze? My FIL buys stuff like that from Costco and it's always quite tasty. I was thinking that with the baby's arrival, it would be easy for my hubby to run to Sam's Club and buy a few frozen meals to heat up for dinner, etc.
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#1541032 - 04/26/11 06:17 PM
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LMAO @ tj Does Sam's Club have prepared meals you can freeze? My FIL buys stuff like that from Costco and it's always quite tasty. I was thinking that with the baby's arrival, it would be easy for my hubby to run to Sam's Club and buy a few frozen meals to heat up for dinner, etc. It may be a few years for the baby to eat frozen dinners
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#1541037 - 04/26/11 06:19 PM
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We don't have a Costco, so I'm a Sam's Club member by default. We do buy a few things there but use it mostly for the discount on gas. I've only been in a Costco once. I liked it better than Sam's for regular grocery shopping.
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#1541050 - 04/26/11 06:25 PM
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The Sam's Club nearest me closed about 4 years ago, and Costco is less than a mile from me. I go there for gas, their ready-to-bake pizzas and vodka. It's been so worth it.
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#1541052 - 04/26/11 06:27 PM
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Sam's Club needs to sell bigger cans of baked beans. One can just isn't enough.
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#1541116 - 04/26/11 07:28 PM
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Agree with Truffle Royale; try them both, or at least go in and look around. Most places offer free trial memberships and also allow to come in for free and look around. Check them out at different times and days to ensure that what you want is stocked, etc. Also consider that most people bank (or shop) where they live or work.
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#1541147 - 04/26/11 07:54 PM
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Sam's it is!
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#1541163 - 04/26/11 08:05 PM
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Costco is too far for us, so we go to Sams. Word is they may build one less than 2 miles from us.
One thing we really like is their ground beef. It is very lean. Sometimes we'll brown a pound of ground beef and have almost no grease to drain off. We buy a lot of produce there too.
I find you can beat their beer and wine prices if you watch the sales, but they will have some good specials on liquor.
They will have some good deals on clothes too, if you're not fixated on trendy name brands.
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#1541195 - 04/26/11 08:32 PM
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be sure when leaving Sam's Club to walk right past the person checking receipts on your way out
check out their reaction
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#1541206 - 04/26/11 08:38 PM
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I am about and hour one way and 2 another to a Sam's and that is where I always shop. There is a Costco about a mile or so down the road from Sams at the one in Ft Worth...I have never been to one so i can't really give you a truly honest opinion. I say try both of them out look at what you would be wanting to purchase write down the prices and the size it is, then go to the other to compare and see who can give you the best for your money.
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#1541248 - 04/26/11 09:23 PM
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#1541256 - 04/26/11 09:32 PM
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It's Costco for me! Great products (on household items and groceries) and awesome fresh produce. Consider an executive membership - you receive cash back at the end of the year that helps offset the cost of membership. Also, their return policy can't be beat!
<------ diehard Costco fan.
Almost forgot one reason alone to buy Costco.... Kirkland vanilla ice cream. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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#1541339 - 04/27/11 12:09 PM
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You can get Kirkland at Aldi's too, I believe.
Not a fan of Sam's and never been in a Costco. I always got great diaper deals at Walgreens, CVS, or Target. Never paid more than $3-4 a pack thanks to coupons and deals. Even got paid one time to take the Walgreens brand diapers off their hands and that brand holds up just as well as any of the others.
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