warehouse clubs

[willidan]

Is anyone a member of a warehouse club? Anybody have any pro or con stories to tell? I'm thinking of joining Sams, but haven't quite gotten to the point of justifying the $50 a year membership fee.

Edited 11/14: I'm convinced. I'll take some of my Christmas money and invest in a membership. Thanks!

Comments

[holyschist]

I think a distinction has to be drawn between Costco (which catches some flak in the business community for treating its employees *too* well) and Sam's (which is owned by the Walmart behemoth, with all the accompanying baggage).

Yeah, and even strictly from a customer POV, I think Costco's better, too. Sam's is a blatant knock-off. However, not all cities have both options--I had my Sam's membership before Colorado Springs got a Costco (by which point I had moved).

OH MAN, I forgot about gas.

[merrycaepa]

I don't think I was in a Sam's after the age of about twelve, but I do seem to remember it being really dark on the inside - a bit dingy, maybe? It didn't feel so much like a warehouse as somebody's very outsize garage.