From what I've read and my own shopping experiences, the prices are pretty similar. According to a recent study in a local magazine, in my area you can save around 36% off retail grocery store prices by shopping at either warehouse store. Costco has an optical department that was highly rated by a leading consumer magazine for product quality, so in my myopic family we use them for prescription glasses and sun glasses. Between the two stores located near me, Costco has by far the quicker check out lines, though the lines at Sam's Club aren't bad if you go during the off hours. Both stores have very similar product lines, though the Costco near me has a lot of organic items while the local Sam's Club has few, if any, organic products.
The big advantage to my local Sam's Club is their Click and Pull service. It allows you to select products online and then send your list to your nearest Sam's Club with the click of a mouse. Sam's Club employees put the items on your list in a cart. (I guess "pull" is warehouse lingo for putting items in your cart.) They email you when your cart is read for pickup, usually within a day. They also create one sheet with a scan code for your entire order so you don't have to have each individual product rung up at the register, which also saves a lot of time.
I think it is great. It is like having concierge shopping service with warehouse prices. I can't believe more people don't take advantage of it. I asked recently at my local Sam's who used the service and they said it was popular with business owners. I'm surprised more soccer moms and other people like me don't make use of it. I'm trying to spread the word because I love it and I want them to keep the service going. By using my online shopping list, I can check at home which items I need so I don't order too much of any one item or not order something I'm out of. It save me hours of going through their store putting items in my cart. I think it saves money, too, because it cuts down on impulse buying. The only additions I make to my cart when I get to the store are freezer and refrigerator items. Other than that, there is no shopping required anymore. It is more like an order pick up instead.
The big advantage to my local Sam's Club is their Click and Pull service. It allows you to select products online and then send your list to your nearest Sam's Club with the click of a mouse. Sam's Club employees put the items on your list in a cart. (I guess "pull" is warehouse lingo for putting items in your cart.) They email you when your cart is read for pickup, usually within a day. They also create one sheet with a scan code for your entire order so you don't have to have each individual product rung up at the register, which also saves a lot of time.
I think it is great. It is like having concierge shopping service with warehouse prices. I can't believe more people don't take advantage of it. I asked recently at my local Sam's who used the service and they said it was popular with business owners. I'm surprised more soccer moms and other people like me don't make use of it. I'm trying to spread the word because I love it and I want them to keep the service going. By using my online shopping list, I can check at home which items I need so I don't order too much of any one item or not order something I'm out of. It save me hours of going through their store putting items in my cart. I think it saves money, too, because it cuts down on impulse buying. The only additions I make to my cart when I get to the store are freezer and refrigerator items. Other than that, there is no shopping required anymore. It is more like an order pick up instead.
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