Discounted service and parts from participating service centers. Auto insurance with additional benefits for executive members.
Tires with free rotation, balancing, and flat repair. Same-day grocery delivery and 2-day delivery for non-perishables. Higher-end brands and a perception of higher quality. Larger selection of organic and health food. Higher rankings in customer satisfaction surveys. $120 for executive or executive business (2% reward up to $1,000 a year). Trash Bags (13 gal.) Member's Mark /Kirkland Signatureīottled Water (16.9 oz.) Member's Mark /Kirkland Signature Toilet Paper Member's Mark /Kirkland Signature Tissues Member's Mark /Kirkland Signature Spaghetti Sauce (Organic) Member's Mark /Kirkland Signature Shredded Mozzarella Member's Mark /Kirkland Signature Paper Towels Member's Mark /Kirkland Signature When possible, we selected in-house brands (Member's Mark and Daily Chef at Sam's Club and Kirkland Signature at Costco).Īmerican Cheese Member's Mark /Kirkland Signatureįrozen Chicken Breasts Daily Chef /Kirkland Signatureįrozen Vegetables Daily Chef /Kirkland Signature to account for differences in package size. We also calculated the price per unit - per ounce, per diaper, etc. Item for item, we tried to make our comparison as fair as possible, picking the same brand in the same quantity at each wholesale club. Into our cart went 30 perishable and packaged grocery items, personal care products, and other household essentials. To compare Sam's Club and Costco prices, we shopped for a family of four, including an infant, at stores in the same Dayton, Ohio, market area. (Note: We did not include BJ's Wholesale Club in this comparison, because it lacks a nationwide presence.) Prices For its part, Sam's Club excels in technical support for electronics, provides more payment options, and has more locations. Costco also has a larger in-store selection (particularly for organic and health foods), higher-end and better quality merchandise, discounted prescriptions at the lowest membership level, and greater rewards at the higher membership level. But in a shopping cart of 30 items, we found more savings at Costco. Sam's Club started with a very narrow price advantage: The cost of annual membership is $15 cheaper. When pressed to declare a victor, we settled on Costco - by a hair. Which, if either, is the better choice for the consumer? We became members and shopped at each to find out.Ī head-to-head comparison between Costco and Sam's Club reveals a host of similarities. Both also promise exceptional deals compared with conventional retailers. Both warehouse club giants offer an array of discounted goods and services with membership, including grocery items, prescription medications, electronics, automotive supplies and services, and more. Thanks to all the informative posts, and good luck.Deciding whether to join Costco or Sam's Club is no small task. Canon paper, even using their canon ink, has a milky film look in darker photos. Royal Brites output quality looks just like the Kodak output, and better than the Canon output. This I did early on to compare with the Canon paper supplied with the printer and some Kodak paper I had from a previous printer. I purchased Royal Brites High Gloss Photo paper from Sams Club for 20 bucks per 150 8 1/2 by 11 sheets. Thanks to that poster, though I've forgotten your name, it proved very successful and easy. Though the Stratitec refill kit came with the rubber plugs and such for the ink cartridges, I took the advice of one of the posters in this room and used a heated paper clip to form a fill hole and a hot glue gun to seal the hole after filling. Printed many of the same photos I'd printed using the canon ink. local availabilityĪfter quickly running thru the canon ink supplied with the printer, I purchased the Stratitec refill for 20 bucks from Sam's Club. About the same time, in this forum, I asked for information on Stratitec refill ink from Sams Club. A few weeks ago I purchased the canon I850 printer.