Mojoe Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 What are your experiences and why do you stick with one over the other? Or, why did you drop your membership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Greaw up using Costco loved it. Moved to ohio and only sams club was near me so I defaulted there, was never the most impressed. Now that I moved up to lewis center theres one near, i started using it again. Forgot how awesome it is. Honestly there very similar in price, but product wise I feel better deals and selection at costo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Sams club is the wal mart of wholesale clubs, that alone should sway you to costco..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwohio Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I have been a Costco member for years, therefore I have never set foot in a Sam's Club...which may be the case for others on here, so they can't give you an accurate opinion because they only shop at one. I love Costco and have bought many 'higher priced' items there at, typically, a better price than most other places. Also, I bought a Wenger Swiss Military watch there for almost $200 and it broke after about 1 year of use (would randomly stop, even after chaning the battery multiple times) and they took it back with no questions asked for full price. Great service after the sale, IMO....customer for life after that interaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I have both. The Costco definitely have higher quality stuff than Sam, but I like Sam hours better. For most stuffs I buy either club is fine. I guess I still go to Sam is convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Costco for me. Had a Sams Club membership years ago and did a lot of shopping there. Moved away from Columbus, so gave up the membership. When Costco was opened up at Polaris, I was living in Westerville and I went up and did a walk around the place and noted items I buy on a regular bases and what their cost was. Then went for a walk around Sam's Club to compare. Sam's had basically the same prices but didn't have the amount of items I would buy in comparison to Costco at a discount. So I went with Costco. Haven't done the comparison for a while but prices haven't changed much at Costco so I keep renewing. Now use a lot of Kirkland (Costco's brand) items now and don't want to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We like the products from Costco but we hate the Coscto shoppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-H Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Was a Sam's Club member for ,, Long time. have since cancelled it and moving to Costco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I only go to Sams Club for this http://i0.wp.com/chaimtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sam-food.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Costco for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx2guy19 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I have a Sam's membership because they are near me in Hilliard, but my boss has a Costco membership because she lives near one and we work near one at Easton. That said, when I go with her, I prefer Costco. If there was one equal distance to me in Hilliard, I'd go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 mm Costco pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grudes Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Its kind of an Apples to Apples comparison for me. Costco does seem to have nicer stuff but I was used to going to Sams club so maybe it seems that way just because its diffrent to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/reasons-love-costco_n_4275774.html If you can ignore the source of the article there are some interesting facts about costco. They basically do everything the opposite of Wal-Mart. I'm a firm believer in supporting businesses with my patronage whenever possible (hence why i refuse to shop at walmart). If you treat your employee's well you will attract good / knowledgeable employee's and I'd rather shop at a store that treats their people right b/c I know, as the consumer, that better customer service is the result. I'm sure there are exceptions to that rule but that's my theory. That being said my gf and I shop at costco whenever possible. However it is more convenient for me, living in grandview, to shop at Kroger regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizin01 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 The woman loves Costco. We won't shop at Walmart or Sams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks for all the input. I have been with Sams for over 10 years. I'm going to walk through a Costco to be sure, but I'm pretty much going to see a murder in there, to not switch to Costco. There have been a few issues stacking up and, now I'm done and ready to shop elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We like the products from Costco but we hate the Coscto shoppers Agreed. I try to go when there are as few people as possible inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks for all the input. I have been with Sams for over 10 years. I'm going to walk through a Costco to be sure, but I'm pretty much going to see a murder in there, to not switch to Costco. There have been a few issues stacking up and, now I'm done and ready to shop elsewhere. The membership is so cheap you could always have both at the same time and just decide from there. Agreed. I try to go when there are as few people as possible inside. whoa this guy is alive?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We go to Sam's because after some research their grain free dog food was better than Costco's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 We do Sam's only because it's right off Sawmill and close. Otherwise I'd Costco as it does seem nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Miata Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/reasons-love-costco_n_4275774.html If you can ignore the source of the article there are some interesting facts about costco. They basically do everything the opposite of Wal-Mart. I'm a firm believer in supporting businesses with my patronage whenever possible (hence why i refuse to shop at walmart). If you treat your employee's well you will attract good / knowledgeable employee's and I'd rather shop at a store that treats their people right b/c I know, as the consumer, that better customer service is the result. I'm sure there are exceptions to that rule but that's my theory. That being said my gf and I shop at costco whenever possible. However it is more convenient for me, living in grandview, to shop at Kroger regularly. Came to post this basically. With most things generally being equal between the two, it's tough not to choose the one that pays their employees a real living wage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Motorsports1647545491 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 #Kroger Or nothing. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04r1 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Long time Costco member. If you shop enough at Costco, get the executive membership. They give you a check once a year for 1% back on everything. Pizza is great, they hate guns, I carry anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I only go to Sams Club for this http://i0.wp.com/chaimtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sam-food.jpg Costco is better. I prefer the items Costco sells when compared to Sam's. They are higher quality, carry a lot of gluten free foods (wife can't eat it) and generally have a better selection. We do have memberships to both and still go to Sam's for some things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrodh Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I only go to Sams Club for this http://i0.wp.com/chaimtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sam-food.jpg You know Costco has like the same deal right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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