Shopping at BJ's
 

We have shopped at BJ's two or three times since their opening.
It will take more visits to start to know what is where in the store.
I will not get used to the need to clip coupons to get sale prices.

Because of the coupon clipping we will most likely not renew when the renewal comes due.

Overall it is a pretty nice store.

What are some other opinions/comments about BJ's?

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You don't have to clip coupons. Just use their app. No waste of paper needed. I got the sale price on the frozen bourbon salmon today, $14.99 instead of $17.99, without any coupon at all. If you're a member, you get that sale price.

I also got $2.00 a pound of sliced deli meat, and that did require that I touch my fingertip to a coupon on the app. The horrors - I was expected to actually do something to get a deal. I'm sure I'll be traumatized for life over this indignity.

Yes, the horrors of shopping.

OP is a long time member of TOTV and doesn’t deserve the tone of the responses.
His past contributions have been informative and beneficial.

I agree he is a valued TOTV member, and the snarky responses were unnecessary.

Responses to The OP
 

For my wife and I to shop at either BJ's or Sam's Club their containers/bottles/boxes are so large for two people.
There are things like gas and products we use a lot, we will purchase at either store.

How long a person has been a member of this forum should have no bearing on their value as a poster. They posted an opinion of a place, and came to a conclusion based on having to do something they didn't have to do. They asked opinions. I provided mine. I thought it was a pretty silly reason to choose not to patronize that business. However I also did explain WHY I thought it was a silly reason - and provided a little tip on how to bypass that need to do that thing they didn't want to do.

Also many of the prices are lower in BJ's than in other stores in the area. I use those fluticosine nasal sprays (Fluonase, generic). They're around $15 for a single 144-dose bottle at most stores. At Walgreen's I could get a 4-pack for $30, which is terrific. At BJ's, it was $25, which is even better.

Plus the gas prices are significantly lower than anywhere else in the Villages, including Sam's Club.

Did they make a change their Express Pay? Been awhile but last visit I had to go to a person to use coupons since they didn't work with Express Pay. Also, their checkout was much slower that Sam's Scan and Go. Considering also not renewing for the same reason as the OP.

Won’t renew as well for same reasons

OP we have the same thoughts on not renewing. Reason it’s the coupons, the product does not even give you a heads up that a coupon is available. So just feels like BJs is trying to screw over (pun intended) their clientele by not informing money could be saved.

Plus If you do use a coupon there is a limit of 1. So if coffee is a coupon and one drink decaf, and the other drinks high caffeine, you have to choose who gets coffee.

Rather drive to Costco in Westly Chapel that cut out coupons

No idea. But I didn't have to go to a person. I use the self-checkout.

I will not renew for the same reason. Clipping coupons in an app is not my thing. I am more of an impulse shopper. Same with Walgreens. I had about $100 in supplements but was told at checkout that I had to have clipped the coupons in the app to get the sale price. I left them and ordered from Costco instead at a better price. I am not a fan of this marketing strategy.

So they cut them out for you? Do they stand at the registers to do this.

We love BJ’s, been a member for over 32 years. The new store is very similar to the ones we shop at up north so it is easy to find everything. I never look at the coupons so I never cut them out or use them. A good number of items already have the price marked down without using a coupon. We will continue to be members.