Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 1028498)

Thanks, you summed it up very well. I'm surprised that the annual fee is now $100. When I went many years ago I think it was about $25.

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 1028498)

Thanks, you summed it up very well. I'm surprised that the annual fee is now $100. When I went many years ago I think it was about $25.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 1028571)

We have SAMs and Costco. Shop both equally and there is only two of us

Originally Posted by jblum315 (Post 1028646)

Occasionally Sams Club has stuff that no one else has. Like the white and dark chocolate popcorn around Christmas time. Wow that stuff is to die for!

Originally Posted by Allegiance (Post 1028729)

Put a few things in your cart, then just wonder around the club and eat the free samples.



Seriously, The Sams Credit Card is excellent! 5% on gas, 3% of restaurants and travel. But, you need the more expensive membership.

Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1028772)

I heard good things about their photo developing. Do you need to be a member to get your photos developed?

Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1028772)

I heard good things about their photo developing. Do you need to be a member to get your photos developed?

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 1028066)

I only visited a Sam's Club once, and it was over 20 years ago. It was in Lakeland, FL. and was about a half hour drive from my central Florida home.
Basically, I just looked at the food section because I didn't have a lot of time.

I didn't like anything about it because everything came in jumbo sizes. It seems it might be good for a big family? Also, I thought it was ridiculous that one would have to pay a fee to join.

Has anything changed in 20+ years to make it better? I've never visited Sam's Club in The Villages.

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1028335)

The basic idea of a food club, whether it be Sam's or Costco or BJ's or whatever is that you save money by buying large quantities at near wholesale prices.

I agree, it's better for large families, but you can save on certain items. They have good deals on electronics and other large purchases. We go about once a month and stock up on non perishables such as paper towels and cleaning products. We also buy almost a month's worth of meat and stock the freezer. For things that we need to buy fresh we make a run to Publix or Winn Dixie. But over the course of a year, we find that we save well over the $100 annual fee. We also get gas there which is usually only a few cents cheaper than other local stations, but it's not out of the way so every little bit helps.