Beware of shopping at price clubs or shopping clubs. We got a membership last year and I don't think that I saved enough to justify it. Watch your unit prices there as well. I find that food isn't really a savings. Also, think ahead if you buy 10 of something. Will you ever use it up? We still have soup from last year taking up cupboard space.
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My DH brown bags his lunches and I buy the 10 oz or larger bottled juices (V-8, orange, grapefruit, apple and grape) for him at Sam's - this alone makes it worth while for us to maintain a membership.
I save plenty of money when shopping at Costco. It charges a 45.00 yearly membership fee.
You can make that money back very quickley if you purchase your staple items such as milk and bottled water there. Also you save plenty of money on the designer clothing, childrens PJs and swimsuits, underwear, etc.
I purchased a beautiful wicker set for 1200.00 last year while other regular stores were charging up to 5,000.00 for a similar set.
It definitley has it pluses!
We are members of Sam's Club and have been for many years. There are many things we have purchased over the years at a good savings. We get our kids DVD's and computer programs there, food, 2 mattress sets, meat (excellent), baked goods and the list goes on....but one thing I have always bought there that I love is jewelry! The membership is well worth it and we always spend enough in a year's time to justify it!
Yes, beware of clubs. I used to work for one of them. A lot of the items back in the corner you think are marked down actually are NOT. Oftentimes they were just moved from another location but sometimes a item is the last one left and they're making room for something else.
I usually sign up when I need to buy a high ticket item that I have researched and usually save back at least the cost of the annual membership. Then I let the membership lapse until I need (or want something else). At the end of my membership I stock up on as many staples as I can, TP. Laundry Detergent etc....
Still end up with duplicate stuff from time to time. I have about 10 tubes of toothpaste in my closet :D
I can find things at "Sam's" that I can't find any where else...
I shop at Sam's a lot. I'm from Canada near the border. It is wonderful. Most things (food) are much cheaper. The other night coming home we were told that there was a limit of dairy products to $20.00. Our customs official told us all about it. He also said we could be taxed up to 300% for the overage we had. My girlfriend had 12 lbs of butter. She is a baker and is starting her Christmas baking. He said, You know by buying butter in the USA you put our Canadian farmers out of business. And then it is hard to get that business back.
Costco has consistently low, or lowest, prices on certain things:milk, butter, rice, chicken, nuts, raisins, mayo.
My experience is that by timing the sales at local grocery stores, you re much better off buying meat--steak, hamburger, pork chops--somewhere other than Costco.
You have to know your prices to shop at the warehouse clubs as it is true, not everything is a deal. Try to find someone who wants membership as well and put them on as a secondary member and you split the annual cost that way.
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