Discount club memberships

[Seravieve]

I've been to both for years now.. I don't have a membership to either but my mom has one to Costco. She used to have one to Sam's, but she has since turned Anti-Walmart... so yea. I'll go with her every few weeks to check out their movie selection for my business... But there's no way J and I could use up any food item I'd buy from there. Their produce does look nice though, and I know my mom really likes it. And their flowers are nice, but its more of just a display, not a dept. Sam's here has a full floral dept. And their rotisserie chickens are awesome. Their movie selection is ok... Neither one carry any dog food we'd care to buy.. otherwise, I'd definitely go there for it, since it seems to be pretty cheap. J's brother has a Sam's membership, and I've gone with him a lot. He only has one to Sam's because there are more locations here than Costco's... so if there's a good buy (he sells movies too), he can go to multiple locations for them.

I think they really benefit larger households and business owners... It's definitely not worthwhile for people like us, just two mouths to feed.. Everything would go to waste before we'd get around to eating it. And I cook everything, too.

[kitten645]

I have a Costco membership and I love it. I'm single so I can't buy the huge vats of things but here's my list:
Litter
TP
Paper Towels
Chicken Broth
English Muffins
Mushrooms
Books
Photo processing
Tires
Flowers

On top of all the savings, I have my little sister on my membership for free so she gets to use it as well.

As far as paying for a membership/club to something like Barnes & Nobel, I think that's ridiculous! You could never save as much as you do via Amazon or Borders that doesn't charge for membership.

[Grace]

As far as paying for a membership/club to something like Barnes & Nobel, I think that's ridiculous! You could never save as much as you do via Amazon or Borders that doesn't charge for membership.

You want to bet

I have a B&N membership, along with a B&N credit card. I buy books every month, and have saved a bundle - usually $1.50 to $2.00 per book, plus no S&H fees for over $25, and 5% off every purchase when using my credit card.

[Seravieve]

You want to bet

I have a B&N membership, along with a B&N credit card. I buy books every month, and have saved a bundle - usually $1.50 to $2.00 per book, plus no S&H fees for over $25, and 5% off every purchase when using my credit card.

LOL I have a B&N membership as well. Of course, for my movie business.. Saves a lot on some stuff.. And the free 3 day shipping is nice. Used in conjunction with the 10% live cashback, it's great.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I have a B&N membership, along with a B&N credit card. I buy books every month, and have saved a bundle - usually $1.50 to $2.00 per book, plus no S&H fees for over $25, and 5% off every purchase when using my credit card.

I don't have the credit card (I prefer one with air miles ) but I do have the B&N card. I like that I can go to the store, look around for books I might not have heard about, read a little of the book to decide -- and still get my discount.

I use it on line for books - such as for my book club - that I know I want.

I save more every year than the card costs.

[IRescue452]

I always thought Sam's prices were too high, I've been there a few times with friends. For what little I'd be saving on unit price, I'd be spending on membership fees, so it wouldn't make a difference. As far as the big tub of peanut butter, try filling 12 kongs a day and then tell me you have too much peanut butter.

[beeniesmom]

I have a BJ's and Sams membership.

I shop at each about 4 times a year and I do save a lot of money.
Some items are cheaper at one store and others at the other.

BJ's is great because they offer store coupons plus you can use manufacturers coupons. Yesterday I bought a package of cotonelle toilet paper and between store coupon and manufacturer coupon, it ended up being 7$ off.

I usually stock up on:

toilet paper
paper towels
dog treats
bottled water
peanut butter
olive oil
animal crackers
dishwasher detergent
handwashing detergent
toothpaste
femminine products
meat
frozen veggies
frozen fish
EVEN eggs.... so much cheaper than even walmart.

I have also started buying diapers there too.
They are a lot cheaper that way.