sam''s club or Costco?

[lovegem]

So we want to start shopping at one of those big stores to get some saving on our grocery bills. Is Sam''s club better or Costco better in terms of freshness and price as well as variety in their food. Thanks.

 

[jewelerman]

I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

 

[JulieN]

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

ditto! walmart is not as nice to their employees. Costco FTW.

 

[littlelysser]

Costco ALL THE WAY.

I will never ever give a dollar of my money to any Walmart related company.

They are a horrid company that treat their employees SOOO poorly and engage in unethical business practices.

There is a great documentary on it..."The High Cost of Low Price."

Moral of the story - Walmart blows.

If you have the choice of both - Costco all the way.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Costco ! and i always stop by their jewelry case.

 

[FireGoddess]

Date: 8/21/2008 4:38:15 AM
Author: JulieN

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

ditto!

THRITTO! (An interesting thing to watch is "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price")

 

[blondebunny]

i shop at sams. We had a free 3 month membership to costco and found the prices to be alot higher at costco..

 

[movie zombie]

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

+1......research their business practices with chinese contractors and the sweatshops as well.

movie zombie

 

[BeachRunner]

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

Agreed!!! I''ve got nothing else

 

[TravelingGal]

As someone who has made a pitch to Costco on a product, I will tell you this:

Costco''s demographic is actually middle to upper middle class. If you have two products, similar but one a bit better than the other and more expensive, they will choose the more EXPENSIVE one. However, your price to them had better be the best price out there on the market. And while you can find all sorts of things at Costco, you''ll find that you will usually only find one (maybe two) brands of what you are looking for...for instance, only Tide and Kirkland brand when it comes to laundry detergent. Costco is big on wanting the market LEADER in the brand segment.

They want high quality at the lowest prices. So when you go to Costco, you will often find some pretty cool things at some pretty amazing prices(you''ll notice that especially in the seasonal items).

I have not been in Sam''s club and do not know what their target demographic is (we do pitch to them, but they are not my account). But I would guess that if their demographic is the same as their walmart demographic, you would find a different class of products than at Costco. At Walmart, cost is king. At Costco, brand and quality seem to be king.

Also, if you like wine, I''ve heard that Costco is the top wine retailer in the states. Makes for a variety of wine at great prices.

 

[musey]

Date: 8/21/2008 11:02:37 AM
Author: FireGoddess

Date: 8/21/2008 4:38:15 AM
Author: JulieN

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

ditto!

THRITTO! (An interesting thing to watch is ''Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price'')

Quadritto!!

I love Costco. We buy exclusively Kirkland TP

 

[Linda W]

We love Costco, we buy everything there.



Linda

 

[BriBee]

Another vote for Costco! And I LOVE their return policy, I''ve returned a vacuum after over a year and got a brand new one and did the same thing with an X-box.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 8/21/2008 1:01:30 PM
Author: BriBee
Another vote for Costco! And I LOVE their return policy, I''ve returned a vacuum after over a year and got a brand new one and did the same thing with an X-box.

Hopefully there was something wrong with the two items you returned?

Costco had to change its electronics return policy to 90 days because of abuse.

 

[Catmom]

Costco all the way!!!!

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 8/21/2008 11:08:26 AM
Author: movie zombie

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

+1......research their business practices with chinese contractors and the sweatshops as well.

movie zombie

MOVIE ZIMBIE,
Exactly...did a 2 month research project for marketing class 4 years ago...the sweatshop and contractor problems are huge!You should research the problems their employess have affording medical insurance and affordable housing.And what they do to companies after they have them under contract for name brand products(vlasic pickles are an example)

 

[JulieN]

http://www.amazon.com/Wal-Mart-Effect-Powerful-Works-Transforming/dp/B001CJP2OC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219364827&sr=8-1

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 8/21/2008 1:24:37 AM
Author: jewelerman
I only shop at Costco...wont shop at A Walmart owned or operated store...havent since researching their unethical business practices and poor treatment of employees.

Big Huge Fat Ditto!

 

[akmiss]

Well, I shop both.

Sam''s Club is geared for small business. I find that Sam''s is cheaper than Costco on most products. Sam''s also had a manned jewelry counter so there is someone to help you at all times. What you won''t find are premium brand jeans, clothing, shoes, and other products like Costco. This is because their products are geered for small businesses not the everyday shopper.

Heres what I like at Sam''s
-meat department
-most dry grocery
-jewelry
-cleaning products

Sam''s is NOTHING like Wal-mart. The two have a completely different demographic. I refuse to shop at wal-mart for various reasons.

I am not a fan of Kirkland (Costco brand products) but I do lilke Members Mark (Sams Club brand)

Here is what I like about Costco
-deli, produce, bakery, cooler items
-great seasonal products like kids toys during Christmas
-Clothing and beauty supplies
-more checkers at the counters

I like them both.

I hope this helps

 

[movie zombie]

jewelerman, and the story of rubbermaid and wal-mart is another interesting read!

these people pretty much cover it all: http://walmartwatch.com/blog/archives/the_lies_wal_mart_tells_wal_marts_overseas_sourcing/

movie zombie

 

[miraclesrule]

What's Walmart??

The only Sam I am is Dr. Suess.

COSTCO BABY!!

 

[Kaleigh]

Another vote here for COSTCO. I love it!!!

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 8/22/2008 12:15:45 AM
Author: miraclesrule
What''s Walmart??

The only Sam I am is Dr. Suess.

COSTCO BABY!!

FUNNY.

 

[asscherisme]

I love Costco! I'm embarrased to admit its one of my favorite places to shop. Wtih a lot of kids, I spend a lot of money there. It is a pain they only take American Express and I had to get an American Express card when I joined there. No biggie though.

I won't shop at Sam's club because its owned by Walmart and I won't give that company my money because I don't support thier business practices.

edited to add, has anyone seen Michael Moore's movie Sicko? There is lots in there about Walmart and how their employees are treated in regards to poor benifits. They support sweatshops in China as well.

There was also a big article a year or two about how Costco employees are treated much better than Walmart/Sams' club employees.

 

[fieryred33143]

FYI Costco not that great to their employees either.

I love Costco. I find they have a better selection and they also have an Italian Sausage Lasagna that is TDF!!

 

[littlelysser]

Date: 8/22/2008 11:20:46 AM
Author: fieryred33143
FYI Costco not that great to their employees either.


I love Costco. I find they have a better selection and they also have an Italian Sausage Lasagna that is TDF!!

Actually, I recently read a report regarding workplace satisfaction, and Costco had a VERY high employee satisfaction rating.

 

[fieryred33143]

Date: 8/22/2008 11:45:54 AM
Author: littlelysser

Date: 8/22/2008 11:20:46 AM
Author: fieryred33143
FYI Costco not that great to their employees either.


I love Costco. I find they have a better selection and they also have an Italian Sausage Lasagna that is TDF!!

Actually, I recently read a report regarding workplace satisfaction, and Costco had a VERY high employee satisfaction rating.

Must be the one in Miami then, which is not suprising

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 8/21/2008 1:20:01 AM
Author:lovegem
So we want to start shopping at one of those big stores to get some saving on our grocery bills. Is Sam''s club better or Costco better in terms of freshness and price as well as variety in their food. Thanks.

Im happy to see that there are so many pricescopers who are aware about the businesses around them...I wasnt sure how my comments would be viewed on the forum.

 

[purrfectpear]

Who ever is cheapest. I switch.

People who are concerned with Chinese sweatshops should do more than boycott Sams/WalMart. Try to eliminate all Chinese products

 

[Skippy123]

Costco