I decided to make a run to Costco and Sam's for some price comparisons. I snagged the awesome deal from Living Social (no longer available) for the Costco membership, so today while getting my card and gift card I did some price matching.
While there I did realize that Costco definitely had better customer service. When I got my Sam's card it took a good 20 minutes since there was only one person at customer service. Today at Costco there were up to four employees that came over as the line got longer. When checking out there were only 2 – 3 people per line. At Sam's there were about 6 – 7 people per line. Both were comparably busy. Let's get to the deals.
As always, when shopping these stores please go in with a budget in place (in case you haven’t heard that enough from me lately!) If you’ve found other deals that you’ve just loved at Costco or Sam’s Club, leave a comment to let us know what you think.
Here are the results:
Sam’s Club Vs. Costco Prices
Sam's Blueberries 18 oz $6.98
Costco Blueberries 18 oz- $6.49
WINNER = Costco
Sam's Grapes 3 lb- $4.98 ($1.66 per lb)
Costco Grapes 4 lb – $6.59 ($1.65 per lb)
WINNER = Costco by just a penny
This is hard to compare because of weight, but for price comparing you can see the difference
Sam's- Colored Peppers $6.83 6 pk
Costco- Colored Peppers 1.5 lb $6.49
Sam's- Red Onion 5 lb $4.98 ($.98 per lb)
Costco- Red Onions 8 lb $5.49 ($.69 per lb)
WINNER = Costco
Sam's- Fuji Apples 5 lb $6.98 ($1.40 per lb)
Costco- Fuji Apples 5.5 lb $8.49 ($1.54 per lb)
WINNER = Sam's
Sam's- Organic Baby Spinach $4.48
Costco- Organic Baby Spinach $4.29
WINNER = Costco
Sam's- Nectarines 4 lb $5.98 ($1.49 per lb)
Costco- Nectarines 5 lb $7.99 ( $1.60 per lb)
WINNER = Sam's
Sam's Strawberries 2 lb – $6.98
Costco Strawberries 2 lb – $5.99
WINNER = Costco
Sam's Pineapple- $2.99
Costco Pineapple- $2.99
WINNER = Tie
Sam's- Plum $6.98
Costco- Plums $6.99
WINNER = Sam's by just a penny
Sam's- Gal of Milk $2.29
Costco – Gal of Milk $2.29
WINNER = Tie
Sam's- 18 ct Eggs $2.47
Costco- 18 ct Eggs $1.99
WINNER = Costco
Sam's- Boneless Chicken Breasts $1.88/lb
Costc0- Boneless Chicken Breasts $2.99/lb
WINNER = Sam's
Sam's- Eggland's Eggs 18 ct $2.99
Costco- Eggland's Best Eggs 18 ct $3.29
WINNER = Sam's
Sam's- 180 ct Trash Bags $12.38 or $.07 per bag
Costco- 200 ct Trash Bags $15.49 or $.08 per bag
WINNER = Sam's
(Don't forget to check out the Best prices this week on Paper Products!)
Sam's- Bounty 12 Huge Rolls (Like 30) $22.98 or $.77 per reg roll
Costco- Bounty 12 Mega Rolls (Like 22) $14.49 or $.69 per reg roll
WINNER = Costco
Sam's Danimals 36 ct – $10.48
Costco Danimals 36 ct- $7.49 ( I grabbed this for my 7- year old- she is going to be so excited!)
WINNER = Costco
Sam's- Charmin 45 Roll like 114 rolls $19.48 or $.17 per roll
Sam's- Quilted Northern 45 Jumbo like 127 rolls $20.38 or $.16 per roll
Costco- Cottonelle 36 Roll like 98 rolls $14.69 or $.15 per roll
WINNER = Costco (But this is tough since it's not the same brands)
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The pineapples at Sam’s Club were $2.98, not $2.99, so the winner for the pineapple would have been “SAM’s by just a penny.”
I switched from Sam's to Costco at the beginning of the year and like it much better. Also our Sam's doesnt take any manufacturer coupons. We dont have much choice in shopping so I drive 40 minutes to Colorado Springs and go to Costco and Whole Foods for most of our groceries. I get a full tank of gas while there and am good for a couple of weeks. Thank you for the comparison. I now have more confirmation that I made the right choice in switching!
Thanks for the ufo. But also to let you know….Sam's takes manufacturers coupons and Costco only accepts their own.
I'm just amazed by the price of the milk
I live in FL and I pay average 3.59 per galon
Thanks for making the comparison
interesting info thanks
awesome..thx