08/10/2026
This past weekend, we hit both a Sam’s Club and a Costco back-to-back. We gotta say….Sam’s blows Costco out of the water when it comes to overall ease of shopping.
Membership at Costco took 15 minutes to set up, then the mobile app was all messed up and required an identity verification that failed every attempt. The crowds were insane, and we waited in TWO different checkout lines because there was zero direction. Could it have been one busy day for them? Yes, but it left a very bad taste in our mouths.
Over at Sam’s (we went directly from Costco to Sam’s), we walked in, opened our app, scanned each item as we shopped, tapped “Pay,” and were in and out in 20 minutes with zero waiting. Lower crowds, at least a few of the same items at a lower price, and almost zero wait (even with a return).
What has your experience been with either of these? Have a preference??
