Costco vs Sam's Club
The DW and I are planning a trip to Alaska next summer. We are members of Sam's Club as they are the only wholesale club in our area. As I read trip reports from others on an Alaska journey, I can't h...
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K_and_I wrote:MDKMDK wrote:
Since you'll be transiting Canada, there aren't any Sam's Club stores up here, that I know of, any more. Started shutting them down in 2009.
Maybe that's why Costco gets more mentions?
Unless you meant specifically when you reach Alaska.
Costco is true cross border shopping, one membership works in Canada and the USA.
Thanks, that is a question I forgot to ask. We do plan to spend some time in Canada, so this would have some value.
I have a US Sam's Club membership, but not Costco. Tried Costco about 7 years ago, and didn't find the pricing on their bulk products to be significantly better than buying things in smaller quantities, so we let our membership lapse. Besides, we don't eat that many pickles, and they're too heavy to lift into the car in cases of 100.
Our Sam's Club does let us buy stuff we can't get in Canada, so we keep renewing.
