Fun Fact: In the state of Iowa neither Sam's or Costco can deny you entry to their stores if you are buying alcohol.
Costco vs Sam's Club
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Fun Fact: In the state of Iowa neither Sam's or Costco can deny you entry to their stores if you are buying alcohol.
I took Kirkland Bourbon with me on a camping trip one year and it didn't dissappoint. Can't recall the price though.
The funny part of that post is that those are pretty much interchangeable for both.
Yep, same for Minnesota, but not like that where I live.
Have you ever been to the 8th Windsor Heights Sams Club?
So we are in Ankeny after relocating from Kansas City, and you will pry my Costco membership from my cold, dead hands. My in-laws have a Sam's Club membership, but there's still some stuff that Costco has that we just can't get at Sam's Club, like big blocks of paneer for when we are making Indian food, and the Kirkland wines and liquor that we used to keep the bar stocked. I don't mind doing the drive once a month-ish, as I usually just combine trips with my other WDM errands like Trader Joe's. Also, I value that they treat the employees well.
I love the Kirkland Canadian Whiskey. It is essentially Crown Royal (can't tell the difference) and it is $21 for a 1.75L bottle.
Kirkland American Vodka is 12.99 for a 1.75 and the stuff is excellent.
I go to Costco quite often just for regular food. They have good prices for lean protein type of stuff like skinless chicken tenders, mahi mahi etc.
I went to Sam's once with some family and it seemed similar but I didn't think the selection of food was the same for what I'm looking for but that was a small sample size.
Seems like most employees I've seen at Costco have been there for as long as I can remember so it may be a good place to work...some days I just want to be a cart gatherer.
I went to Sam's once with some family and it seemed similar but I didn't think the selection of food was the same for what I'm looking for but that was a small sample size.
Seems like most employees I've seen at Costco have been there for as long as I can remember so it may be a good place to work...some days I just want to be a cart gatherer.
The collection of Scotch and Bourbon at Costco is location dependent, but they typically have VERY good prices here in MN compared to the local liquor stores because they buy in much larger quantities. I drink a lot of Bourbon and Scotch, and Costco is one of my favorite places to hunt for good prices. I typically have the Total Wine website open while I'm shopping to verify pricing. Costco has a much better selection of whiskey and scotch than Sam's.
I wont drive to Costco from Ames piss on that. Sams is fine.
I'm a Sam's Club member through my daughter, who works at Walmart, so I got a free membership. The only times I ever go there any more are to get TP. I do, however, like their nuts in the huge jars and beef jerky in big bags. Paper plates too. But that's about the only things I buy there. I did get a set of cooking knives there one time when they had a live demonstration going on. I still use those knives.
Before I retired, I used to go there every other week or so to get a case of the 24 ounce bottles of diet Pepsi. I worked second shift and I used to take two of them to work every day. One would last me until supper time and then I'd have the other after supper.
Never even seen a Costco.
Before I retired, I used to go there every other week or so to get a case of the 24 ounce bottles of diet Pepsi. I worked second shift and I used to take two of them to work every day. One would last me until supper time and then I'd have the other after supper.
Never even seen a Costco.
I hadn't heard that rumor yet. Just a rumor at this point in time I'm assuming?
Just a guess, but I would expect that if Costco were building it Ankeny it would hit local media well before the assessor or Ankeny development web page. Anyway, rumors like that have been out there for a long time - though usually they were about Altoona, not Ankeny - and nothing ever comes of them. That big open space on the northeast corner of the 36th St interchange with I-35 would be perfect, though...
I live in Ankeny and we've had a Costco membership since around the time it opened. I've considered swiching to Sam's but considering we only go once a month and stock up, it's not a burden. I'm disappointed they ditched their take-and-bake pizzas, though.
Costco is better, but Sam's is still pretty ok. Costco will have more options in general, so you'll find some limitations in Sam's compared to what you're used to seeing. We had a Costco membership the first year it opened, but then gas prices jumped to $3.99 a gallon and we couldn't justify toodling down to WDSM for a dozen muffins every so often. We decided to get the Sam's membership (since it was actually in town) and see how it worked. Took a while to figure out what to buy to actually feel like we got our money's worth (not everything is a 'deal') out of the membership. I like Sam's but if a Costco opened up nearby (or we moved to where one existed), I'd go back to them in a heartbeat.
Yeah it has been rumored for a few years now but I dont really think it will ever come true.