Sam's Club

 When I was in college, I had a Sam's Club membership, and really all it did was make me spend TONS of money that I didn't need to spend in order to buy too much stuff. So I've been put off of it for awhile. And then, a few years ago, a Costco opened up near me. I sometimes took my kids to the Costco cafe or whatever it's called for a cheap lunch. It was pretty enjoyable, and I saw lots of people I knew. People online rave about Costco because of the Kirkland brand stuff and because it's apparently a great company to work for. But then..... then the pandemic hit, and the cafe was closed. And THEN they started requiring a membership to eat at the cafe when it was opened. Well I'm not spending $55 for the privilege of eating at the Costco cafe.

Well, in recent months, my husband acquired a Sam's Club membership for his office, so today for the first time in probably 15 years or more, I went to Sam's Club. I was really glad to see that they have a cafe that is almost exactly like Costco's in terms of offerings and prices. They have a slightly smaller selection, but it's otherwise similar. Husband and I bought the kids lunch and for 3 of us (I didn't eat, but did get a soda for $0.89), and it was less than $12. The kids said the pizza was 'delicious' (high praise). We even got dessert afterwards. My only real grievances: the pizza wasn't as good as Costco's, and although they offer 2 flavors of sundaes, they were out of the critical ingredients: vanilla ice cream and brownies.

The 'feeling' was just a little off. It wasn't as 'pleasant' as Costco. It felt very industrial and unfriendly, and the lines were very long. All-in-all, I give Sam's Club a 4/10. I will likely go back since I am not the one paying the membership fee, and because the kids loved the food and it was cheap. But I don't envision myself buying and food or grocery items here.

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