We Compared Prices for 33 Items at Sam's Club and Costco — Guess Who Won? — Shopping

You've been asking for it, and we're delivering! After comparing Costco to Walmart and to Trader Joe's, we're now comparing Costco prices to Sam's Club. At first glance, these two seem quite similar, and certainly the value proposition is the same: Bulk buys of the brands you like, plus their signature in-house brands (Kirkland Signature for Costco, Member's Mark for Sam's) for even better value. I visited locations in Raleigh, NC — each 2.5 miles from my house, one to the south, one to the north.

Walking in, the layout of Sam's Club was almost a mirror image to my more familiar Costco, with what seemed like a bigger selection of household goods and clothing. But to really compare, I needed to get down and dirty with the prices. So here we go.

Note: Because prices can vary by location, we went to two stores in the same town on the same day. But in case you're interested, about half of the Costco prices were exactly the same in Raleigh as they were in Danielle's tests in Portland, OR, specifically for the meat and most of the household products.

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