I had memberships for all 3 warehouse clubs (Costco, SAMS & BJ's)and all of them has their pros and cons. In my neck of woods SAMS has better selection most of the time which may be different for other locations.

I used a free pass a year ago and had to answer a ton of questions at the front desk before they would let me shop (name, Social security #, birthdate, etc). Anyone know if they still require all of this? I don't like giving out my SSN like that...

efficacyman said:Anyone know if you can buy gift cards to Sam's Club and get in the door that way? I remember a thread about ordering Costco gift cards which you could then use to make purchases (paying the rest in cash) as an inexpensive method of getting a pseudo membership.

Buy WalMart gift cards and get in using them.
10% service fee still applies.

It is an election year, keep in mind... Walmart = R, Costco = D

-g

greatfundeals said:I had memberships for all 3 warehouse clubs (Costco, SAMS & BJ's)and all of them has their pros and cons. In my neck of woods SAMS has better selection most of the time which may be different for other locations.

That's a lot of money, isn't it?
No BJ at SoCal, and very few Sams.

FAMIR said:gmccall said:I used a free pass a year ago and had to answer a ton of questions at the front desk before they would let me shop (name, Social security #, birthdate, etc). Anyone know if they still require all of this? I don't like giving out my SSN like that...

Is this still true? or I'll just pass.

I just walk right by the sales desk and start shopping. All you need is the flyer to check-out, the rest is just to keep track of you.

trand300 said:Just go in and ask where the bathroom is. They won't ask for your card.
But you can't buy anything without the membership card.

10% fee is nuts. No thanks! I'll shop closer to home without a "fee"