Finding The Best Deals At Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club gives its members great everyday prices and fantastic deals on a broad assortment of merchandise at its almost 600 warehouses in the United States and online. Members can easily recoup the annual membership fee by taking full advantage of Sam’s Club’s deals and membership perks.

What Types of Deals Does Sam’s Club Offer?


Sam’s Club offers Instant Savings, which include deals on food, household and personal essentials, and select other items. Doorbuster deals are often in effect for weekends and feature larger savings on items like electronics, appliances, furniture, clothing, and seasonal merchandise. Clearance deals, especially on seasonal merchandise, will save you between 10% to 50% off the original price. Additional deals may be found online.

Here’s what you’ll find when searching for deals at Sam’s Club for several popular items:

Cell Phones

Sam’s Club has an arrangement with T-Mobile where members who switch from their current phone provider receive a prepaid MasterCard, a Sam’s Club eGift card, and a trade-in rebate. Almost all Sam’s Club locations have a T-Mobile kiosk. Sam’s Club has an online-only arrangement with AT&T where members who purchase select iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones receive both bill credits and a trade-in credit. Sam’s Club also sells unlocked Google Pixel and TCL phones online, allowing you to use your own phone provider.

Clothing

Sam’s Club carries a larger selection of clothing both in-club and online for the entire family. Brand names carried at Sam’s Club include adidas, Levi’s, Converse, DKNY, Draper James, and Lucky Brand. There’s a selection of basic apparel items sold under the Member's Mark brand name. A handful of apparel items are offered at Instant Savings and as Doorbuster specials.

Gift Cards

Sam’s Club sells a select assortment of restaurant, retailer, travel, gaming, amusement park, and event gift cards both in-club and online. The gift cards are sold both individually and in multi-packs, with a savings of 2% to 20% off, depending on the gift card. There are occasional Doorbuster or Instant Savings on select gift cards. Both physical and egift cards are available, with the selection subject to change.

Laptops

Sam’s Club sells HP, Dell, Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft Surface laptops both in-club and online. There is a larger selection of laptops online than in-club. While there is at least one Instant Savings or Doorbuster deal on laptops at any given time, Sam’s Club offers deals on a wider variety of laptops in July for back to school and in November for the holidays.

How Do You Save the Most at Sam’s Club?

To get the most out of your Sam’s Club membership, you need to be aware of your benefits based on your membership level and follow these tips:

• Shop primarily in the club, especially if you’re a Club member, as you won’t pay shipping or delivery fees.
• Purchase Sam’s Club’s Member’s Mark branded products instead of their national brand counterparts.
• Sign up for text or email notification of special savings events and offers.
• Fill up your car’s gas tank at Sam’s Club fuel centers, where gas prices are less expensive than most local stations.
• Take advantage of deals on everyday food and household items and buy them in bulk.
• Take advantage of post-holiday deals on decorations and candy, which are marked down.
• Consider booking a hotel or rental car, or purchasing theme park tickets from Sam’s Club Travel and Entertainment.
• Fill your prescriptions at Sam’s Club pharmacy, if you’re a Plus member, where prescriptions for over 600 generic drugs cost $10 or less.
• Consider purchasing your next new or preowned vehicle through the Sam’s Club Auto Buying Program, which offers lower prices.
• Earn Sam’s Cash on Sam’s Club purchases by becoming a Plus member.
• Apply for a Sam’s Club Plus MasterCard, which offers Sam’s Cash on gas, dining, and most other purchases, especially if you’re a Plus member.
• Check out DealNews regularly for the latest and best deals from Sam’s Club and other retailers.

What Are Sam’s Club’s Membership Benefits?

Sam’s Club offers two membership levels, Club and Plus. Both Club and Plus members receive a number of benefits while Plus members enjoy additional benefits such as free shipping for most orders and earning Sam’s Cash on purchases. Here are the benefits for each membership level:

Club Membership ($50 annually)

• Shop at any Sam’s Club location or online.
• A second membership card for a family member.
• Savings on dining and shopping outside of Sam’s Club.
• Same day delivery on most orders for a fee.
• Free flat tire repair, car battery check, and wiper blade installation.
• New members can purchase a one-year Club membership for $25 (Offer expires May 31, 2024).

Plus Membership ($110 annually)

• All the Club Membership benefits.
• Earning up to $500 in Sam’s Cash on eligible Sam’s Club and Samsclub.com purchases.
• Free shipping and free curbside pickup.
• Earlier shopping hours Monday-Saturday and early access to Black Friday Doorbusters.
• Additional Sam’s Club service discounts and benefits.
• New members can purchase a one-year Plus membership for $70 (Offer expires May 31, 2024).

What Are Sam’s Club Holiday Deals?

During holiday periods, Sam’s Club has Instant Savings and Doorbuster deals on numerous items. These items are found both in the Instant Savings Books, and online. The best deals are on Doorbuster items, which are on sale for just one weekend and often include electronics, jewelry, furniture, seasonal items, housewares, and occasionally, gift cards.

Here is what you can expect to find deals on at Sam’s Club during the major holidays:

Valentine’s Day

Sam’s Club offers special deals for Valentine’s Day on floral arrangements, cake bites, candy, heart-shaped cookies, kids’ valentine apparel, and jewelry, including Doorbuster specials on gold and diamond jewelry. Some floral arrangements, including a 100 long-stemmed rose assortment, sell for 15% less in-club than online.

President’s Day

In addition to the savings found in the February Instant Savings book, Sam’s Club offers a number of online deals during President’s Day. Deals can be had on bedding, furniture, major appliances, televisions, housewares, and mattresses.

Easter

Along with spiral hams, legs of lamb, and Easter egg shaped cake bites, Sam’s Club offers plenty of Easter deals to its members, including filled Easter baskets, candy, children’s books, and toys. With the arrival of spring, Sam’s Club also features dress-up and casual outfits for the family, outdoor furniture and grills, and camping gear. The day after Easter, Sam’s Club places any remaining Easter candy and decor on clearance, with 30% to 50% savings over the original price.

Mother’s Day

Sam’s Club makes it easy for deal seekers to remember Mom on Mother’s Day with Doorbusters on clothing, jewelry, outdoor furniture, and televisions; and Instant Savings on housewares, air fryers, vacuums, stand mixers, and food processors. During Mother’s Day week, you’ll find a selection of floral arrangements that can be purchased both in-club and online.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day brings summer deals to Sam’s Club members in the form of Instant Savings on swimwear, water and beach toys, pools and pool floats, pool chlorine and shock, and picnic and barbecue essentials like paper plates and food storage bags. You’ll also find deals on furniture, televisions, and outdoor power equipment.

Father’s Day

Sam’s Club deal seekers who plan ahead can, in May, pick up a Doorbuster deal on a television, riding lawn mower, or battery-operated outdoor power tools for Father’s Day. Early deal seekers can also find pictured in the May Instant Savings book home security camera systems, massage chairs, Bluetooth speakers, hot sauce gift sets, and gift cards.

If you would rather wait until closer to Father’s Day, Sam’s Club offers clothing, grills, watches, and food gift baskets both online and in-club.

Fourth of July

The Fourth of July means Sam’s Club has clearance deals on grills, patio furniture, and outdoor living items. For celebrating the Fourth, you’ll find deals on red, white, and blue candy and ice pops, holiday decor, pool toys, summer apparel, and seasonal housewares.

Labor Day

Labor Day brings the arrival of football season, and Sam’s Club is ready with deals on televisions. With fall arriving, you’ll find clearance deals on any remaining summer items. Instant savings are to be had on rechargeable toothbrushes, housewares, home storage items, and Halloween candy.

Halloween

Halloween merchandise starts arriving at Sam’s Club in late August, with Instant Savings deals on Halloween candy occurring in September. Even though the September Instant Savings book has a section devoted to Halloween candy, costumes, and decor, most items are at regular price. Instead, wait until the week before Halloween, when Sam’s Club places their fall and Halloween merchandise on clearance, with savings between 10% to 50% on outdoor animated Halloween decorations, fall housewares and decor, costumes, and 200-count bags of fun size candy.

Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Christmas

In November and December, Sam’s Club publishes separate November and December editions of their Instant Savings book plus a Black Friday ad. The Black Friday ad starts online on Thanksgiving Day and on Black Friday in-store, with sale prices ending on Cyber Monday. Black Friday deals focus on holiday gifts including televisions, video game systems, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, fleece jackets, blankets, battery-operated ride-on toys, robotic vacuums, housewares, and gift cards. Plus members can shop the Black Friday ad on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving at 10:01 p.m. ET.

Along with deals on food and household essentials, November’s Instant Savings offers include soundbars, home security systems, dinnerware, tableware, glassware, housewares, microwaves, air fryers, and paper and plastic plates and cups. December’s Instant Savings items focus on clothing, vacuums, mattresses, small appliances, gaming computers and gift cards, fitness watches, Member’s Mark batteries, and holiday baking essentials.

After Christmas


Sam’s Club starts marking down decorative Christmas merchandise 1-2 weeks before Christmas, with deals on artificial trees, Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, Hallmark licensed ornament sets, and decorative pillows, among other items. Savings of 25% to 30% is common.

The day after Christmas, cards are 30% off, food gifts are 35% to 50% off, and other holiday merchandise 25% to 30% off. A couple days later, Sam’s Club’s January Instant Savings begin, with deals on personal and baby care items, vitamins, food storage items, home storage items, housewares, home office supplies, televisions, and exercise equipment.

What Is Sam’s Club’s Return Policy?

Sam’s Club’s 100% satisfaction guarantee policy allows current members to return or replace most items. Returns are accepted at the club’s member services desk. Online order returns can be made at any Sam’s Club location or shipped back.

Here are some exceptions to the return policy:

• Electronics and major appliances: 90 days.
• Cell phones: 14 days.
• Commercial heavy equipment and motorsports items: 30 days.
• Gift cards, prescriptions, custom-made items, live event certificates/cards/vouchers: no returns allowed.
• Check with your local club for their policy on alcohol, tobacco, tire, car battery, eyeglasses, and hearing aid returns.
  

Does Sam’s Club Price Match?

Each Sam’s Club location has the option of price matching other Sam’s Club locations. Clearance and markdown items are excluded from price matching. Sam’s Club does not price match other retailers.

Does Sam’s Club Offer Free Shipping?

Sam’s Club offers free ground shipping on most items for Plus members. Club members only receive Items denoted by “free shipping” in the product description. You can have orders sent to a maximum of ten addresses. All members pay shipping charges for larger items delivered by a freight carrier and for orders generated from a reseller website. Members choosing expedited shipping will pay the full expedited shipping charges. Members who choose same day delivery will pay a delivery fee of $8 for Plus members and $12 for Club members. Members who order via Instacart will pay Instacart’s delivery charges.

Are There Curbside Pickup Options?

Sam’s Club offers curbside pickup for online orders fulfilled in-club. Items eligible for curbside pickup are notated “pickup” on the item’s webpage. There is no minimum order. Curbside pickup is free for Plus members while Club members pay a $4 fee.

Order pickup times begin at 7 a.m., Monday-Saturday for Plus members and at 10 a.m. for Club members. On Sundays, pickup times begin at 10 a.m. for all members.

Are Military Discounts Available?

Active duty military members, veterans, and their spouses receive a $10 military discount on new and renewal Club memberships. Verification via ID.me is required.

What Are Sam’s Club’s Holiday Hours?

Here are Sam’s Club’s holiday hours. Plus members have exclusive early morning shopping hours Monday-Saturday. These hours may be subject to change.

How Does Shopping Compare Online vs In-Store?

Most items sold inside a Sam’s Club warehouse are also available online. If you’re a Plus member, you can order most items online for curbside pickup at no extra charge. This allows you to compare prices to other retailers, including Costco and BJ’s Wholesale Club, to see if you’re getting the best deal on everything on your shopping list. Plus members earn Sam’s Cash on both in-club and online purchases.


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