In this spine-tingling final installment of my bit of price comparison, I present Sam's Club vs. Costco. Let the battle begin... Yesterday, I mentioned that Best Buy wasn't much of a competitor to Costco. I went to Sam's today to get a few items and tried to price the vacuum, printer, and TV that I found at Best Buy and Costco. But I couldn't find two of the three. It was obvious that Sam's Club had a much smaller selection of printers, TV's, and vacuums. But here is the comparison of the vacuum, with Sam's club on the left: Vacuum | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_vacuum3.jpg) | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/bestbuy_costco_vacuum1.jpg) |
Again, Costco wins. For what it's worth, I did find the same HP printer next door at the Wal-Mart. We had to go there to get my son a notebook for school. Here's Wal-Mart's price on the left, Costco's on the right. Printer | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/walmart_printer.jpg) | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/bestbuy_costco_printer2.jpg) |
I did find other, more household-type items at Sam's that I could compare to Costco. Here they are, with Sam's Club prices on the left and Costco on the right. Cheerios | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_cheerios2.jpg) | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_cheerios1.jpg) | Mach 3 Razors | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_mach2.jpg) | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_mach1.jpg) | Yukon Jack | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_yukon2.jpg) | ![](http://www.beatcanvas.com/costco_sams_yukon1.jpg) |
I own "memberships" to both. My goal was to learn which is better for my wallet. Costco wins, because Sam's Club can't offer me anything at a better price. |