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  • Sams Club has 2.6 star rating based on 1026 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly neutral.

  • 51% of users would likely recommend Sams Club to a friend or colleague.

  • Rating Distribution
  • Pros: Prices, Location, Good prices generally.
    Cons: Customer service, Poor customer service, Horrible customer service.

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Anonymous
map-marker Cincinnati, Ohio

EVERY time I order delivery there’s an issue!

From 1 item to the ENTIRE order is wrong! Then I had to go through *** to correct the situation!

And then they offered $10 for the trouble and I had to beg for that. $10 is piddly for everything I went through.

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User's recommendation: Don’t order, go to the store

Joe Hkl
map-marker Greenville, South Carolina

60 Dollar Cake on Food Stamps

I don't have a problem with Food Stamps and feel that it can be a good program that benefits a lot of people. However, yesterday, I stood behind 3 women in line at Sam's Club with a cake that was 3 feet x 1 1/2 feet with Hello Kitty decorations.

$60 dollars...and she paid for it with a SNAP card. $60 dollars! This just chaps my butt. This is just wrong and a bunch of ***!

There is something wrong with the system when money designed for food for a month can so callously be wasted on a $60 cake. It probably would have not bothered me had it been a 20 dollar cake but $60 just blows my mind.

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Roald Wgd

This shouldn't require repeating. What someone buys on their food assistance isn't your business unless you are married to them.

Even then, tread lightly. Stay in your lane. Mind your own garden.

And just because you won't take that advice: You don't have to use your entire balance each month. You can budget back a $5.00 each month for someone's $60 birthday cake.

Keona Hfj
reply icon Replying to comment of Roald Wgd

When he pays for their food by paying taxes it is his business. IF you gave a beggar food for money and they spent it on drugs you would not be happy.

Sort of the same thing. He expects her to spend HIS money on a healthy meal, not junk.

Denetra Eyn
reply icon Replying to comment of Roald Wgd

If you are going to pay taxes to pay these people to eat food that is healthy it is your business. You are basically paying for that cake. You as someone that pays for them to eat have every right to be upset and it is your business.

Guest

So because she is on ebt her kids don’t deserve a good birthday cake ?!

Anonymous
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That is not the issue. The issue is that she is supposed to use that money for healthy food.

Also people have stated that she can still give her child a cake and spend way less on it. The sad thing is people actually work, sometimes they have two jobs and they cannot afford cake. They do not get assistance, while people like her use the money from tax payers to buy her the cake. The issue is she is abusing the system.

She can always pick up a cake mix at the dollar store, Target, Walmart , any store that sells groceries and still have cake for her brat. What is she going to feed the child for the rest of the month.

If someone pays taxes they expect the person who gets these benefits to feed their children healthy food. There is no reason she should be spending sixty dollars on cake.

Gianna Zbw
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I work full time and am a single mom and get EBT. If I want to take a some of that in 1 month to make my child who deserves a nice birthday happy with a nice cake so we can share that special memory with out loved ones, I'll do it.

As a full time employee with 2 degrees , I am also a taxpayer and am allowed to use what I pay out for my kid. Also u pay less than 1% into food stamps so you need to Mind your business and stop calling people's children brats because they're parent doesn't want to get them a ghetto cake for their birthday. You seem like the brat with this post.

Cake has almost everything in the food pyramid btw. Healthy enough for me

Oma Zsi
reply icon Replying to comment of Gianna Zbw

Cake is not healthy.

Oma Zsi
reply icon Replying to comment of Gianna Zbw

Stop harassing people who pay to feed you.

Keona Hfj
reply icon Replying to comment of Gianna Zbw

Also it is their business since they pay taxes that go towards feeding your child. If you abuse the system, the people who pay to feed you have a right to be upset.

They should not mind their own business when they are being taken advantage of. The child is the brat.

Keona Hfj
reply icon Replying to comment of Gianna Zbw

Also, it is easy for you to tell people to budget better because you are not earning your own money to feed your child. IT is easy for you to budget because you get a free handout.

You did not work for that money. Until you earn your own money, you have NO RIGHT telling people to budget their HARD-EARNED MONEY. If you did not get EBT you would not be able to budget and buy the cake.

I am reporting you for fraud, soon you won't have EBT. Easy to say learn to budget better when you are spending someone else money.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Gianna Zbw

Two degrees and on food stamps....So much for the strong and independent. Another baby machine and drag on society. Please do not re pro duce again...

Denetra Eyn
reply icon Replying to comment of Gianna Zbw

If you have two degrees GET A JOB. You should not be abusing the system because you do not want to work.

Guest

Stop assuming that everyone who receives ebt is lazy and doesn't work. Smh. Keyboard warriors at its finest.

Serene Zwz
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2037907

Whether she works or not is not the issue, the issue is her abusing the system. Feeding her kids junk when it is supposed to be for healthy food. If you could read you would know this.

Westly Jci

yes its very irritating to see snap benefits being used for an expensive cake. However, 99%of the time (I workcustomer Service) they will bring a half eaten cake back and want refunded which our store always does that money then goes back on their snap card so its a win win for them They get their cake eat what they want, bring the have eaten cake back and get a refund, so technically they dont buy the $60.00 cake lol no joke

Serene Zwz
reply icon Replying to comment of Westly Jci

That is sad. The worst part if the cake gets thrown out. They probably eat as much as they can to qualify for a refunf.

Guest

Take this down

Farhad Ntp
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Why, this is one of the most entertaining reviews here.

Guest

How tf did that affect you personally?

Estella Ejx
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2018192

He technically paid for the cake since EBT is from taxes.

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Deborah C Pea

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| map-marker Palm Shores, Florida

Employee in packaging and warehouse need to do their packaging better!

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Sam's Club does not care about their employees' performance in packaging products for delivery. See the attached photos from our recent delivery upon opening the box.

This unacceptable problem has been repeatedly seen, to include orders of cereals and bagged items ending up as crumbs.

Leaking items also. It has happened too many times and for years!

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Cons:
  • Sams has offered no solution to this problem

Preferred solution: I have addressed it with a Sam’s Club Representative.

User's recommendation: Make sure you report packaging issues and receipt of damaged products to to lack of employee performance.

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Debra J Tei

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| map-marker Langley, British Columbia

Resolved: Charge

Sams Club - Charge
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Have someone who can do their job! I was overcharged for a sale item that I ordered on 12/1 and was charged full price.

I talked to two foreign individuals and they said I had to wait until the item was delivered, and I had to call back in for the adjustment. You have already charged my credit, so why can't you give me the $12.00 credit on my card?

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Loss:
$12
Pros:
  • Like your products
Cons:
  • Customer service stinks

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: Have American people for customer service that you can understand

Sunshine81

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Sam’s Plus Membership=Bait and Switch

Sams Club - Sam’s Plus Membership=Bait and Switch
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I purchased a Plus Sam's Club Membership in March 2024 because I was interested in the free shipping portion of the membership. I previously was a guest on a relative's regular Sam's account and we did not have free shipping.

With my Plus membership, from March-July 2024, I ordered a few items and got free shipping. Today, I attempted to order something and found that I now have to order $50 in merchandise to get free shipping or pay $8 for shipping. Of course, I'm confused, because I purchased the membership for this reason. I did a little googling and found that Sam's Club decided to change the membership terms in late August 2024, stating customers now have to spend $50 or pay $8 for shipping.

How is this legal? It's bait and switch. You sell me something based on present terms and 4-5 months later, you change the terms? That's scandalous.

They claim that they are giving customers more value for our membership.

How, by changing the terms of what we signed on for and attempting to gaslight customers as if it's for our benefit? I spoke with a man named Julius, who stated that the customer service reps have only limited info on this and that I just need to spend $50 to enjoy my membership benefits now.

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User's recommendation: Contact Sam’s

Tayia Lvn
map-marker Cincinnati, Ohio

Delivery Orders

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EVERY time I place an order(especially delivery option) there is an ISSUE!!! Either 1 item or the

ENTIRE order is WRONG!! Get your sh1t together!!!

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User's recommendation: Pay attention to what is ordered and get it RIGHT!

Sheila S Hhc

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Membership

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I just got charged for a new membership. I did not want it, nor did I make the transaction.

I cancelled the one I had two months ago. I don't know why it was not cancelled. I never used it, nor did I even look it up and check once. I'm not lying, so why would I purchase a new one?

The charge was 50 dollars, and now my disability bank account is in negative balance, and I have important medical bills to be deducted. I did not want your membership; I have no use for it. Plus, I don't have an extra 50 dollars to join when I can't use it. Refund my money or stop this transaction.

Because of this, my whole account is messed up, and I will not be able to receive my medication that I need to survive each day. I cancelled two months ago; this isn't on me. But I need my medicine, and that's more important than something I never used.

Refund or stop your transaction. I don't have days to wait; I need my medicine, and your transaction put me in negative and even charges for something I never used or wanted.

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Loss:
$50
Cons:
  • No communication

Preferred solution: Full refund

2 comments
Guest

Why don't you call Sam's or go in person? You can also dispute the charge with your bank.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2619019

I have tried to call I get put on hold and then disconnected. And I am filling a dispute but I was hoping to get them to stop the charge so I do not have to wait for God knows how long for my money to be returned. I can not get to a store in person because I do not drive anymore since I'm on disability.

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Marcy O Dgf

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| map-marker Pearl City, Hawaii

About food picked up today. The raspberries were starting to mold & my husband was washing the grapes and he found a live spider in the grapes that had already started a web..And the to make things

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I'm really upset about the quality of your produce. Even my bananas had a brown sticky liquid inside and outside of the peel.

And then to top it off, none of the phone numbers work or no one answers!

The reason we did a pickup is because I just had a liver transplant and can't be out in public because of germs. I never make complaints, but I'm so disappointed in Sam's Club!

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Loss:
$13
Cons:
  • Local phone numbers do not work
  • No help
  • Call and no one answers

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Make it possible for a customer to speak employee.

EDWARD G Alb

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Customer support

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Customer service line keeps hanging up on me once I mention refund. Customer service line keeps hanging up on me once I mention refund .

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Loss:
$50

Preferred solution: Full refund

Maisen Glu

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| map-marker Kansas City, Missouri

My purchase 4 Xmas doesn't have all the part

I'm still working with the company and hoping that we can resolve this soon. I'm afraid time will run out and I will not be able to get my money back.

But I also need to give my baby girl a Christmas gift.

She is 18 mox so she is not upset. But I want to see her enjoy it cause it's what she likes

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User's recommendation: As of now I'm not sure

Metro Ahe
map-marker Roseland, New Jersey

Refund

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My item was Lost while shipment and was given choice of refund or replacement and I took the refund.

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Adriene C W

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| map-marker Bellevue, Washington

Purchased two steam cards to find out they were redeemed already

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Purchased cards and found they were sold as redeemed cards no good could not use them

I want my money back or redeem my cards two 20.00 steam cards.

So what do you do as a company to straighten this mess out.

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User's recommendation: Refund my money or redeem these cards

Lynn S Axb

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| map-marker Sacramento, California

Membership cash, on hold 39 minute's disconnect!!

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Original review updated Oct 07, 2024

I go on sams club membership number comes up $1. Cash!

When credit card come up has $18. Cash on it! Wants me to get credit card acts like i dont have one!??? Lynn Seaberg

Ahoylynn1@***.com for credit card apparently ahoylinda62@***.com for membership.

NEED TO GET BOTH ON MEMBERSHIP AND CREDIT CARD ON 1 E MAIL!

I Called says 20 minute wait, 10 minutes later u come on line 24 minute wait but i am next in line, 2 or 3 minutes later next in line 26 minute wait.

2 minutes later music stops. Just silence, 15 minutes later just hangs up..SEND THIS TO YOUR MANAGEMENT, REALLY...MAYBE I SHOULD GO BACK TO COSTCO!!??

LYNN SEABERGS

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Pros:
  • Short lines less people
Cons:
  • No special character crap will not send
  • See above
  • No customer service assistance

Preferred solution: Someone answer yiur phone at customer relations. Not go silent after 15 minutes, drop call at 30. You Did this! My credit card number rewards combined with same e mail as membership

User's recommendation: Not to have todeal with Sams

March Hjk

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| map-marker Fort Myers, Florida

Chairs

I would never have purchased the chairs had it been noted that assembly required. Sent the product back for refund. Disappointed

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Nancy C Dnj

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| map-marker Clarksville, Indiana

Unknown change in policy

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We purchased the Sam's Club plus membership in order to get free shipping on all .com order's. Unbeknownst to us, Sam's club decided to start charging plus member's for shipping unless you spend $50.00.

No call, no text, no email, nothing.

This is a great way to treat and keep customer's, NOT. We won't be renewing our membership and are planning on switching to Costco.

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Pros:
  • Buying in bulk
Cons:
  • Rip off policies

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Don't use Sam's Club

TnMtnMn

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| map-marker Bentonville, Arkansas

Order Screwed Up SEVERAL Times

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Updated by user Dec 19, 2023

BBB is already involved and I still am waiting to receive my lights. And now they aren’t on sale so I’ll be paying an $15 for a set of two of them if I reorder the things.

Original review Dec 19, 2023
I ordered an outdoor lantern for myself. Loved it.

But after 14 months it went bad. Tried taking back to my local store and they wouldnt accept it. So I ordered 2 of the same lights because they were on sale fairly cheap, I had a customer that wanted me to install on their house, and I needed one to replace the bad one. They have tried sending me these units 3 times and each time something happens and they get lost, or get half way to my house then get called back to Texas where they are being drop shipped from.

So I try and call the Sams Club phone number and to to them (calls are being taken in the Phillipines). All numbers that you can get are outsourced to a foreign country. I called my local Sams store, they dont know how to get ahold of ANYONE in Bentonville, AR. I would like to speak to an American about an American problem.

So after contacting the BBB I finally get a call from a Team Leader supposedly in Arkansas. I have been trying to get these 2 lights in my possession since November and still havent received them yet. The Team leader issued me two refunds. One for my initial purchase (which went bad) and a refund for the two I ordered with the understanding that I would get and be able to keep the 2 lights that were ordered to replace a bad one the second light was for a customer that told me they didnt want to wait for a product that was promised to be here a week or two after initial order.

So I lost that job. I got notification that my package was delivered by FedEx today. Well I live in Kentucky and the package was delivered back to the shipper in Texas. This has happened 3 times already.

First it sat at the shippers for 2 weeks, so they reorder me another set. Then it sits at the shipper again but this time they say it was because of an unreadable label. So we reorder again. This time they are shipped, make it Fort Worth, TX and are recalled back to the shipper for unknown reasons this time.
A MAJOR corporation like Walmart/Sams should have an open line to their customer support agents in Bentonville.

I even called Walmart and tried to get them to help. They claim they dont have anything to do with sams club orders. PLUS when you call Walmart customer support youre talking to someone in Egypt. QUIT OUTSOURCING !!
I have an American problem and would like to speak to American about that problem, and whats even more hilarious is that all those customer support agents overseas have no way of contacting anyone in Bentonville, AR, or at least they wont give up any numbers.

Job security.
I pay for the Plus membership at Sams and Im seriously trying to figure out why!! I have placed 4 orders online to be shipped to me. 2 out 4 were screwed up because of the drop shippers Im sure. Sams needs to get their heads out of their butts and wake up.

They think if they offer you a couple of $5 or $10 gift cards it will make your problem all better.

Well you could give me a free lifetime membership to the club and it would NOT make up for this aggravation and frustration of getting these lights. And Ill almost bet that the reason they are returned this time is because of the fact that they were refunded to me, but it was stated that they would be refunded and I would still keep the product when received fr the hassle and aggravation.
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Loss:
$150
Pros:
  • Products
  • Savings of a basic membership
  • Location
Cons:
  • Poorly trained employees
  • Outsourcing
  • Lack of being able to get ahold of customer support

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Don’t have ANYTHING shipped to you !!

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Summary

Sam’s West, Inc. running a business under the brand of Sam’s Club is a large chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs. All clubs are wholly owned and operated by Walmart. Sam’s Club was founded in April 1983. Its headquarters is based in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. Sam’s Club offers a broad range of products under the following categories: Office, Pharmacy, Home and Appliances, Household Essentials, Furniture, and many more. Featured brands include Daily Chef and Member’s Mark. The company accepts returns for a full refund. Shipping and delivery charges are covered by consumers. Non-returnable items include contact lenses, adult beverages, hearing aids, tobacco products, and prescriptions.

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Sams Club is ranked 68 out of 1097 in Supermarkets and Malls category

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