All the major warehouse shopping clubs have specials for new members several times a year. Currently, new members can join BJ’s for $10, while Costco is giving a $20 Shop Card with a paid $65 membership. Sam’s Club recently offered a membership for $25 but that deal has expired.
Here are the current deals for warehouse shopping clubs. All the deals below are good for new members only, and require you to agree to auto-renewal every year, unless you cancel.
BJ’s Membership
Get a BJ’s Club membership for $10 a year when you join online, $50 off the regular price of $60. Or get the BJ’s Club+ membership, which earns 2% back in rewards, for $50 a year, normally $120. Both require BJ’s Easy Renewal, which renews your membership automatically at the regular rate unless you cancel. For more details or to enroll visit:
BJ’s Warehouse New Member Special
BJ’s Warehouse has about 216 locations.
BJ’s Military Discount and More Offers
BJ’s offers discounts to veterans and active military personnel and their families, medical professionals and others. These groups can join BJ’s for just $25, plus get a $10 welcome bonus added to your membership card. See more details at:
- BJ’s discount for Veterans and active military
- BJ’s discount for medical professionals
- BJ’s discount for first responders
- BJ’s discount for government employees
- BJ’s discount for teachers and staff
- BJ’s discount for college students
BJ’s Free Pass
If you just want to check out what BJ’s offers, you can get a free one-day BJ’s pass.
Costco Membership Deals
Get a $20 Costco Shop Card when you buy a new Costco Gold Star membership online. Here is the deal on the Costco website:
Price for the Gold Star membership is $65 a year. This offer is available only to new customers, or those whose memberships have been expired for more than 18 months. Good for online sign-ups only.
Costco also offers a Gold Star Executive membership for $130 per year, which includes a $40 Shop Card for new members. Costco Executive Members pay more for a membership but earn an annual 2% Reward (up to $1,250) on qualified Costco, Costco.com and Costco Travel purchases, as well as greater discounts on Costco Services. You can read more at:
*To receive a Digital Costco Shop Card, you must provide a valid email address and set up auto renewal of your Costco membership on a Visa® credit/debit card or Mastercard debit card at the time of sign-up. If you elect not to enroll in auto renewal at the time of sign-up, incentives will not be owed. Valid only for new members and those who have not been a Costco member (in any capacity, Primary, Household, or Affiliate) in the last 18 months. Valid only for nonmembers for their first year of membership. Not valid for upgrade or renewal of an existing membership.
Costco Military, Student Discounts
Costco has sometimes offered deals on a new Costco membership if you qualify for their special promotions, such as a larger Shop Card for active or retired military, college students, first responders, teachers, government employees or medical professionals. A regular Costco Gold Star membership is $65. This special offer isn’t currently listed on Costco’s join page; check the link for the latest offers:
Costco has about 785 locations.
Costco Free Pass: Costco does not offer free passes, according to Costco.
Sam’s Club Membership Deal
Regular price for a Sam’s Club membership is $60. Specials come and go several times a year; check current rates at:
Sam’s Club operates 599 locations in the United States in 44 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands.
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What Is the Best Warehouse Shopping Club?
BJ’s, Costco and Sam’s Club all offer substantial savings on food, clothing electronics and more. But which club is the best?
If you’re looking for the best place to save money on groceries, Sam’s Club is the clear choice, according to a 2023 AARP study. AARP purchased 30 common grocery items at each of the big three stores and found Sam’s was about 16% cheaper.
AARP’s grocery basket cost $81.60 at Costco, $81.33 at BJ’s, and $68.94 at Sam’s Club in 2023. The Sam’s Club groceries were more than $12 cheaper than the other stores. Examples of big savings include:
- Ice cream $1.40 at Sam’s, compared to $3 at BJ’s and $3.78 at Costco
- Mixed berries $2.40 at Sam’s, compared to $5.33 at BJ’s and $4.23 at Costco
- Orange juice $1.78 at Sam’s, compared to $1.90 at BJ’s and $2.23 at Costco.
AARP concluded: “Sam’s Club was by far the cheapest of the three warehouse stores, which has a lot to do with its parent company, Walmart. “The reason Sam’s Club is the least expensive of the three is because of Walmart’s buying power,” says Howard Dvorkin, chairman of Debt.com. “That said, they don’t have the premium brands Costco typically has.”
You can read more at: AARP Compares BJ’s, Costco and Sam’s Club