Today we drove about an hour to go to Sam's club.  As a first timer, I wasn't sure what to expect.  I now know there are pros and cons to this endevor.

Pros: Big sizes of many things that we will use.  We might have saved about $100.

Cons: Limited (extremely) selection.  Many things were not different than regular wal-mart price.  Great deal of the selection geared to a high calorie, high fat, high carb diet.  Few organic choices.  No low fat tub butter or sour cream. 

Items that were good deal for us: Fish sticks, bags of shredded cheese, alfredo sauce, diaper wipes, hand soap, chicken bullion cubes, coffee, trash bags, foil sheets, flavored yogurts, laundry detergent and mac and cheese  Not sure about tp and paper towels as I haven't tried these brands before.

Items I noticed that were available at WM for same price: Dog and cat food, sour cream, milk, bread, baked goods, most produce and meat.  Many wm "great value" items I buy were not at sam's club.  (Cheese crackers, oats)  Nor was there any giant tubs of peanut butter.

My local grocer - J & J Foods, has better quality meat and great specials every week - I wouldn't consider buying meat from anywhere else.  Their produce is better too - more of it is locally grown.

I hate shopping.