Bj’s Wholesale Club

This place seems to be ridiculously crowded all the time. The lines are always long and move at a snails pace. Maybe that’s because I’m usually in here for a couple of things so I expect to be in and out. But I like the fact that I can always get a quick warm meal for a whopping $ 3.

Check dates on everything! Many times I have bought expired items from here. Most recently there was a pallet of out of date organic Mac and cheese. We went to customer service about it and they could have cared less, she just tossed the pack on a back table and went about her business. No one was called to pull the items off the shelf, they’re probably still there now.

Hubs and I shop here often on the weekends in an attempt to save on cat products (litter, food, etc.), and we’ve found that it’s helpful for other items that we like to buy in bulk. We’ve discovered a lot of great deals on grocery items — we’re able to buy organic items a LOT cheaper here than at the supermarket, so we do get them when we can. A lot of the generic items (they’re tagged Berkeley and Jensen) are very good — the laundry items in particular save us a bundle of money (although we don’t recommend some things — the B&J’s cat litter is NOT a good deal for us). Surprisingly, there are a lot of «healthier» items available and we take full advantage of them.
Lots of other things to purchase here, too, which can lead you astray in the wallet department if you don’t have steel resolve.
The gasoline prices are VERY good here, if you’re looking to fill up the tank (although the line to the pumps can be a huge pain in the butt). We don’t take advantage of this very often because we usually have to fill up elsewhere before we can get here. But if you live fairly close by, you’ll save a bundle on gas for the car.
Staff is polite and helpful most of the time.
Membership fees are much more reasonable than similar places (such as Sam’s or Costco). One thing that attracted us to BJ’s was the fact that we could choose our payment method — Costco doesn’t take any other credit card than American Express, which (for us, at the time) was a huge inconvenience. BJ’s, on the other hand, will take all payment methods, including Discover, which is great sometimes when we don’t have the Amex handy.
My only complaint about BJ’s is that the refrigerated sections of the market portion of the store are EXTREMELY cold — I often find myself wishing for a sweater when I walk by there, but it’s a minor inconvenience. The crowds on the weekends can be a big pain, too — the BJ’s on Music Fair Drive is much less populated and more quiet. But this one is the closest location to where we live.
Also, our experience with the produce items at this location has been a little less than stellar. It usually seems to go bad pretty fast unless it’s prepackaged, so we tend to go to the local Giant for those types of items.
Definitely worth your while to stop in and look around, though, if you’re into this sort of thing.

I love this BJS they are clean and very organized. Everything always stocked and just perfectly. I enjoy the multiple samples given on certain days served by friendly staff that are knowledgeable about what products they’re serving. They’re able to answer most questions that are thrown at them.
The prices are amazing and most things are in bulk but still better priced than normal markets. Just do some math and most of the time you can save $ 1 or more just by shopping here. Luckily they accept coupons and mail out coupons of their own. It’s a win win situation. I die for their lunch meat prices! They serve Dietson Watson brand for around $ 6.99/lb normally this brand runs around $ 8.99 in other locations. As well they have various other well known brands like Land O Lakes, Krakus, etc.
The cashiers can be iffy sometimes running between those that are friendly and those that don’t seem to care too much for their job.
Most of the evidence can be seen by the multiple pictures I’ve posted.

This is a cute club, coming from Sam’s, it feels like you can put BJ’s inside of Sam’s and still have room.
I must say, food items are better quality, items are a step above the rest.

Make sure you have your list ready when you arrive. If you get here in the evening plan to dorms at least an hour or more here. I love to shop but not grocery shopping or anything of the sort. I always stop at the food bar to get a hotdog combo for $ 1.50, great price 32 oz drink and a Nathan’s hotdog. Channing’s Choice

BJ’s is my one-​stop-​shop if I need to «stock up». Mostly I find that BJ’s is perfect for buying meats, work clothes and anything that you eat a lot of within a short amount of time. If I had to compare BJ’s to that of Costco: the bakery isn’t as good and the food court of BJ’s just doesn’t live up to Costco’s. but it is still a rather nice establishment that offers quality products.

A bulk annual dues type store. Has paid off recently for diapers and the like, but not sure I will keep the membership in the future. Large, clean, and serves samples on the weekend. Large deli and butcher shop, would prefer if they could label the farm or region the meat was from.

Previously a Costco person but the one here is too far away and I didnt use it enough to justify membership. So i Enrolled here with the free trial offer and have enjoyed it a lot. Expected selection of huge cans/​bottles/​packages of pantry staples etc. Produce is very high quality, definitely on par w Costco. Love the BJs store brand items, flavored soda water is great. Store is crowded but checkout is a breeze, much quicker than experiences at SAMs or Costco. Be sure to have a quarter for the shopping cart return incentive.

This place is basically a smaller costco, but with self check outs.

If you have babies, BJs diapers are the shizz. They may not be as nice a pampers, but really, you strap it to the baby, they pee in it, and you throw it away. We have twins and switched to BJs diapers after a few months of spending millions of dollars on name brand diapers. Best decision ever. A big box is usually like $ 8 cheaper than Pampers, has more, plus you often get like $ 6 off coupons in the mail or at the counter. We switched to BJs wipes too, which are nice and actually bigger than Pampers or Huggies wipes.
You can also buy baby formula in bigger containers here. And when you switch to milk, that’s almost a dollar cheaper than at a grocery store.
With 3 kids, we buy everything here now. snacks, bread, dinner meats, even custom made birthday cakes. BJS FTW.

Another one of my grandmother’s favorite places to shop. Keep in mind she normally wouldn’t splurge to pay the membership fee, but she somehow negotiated a free trial that has lasted several months (another sign of how we’re related… always networking).
This BJ’s seems larger than most and it even has a gas station. I was tempted to fill up my tank. That didn’t last long because the line was about 10 cars deep and my time was worth more than the 4 cents per gallon savings.
Even though the line at the gas station was long, the lines inside were not. I was actually very surprised at how many cashiers were working (surprised in a good way).
Make sure you have a quarter. You’ll need it to put a deposit down on a cart. Don’t worry — you get your money back once it is safely returned.