BJ’s Wholesale Club

Been shopping here for over a decade mostly for the convenience (on the way to work). Put up with tasteless bananas and apples that tasted like styrofoam.
For a few years now, noticed that MOST of the produce rots within a day or two of purchase! Salad Leaves — wilted & brown; Green Beans — sticky and slimy; Strawberies/​Blueberries — white puffy fungus all thru the middle of the cartons. Inspect all produce up-​down-​left-​right-​center before buying!
Good for toilet paper /​garbage bags /​salt…
NOT for PRODUCE

Like a lot of these places this is another monstrous warehouse wholesale club. Nothing at this location makes it stand out any better or worse than the others. As always, if you go here or get a membership it only makes sense if you are buying for 6 people or more on a budget or you run a small restaurant or convenience store. I guess as a single individual you could make it work if you grazed their free samples every day and pieced together your meals that way but that’d be about it… Also, be wary of overbuying if you are just stopping in for one item. It may seem like a deal but buying 100 $ worth of groceries is still 100 $ out of pocket.

Nice hours, but no real incentive to join or trial available. No government discount either. I will continue to shop around.

I have shopped at Sam’s Club most of my adult life. The more time went on the less they carried. Like mushroom. One day neither the Durham nor the Morrisville store carried them. Mushrooms aren’t going to make or break a store for me, though I do love them. I got a 2 month free pass in the mail to check-​out BJ’s and thought why not. In my humble opinion BJ’s has Sam’s hands down. Starting with the selection they have, way more options as far as variety goes. They also have smaller sizes which I like since it’s just me and my husband. There are a few items that BJ’s doesn’t carry that Sam’s does but not enough to make me feel like I am missing out if I switched. BJ’s also has a deli department which is nice and self-​checkout if that’s your thing. Both have piss poor service. Good luck finding someone at either place to help you and be ready for a «why are you bothering me, I hate I have to wear this vest at work» face when you do stop someone who is trying to walk past you at warp speed. I did notice BJ’s prices are a bit higher but if you don’t mind spending a little more for more variety then this place might be for you. BJ’s was offering a 14 month membership for $ 40 so I am going to have both for a year or so until I figure out which one I like best. For me you can’t beat bulk shopping. Not having to worry about buying toilet paper for 6 months is worth the price of membership.

i use this place as my grocery store as it is so close. love the choices of food and veggies. wish they had more organic vegs and fruits like costco.

Friendly & Helpful staff (product samplers employees are some of the nicest people I’ve encountered) Kudos! Nice meat department. Quick checkout.
The (1) one thing that was very irritating– the «DirectTV» sales representative harassing you as soon as you walk in the front door. No one wants to be interrogated by a stranger– Avoid him if you can.

We’ve been members here for 5 years now.
The prices are good and we live that there are coupons sent out monthly on top of the wholesale pricing.
We also get deli meats and cheeses just about every week. The price difference of just that alone over the course more than makes up for the yearly membership fee.

This BJ’s is not like the rest. The deli is especially out of line with the other BJ’s I have been to. The staff is not pleasant at the counter and refuses to use the ticket process to see who is next in line. I waited for over 20 minutes for cheese and was then told to wait AGAIN for meat in another line and they were not courteous at all when telling me to do so. They were NOT understaffed by any means as there were three people there, just chatting amongst themselves watching the line grow with no concern.
Aside from that the selection leaves something to be desired as well, and they burn most everything to some degree from bakery. All in all, it’s the customer service all around that needs the most help. From the welcoming in the beginning to the cashiers at the end, everyone just seems pissed to be workings there. Yes they take coupons but its not worth it if you’re doing battle with staff that’s more unpleasant than those at Walmart AND paying for a membership. COSTCO may be on deck come renewal time.

Clean, good selection, friendly staff. Typical of other BJ’s clubs.

As Wholesale clubs go, this one is in line with the others, with a host of different choices that the others don’t have. The lines move pretty quickly, even on a very busy day and the staff is helpful and friendly.
I do enjoy when they offer the samples, whether I need them or not, I’ll always give them a try and really appreciate when my tank is running low!

Grab one of the huge pre-​packaged cuts of meat (like the 11 pound steak my boyfriend snatched), and bring it over to the butcher. You can get the fat trimmed off and, more importantly, get it sliced to how ever thick you want (went with 1″). In under five minutes, the butcher returned with the sliced steaks in new packaging. BEAUTIFUL steaks! It’s a bit pricey ($ 70ish) for the meat, but it’s in bulk and SUCH a steal!
Shopping-​wise: this visit was a breeze, but check-​out was stressful. The barcode on our steaks wouldn’t ring up – causing a big delay and back-​up of customers behind us, especially since my boyfriend was only buying the steaks. Luckily a store associate came over after a little while to help. My only complaint was that she started to ring up the items in my cart (which I was buying separately) without asking me. I told her after she rang up two items, and she didn’t complain as she voided them — which was awesome!
After buying my goods, I had to drop by the service desk to get a photo added to my membership card. Unfortunately the wait was long, and I only had one lady in front of me. There was only one store associate at the desk, and I had about four other people behind me. There should have been at least one other person at the service desk.

It’s hard to get excited about big membership wholesale places, but I like this BJs well enough. The gas there is cheaper than everywhere else around me, so I fill up there when I can.
I often shop there for bigger containers of hummus and veggie snacks. My membership is pretty new, so I’m sure I’ll expand my use in time.
Good location there at Brier Creek.

I have mixed emotions about this place. I feel as if they stock the most basic of basic. However, how can you win with a warehouse. I go for the necessities. They are convenient. Their customer service approach has not always been existent. On several occasions I have gotten a cold shoulder here. The first time was at the gas pumps, when they stopped halfway through me pumping. The clerk looked at me and said, «sorry, we are closed», I said, «can I at least finish filling my tank». He said, «nope we are closed, sorry». I thought that was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard. I am a paying member and you are going to stop me half way through a transaction so you can go home. Thats pathetic and no company should run that way. The other encounter came when they stopped stocking my peanut butter filled pretzels, and no one in the store could tell me why. I have been buying them here for 3 years. Guess its not worth stocking for a regular member. So as you can tell my experience with this place has little to desire. Its location attracts its clientele and its existence. They do nothing to make you feel special, and have no approach to want to keep you as a customer. If you need convenience, sure its there, but don’t expect to feel welcome.

They are always well stocked, the checkouts are short and the store is clean.

It’s your standard run of the mill warehouse club. I don’t think I can give more than three stars to any warehouse club. The one thing BJ’s has over Sam’s Club and Costco is that BJ’s takes credit cards. I can’t remember my pin numbers to save my life so BJ’s saves my behind.
This place is all about bulk packages for household staples. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to get out of this store for under three digits. My standard quarterly trip is for toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, yogurt, pre-​portioned — pre-​packed boneless skinless chicken breasts, pellegrino and whatever spontatenous purchase catches my fancy.
Somethings I like about this club — it’s clean. Saturday’s it’s all about some samples — so come hungry and fill up on an assortment of items. They have an oil change/​mechanic/​garage on site. Refills on propane is CHEAP. They have a deli on site to get your standard lunch meats and cheeses (turkey/​ham, American/​Provolone)
I still haven’t done the math to find out if I’m getting my money back on my bulk buys to offset the membership, but it’s nice to get staples in quantity in a one stop shopping experience.
The one thing I do wish is that they have more staffed check out lanes and less self-​check lanes. I’m so very anti self-​check lanes.

Came in to shop for b-​day supplies…
who knew that you can use Sunday coupons here…
one day maybe costco will catch up with them.
Until then… BJ’s is my store to go for bulk shopping

This BJ’s has been here awhile and each time I go back, I remember why I like the one over by Triangle Town Center better. The layout here is a bit crowded with seemingly less room to get between the aisles and seemingly less product selection compared to the triangle TC store.
Today, as we entered the store, the TV’s were all turned on so blaringly loud I couldn’t hear myself think. My ears are still ringing.
I’ll give them Kudos for the gas prices, they are certainly competitive.
Typical warehouse store, some good buys, and some not so good as long as you know your prices and you’ve done your pricing homework.