Sam’s Club

I love SAMs club. My membership expired and I thought, «Eh, I’ll just wait for the Costcos to open.» (Like in a year??) what was I thinking? I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder because I had missed him so!
When I renewed my membership, I brought one of my college aged sons with a student id. They actually give you a $ 25 GC for being a student. Pretty cool. I look at it as a $ 100 membership for $ 75, plus you earn cash back for your purchases.
Here are some specific SAMs club staples that I buy NO WHERE ELSE:
MM Paper plates
MM Paper towels
MM Toilet paper
MM trash bags
Butter
Eggs
Croissants

I love the fruits, veggies, and meats!!! I save so much more by buying in bulk. When I need any toiletries, I stop here because of the savings. I am a photographer and I send all my clients here to get their pictures printed if they don’t get them printed from my website.

Don’t waste your time with the tire and battery center.
If Sam’s doesn’t want to dedicate the proper resources to this part of the business, then close it down. It is a disservice to your members to offer such a low level of customer support.

It’s been a while since we shopped here. Things have not changed. The store is clean, well stocked and has great variety. Again our checkout was very quick.

I love this SAMs club, always fresh bread and I like to go around. Ion, they always have a lot to try for samples. I also had an item I was not happy with and they exchanged it without any hassle.

Tire battery center is slow as grandma making cookies. Brought my vehicle in here for rotate of tires. I have lifetime rotation and 1 hour 30 minutes later they are finally done.
There was no cars in the shop ahead of me and no customers standing in line waiting before me. Just slow service

Decent selection of all the normal things you’d find at any Sam’s.
Photo department and Pharmacy pretty good, not much hassle there. Stocking and cleaning seems to be kept up with.
Tried to get some info at the tire department a couple times, but they always seem to be caught up in some kind of customer drama.
Biggest gripe is number of cashiers. There are usually not more than 1 – 2 during weekday evenings, 3 – 4 on weekends. They could easily have twice that.
Bring back the self-​checkout for more than 10 items.

The gas pumps reach BOTH sides of most vehicles… Drivers should NOT need to pull around, drive around or back into wrong way traffic. If you can drive a car, you should know how to pump gas! People using Sams gas station never cease to amaze me at how dumb they can be. The arrows on the ground are to show you where to go– and it’s never Opposite Day!!! Not sure why they have an attendant on site– they are fairly useless. People use the pumps while on cellphones as well as letting children (unlicensed individuals) pump gas. (Both are illegal… At least in Pasco county!). It’s frustrating … But, worth the (usually cheaper) discounted fuel prices. If only people could learn how to drive/​follow the rules!

I used to shop at Sam’s Club at least once a week, sometimes twice. One Saturday we used the car wash. When the car was covered in soap, we noticed that suddenly we were veering toward the right. Stopped the car, let the soap run off and saw that the tire was out of the track and car now wedged inside. Damage to car was about $ 1500. Sams Club management came out, wrote up an incident report and left us to fend for ourselves to get our car out. Months later, we heard our claim with Sam’s was denied. They took NO responsibility for their equipment malfunction. One of the car wash workers said that this happens at least once a day. This is obvious since the metal poles inside the car wash are really banged up. I am now a BJs customer, and couldn’t be happier.

I have been a Sam’s Club member for years even before moving to the Tampa Bay area. Always go to their gas station because they are by far the cheapest — sometimes being up to 50 cents cheaper than the local gas competitors (see my review on the Sam’s Club Gas station in Wesley Chapel. Not sure it is worth the hassle of the low gas prices though). This club is conveniently located off of State Road 56 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
We make our monthly journey here to get wholesale bulk items: detergents, cleaning supplies, paper products, pet foods, dry goods, etc. They also have a bakery, café, floral, hearing aid center, liquor, meats, mobile wireless, one hour photo, optical, pharmacy and tire center.
Sam’s has different levels of membership for individuals and businesses. The Sam’s Plus Membership currently runs a hundred dollars a year and gives you cash rewards, early shopping hours 7am Monday — Saturday and pharmacy & optical discounts. There is a military and student membership too.
As with all businesses the customer service ebbs and flows — Sometimes it is stellar and other times it is tragic. The check out lines are usually very long on the weekends so if you do not have a lot of items looks for the self checkout area on the far right of the store.
Business hours for this location: Plus Members can shop from 7:00am to 8:30pm Monday through Saturday and regular members can shop 10:00 am to 8:30pm Monday through Friday, Saturday 9:00am to 8:30pm and Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm.

I didn’t know about this location until I found it on my Sam’s club App (yes, Sam’s Club has an app) This location is a lot more convenient for me than the one on Dale Mabry since its closer to home. It’s another whole sale store that sells items in bulk. From grocery items such as meats, produce, household goods, electronics, to clothing. They have a Bakery Department, Optical Department, Photo, Tire, and a small food court. A couple times I was there they were out of stock on a few items I needed, but other than that I like to shop here. It does get busy during the weekend and the lines are really long so be prepared to wait.
TIP: If you have 10 items or less I recommend using the self check out line. It’s much faster especially if you only have a few items.

Typical Walmart customer service. They could care less. I am so glad they are building a Costco right down the street!

I get a lot of good deals there. It is always clean and stocked. I just wished they had more selection.

I found some of their selections to be weak. Staff at the customer service desk were very nice but checkout was another story.

I only shop here because it is convenient. Although their customer service is absolutely awful, they are always well stocked and have decent variety. I have been a member for almost 2 years and I finally had a pleasant experience with the cashier last week. Usually the employees are rude or just plain short with responses and move on as quickly as possible. Also, they never have enough registers open, especially on the weekend when it’s the busiest time. There is always so much congestion at the front of the store (at the registers) and employees just standing around talking. My membership expires next month and I think I’ll be taking my business back to BJ’s even though it is way further.

Pretty typical Sams club. Has gas in the front which is consistently the cheapest in town.

This is for the food court within Sam’s .
I think the Pizza is some of the best I have ate.

I shop here all the time. Great prices on bulk items. No complaints here. Just be sure to bring at least 150 bucks with you for your visits. Because its hard to say no to their huge selection of food and goods.

I frequent this location mainly to use fill up the tank in my car. This gas station is always full and be ready to bring your patience as you will be waiting in line to fill up. I was impressed recently as they have attendants now who will clean your windows if you like while you are filling up.
I must say, that every trip I take inside this warehouse packed full of bulk goodness is always an adventure. There always seem to be new items and the crowds are never slim either as you work your way up and down the aisles.

Sam’s is the best for affordable luxury when it comes to seafood, steaks, new Zealand lamb, wine and fresh flowers. We eat well because we shop smart.
The staff at this location is always helpful and pleasant.