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8 Grocery Items That Are Better Deals at Sam’s Club Than at Costco
By Heather Taylor,
11 hours ago
Savvy shoppers on a budget may already be aware that Sam’s Club and Costco both carry some of the same name brands, like Kraft, Famous Amos and Del Monte, in their grocery departments.
If both stores carry the same products, is it cheaper to buy certain groceries from Sam’s Club instead of Costco? The answer is yes. GOBankingRates determined which items are cheaper by comparing Sam’s Club and Costco regular listed prices on the same groceries carried at each store.
From cereal to peanut butter, keep reading to find out how much money you can save buying these eight groceries at Sam’s Club .
Ahead of the fall holiday season, shoppers will want to stock up on Del Monte whole kernel corn at Sam’s Club for the biggest savings.
This eight-pack of canned corn is regularly $7.78 at Sam’s Club, while the price tag at Costco runs at $12.99. By shopping at Sam’s Club, members save $5.21 on their purchase.
If you just need several individually packaged bags of trail mix and aren’t picky about the flavors, your best bet is to shop Nature’s Garden trail mix snacks at Sam’s Club.
Their 24-pack of snacks in cranberry and Omega-3 mixes regularly costs $9.98. In comparison, the same bulk trail mix snacks are $14.99 at Costco. This puts about $5 back into the wallets of Sam’s Club members.
Both Sam’s Club and Costco carry 18-pack sets of Kraft macaroni and cheese dinners — and both warehouse clubs run sales regularly on these meals. Which one has the best deal?
In the end, Sam’s Club takes the win with $4.03 in savings. Their Kraft mac and cheese is regularly $14.96, while Costco’s is typically priced at $18.99.
Picking up bulk cookies to add to school lunches? Shoppers save up to $3.11 getting Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies at Sam’s Club instead of Costco.
These 42-count cookie packages regularly retail for $17.88 at Sam’s, while their $20.99 price tag costs a little more at Costco.
Sam’s Club and Costco both carry 49.5-ounce boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal with two bags of cereal inside each box.
The better deal to shop is Sam’s Club, which prices their Cinnamon Toast Crunch at $7.98 compared to Costco at $10.99. This means $3 in savings for Sam’s Club shoppers, and every dollar counts when you’re on the hunt for the best cereal deals.
If your household is less into cereal for breakfast and prefers oatmeal, we have some good news. Quaker instant oatmeal variety packs are cheaper to shop for at Sam’s Club, with about $3 in savings.
Sam’s Club prices their 52-count packages at $10.98, whereas the same oatmeal brand and bulk sizing at Costco will cost you around $13.99.
Families stocking up on juice boxes for school lunches will save $3 when they buy the Honest Kids fruit juice variety pack at Sam’s Club instead of Costco.
While each warehouse club carries the same brand and 40-count package of juice boxes, Sam’s Club is a little cheaper at $12.98. In comparison, shoppers would pay $15.99 at Costco.
The two-pack of Skippy creamy peanut butter is often on sale at both Sam’s Club and Costco, but the better deal to buy is at Sam’s.
At the regular price, this peanut butter duo is only $10.28 compared to spending $12.99 at Costco. The inexpensive price tag means shoppers are able to put $2.71 back into their grocery budget.
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