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stupid shipping gang
Sam's Club Includes Free Giant Box With Each Pen Sold
Reader Steven bought some cheap fountain pens from Sam's Club. Perhaps unaccustomed to such a small purchase, Sam's Club had trouble finding the appropriate packaging. More » -
followup
Sam's Club Apologizes For Candy-In-Prescription-Bottles Promo
Sam's Club has put an end to their recent pharmacy campaign and apologized for confusing pills with candy. After Joe at Salisbury News, who received the giant pill bottle filled with sweets, wrote to complain, they sent him a response in which they said it was an isolated incident and won't be repeated elsewhere:
We have also shared with all of our pharmacy departments that this is an unacceptable practice and should not be repeated. At Sam's Club we always have the health and welfare of our customers and members in mind with everything we do and we deeply regret that this incident occurred.
You can read the full response over at Salisbury News.
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marketing
Sams Club Giving Kids Candy In Pill Bottles
The Sam's Club in Salisbury, Maryland, is promoting its pharmacy by handing out pill bottles filled with candy to kids. I guess that's better than filling Dots boxes with Vicodin. Or handing out gallon-sized jugs of Nerds. Update: Sam's Club has ended the promotion and apologized for it. More » -
savings
Buy In Bulk With Friends From Warehouse Clubs
You can save big on groceries by forming a little warehous club buying collective with your friends: More » -
cheap booze
Hey! You Can Buy Alcohol At Costco And Sam's Club Without A Membership!
Need some quality alcohol at discount prices? Don't want to sign up for a Costco, Sam's Club or BJ's membership? There may be hope for you! More » -
accolades
Sam's Club Lets You Swap Out RedRinged Xbox Hassle-Free
Virg's Xbox360 got the dread Red Ring of Death. He bought it in Feb '07, and it started failing this Nov '08. He figured it would be months before he would get it back and expected to have to pay somewhere. Much to his surprise, Sam's Club let him swap it out for a new one for free. More » -
walmart
Walmart Stores Begin Playing Christmas Music
Joel Sackey in San Antonio, TX reports that both his local Walmart and Sam's Club, effective November 1st, have started playing Christmas music. (Photo: vidaarctique) -
grocery shrink ray
15 Victims Of The Grocery Shrink Ray
The Grocery Shrink Ray continues its miniature spree across the supermarket aisles of America. Here's 14 more victims that have surfaced in the past week, as spotted by our watchful bands of deputized Consumerist reader-investigators... More »
2:59 PM on Fri Aug 1 2008
By Ben Popken
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civil rights
Receipt Check Policies For Costco, Sam's Club, And BJ's
In most cases, a receipt check is voluntary, but several wholesale shopping clubs make you agree to them as part of the membership contract.
Thanks to everyone who helped unearth these. No shoplifting mentioned. Their given reasons for checking the receipts don't make any sense. If all the checker does it glance and the receipt and make a highlighter stroke across it, how is he checking the correct price? More »
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sam's club
Adventures In Receipt Check Refusals Continue
Rich in Michigan writes that a Michigan Sam's Club employee foiled his efforts to circumvent the receipt-checking line.I was detained in a Sams Club receipt-checking line today. When I attempted to steer my cart around the line and out the exit door, an employee with a nametag of 'Linda' stepped in front of my cart and asked me to surrender my receipt. When I asked if I was being detained, she assured me that I was...
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marketing
Funeral Home Offers Discount For Sam's Club Members
Reader Emily sends us the above photo. She writes: More » -
walmart
Walmart To Lay Off 3,000 Sam's Club Managers In The Name Of Customer Service
Walmart is dropping 3,000 Sam's Club managers. according to an article in the WSJ. The managers, who used to be in charge of specific sections of the store (i.e. bakery, meat, photo). can now choose a severance package, quit, or remain on as hourly workers. More » -
drugs
Generics Aren't Always That Much Cheaper
Generics meds are supposed to be a cheaper alternative to name-brand drugs, but a recent Wall Street Journal found that there wasn't as much difference as you might think. — BEN POPKEN More » -
sam's club
Sam's Club Sells Styrofoam Birthday Cake
It was only after cutting that Kavalaris realized Sam's Club sold his mom a Styrofoam birthday cake decorated with icing. Lansing State Journal reports: More » -
black friday
Target Black Friday Ad Up, Plus Many More
As Black Friday draws ever nigh, a splooge of new Black Friday ads appeared on the internet. More » -
sam walton
At Least Sam Walton Got Bandaids
In stark contrast to this morning's story, "Target Has No Time For Owwies," reader Frank writes that while visiting a Chicago area Sam's Club... More » -
walmart
WalMart. Always Low Compassion, Always.
Running low on gas and stuck with nothing but a gift card WalMart won't let you use? Far from home? Screwed? In your desperation, don't try to sell the card at a loss to another customer. Wal-Mart will call the cops on your soliciting ass. Then they'll throw you out of their parking lot and call you a "vagrant." More » -
sam's club
Sam's Club Hates The Voluptuous
The thick slice of cheesecake to the right? The cover of Naughty Needles More »
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