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Which Wholesale Store Is Better: Costco or Sam's Club?
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Which Wholesale Store Is Better: Costco or Sam's Club?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!
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We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!

Discount warehouses are your answer if you’re looking to stock up on hors d’oeuvres for your next dinner party, get the latest electronics and buy a new futon for your living room all in one trip. Costco and Sam’s Club are the wholesale reigning kings, offering their members a convenient one-stop-shop for all of their big and small household needs. But the question is: Which store gives you more bang for your buck?

Product analysis website Cheapism recently did a side-by-side comparison of the two wholesale stores. Here’s a look at the breakdown of this heated face-off.

Membership Fees: Both stores offer tiered membership options with higher membership costs translating into perks such as discounts and cash back. Sam’s Club has a cheaper basic membership fee with more in-store benefits. Costco has a higher membership fee but includes services like car and home insurance as well as discounted travel. Costco’s top-tier Executive Membership offers refunds, which is a great deal for big shoppers.
Winner: Costco

Keep reading for the side-by-side comparison.

Sophyto Skin Care Line Debuts at Sam's Club
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In the Club: Natural Skin Care Goes to the Warehouse

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Are you in a membership club? Now while picking up 20-pound boxes of Fritos, you can swing by for all-natural skin care, too. This month, each of the 150 Sam's Club warehouse stores will debut Sophyto, a vegan skin care line.

Free from fillers, parabens, binders, dimethicone, and essential oils, Sophyto products were originally only available in medical spas or through dermatologists. At $30 for the three-product Daily Renewal Kit and $35 for its Antiaging Care Kit, the organic line is reasonably priced.

A green-leaning beauty line in Sam's Club is a pretty big deal, considering the chain's colossal size. "For a long time we have been interested in expanding health and beauty," Sam's Club's Sonya Gafsi told WWD. "It is an opportunity area that is underdeveloped in the club channel, but it was important to incorporate a holistic vision of wellness, one we want to develop across the club." We're excited to see organic skin care become more mainstream. Because where one mega-retailer goes — especially one owned by Walmart — more are likely to follow.

Front Page: Pakistan Truce, Sam's Club Rice, 90 Dead in Sri Lanka
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Front Page: Pakistan Truce, Sam's Club Rice, 90 Dead in Sri Lanka

Pakistan Truce: Baitullah Mehsud, a top Taliban commander in Pakistan has issued an order to his followers to stop all attacks in the country.
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  • Pakistan Truce: Baitullah Mehsud, a top Taliban commander in Pakistan has issued an order to his followers to stop all attacks in the country. Mehsud is the man the Pakistani authorities say ordered the killing of Benazir Bhutto. The cease fire order was issued via leaflet, which said anyone found violating the order would be publicly punished, saying "no arguments will be accepted. It's a firm order." Pakistan's newly elected government stated it will deal with Islamic militancy through discussion and cooperation. Baitullah Mehsud's stronghold is in South Waziristan, an area that has seen many of the heaviest fighting between militants and the security forces in recent years.

  • Sam's Club Rice: Retail chain Sam's Club is limiting the sale of rice during a dramatic increase in the global price of rice. The store is limiting customers to four 20-lb. bags of jasmine, basmati and long-grain white rice. The restriction will mainly affect businesses that buy rice in bulk, but the company said "a typical Sam's Club Business Member does not buy more than 80 pounds of rice in one visit," adding, "we currently have plenty of rice for Sam's Club members."
  • 90 Dead in Sri Lanka: In Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels and government troops fought an intense battle in northern Sri Lanka yesterday resulting in 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers left dead. It was one of the deadliest clashes between the military and the rebels so far this year. Because each side consistently inflates casualty figures for the opposition and minimizes its own losses, the number is impossible to verify. The Tamil Tiger rebels have been fighting since 1983 to create an independent homeland for Tamils, who have been oppressed for decades by governments controlled by the majority Sinhalese. More than 70,000 people have been killed in the violence.