Walmart vs. Sam's - Who's Cheaper?

Just about every class I teach someone asks about Sam’s Club/Costco. So when Laura over at A Frugal Chick said she was writing a side by side comparison of Sam's and Walmart, I knew I had to post this!

She randomly selected items to compare prices. These prices are for Chesapeake, VA and may vary a bit by area. But, you get the idea!

Here is what she found:

	Sam’s Club	Walmart
Bones Season 1 & 2 DVD	$ 34.88	$ 29.96
Criminal Minds Season 1	$ 26.88	$ 29.96
Tron DVD	$ 17.98	$ 19.96
Tangled Blu-Ray/DVD	$ 24.88	$ 24.96
Mary Higgins Clark I’ll Walk Alone	$ 15.94	$ 18.19
Tina Fey Bossypants	$ 14.94	$ 18.89
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (Cheapest Ones)	$1.97 lb	$1.88 lb
Cantaloupe	$1.98 each	$1.50 each
Bananas	$.48 lb	$.52 lb
Red Potatoes	$.60 lb	$.98 lb
One Gallon 1% Milk	$3.02	$3.02
Horizon Organic Milk Half Gallon	$3.19	$3.50
Strawberry Pop Tarts	$.20 per tart	$.22 per tart
Corona Bottles	$.96 per bottle	$1.00 per bottle
Cinnamon Toast Crunch	$.136 per oz	$.152 per oz
Finish Powerball Tabs	$.14 per tab	$.24 per tab
Diet Coke 2L	$1.25 each	$1.25 each
Eggland’s Best	$2.16 per dozen	$2.48 per dozen
Dove Bar Soap	$.927 per bar	$1.10 per bar
Tampax Pearl	$.13 each	$.19 each
Pantene Nature Fusion Shampoo	$.197 per oz	$.23 per oz
DiGiorno Frozen Pizza	$4.33 each	$5.75 each

So from looking at these numbers Sam’s Club is cheaper on most items (although the quantities are VERY different). However all of these numbers leave out one very important part in the equation - COUPONS!
Many of the items above regularly have coupons and they can not be used at Sam’s Club. So before you considering getting or renewing a membership check it all out!

Thanks A Frugal Chick for taking the time to do this!