# Sam's Club membership

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Sam's Club membership and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People like the app-based scan-and-go checkout, pickup ordering, and a location closer than Costco. Critics say unit prices are high and store design worsens traffic.

## Why people recommend it

- Scan-and-go mobile checkout (4 comments): "Sam's Club has the edge being able to use their app to scan your items and pay without having to stop anywhere" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48050971)) "I prefer the shopping experience at Sam's, with their mobile checkout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48053167)) "their curbside pickup and "scan and go" make every visit a breeze" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45802502))
- Online ordering with pickup (2 comments): "On Sams Club's website I can see that in store price and order it for pickup." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48787881)) "their curbside pickup and "scan and go" make every visit a breeze" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45802502))
- Better overall shopping experience (3 comments): "Sam's Club is as good as it gets tech-wise, in-store and out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48789081)) "It’s the one way in which Sam’s Club crushes them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48780265)) "the rest of the experience is just better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48055327))

## What people warn about

- Poor store design worsens traffic (1 comments): "Sams suffers from poor design which makes traffic worse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48779252))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.samsclub.com/are-you-human?url=Lw==&uuid=ae8baf52-d6bb-11f1-97ba-e9e3ce08e6d5&vid=&g=b)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sam's Club membership", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sam-s-club/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).