Sam’s Club: 9 Best New Grocery Arrivals for Your Money in August

Peek into the new grocery arrivals at Sam’s Club, and you’ll find over 140 items for sale. And while most shoppers won’t be able to buy every new grocery item, they can usually add an item or two in their Sam’s Club grocery budget.

GOBankingRates reviewed the new arrivals and selected nine items that are worth the money, based on strong customer reviews and timeliness for the upcoming fall season. This August, you’ll want to shop these nine new grocery items at Sam’s Club.

• Price: $9.28

Spice up your breakfast routine ahead of the fall season with Nature’s Path organic pumpkin seed plus flax granola. Currently, this granola has a 4.4 rating on the Sam’s Club website. Positive reviews highlighting the granola’s versatility to be added to yogurt or even eaten as cereal with milk.

“This is DELICIOUS!” wrote Midwestgal in a five-star review. “It tastes so good and gives me energy. I toss some fresh blueberries or strawberries or bananas on it and love it. Worth the money!”

• Price: $10.48

For a limited time, Sam’s Club members can shop Nature’s Bakery oatmeal crumble for $10.48. 

Every box includes 20 individually wrapped oatmeal crumble bars in strawberry flavor. Pack along for long car rides, flights where you’ll need a snack or add into school lunches. Among the glowing reviews for this 4.8-rated new arrival, the only complaint shoppers seem to have is they wish Sam’s Club carried more flavors.

• Price: $9.98

Even before we read the positive customer reviews, we knew this Babybel cheese was going on the list, because it’s a variety pack. 

Inside every bag are 26 cheese wheels: eight sharp original, nine monterey jack and nine white cheddar. Pick up a bag to enjoy as a protein packed snack while working from home or add into school lunches.

• Price: $4.48

What’s the best new grocery item to buy without spending too much money? Add Member’s Mark red quinoa chia corn tortilla chips to your shopping cart.

At less than $5 per bag, these chips have a 4.7 review on the Sam’s Club website. Positive reviews praise the crunchy taste and versatility to pair with dips like guacamole, hummus and salsa.

• Price: $7.98

The win-wins are nearly endless when you shop Chex Mix peanut butter chocolate treat bars at Sam’s Club.

Made with Chex pieces, pretzels and peanut butter, these individually packaged bars are perfect to add into school lunches, bring along to games and practices after school or keep stocked inside your pantry. At just under $8, each box contains 20 bars. After doing a little math, this comes to spending about 40 cents per bar.

• Price: $11.48

Planning to hand out Halloween treats this year? Skip bite-size candy for mini Rice Krispies Treats, and make your house the most popular one for trick or treaters on the block.

This limited time arrival includes 100 mini Rice Krispies Treats inside every box. When we crunch the numbers, this comes to paying about 11 cents per treat.

• Price: $18.98

Swap out daily pumpkin spice latte runs and save money making your own pumpkin spice coffee at home with Starbucks ground coffee in pumpkin spice.

This limited time fall coffee comes in a 35-ounce bag for $18.98. Brew it hot or brew double-strength and serve over ice for delicious iced coffee.

• Price: $19.88

Just how good is the Snapple variety pack deal at Sam’s Club? Let’s price match it.

At Target, a six-pack of Snapple strawberry kiwi drinks costs $6.99. Shoppers would have to purchase four six-packs of Snapple to get the full 24 bottles in the variety pack. The total spend would be $27.96, $8.08 more than what you’d pay for the same number of Snapples at Sam’s Club.

• Price: $9.48

Whether you’re moving into a dorm or need to restock your sparkling water stash in the fridge, Sam’s Club members won’t be able to resist the price tag on the bubly sparkling water variety pack. 

For $9.48, the variety pack includes eight blackberry, eight lime and eight cherry bubly sparkling waters, for a total of 24 cans. This comes out to paying about 40 cents per can.