8 Items That Are Always Cheaper at Sam’s Club

As a consumer, you have lots of choices when it comes to where to shop. But in these days of inflation and accompanying rising prices, you’re undoubtedly feeling the pinch at the cash register and looking for ways to save money. If you’re a Sam’s Club member, you can find some price relief with items that are a tremendous value compared to other stores.

From treats to medications to pantry staples, Sam’s Club can help you save big money — more than enough to pay you back for the $50 annual membership fee. These eight items, in fact, are always cheaper at Sam’s Club.

Janell Poulette, founder of Saving You Dinero, has a favorite go-to at Sam’s Club. “It’s a two-pack of peanut butter that will last you months,” she said.

Sam’s Club has a few choices, including two 48-ounce jars of Skippy creamy style spread for $10.98 — or $5.49 per jar. Compare that to Target, where single 40-ounce jars cost $6.69 each.

“If you like to bake, Sam’s Club has an excellent deal on name-brand sugar,” said Julie Ramhold, consumer analyst with DealNews.com. “You can get a 10-pound bag of Domino sugar for about 86 cents per pound, or around $8.64.”

Continue that baking trend with chocolate chips, Poulette said.

“They have a giant, resealable bag that makes it easy to add to cookies, pancakes, or just grab a handful as needed,” she said.

Pick up the 72-ounce bag of Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate chips for $13.98, which works out to almost 19 cents an ounce. You’d need to buy six standard-sized 12-ounce bags at Target to get the same chip count. At $5.49 a bag, that’s 46 cents per ounce and a whopping $32.94 total spend.

Every home needs kitchen trash bags — especially high-quality ones — and he recommends Sam’s house brand.

The Member’s Mark trash bags at Sam’s Club are your best bet if you want a heavy-duty trash bag that can carry 10 pounds more than other brands and won’t rip and spill its contents. It comes in three scents — lavender, fresh and clean, and unscented and, best of all, it is much more affordable at the locked value price of $16.89 for a box of 200 13-gallon trash bags. That’s only eight cents each. This price point is definitely much less than other brands of the same kind and quality, and you’ll find it only at Sam’s Club.

“Sam’s Club has prices that are hard to beat. For instance, a box of 36 full-sized Kit Kat bars will cost around $33.98 normally, which is about 94 cents per bar,” Ramhold said. 

“Shopping elsewhere, a single Kit Kat bar will cost roughly $1.39 or so; and, even if you buy a multi-pack in a regular grocery store, it’ll still work out to about $1 per bar at best.”

Compared to name brands, it makes more financial sense to shop the Member’s Mark brand of allergy relief tablets. 

A 600-count bottle has the locked value price of $4.87 — which comes out to spending one cent per tablet. Members would get far fewer tablets and receive much less savings overall, even if they purchased brands like Benadryl in bulk.

Not only will you find better prices on single cereal flavors, but you’ll also find better prices on variety packs, according to Ramhold.

“For instance, at a regular grocery store, a box of Honey Nut Cheerios may be about 30 cents per ounce,” she said. “At Sam’s Club, you can get a bigger amount for about 16 cents per ounce. If you don’t want to commit to that much of one flavor, though, Sam’s Club also has better prices on variety packs. For instance, a box of eight mini boxes of Kellogg’s cereal at standard big-box stores works out to about 70 cents per box; at Sam’s Club, you can get a package of 25 mini boxes for around 39 cents per box.”

Sam’s Club has a lot of bargains in the personal care department, and deodorant is at the top of the list. Pick up a three-pack of Dove Men’s+Care antiperspirant deodorant, 3.8-ounce size, for $17.46 — less than $6 each. If you buy one at a time, expect to pay $8.39 each at Target.

If you bought these nine items on a regular basis, the savings would be considerable at the end of a year. It’s probably time to put your Sam’s Club membership to its best use.

Heather Taylor contributed to the reporting for this article.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of July 8, 2025, and are subject to change.