Amazon Prime vs Sam's Club - where is it more profitable to buy?

SamsClub has long been a favorite among consumers who love to buy in bulk at competitive prices. Now Walmart has launched a new program to attract more and more online shoppers.

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In the past month Sam's club announced that the company now has a top-level membership plan called Sam's Club Plus. This program provides new benefits for members, including free shipping for most products purchased online.

Price Sam's Club Plus is $ 100 per family and directly competes with membership in Amazon Primewhich cost is $ 99 (or $ 13 per month).

Free shipping

Sam's Club Plus: members receive free shipping for most items sold on SamsClub.comfrom tires to home appliances as well as many products Mark's Store, without a minimum order amount. There are some exceptions for free shipping, including bulk merchandise, discounted merchandise and fresh produce.

Delivery is carried out by a standard ground route. The company said it intends to re-equip up to a dozen of its recently closed stores to “Issuing Centers”, which will speed up the delivery of online orders.

Amazon Prime: electronic giant offers its members free 2-day delivery for millions of members Premium. Program members in more than 5000 cities can receive an order within one day in the form of delivery or from issuing centers when ordering from $ 35. The members Prime Now in some cities may receive an order within two hours when buying products Whole Foods, as well as from local shops and restaurants.

Winner: Guaranteed 2-day (or faster) delivery now benefits Amazon.

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Trading benefits

Sam's Club Plus: Sam Master Club offers no special incentives for purchases made at the club Sam's clubbut it returns 5% for fuel; 3% for food and travel and 1% for other purchases.

Amazon Prime: for members Premium There is no automatic cash back program, but those who have a card Amazon Prime Rewards Visaget xnumx% cash on purchases Amazon.com and xnumx% cash on Whole Foods (in addition to 2% for purchases in restaurants, gas stations and pharmacies, and 1% of the rest.)

Amazon also offers a program cashback for members Prime, who use gift cards Amazon to make a purchase. Through the program Amazon Reload Consumers who connect their debit card and bank account to their main account and use it to transfer money to gift cards Amazonwill receive additional 2% added to the gift card balance.

Winner: For participants who want to open a new card, benefits Amazon make up a little more value than sam's Club Plus.

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Other "buns"

Sam's Club Plus: saving on medical prescriptions can be most valuable to members More. In most states, participants will be able to add 5 free recipes without insurance for free, and have access to more than 600 recipes for $ 10 or less. Here is a list of drugs included in the program.

In addition members Sam's Club Plus will receive a discount on glasses with the purchase of annual spare lenses, as well as access to shops. Doors in some Sam's club open from 7 o'clock in the morning, from Monday to Saturday for Plus members, while those with a standard membership will have to wait for the regular opening hours of stores.

Amazon Prime: у members of Premium there is access to a variety of services, in addition to purchases that increase the value of membership. These services include instant access to streaming video and streaming movies, unlimited photo services, access to more than 1000 free books, magazines through the catalog Prime reading and much more.

Winner: draw. For early morning customers or those who want to reduce the cost of a drug, More may offer more attractive benefits. Streaming services Amazon can be quite beneficial for consumers who use them.

Summing-up

New membership Sam's Club Plus It is beneficial for consumers who frequently visit the store or fill out their prescriptions in a pharmacy, as well as online shoppers who do not mind waiting for the standard delivery time for an order.

Amazon Prime It has much broader advantages in terms of "buns" that do not concern sales. But they are not very valuable for those who do not often use the online store or do not take advantage of streaming or other online services.

You can try both programs. Premium offers new members a 30-day free trial, although you will have to remember to cancel your membership before the end of the trial period, or you will automatically pay for the next period. Sam's club offers a 100 percent refund of all membership fees if the customer is not satisfied.

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