Sam’s Club faces backlash after increasing free shipping minimums
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Sam’s Club is the latest retailer to increase free shipping minimums, frustrating consumers who are already paying to belong to the club. The controversial move comes as companies continue to get squeezed by high operating costs. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports for TODAY.
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Why weren't we told this... we pay over 100 for our plus membership it's BS
People need to stop shopping there put them out of business. They should be refunding our membership since that’s why we paid plus it was for free shipping on all orders. I like how they’re acting like we are getting a great deal.
It's NOT Free Delivery To All It's ONLY If You Live Close To The Warehouse.
All this does is make their Plus membership less attractive..... I remember last year I got their plus membership specifically for the free shipping. THis year I went with basic because I only used the free shipping 3 times last year... Really this just pushes more people to the basic membership..
I want to know how these people spend less than 50.00 when ordering from Sams.
Actually it’s easy. I did it a lot.
when i realized Sams gasoline is NOT a first class fuel that includes additives that help keep my engine clean i stopped buying gas at Sams...and when they stopped free shipping unless 50 or over is spent i decided to leave Sams club. BTW some things can only be purchased on line and are not in the store so coffee for instance gets an 8 dollar cost added to it if that is all i want.
50.00?? hahah so like two items. They will not lose anyone who wasn't leaving already.
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Did you read their explanation for this? I have several times and each time I do it makes LESS sense. Sam's Club honey, you want to saddle your customers with shipping fees to increase your bottom line. That's the reason.
$50 isnt hard to rack up tho
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More Sam's Club BS... NOTHING is done to benefit the customer. It's to benefit THE COMPANY.
Walmart just changed their delivery windows from one hour to two hours, so, instead of waiting for up to an hour, you possibly have to wait for two. I'm betting that they change to morning or afternoon four hour delivery windows
This has always been the case.
I get Folgers coffee pods from sams. It is not in store so I bought Sams plus membership. Will I be charged because the store doesn’t have the product.
Yes, this is part of their game.
first world problems
As someone who is 24 years old , I still prefer Sam’s club over Costco anyday ..
I’d rather pay Sam’s club prices than an arm and a leg at Costco..
The food at Sam’s is way more cheaper , however I do admit that Costco has better tasting food in terms of the bakery section and some of the Kirkland items …
Sam’s club always wins the food court for me is why I continue to have my membership, the all meat pizza and cinnamon pretzels and a hot dog combo all for 12 bucks or less not bad
Sams is amazing for non food items too! I even buy very cute affordable clothes for my son and myself. The scan and go is amazing!! I love their app. There are often scan and go deals.
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@@rjhyden right when I work for target?? I’m so a company troll promoting something I like right ?
AND they went up on their fee, from $110 to $120.
Sam’s club isn’t designed to be a grocery store; it’s designed to be a bulk warehouse. Personally, I’d like to lose the members that are threatening as it’ll free up space!
With 'inflation" pricing the effing corp is already making record profits. I pray this costs them dearly.
To be honest, it's not a huge issue. Most of our orders are over that anyhow, so it's not a big deal and very common with other retailers.
Not necessarily amazon Prime. I can buy an item under $10 with free shipping
Actually if I want to buy something under 50 when I was told free shipping when I signed up It's BS
@lacyalvarez I agree 100%. If it was a $15 minimum, I feel like that would be more okay, but $50. I used the online for particular items that were not at my club so Now it's worthless for me
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But how do you go to Sam's Club and NOT spend at least $50. Like, why are you shopping at Sam's to only buy 1 item?
@@kmallory100 sometimes I order items on line that are not available in the store and not equal $50.
@@kmallory100 I only buy Folgers k-cups because I can’t get in store. Everything else I go in store to get. I called Customer Service. They didn’t know it was changing.
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for those of us who use sams but don’t have a family it is really a jip. i agree i might stop my membership.
I just closed my Sams Club membership
Shipping has a price. I don't see the problem. People who rely on online shopping are frivolous spenders. I have no sympathy.
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Nah, Amazon is even worse because you need to spend hundred bucks on goods to get free shipping. As for Sam's Club's new policy, it has no effect on me since I prefer to go there to do shopping anyway.
Even with a prime membership?
hi @lindseyhughes !