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OU8121959 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,714 Points:532,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2011 3:15:08 PM Ignore OU8121959 Report Abuse Boycott Sam's Club for being on gasbuddy.com. You HAVE to be a member to buy gas there in Michigan!!!!

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Boycott Sam's Club for being on gasbuddy.com.
You HAVE to be a member to buy gas there in Michigan!!!!

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pezbep Rookie Author Miami Posts:89 Points:114,280 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: May 22, 2013 7:09:48 PM Ignore pezbep Report Abuse Costco, SamsClub and BJ's are all pay clubs. Considering what you purchase, it is a savings
GJBain Sophomore Author New York Posts:100 Points:458,270 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 7:35:12 AM Ignore GJBain Report Abuse WHAAAA! Then become a member crybaby.
ronbo2010 Rookie Author Los Angeles Posts:43 Points:5,730 Joined:Apr 2013	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 3:10:35 PM Ignore ronbo2010 Report Abuse It's the same thing for Costco gas, you have to be a member. I would suggest some kind of filter to lookup gas pricing if you are not a member.
smugutu1234 Sophomore Author Tallahassee Posts:221 Points:72,515 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 11:56:38 AM Ignore smugutu1234 Report Abuse Think it is the same here.
the1roadhog Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,908 Points:2,056,680 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 7:44:49 AM Ignore the1roadhog Report Abuse Hardcore
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,330 Points:3,254,445 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 6:51:25 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse You can't boycott something you can't buy! Even if you aren't a member, you get to know the price before you get there!
ttcruiser Veteran Author Rochester Posts:253 Points:357,265 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 6:54:20 AM Ignore ttcruiser Report Abuse And if you are a member, you get to know what the price is before you get there.
BulletRC Sophomore Author Mobile Posts:160 Points:259,045 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 4:38:14 AM Ignore BulletRC Report Abuse Well, if you are not a member, you automatically get to boycott.
L98 Sophomore Author Ontario Posts:180 Points:26,180 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 10:17:45 AM Ignore L98 Report Abuse never been to a Sams Club.
Gaswatcher2013 Sophomore Author Detroit Posts:176 Points:44,635 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2013 6:46:21 AM Ignore Gaswatcher2013 Report Abuse The poster made Michigan look bad. It's called Sam's CLUB. It's a club, you have to be a member when it's a CLUB. That's like trying to golf at a Country CLUB, and they don't let you because you are not a member and can't use their services. Same thing. I wish I could change his picture. I went to U of M.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,330 Points:3,254,445 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2013 8:30:43 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse "First, this topic is a year and a half old; the person that started it is no longer contributing to it, so why respond?" Because you can post OK and get points!
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,977 Points:3,035,040 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2013 8:31:59 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse First, this topic is a year and a half old; the person that started it is no longer contributing to it, so why respond? Second, H_Holcomb wrote: "Sam's runs about $0.05 cheaper then any other station in my area and over a year that add's up to a big savings with all the driving I need to do." Assuming you're not doing the 13,000 miles or so that most people do, and say you're driving about 25,000 miles a year (about 100 miles a day), and you're getting 25 miles to the gallon, your $0.05 cents a gallon savings at Sam's will save you $50 a year, about the same amount you're paying for Sam's Club membership, meaning you're breaking even (unless you use Sam's Club for other things). And, if you're driving any mileage out of your way to go to or back from Sam's Club, even one mile, you're losing money. You might, considering your membership cost, break even or even save money buy buying gas at a local gas station, even if it is several cents per gallon higher priced than Sam's Club.
CptSteve Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,196 Points:2,646,190 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2013 9:26:04 AM Ignore CptSteve Report Abuse So? That's how member discount clubs work.
H_Holcomb Rookie Author Pennsylvania Posts:38 Points:85,405 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2013 12:42:13 PM Ignore H_Holcomb Report Abuse Sam's runs about $0.05 cheaper then any other station in my area and over a year that add's up to a big savings with all the driving I need to do.
xbAG Veteran Author California Posts:393 Points:212,165 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 5:33:45 PM Ignore xbAG Report Abuse I have a membership at CostCo. It is about 10 miles away. I only buy gas there if I am already going there, not just to buy GAS.
jay2223 Rookie Author Columbus Posts:33 Points:1,355 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 1:35:22 PM Ignore jay2223 Report Abuse PROBLEM SOLVED. BUY A MEMBERSHIP
davisadm All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:567 Points:410,375 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2013 8:27:29 PM Ignore davisadm Report Abuse Then buy a membership! Simple as that. The same goes for Costco, you need a membership. Sam's & Costco almost always have the cheapest gas here
DLL66 Veteran Author Nashville Posts:377 Points:412,590 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2013 2:16:20 PM Ignore DLL66 Report Abuse If you want to buy gas at Sam's club, then go get a membership! I'm sure the people who have a Sam's Club membership are not going to boycott!
waynecz Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:211 Points:223,275 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2013 12:08:48 AM Ignore waynecz Report Abuse buy a membership then ...
mp5482 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:5 Points:325 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2013 12:28:21 PM Ignore mp5482 Report Abuse Sam Club is one of the last to raise prices, you can still buy gas without being a member, sometimes saving more than .30. You just pay .05 more not being a member. If you get a Walmart Gift card you can SAVE .03 a gallon non member.
trackerWI Rookie Author Milwaukee Posts:15 Points:488,685 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2013 9:42:36 PM Ignore trackerWI Report Abuse I agree with Marc56
Coco0828 Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,003 Points:163,790 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 9:21:56 PM Ignore Coco0828 Report Abuse quit complaining
Marc56 Sophomore Author Asheville Posts:223 Points:374,480 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2013 9:36:21 AM Ignore Marc56 Report Abuse So get a membership, start saving on other things besides gas, and stop complaining.
jrfan6767 Veteran Author Kansas Posts:403 Points:41,770 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 9:57:34 AM Ignore jrfan6767 Report Abuse i have bought gas at a sam's club in topeka kansas and they dont make yo have a membership
hyeglenn Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,075 Points:600,655 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 8:35:56 AM Ignore hyeglenn Report Abuse Same for Costco.
bthor76 Rookie Author New Orleans Posts:64 Points:10,025 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 18, 2013 3:17:39 AM Ignore bthor76 Report Abuse The Sam's Club here in the New Orleans area do not offer diesel otherwise I would buy from them. Sometime this year Costco will open it's new and only outlet in Louisiana about five miles from my house. I sure do hope they sell diesel fuel there.
DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,619 Points:486,650 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 2:26:30 PM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse Sam's has the lowest price for diesel in my area so that's were my wife fills the F-350 at. I do the same for my TDI Jetta.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,330 Points:3,254,445 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 6:43:21 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Yup a hypocrite!
zeuskid Rookie Author Durham Posts:21 Points:105,140 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 1:28:38 AM Ignore zeuskid Report Abuse I have enough leashes in my life and don't particularly care for the whole "membership in order to buy" setup (spoken as a true hypocrite who benefits from a costco membership). I specifically don't like how they treat you openly like a criminal by checking your purchases; which are effectively items you have at that point paid for and technically own, as you walk out of the store. I am in Canada at the moment and they don't have costco gas.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,330 Points:3,254,445 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2013 7:02:33 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse "Costco won't sell to you unless you're a member." If someone gives you a Costco gas gift card, you can buy gas at Costco without being a member.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,560 Points:1,544,375 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 11:13:41 AM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Boycotting the place with the cheapest gas defeats the point of being on GasBuddy. Go get a membership & stock up on some grocery's.
hyeglenn Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,075 Points:600,655 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 9:37:05 AM Ignore hyeglenn Report Abuse never been to a Sams Club.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,490 Points:810,520 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 11:49:38 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse nvn8v: Please re-read my comments. What I said was "With respects to Sams and Costco, I had thought it common knowledge that those two retailers required membership to get the lower price on fuel." While non members can purchase fuel at Sams (at some locations) you will not get the lower price unless you are a member.
nvn8v Rookie Author Nevada Posts:65 Points:230,745 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 10:14:40 PM Ignore nvn8v Report Abuse Maxstar, Costco won't sell to you unless you're a member. At least most of the Sam's Clubs I've been to are co-located with Walmart and there's no issue with people getting gas there. Yes, you pay more, but it's not like pulling into Costco where you have to be a member. I am a member of both and I can tell you that for the most part, Sam's is cheaper.
Casey225 Rookie Author Baton Rouge Posts:91 Points:80,265 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 7:14:26 PM Ignore Casey225 Report Abuse Buy a membership....problem solved!
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,490 Points:810,520 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 12:20:49 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse tailpipeFL not sure what your post is trying to convey. I am guessing it belongs in another discussion With respects to Sams and Costco, I had thought it common knowledge that those two retailers required membership to get the lower price on fuel. Even with a lower per gallon price, having to pay for a membership would mean someone would need to buy a lot of gas over the course of a year to see any financial benefit. So I would not buy a membership just so I could buy the fuel, but if I had a membership anyway I would take advantage of the lower price.
dockersbin Veteran Author Virginia Beach Posts:407 Points:260,385 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 9:49:26 AM Ignore dockersbin Report Abuse Always seems to be the cheaper gas. I drive 650 mile a week Sorry but I have to do what I can afford.
wemiller All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:846 Points:393,580 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jan 9, 2013 1:26:52 PM Ignore wemiller Report Abuse Well, as we all know, the dollar talks the loudest. I believe when it all come down, we always look for the cheapest gas available in our area. Sometimes that means that we will drive just that little bit farther to get the price we believe is the best. This is the best form of any boycott.
djp071158 All-Star Author Detroit Posts:673 Points:293,975 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 9, 2013 5:27:13 AM Ignore djp071158 Report Abuse Don't you have to be a member of CostCo to buy gas there, too?
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,330 Points:3,254,445 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 6:47:50 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse What does that have to do with Sam's Club, tailpipeFL?
tailpipeFL All-Star Author Tampa Posts:764 Points:45,165 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 1:42:47 AM Ignore tailpipeFL Report Abuse Disappointed wit the entitlement community for not having already demanded this be put on E-cards so it could avoid embarrassment maybe Obama is taking back stuff now that tthe election is over.
matt6324 Rookie Author Boston Posts:1 Points:520 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 7:55:06 PM Ignore matt6324 Report Abuse gotta go with the cheapest gas
Mr1lung All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:811 Points:164,150 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 11:50:27 AM Ignore Mr1lung Report Abuse buy where it is lowest
Clayton2000 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,414 Points:491,180 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2012 7:48:57 AM Ignore Clayton2000 Report Abuse I can get better gas prices else ware
enshaw All-Star Author Maryland Posts:792 Points:457,155 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 7:26:42 AM Ignore enshaw Report Abuse Join, it's cool.
PDN57 All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:715 Points:135,845 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 8:55:18 PM Ignore PDN57 Report Abuse Why not Im a member and its usually the cheapest around my house
Snowchoux Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,003 Points:145,635 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 10:31:28 AM Ignore Snowchoux Report Abuse I like to buy where the cost is lowest.
MadFueler All-Star Author Winston-Salem Posts:922 Points:173,260 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 12:10:29 PM Ignore MadFueler Report Abuse Posting prices for Sam's, Costco, or BJ's allows people consulting GasBuddy to more easily evaluate whether membership is worth the fee. Of course, the savings on gas is only part of that decision.
skidsteer85xt Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,654 Points:188,000 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 7, 2012 11:40:46 PM Ignore skidsteer85xt Report Abuse their the cheapest around?
barryw8 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,191 Points:221,275 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 8:01:35 AM Ignore barryw8 Report Abuse Don't belong.