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Sam’s Club just cut new membership rates to their best price of 2024 today
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We’re huge fans of warehouse clubs like Sam’s Club here at CBS Essentials. Warehouse stores carry household essentials in bulk, saving you money and trips to the grocery store. There are lots of bonus perks to warehouse clubs, too, like discount vacations, preferred pricing on new cars and reduced-price prescription drugs. In the case of Sam’s Club, some prescriptions are free for Sam’s Plus members.
Warehouse clubs do require an annual fee to join, which can be a stress on a tight budget. That’s why we’re so excited about the new-for-February membership deal at Sam’s Club. Now through Feb. 23, 2024, you can become a Club member for 60% off. That’s only $20 when you join now.
This is the best price for a Sam’s Club membership we’ve seen all year, and way lower in cost than a membership to a competing warehouse store. (Yes, there’s a deal on Sam’s Club Plus memberships, too.) Note that you’ll need to sign up for a new Sam’s Club membership and agree to auto-renew to get the $20 price.
If you’re as excited for this deal as we are, we don’t blame you. Tap the button below to cash in on these Sam’s Club savings now, or read on to learn more about why a Sam’s Club membership is a must-have in 2024 for your family.
Why we like Sam’s Club
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If you’re already familiar with warehouse stores, you likely know what to expect at Sam’s Club: Great members-only prices on food, drinks, home goods, tech and more. But there’s so much more to Sam’s Club than that.
First, shopping at Sam’s Club is an experience. While the warehouse store stocks your favorite brands (and it’s own Member’s Mark brands), it’s a great place to discover new foods and drinks for your family. There are free samples to enjoy as you shop. And of course, no visit to Sam’s Club is complete without visiting the in-store cafe to pick up a pizza pretzel, delicious brownie sundae or the famous $1.38 hot dog and 30-ounce soda combo.
But what you’ll really love about Sam’s Club are the savings. Did you know you can save big on tires (and have them installed)? Did you know Sam’s Club can fill prescriptions for you, with some generics free for Sam’s Club Plus members? And did you know that Sam’s Club has a ton of gift card deals, which means a Sam’s Club membership can save you money at other stores you shop at?
More reasons to love Sam’s Club:
- Sam’s Club offers rotisserie chickens for less than $5, perfect for feeding the whole family on a budget.
- Sam’s Club offers travel deals, a car-buying program, plus pharmacy, tire, optical and photo centers.
- Sam’s Club can save you money when buying a new car or truck. The Sam’s Club Auto Buying Program makes it easy to sell your used car and get a great price on a new one. Plus, you can take advantage of members-only incentives — right now, you can save an additional $500 to $4,500 on select Mercedes-Benz models.
- Sam’s Club offers everyday deals on home services and repairs. You’ll get a 10% discount on home improvement services, great if you’re planning a remodel in 2024. You can also get discounts on water delivery, home warranties, pest control, home security plans and more.
- Sam’s Club can save you money on your health care bills. The Sam’s Club pharmacy offers members-only discounts on prescriptions, with prices starting at just $4 for generics. Sam’s Club also offers hearing and eye exams, with designer frame glasses starting at $59.
- Sam’s Club members get access to the chain’s discount gas stations, which typically offer gasoline at prices lower than competing nearby stations. You can find your local Sam’s Club location (and Sam’s Club Fuel Center) using the club finder tool on the Sam’s Club website.
- Sam’s Club offers travel discounts for your family. Don’t head to Disney World or Las Vegas this year without checking out Sam’s Club’s Travel and Entertainment deals. Sam’s Club members can get preferred pricing on hotel rooms and rental cars, plus discounts on theme park, zoo, museum and musical tickets.
Why you should upgrade to Sam’s Club Plus
There are a lot of perks to a Sam’s Club membership, but there are even more perks when you upgrade to Sam’s Club Plus. You’ll get free shipping for online orders, free curbside pickup, 2% back on qualifying purchases (up to $500 back per year), free select generic prescriptions and 20% off eyeglasses. Sam’s Club Plus members can also shop sales before any other Sam’s Club members. Terms apply. (See the Sam’s Club site for more details.)
The warehouse retailer also has a deal for customers who want to become Sam’s Club Plus members. Right now, you can get $40 off a Sam’s Club Plus membership. That brings the annual price down to $70.
Again, note that you’ll need to be a new member and agree to auto-renew to score this deal.
Save money at more stores: Best Sam’s Club gift card deals
Your Sam’s Club membership can save you money while shopping at other stores, too. Right now at Sam’s Club, you can save big on restaurant gift cards: You can get $60 in Wendy’s gift cards for $48, $50 in California Pizza Kitchen e-gift cards for $40 and a $50 Krispy Kreme e-gift card for $37.50. Sam’s Club is a great place to get discount movie tickets to an AMC Movie Theatres or Regal Cinemas theater near you. And there are gift card deals for gamers, too — you can get $100 in Nintendo eShop gift cards for $90.
There are so many gift card deals at Sam’s Club that we don’t have the space to list them all here. Tap the button below to see all of Sam’s Club’s discount gift card offerings and start saving no matter where you shop or eat.
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FEMA administrator: “I don’t know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding” from Helene in North Carolina
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said on Sunday that the “historic flooding” in North Carolina from the remnants of Hurricane Helene has gone beyond what anyone could have planned for in the area.
“I don’t know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding and landslides that they are experiencing right now,” Criswell said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”
Helene made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm late Thursday, before sweeping through states in the southeast. Criswell called the storm “a true multi-state event,” adding that her team on the ground has seen “significant impacts in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee.”
Asheville, North Carolina, was particularly hard hit as rising floodwaters damaged roads, led to power outages and cut off cellphone service.
For North Carolina in particular, Criswell said the agency has had teams in the area for several days and is sending more search and rescue teams. She said water remains a “big concern,” and the Army Corps of Engineers is working to see what can be done to get water systems back online. And she noted that the agency is also working to bring in satellite communications.
“We’re hearing significant infrastructure damage to water systems, communication, roads, critical transportation routes, as well as several homes that have been just destroyed by this,” Criswell said. “So this is going to be a really complicated recovery in each of these five states that have had these impacts.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has received reports of multiple fatalities across five states, Criswell said. She encouraged people in the affected areas who are looking for someone to call 211 and register the information.
Criswell said in Florida, there was up to 15 feet of storm surge in Taylor County, where she traveled to at the direction of President Biden, adding that there are record storm surges across the Big Bend area. She said in North Carolina, “we’re still in active search and rescue mode,” with ongoing flooding issues and landslides. The administrator will travel to Georgia and North Carolina to assess the impact of the hurricane in the coming days.
In terms of resources for the affected states, Criswell said “we absolutely have enough resources from across the federal family” and can draw from other federal agencies to support the response and recovery.
“We will continue to bring those resources in to help them,” Criswell said. “We want to work with them to rebuild in a way that’s going to help make them more resilient and reduce the impacts from the increased number of storms that they’re experiencing.”
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