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Sam's Club operates as a membership-based warehouse club. The company offers bulk groceries, electronics, home goods and business supplies. Founded in 1983, its locations provide services, including optical, pharmacy and tire centers to members.
- Good value for price
- Wide selection of items
- Inconsistent product quality
- Poor communication from staff
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Reviewed March 18, 2019
I closed my Sam's Club credit card the end of January. I still have a Sam's Club membership. On Feb. 10th a letter was sent saying I had a little over $20 in cash back rewards. I called customer service to see if I could get the money other than them putting it onto my credit card. They just simply said, "Oh sorry, once the card is canceled you forfeit those rewards!" I am so annoyed! They used to send a check. I didn't think this was going to be an issue. It is not a lot of money but every bit helps and I just think this is just bad business.
Reviewed March 18, 2019
Today I was going to purchase four 60 gal storage benches and one 100 gal storage bins. This required assistance. The floor CSR (Angelica) was very helpful and obtained a flatbed as well as reached out to another guy, who was nice (Alex), to assist with loading it. The storage bin was displayed on the floor. However, the storage bench was on the second level shelf. I wanted to see the depth of the storage bench prior to purchasing four of them which had a thin wire cord around one of the legs to prevent it from being moved off of the shelf. Angelica called for a member of management, per my request. I could hear the two supervisors (Arlene & Sean) attempt to deflect my request for a manager since they were talking on the walkie talkies.
Angelica continued to request that one of them come since the customer is requesting a manager. The supervisor Arlene finally shows up and said "of course they can pull the item down for me to look at." At that time Angelica informed of the thin wires that are wrapped around each item on the second shelf. Arlene then goes to Sean to discuss. The CSR returned to me visibly frustrated with the lack of customer service that was about to be presented to me. Arlene then shows up with a ladder and informs that Sean instructed me (the customer) to climb a ladder that they are providing to look inside.
I said I am not risking it falling and informed every couple of weeks they change planograms around which would require them to remove the wire, can they simply remove it to bring the item down and put it back on. At that time Arlene informed that Sean stated the wire could not be removed due to safety reasons. I replied, "So you don't think giving me a ladder to climb up is not a safety risk and you rather someone fall and sue you?" She laughed, removed the ladder, and walked away. Needless to say I didn't buy anything. If my health is not valued why should my hard earn money be.
Reviewed March 16, 2019
You pre-pay for a rotating and balancing service when you buy the tires. When you go to get service done, you are bumped back in line by anyone who purchases new tires. It took them over 4 hours to rotate and balance the tires I bought there.
Reviewed March 15, 2019
Hello I’m not usually the type to complain and write reviews on companies. Frankly it’s not worth my time but I am super upset about this! I purchased a mattress through their website for Serta mattresses on 2.28.19. I bought a Serta hybrid perfect sleeper elmridge online for $899.00 with tax. It came out to $979.00 with free white glove delivery. My delivery date was supposed to be 3.14.19.
A couple days before delivery I receive a call from their delivery service Ryder to schedule a delivery time. I missed the call and called back to schedule the time (REMEMBER THEY JUST CALLED ME TO SCHEDULE DELIVERY). So they say “I'm sorry Mrs. ** we have reported a SHORTAGE of your order to Sam's club”. I said, "What does that mean?" They say “yea so the truck that was supposed to have your bed on it had the paper work for the bed but unfortunately the bed never showed and we don’t know where the bed is?” I say, "Okay, so what’s going to happen?" They say “if I were you I would call Sam's club”.
I hang up with the delivery company and call Sam's club. I get probably the rudest associate ever who apparently handles all the Serta mattress orders and basically tells me that she apologizes but there is nothing they can really do besides reorder the mattress which I would have to wait about another 2 weeks or they can just refund me and cancel my order and that’s when I said, "Why wasn’t I notified about this issue prior to my delivery date which I was expecting and have made arrangements for someone to be present at my residence to receive the delivery". And she says, "It’s unexpected and there’s no way for Sam's club to know the mattress has been lost".
I am completely DUMBFOUNDED AND LIVID AND SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED!!! I was so excited to receive this mattress and first of all it was hard to get a hold of someone. I kept getting the runaround and being told a management team would get back to me and no one ever did! Of course I requested my refund and canceled the order and ordered a mattress elsewhere. I can not believe the service I received with Sam's club. It was a great deal and a great bed but unfortunately it was through a poorly run company! Do not order from Sam's club. There are many reviews on order problems with this company. Please save yourself the headache and if anyone has a corporate number or someone I can file a formal complaint with please send that info my way!
Reviewed March 12, 2019
I recently bought a 75 inch Vizio TV from Sam's. It was $100 cheaper than Best Buy. I have repeatedly tried to leave a review on Sam's page at their request. However, whenever I say something perceived as negative by Sam's about my experience or shipping, it is declined because it doesn't meet their "policy" for reviews. I have no complaint with the TV. However, I have many complaints about my purchase and delivery experience. Mostly due to poor performance by Sam's. The bottom line is, you can't believe their reviews on Sams.com because they filter out negative reviews.
Reviewed March 1, 2019
Every time I try to order a big ticket item from Sam's it is never in stock. Their ad never says available while supplies last or any other indication that their stock could be depleted. I called them about this issue and they said someone would get back to me but no one ever did. If this is the way Sam's treats its paying members I will go back to Costco and close my membership. Sam's does not care about their customers, they only care about sales. If they keep this up they will end up like Sears.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2019
I got duped by Just Energy agents at SAM'S! They corner you with stupid tactics and manipulating ** and dupe you to buy into their stuff. I blame SAM'S for letting these people into their stores while SAM'S can't own any of their products or services! Just Energy is scamming SAM'S customers by luring them with SAM'S gift cards. There is a benefit for SAM'S as Just Energy will buy SAM'S gift cards. SAM'S should really think how this is helping its customers and why they are participating in this and looting customers' money!
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2019
Love Sam's products! But this checkout situation has gotten out of hand. One lane open for three employees to check me out. The other option is self-checkout! I'm paying to shop here, I did the hard work of shopping, now I have to also check myself out and be all but frisked at the door?! Seriously, standing in a line to be checked at the door after I have already paid for my items. It's getting old!
Also, let me mention, when I pulled up to the checkout line, I'm being asked what I am paying with in front of a whole line of strangers! That is my business and no one else's. I do not wish to share that with the world. And what happens if I look in my purse and I don't have enough cash and have to use my card?! God forbid! Now they have a tiny little sign that says cart on one side and customer on the other, that I have been made aware of several times now and watched others be humiliated as well, and asked if it had been a long time since they have been in, because that has been in effect a while now... I've looked for a complaint department on their website and I cannot find one. I'm assuming they are not taking any. So I will just put this out there for others.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2019
Racist policy against Mexican Members - Several times now I have been in Sam's Club and picked up an item on sale. Each time when checking out, I was told that the sale prices only apply to U.S. members. If the company does not offer sale prices to all members, regardless of nationality or where their membership is, then it should be stated on every placard noting the price reduction and/or in the store entrance. One time when a sales price was not given to me, a member behind me allowed me to pay for my purchase using their card so I could take advantage of sale price. Sam's policy is racist and against members from the South. I asked about sale prices at COSTCO and was told the prices were for all members without regard to where their membership was registered.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2019
I recently applied for a job with Sam's Club. I filled out their online application and then, following prompts from them, began calling them. I called them every other day for the better part of a month and was transferred from person to person who either didn't know how to help me or didn't care enough to help me. Lots of one word answers to questions or requests. All the phone calls would end by telling me that the person who I should talk to was not there that day. Finally, after a month, I call and the magic person that I've been looking for is there! She offers me an interview that day! All things are looking great, but then she calls me back an hour later and informs me that something on my application didn't meet their requirements.
Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with that, I guess I just wasn't set for the job. However, there is something very wrong with the fact that they could have told me this the very first time I called, not a whole month later. As well, they wouldn't tell me what was wrong with my application, just repeatedly tell me that it didn't fit what they were looking for. Once again, lots of one word responses and obvious impatience with my call. I came out of this experience feeling disrespected, hurt, and with a disgusted feeling towards a company that would act in such an unprofessional manner.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2019
There is no comparison for the value of a "membership club" on Costco vs Sam's Club. Costco is far superior. Sam's Club is just like shopping in a nasty Walmart, ugh! Gave Sam's one more chance, got a membership (discounted) and spent past year comparing items/cost/coupons for value for price at Costco and Sam's. Though there are a few differences of items you can get at Sam's that you can't find at Costco - Costco still wins for quality, price. Each visit to Sam's found unclean store, displays aren't well arranged. The customer service reps are not only rude, but unhelpful.
Even the folks working the food court are rude and unfriendly. And the area is not clean at all. We do NOT understand the attitudes. So made decision this week, to not waste a penny even, for a Sam's membership. We'll stick w/ Costco where we KNOW we get good service, friendly employees and quality items. Oh yes, Sam's now demands you give your drivers license or passport for the "privilege" of buying membership. They take ALL your personal info and maintain a database. What business is it of Sam's of our ages, DL#, or any other vital statistics.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2019
Terrible. Order it for Valentine’s Day delivery and also asked for it to deliver in the morning but no flowers yet by FedEx at 4:35 pm as I’m writing this. Called Sam's Club about it and the lady had the nerve to tell me delivery driver has till 11pm to deliver. Now who in the right mind need flowers at 11pm where I ordered this 2 weeks ahead. Called FedEx to asked if the truck was equipped to deliver flowers this late because tracking showed out for delivery at 8:23am and now it’s 4:40pm and no flowers. I will never order and will advise others not to even take chance. Go to Target and pick up some decent flowers for your valentine.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2019
This is not a complaint, rather a statement, because I "dis-enrolled" after 2 months membership fraught with frustration. I joined Sam's Club in Nov 2018 lured by their persuasive promotions, personal geographical convenience, and other benefits. At the same time, I applied for their credit card issued by Synchrony Bank. Synchrony Bank issued a card with a $500 credit limit and 24.9% interest on unpaid balances plus very high fees for other items. This is not what I expected and need as a customer. I went to Sam's Club for economy and benefits, not this. This limit represents less than weeks worth of my business and gasoline purchases.
Believing I could remedy this, more especially the rock bottom credit limit, I called the bank. Discussions with the representative included the facts listed below relating to my credit worthiness, business volume and potential value as a customer to both Sam's Club and Synchrony Bank. The representative could not do anything, citing bank policy and rules, etc., and said I should discuss the issues with Sam's Club representative.
I called Sam's Club and their telephone menu system delivered me to Synchrony Bank, who suggested I call Sam's Club. (This happened two more times over the several days.) Not able to contact Sam's Club by phone, I went to the local Sam's Club membership desk. The representative could not understand why my credit limit was so low, but said I would have to contact Synchrony Bank!! Which I did, again, with the same results as before. I received no help from Synchrony Thus, I went back to the local Sam's Club hoping to speak with a manager or someone who could get a resolution resolve. I could not, so I canceled my membership and the credit card accounts and the desk person fully refunded $100 my Prime Membership fee. So, what are the facts I mentioned above that makes me think I need and warrant a better credit card?
1. My credit rating is above 780. In over 55 years have NEVER been at default, delinquent, or late in any payment of any kind.2. I have a successful small business with an annual operating income over $675,000. My personal income, joint with wife, is almost $200,000.
3. Sam's Club purchases could have replace much of current purchases at Costco, which is approximately $750 per month, plus about $400 in gasoline and occasional tires and batteries for my 3 vehicles.
4. Among my current credit cards one a credit limit of $12,500 and another $27,000. Both with 12.5% interest rates. One is a Costco Visa card. (I wanted a Sam's Club sponsored card because I thought I should to use their card at their store.)
Sam's Club and Synchrony policies drive customers away. Oh, and on my final visit to Sam's Club the representative discovered that while my credit card had been issued in a business account the Sam's Club membership was personal. I had applied for a business account for both. The representative said I'd have to cancel both accounts and reapply! Nah! They already have too much of my time. Why beg for more punishment.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2019
I made an online purchase for a Queen Mattress and Boxspring and the day of the delivery I had the delivery driver call me asking for directions as he could not find my house. I gave him the directions and we ended the call. A few minutes later he called again. Could not find it so started to cuss and swear at me, I simply said, "Hey, I am not your dispatcher. Call them and don't cuss or swear at me." He finally found the house and came to the door to tell me that he couldn't get close enough to the door so he wasn't going to carry in my ordered product. I 6 months PREGNANT carried in the box spring by myself and helped him with the mattress. I was never dissatisfied with services in my life. He had a "I don't care" attitude and even gave me a dirty look as he had to help me carry in my mattress. WORST SERVICE EVER. I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM SAM'S CLUB AGAIN, JUST SAD I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER SINCE 2000.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2019
Just when I thought "Customer Service" had become a catchphrase in the service industry. I found out how wrong I was to be so cynical. My problem began online. I was trying to send some diapers to a single mom in Florida. I live in Indiana. I navigated Sam's Club website and found the product I was looking for. While checking out I could not complete the process because our Zip code didn't match (my credit card) that of the receiver.
Frustrated I drove to the local store in Carmel Indiana for help. I went to customer service and asked if they could ship the diapers for me. An older lady explained they could not do that there. I explained my dilemma and why I needed the help. Up popped Krys, an attractive young lady with a big smile. She explained that she was "Customer Service" and would try and help me. Help she did. Turning her computer screen for me to sign into my account, she helped me get the job done. Always with a big smile and pleasant demeanor. Never once made me feel as I was interrupting her day. Whomever hired this young superstar should "Rear back and Strut". You made a great hire for this unit and Sam's as a corporation. I commend you and Krys. Well done Krys.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2019
I purchase a product online that was being shipped directly to my house. I noticed right away that my phone number was incorrect on my order. I tried to cancel the order and was told it was too late to cancel the order. I told them that I was going to reorder and correct the phone number. I called Sam's online 3 times to try to fix this. All I got was a bunch of promises and lies. The order has been in town for a week after finding the freight company. They said, "We’ve tried to contact you 3 times and haven’t been able to schedule delivery." I told them that Sam's promised me this matter was resolved. I’ll never deal with these people ever again!!!
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2019
We used to frequently purchase several 4# bags of Member's Mark Mountain Trek Mix. A few months ago, they discontinued the product, at least it was not available in stores or by mail order. Just recently, they reintroduced the product with the same name and same general packaging, same size, etc. The new product is not remotely like the old. It is now largely a big bag of peanuts with a small amount of other stuff thrown in. I now buy all my trail mix at Costco which is offers high quality trail mix.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2019
Someone hacked my Sam’s Club account and charged $286.20 in January. The order shipped to ** Morristown, NJ - I don’t know anyone in the state of NJ. I called my bank when the charges showed and told them of the fraud and they canceled my card. I then called Sam’s Club and told them what happened. They transferred me to a supervisor and she said she would turn the fraud in. Two days later Sam’s sent me an email and said since the order had shipped they couldn’t do anything about the charges. I called back a few days later and after a very concerned cust svc rep assured me that this was not acceptable she transferred me to a supervisor and then came back telling me the supervisor had refused my call but she would send them a message and they would call me back. That was last Tuesday - 7 days ago and I still haven’t heard from them. When I signed into my Sam’s Club account the order showed up.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2019
I usually go to Sam's with a specific list of items I need that are in bulk like paper products, food for a crowd, or some of the items that run less than what I find in other retail stores. There are a few employees that are around to help out if I can't find something. The cheese, meat, and produce departments are usually a good deal, especially when feeding a large group or cooking things to freeze.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2019
From Feb. 2017 to Feb of 2018, I was a member of Sam's Club and, as well, had a Sam's Club credit card through Synchrony Bank. Because our nearest Sam's Club is 40 miles away, I did not renew my Sam's Club membership in Feb. of 2018. At that time, I called Synchrony Bank to cancel my card but, surprisingly, was told that I could continue to accrue benefits from the card's rewards program and spend my earned rewards once a year at a Sam's Club as a non-Sam's Club member. I continued to use the card and accrue benefits thereafter. I relied on information given to me by an agent of the rewards program.
In January of 2019, I received a postcard from Sam's Club informing me that, in Feb. 2019, I would receive no rewards for my prior year's use of the card unless I was a member of Sam's Club. I protested this change, made so close to the end of annual reward accrual period. I contacted the Chairman of Sam's Club, John Furner. Mr. Furner did not respond to my emails personally, but a customer service person from Synchrony Bank called me in his stead. This service lady, Carla, was most polite but was insistent that I would receive nothing.
She understood that I had relied on good information the prior February, but the program had changed in December of 2018 and now required all recipients of rewards to be current Sam's Club members. Carla understood the seeming unfairness of changing the rules so late in the program's year, but the company was entitled to do so. I admitted the company could do whatever it wanted, whenever it wanted. But fairness and equity had been violated for those effect in the 2018-19 year with such a harsh rule change. The change should have been made effective for years going forward from February of 2019. Because of the change, I lost $175 of accumulated rewards for 2018-19 and have become a very harsh critic of Sam's Club policy.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2019
Due to cold weather in Michigan, I needed to replace two car batteries in two vehicles. I searched the internet for something cheap and found Sam's Club had the best price so I ordered two batteries on 2/1 (Fri). It saved me $100 compared to other stores. The online order indicated I could pick up the batteries on 2/3 (Sun). While I was not happy waiting two days, I decided we could go two days without our vehicles to save $100. It was the weekend so the impact was not as bad as it would be on a weekday. Late on 2/2 (Sat), I received an email that my order had been canceled due to items not being in stock. Other stores were closed so there was nothing I could do until Sunday. I suspect the batteries were in stock when I ordered on Friday, but by the time the employee at the Canton store went to pull my items off the shelf somebody else had come into the store and purchased.
In my humble opinion Sam's Club should not sell something they do not have in stock and waste two days before letting the customer know it is no longer in stock. In most cases like clothing it is probably a minor inconvenience, but in my case we went two days without a vehicle. I love shopping at the store, but will absolutely never order anything online from the Canton store again. I think Sam's Club needs to fix this broken online order system. I did complain, but got a standard Dear John email from April ** explaining how popular my items are making it difficult to keep in stock. While I accept her apology, it does not change the fact that Sam's Club should not sell something online that they cannot deliver. I advise other customers to consider other retailers who have more reputable online ordering system. I ended up going to another retailer. I paid more, but my items were ready to be picked up in 30 minutes. In hindsight, I wish I had just done this on Friday!
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2019
I am not a Sam’s Club member. BUT. My mother in law bought some things for my kids that I had no use for so she advised that I return the items to Sam’s for a store credit. I went to Sam’s Club store 6217 in Miami Florida. I walked into the store and over to Member services to wait for assistance. I was helped by Carmen who I explained my situation to and Carmen told me I needed the physical membership card in order to complete the return. Which I didn’t have. I went to leave, but was met by Gloria at the exit asking for my receipt. I told her I just left the Member services counter to speak with Carmen. Gloria goes over to Carmen. Communicates to her in a language foreign to me. Gloria tells me to wait. I asked for a manager. And was met by Leo. Who has no customer services skills at all.
Leo tells me that because my items were not marked upon entry he would need to review the security footage to ensure I was not stealing these items. I waited over 10 minutes for Leo. He came back, said it was ok for me to go but after spending an hour in his store I asked if he could return the items since I was inconvenience by his store employees. See. Angela should have been standing at the entrance to greet when I first entered the store so she could mark the items in cart with a green sticker for return. Angela was not standing in the entrance to greet me when I first entered the store. In fact no one was standing at the entrance when I came into the store. So basically I was treated like a criminal and was not give the store's return policy because I am not a member and it is included in the memberships packet. I will be contacting my attorney and local news stations.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2019
Sam's Club in O'Fallon IL is usually a great place to go - my parents have been members there for many years & I occasionally go with them. However, around a month before Xmas my mother purchased 2 $25 gift cards for Smokey Bones. Her receipt showed the cards were loaded. Her card was charged. In reality the cards were never loaded. We went to use the cards at the designated restaurant & they were completely empty. Talk about disappointing. The blow that they were empty was made worse when my mother went to Sam's to rectify the situation & the associate helping her did not even apologize. While it may not have been their fault directly for the lack of money being placed on the card, every associate represents Sam's. So to not even get a simple "I'm sorry" was mind blowing. Very disappointing.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2019
We are a business that secured a membership last year, and are very disappointed with Sam's Club online ordering system! Shockingly, over 75% of our orders are not delivered on time or are wrong! Shockingly, Sam's Club never follows up! Shockingly, we have to chase them down to find out what happened to our order, or initiate a change/Cancellation. We order every month, so can you imagine how many orders are wrong! If you are a business, or need reliable subscription service, do not order from Sam's Club. If I could give negative stars, I would. Sam's Club needs to hire Amazon's executives and learn from them!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2019
This is "hands downs" without a doubt the VERY worst experience I have ever had shopping with anyone. The first issue began when there was little to no communication from Sam's Club once I purchased the hot tub. I purchased this hot tub on November 24th of 2018 and to this day, I still do not have my hot tub. Then Sam's Club did a funds verification against my checking account in the amount of $6,403.93 after 5 days still had not withdrawn the funds and the bank returned the pending charge back into the account. After many attempts to speak with Sam's on this matter, on Jan. 4th, 2019 they placed a charge of $12,807.86 against my checking account and withdrew the funds.
This caused all sorts of issues with my account, including... A checking line of credit loan being automatically advanced to me to cover the charges, my bank taking the remaining funds from my savings account to try and help offset the deficit, and last but certainly not least, all this still left my account in an "overdrawn" status. I made numerous phone calls to Sam's to try to get them to credit back my account the additional $6,403.93 that they took from me in error. All I got was a "run around", complete with several customer service reps telling me they never removed that money from my account. I sent a copy of my checking account statement into Sam's Club, it clearly showed the $12,807.86 withdrawal and that it was Sam's Club who entered the charge.
I had to go back to my bank, Navy Federal Credit Union and file a dispute against the charge, which in turn freezes my checking account for 10 days while they complete their investigation because of the negative balance. Sam's Club offered NO assistance at all. I also sent my bank a copy of the original receipt of the hot tub purchase along with the documented chat and phone conversations that I have had with Sam's Club on this matter. As I stated in the opening lines here, I still do NOT have my hot tub, it has been sitting at the freight companies warehouse in Knightdale, NC since Jan 2nd with no communication from them as to when it might be delivered.
I have to say, I shop and work online everyday, as I work for Google, but this experience is and has been nothing but ridiculous. Considering the amount of business that Sam's Club does with consumers they should absolutely have a better process in place for dealing with 3rd party suppliers such as hot tub vendors and their means of shipping them, Sam's Club has left me, the consumer, "holding the bag". Sam's Club has made no effort what-so-ever to make this right on their part? I am going to make every effort to make sure that everyone online is aware of what to expect from Sam's Club when they make such a purchase from them, using all the resources available to me to make it as public as possible.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2019
This is the WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! And I use the term "customer service" VERY lightly because they do NOT know how to service their customers! I ordered $1,200 worth of items. They send me a shipping email for part of the order, fine and great. They send me another shipping email for the remaining items, fine and great. I go to track it and it reads that it's been received by FedEx AND that the order was cancelled by the sender. What? I got on and chatted. They had no answers.
They said they'd send an email. I got an email saying they couldn't read the chat and to call. I called, they didn't answer my question about what IF ANYTHING had been cancelled. 45 minutes later and three calls later AND after being HUNG UP ON because she didn't want to deal with me. Called back and talked to nothing but utterly and 100% INCOMPETENT PEOPLE! They are wanting to call FEDEX to find out why the store cancelled? WTH? Why would FedEx know the reason that Sam's Club canceled my order? Seriously? NEVER EVER. NEVER. NO. NOT EVER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM AGAIN EVER!
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2019
I just want to let everyone know how Sam's Club treats its customers. On Dec 7 my wife and I was walking in the Beaver Creek store when she slipped on black ice in the parking lot. Went to the hospital for treatment because she had a huge knot on her forehead and a gash. Both eyes were black and blue and she looked like she was beaten. Me and another lady went out and took pictures on the ice while they were waiting for the bus to come and get her.
I was shaking so much that I let another lady that worked there write down what happened. Instead of writing down what I told her she added her own words that ended up being water instead of ice. Now Sam's Club called the other day and said that they are not liable for what happened and will not pay the medical bills. These SOB don't care about anything but the money we spend there. So watch what you do and if anything happens like this just make sure you document everything that happens. Instead of doing the right thing these money hungry people lie and do anything to get out of doing the right thing! Our lawyer will fight them now and we no longer shop at Sam's Club!!!
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2019
I ordered two swivel chairs, and they arrived with a bent swivel piece. This caused the chair to rock back and forth in a pretty dangerous fashion. Sam's Club agreed to return them by having FedEx come pick them up from my house. I scheduled this using their online chat service. I was told that the delivery truck would arrive the next day during a specified time window. The driver never arrived. Fast forward a week later, this has happened four more times. Every time I get a customer service representative who gives me stock responses like "we can really help you with that" but no one provides any helpful information. The whole experience has been time consuming and frustrating. I will keep shopping at Costco.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2018
I should have listened to the bad reviews, but I figured that I am savvy enough to activate a Sam's Club gift card without having a stroke. I was wrong! I ordered a "gift of membership" card for my mother. It's essentially a $45 gift card to Sam's Club. Before you can use the card, it has to be activated through samsclub.com. They cannot do it at the club.
After many, many attempts online, I finally did a live chat with a CSR. In broken English, they said they would sent the complaint to the appropriate team and they'd get back to me in 48 hours. I was in the store, so this was frustrating. I received the follow-up email within the 48 hours and was told the card was good to go. I went back to the store the next day and, of course, the card still didn't work. I chatted with someone online and they, again, said they'd forward the complaint to the appropriate department and that I should expect to hear back within 72 hours. I called customer service and held for 42 minutes. A young man took my call and was zero help. He just said, "I think you should just wait, but I can't guarantee it will work". So I asked if he'd just cancel my order altogether. He said he can't cancel it because the CARD IS ACTIVE. But it's not. Super frustrating. Avoid Sam's Club at all costs. It's not worth your time.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2018
We purchased some frozen lobsters at Sam's as we have done for years. Defrosted and cut through the shell and lifted up and slit for marinading... INTENSE smell of ammonia=rotten lobster. I believe they had already started to decompose before they were frozen to be sold at Sam's. I’ve also read similar experiences from other people who’ve bought them. It’s an unreliable source sounds like. Reflecting very badly on Sam's Club. Also saw a worm in a piece of Salmon there. We lost $37.59 on 2 lobsters... both rotten. I’m glad my nose picked it up. We are seriously considering canceling our membership. Disappointing.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2018
I have had nothing but bad experiences with Synchrony Bank, which Sam's Club unfortunately has selected for all their credit cards. I previously had a Sam's Discover card, but it suddenly became a Sam's Club Mastercard, all without any credit check. The problems started when my wife died, and our Sam's Club membership had somehow been changed into her name. I had a credit card on that account for years prior to her passing, and always paid in full on time each month. Synchrony immediately closed the account, which I understand, but refused to issue me a card without applying for a new account, which I also understand.
Unfortunately this required thawing my frozen credit (to reduce risk of credit theft) so they could do a credit check, which I also understand. I have done this with other banks and credit card companies including Chase, Discover, Capital One, First National Bank of Omaha, and other institutions by thawing the credit (for a fee of course) for the credit bureau they use and supplying them with an access code so they could check my credit. Synchrony insisted that I thaw my credit with all three credit bureaus with access to anyone for a month since they did not know how to use the access code I provided them. I finally re-applied when I had it thawed for another purpose, and was accepted since I have excellent credit.
Next they entered the wrong birth-date for me in their system and would not allow me to change it without mailing them a photo ID. They now refuse to allow me to edit my online information since my phone number is a VOIP phone, which it has been for the past 11 years, and they do not recognize my computer which I have been using for the past 7 years to log onto their website. They refuse to send their access code to either my cell phone or home phone (VOIP) and insist that I cannot update my user profile until they mail me a letter in 10 working days. They also switched me from e-mail statements to regular mail statements a few months ago without my request, and will not allow me to restore that.
Today I noticed my credit card was cracked and called to get a new one issued. It took over 15 minutes to get a real person on the phone since their voice mail system does not include requesting a new card or talking to a real person, and they could not verify my account due to the wrong birth-date they had entered. I was eventually able to get a new card sent, and they claimed they had sent one 2 months ago, which I never received. Their customer service is horrible, and they don't seem to care. I suggest you avoid Synchrony Bank if possible, and like me, request Sam's Club to change banks.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2018
For the one day only sale on 12/15 which started at 12:01A, I was online well before 12:00 and had the sale item I wanted in my shopping cart. I attempted to pay at 12:01 and was told item was out of stock. Customer service was no help - just kept telling me they "understood" but could do nothing.

Updated review: Oct. 4, 2019
Sam's Club rectified the situation and I'm satisfied with the resolution.
Original Review: Dec. 28, 2018
I applied for a Sam's Club Membership in 2015. I paid them the $150 fee for a plus membership. As the primary account holder, they said I could put someone else on my account as an authorized shopper, so I put one of my daughters down. Fast forward to 12/22/18. My daughter was in Sam's shopping, so they offered her to apply for a Sam's Credit Card and she would get half off of the Prime Rib which was $90, so she agreed. She was approved and they issued her the card and half off as promised.
But what they did next was OUTRAGEOUS. They made her the primary person on my account, disabled my card and told her, I would have to come into the store to get another shopper's card under her name. It was only when I went to log onto my Sam's account to order something on 12/23/18 did I realize I was locked out of my own account. Who does that? Her applying for a credit card should not have affected my account in any way. I opened that account, signed the agreement and paid them my money. They removed me as the primary person and made my authorized shopper the primary person without my knowledge or consent. Seriously??? I am in the process of seeking legal action for damages.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2018
Please save yourself the heartache of ordering from Sam's Club online! I ordered furniture and paid extra for “delivery". It wasn’t explained that they literally meant they were dropping it in my garage. Next get boxes and guess what? Wrong furniture! I call and explain. Get an email! (Paper proof) that my refund would be in account within 48 hours! That’s still yet to happen...a week later and all I hear when I call is...”give it another 48 hours." They clearly don’t understand - they left me with no furniture for the holidays so I had to go out and buy ASAP so that money that I thought was going be back in 48 hours is much needed! Also! I am yet to get an Email stating when they are picking this furniture back up out of my garage! (Excuses is all I get on that one). "Oh no one ever sent the Email to them for pick up.” So week later here I am, no refund, no furniture, and no way to park in garage due to boxes and yet no answers!!! Worst experience in my life!
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2018
Love the whole store. Always clean and the staff is always helpful. Not crazy about the lack of vegan foods but I can always hope for new choices in the new year. I have never had a bad item from them.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2018
I love shopping at Sam's. The clothing is named brand and very reasonable. The meat selection is great. Paper products, wonderful, beer, wine and alcohol selections always meet my needs. I could just go on and on about why I love shopping at Sam's!!!
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2018
Sam's Club offered a promotion in Oct that if you purchased 50 online you would get a 10 a certificate on Dec 15. That came and went. Contacted customer service Dec 15 and followed up every day...never he heard back on the 3 tickets that they entered. Terrible customer service. No update on when I will get it.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018
The quality and assortment of products is excellent. We buy all our bulk items and paper products from Sam's and utilize their free shipping for Plus members frequently. Love the convenience. We also find the quality of their meat and produce to be excellent.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2018
I used the website for the one day November sale. Never again! It took until 2AM to get 2 packs of iTunes gift cards. THEN, the order was delivered via FedEx in an unsealed envelope, with no cards. Even if you dispute the transaction, SAM's provides a printout showing the order was "delivered". I have filed a police report, spent hours providing documentation, and still don't have final resolution. Word of advice: Don't order anything online. Get it in store where you have hands on or not at all!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2018
You need more customer service help...cashier helper... Moves the check out faster. The food court line is a joke. Cashier takes order then get product (too few cashier). Why not have runners for product, this would create faster turnover and more REVENUE. During their off period they could clean up. Nothing looks more unappetizing then dirty food areas.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2018
Sam's is using bad shipper that has lied over and over in order to cover their inability to make a delivery, I mean not a late delivery but a delivery period. Unbelievable as it sounds Sam's Club customer help could do anything to fix the situation and $2,500 TV could not be delivered in any of the three previous delivery dates and as of now no one knows when it will be delivered. Now I see why all my friends are using AMAZON and not Sam's. From now on, I will recommend the same to everybody else, and tell them to stay away from Sam's.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2018
My issue similar to the other review about the Vizio tv. I ordered Black Friday and it got lost. So they cancelled and reordered and they shipped thru the same company “Pilot Shipping” which I never heard of and I think they’re shady. Cause the 1st tv says it was received at their dock, but got lost somewhere. Now 2nd one said shipped. I click tracking number and it says Pilot Shipping tracking down. So I email the guy I was in contact with last week about the other and asked the status. He says they have no record of receiving. Sam’s says they have no control over shipping company. Well they’re the freakin' ones that sold it to me.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018
I ordered 5 Vizio 70" TVs model D70-F3 from Sam's Online. They were on sale for $650 ea original price around $850. I received an email that 2 were shipped (about 3 week after I placed the initial order). I later received another email informing me the other 3 were cancelled. I called Sam's to complain about not fulfilling the order. I also mentioned they have the Vizio 70" model E70-F3 TV listed on the website. This model has very minor feature differences retailing for $879 (about $30 more than the retail price of the original order).
Sam's told me there is nothing they can do. They won't fill the other 3 TVs with the current model E70-F3 and won't give any discount to satisfy the original order price. No wonder many Sam's and Walmarts are closing across the country with lousy customer service as this. I ask 1 last time if they can do anything to fulfill my order. After the "No" response, I said, "Well I'll purchase the remaining TVs from Costco and stop shopping at Sam's." Their response was, "Have a nice day." This company is a joke.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018
I spent over $500 at the former Worcester store for a set of tires with premium last October a year ago. This week coming back from Boston on Rt 9 a busy road I hit a bump and blew one of the tires which would have been replaced with the premium service. The tires had been used only for 14000 miles out of the 90000 miles stated on the ads. I spent an hour trying to call Sams and discovered that all Sams Clubs in MASS are now closed but was advised by an out of state store to go to Walmart and they could take care of my problem.
After trying to unsuccessfully reach a human at Walmart for another 30 minutes I drove to our local Walmart and waited in line for another 30+ minutes to be told that their parent company Sams had only offered partial help for the first 90 days after closure. I then went to Town Tire and discovered that Sams had sold me a discontinued tire that they had probably bought out the closeout inventory but to replace would cost me $172.++ So neither Sams or Walmart will never sell my family anything in the future. So much for their word and the billionaire kids of Mr. Sam who probably fire the whole chain for such fraudulent conduct. I urge that everyone shop elsewhere in the future!
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2018
I have used Sam's Club in Bullhead City, Arizona a couple of times. The first time I had a cracked steel rim that I thought was very weird. I have a lot of miles on the vehicle and have several sets of tires installed with no problems. So I went and bought a brand new steel rim (OEM style) and they installed the tire and balanced the tire for free. That was pretty good. Next I needed front brakes at the dealership and one of the tire's studs and nut was stripped out. It cost a lot extra to have that repaired and replaced. I will never use the tire shop in Bullhead City again.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2018
We order Men's small isotoner slippers - four pair. They shipped all XL. We sent them back & reordered. They shipped all XL. We chatted with the online person who guaranteed that they would get it correct the third time. They shipped all XL. I am pretty certain that no one working for Sam's Club online has an IQ equal to a turnip.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2018
I went into my local club in Houston on West Road one morning this week. I had a return. I waited in line as my husband shopped around. I was probably 6 deep in line waiting with one employee working the customer service desk. She as accompanied by another employee who you could tell did not work at the customer service desk. They talked a lot during each transaction, then it was my turn. I advised the employee I had a return but could not find my receipt.
At this time another employee came to help other associates inline. This person asked my husband who was standing by the exit door side of desk waiting for me, if he needed help. He told the employee told her he was with me and pointed and the woman who was not working at the desk said "oh the ** lady who can't seem to find her receipt and thinks us ** girls need to find it." I finished at desk and my husband told me what had been said. I asked the door greeter who the woman was and they told me her name was "Tonya" and she was the tire department manager.
I promise you I will tell all this and tell them I will never shop there again and they should not either. I tried calling the store to talk to the store manager but tried for 3 hours and no one ever answered the phone. When I was in the club I asked to speak with the store manager and they told me she was on a conference call and would not be available for about 4 hours. I do not see ** in people nor do I need to shop someplace where employees there think I or my kind owe them something. I will be posting this on all social media sites.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2018
I caught a nail on the road and took my car for service at my nearest Sam's Club. I arrived at 1.30 pm. I told the attendant that my rear right passenger tire had a nail and that I wanted to know if it was repairable. The attendant told me that it might not be fixable, but that they needed to check it first, and that he was going to pull up the info on my warranty. I was told to leave keys and phone number, that it would take about an hour, and that they would call me back with info. I went inside Sam's and did my shopping and then waited in the dining area. After 2 hours of waiting and no call, I walked back to the tire shop to get an update. The attendant told me that I had a nail on my tire and that it couldn't be fixed. He then asked for my membership card to pull my warranty. He told me my tire purchase wasn't coming up in the system. I explained I bought my tires at a different Sam's Club location.
Attendant explained to me that they have a different system in their shop and that he had to call that other location to confirm tires are still under warranty. That it will take another 30 minutes. I wasn't too happy about it. Then he asked me in front of three other customers what was wrong with me, why was I so moody. I responded that I wasn't too happy for having to spend over 2 hours and my car was still not repaired.
He then said: "We can get it out so you can get it to the other location where you bought your tires. They will treat you better." And after he said that I told him to pull my car out. He then said: "Great then I will, take it to blah location where they can take your **." He went into the back of the shop and told the guy to get my car out that I was taking my business to blah location. He then came back and asked me to wait outside for my car. In other words I was asked to leave Sam's Club and take my business somewhere else. After 15 years with Sam's Club, I will definitely take my business to Costco.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2018
Made a purchase for an e-card. It didn’t show up. Tried canceling the order. SC wouldn’t cancel it “because it was in process.” Asked for a refund. Denied refund, told, "It is our store policy that we do not return or refund for e cards no matter what." Have already escalated to corporate. They keep passing it off to the flunkies in Customer Service. Flunkies keep repeating over and over and over what their policy is. Avoid SC at all costs.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2018
11/23/2018 - Sam's Club - Tuscaloosa/Tire Department. Came in to have 1 tire put on. I had 2 more people in front of me which needed tire service as well. We got there at 3:45 p.m. The service guy told us that they close at 7:00 p.m. today and that we can't be taken care of. So I asked him, "How long will it take you for 2 customers, if they have all 4 tires replaced?" He said between 45 min. to 1 hour each. So I told him if both customers in front of me should have 4 tires put on, that leaves 1 hour and 15 min. to take care of me and to put on 1 tire. So I don't see why I had to leave Sam's Club with a nail or screw in my tire, hope to make it home and hopefully make it back to Sam's Club tomorrow. The only reason I will go back tomorrow is because I bought the tires from there and they are still under warranty. I will never purchase tires from Sam's Club ever again! The tire department/customer service is nonexistent.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2018
Ordered 70 inch tv online. Says delivery the 14th then the 16th. Says it shipped but Pilot who is the delivery company says they haven't picked it up yet. Called customer service and corporate but no help at all. What a joke. Never again. Sam Walton must be turning in his grave that people are ruining what he built up. Minus million stars rating.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2018
Went to purchase gas at Greensboro Sam's Club which I do with 3 different vehicles about 5-7 times a week. Teresa was the rudest person I’ve ever seen. After waiting in line put cones in front of my vehicle so gas guy could fill pump. Never said a word to me!! I had to ask her what was going on and she made me get in another line with 8 vehicles after I had already been waiting... Let everyone in front of me go but put cones behind car in front of me and told me to drive around!!! I will be following up because someone like that should not be working with the public!!
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2018
After making 6 trips to Sam's for tires, only to be told after waiting all day that they couldn't find the special order tires I had ordered. I decided that it was time to go to Costco. They beat Sam's Club's price and have the tires in stock. I will be buying at Costco now even though it is 15 miles further than Sam's Club. When I get my prescriptions moved to Costco, I will have no further reason to waste any more time at Sam's Club. That is how Costco treats a 1 day member compared to Sam's Club's treatment of a 21 year member.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2018
I bought 2 TV from Sam’s Club with 4 years warranty plan. Now I have problems call their warranty company which is SquareTrade. They said both my warranty was canceled. I come to Sam’s Club. They said nothing they can do about it. Sam's Club said they sell the warranty but that is the third party. Since I have all the proof but they denied. I want to say this for all the customer who bought electric product and warranty to check and reconcile to buy from different departments. I can believe they are one of the biggest department store in the world and they are not stand by what they sell to their customer.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018
Nov 17 2018 - Stayed up till midnight for the Nov 10th one day sale. I wanted to purchase the Vizio 70" TV for a one-time price of $649.00 with free shipping. What a joke. Their IT department was ill prepared for the traffic on the website as it crashed at 12:01 AM. After trying to get on the website for an hour I called a number for Sam's Club I found on the Web. They admitted their website problems. He said he could not order the TV for me and I would have to wait for the website to come back up. I went to sleep and set an alarm for 3:00 AM.
I was able to purchase the TV at that time. I received an email saying my order would be shipped and I would receive it on Thursday Nov 15th. Another Joke. My TV has been sitting in a warehouse in Roanoke since Thursday AM and every one I have talked has nothing to offer except it will be shipped in 2-3 business days. I am still waiting for my TV. This is my first and last purchase from Sam's Club online.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018
Sam's advertised a one day sale beginning at 1201 on 10 Nov 2018. I was online prior to 1201, had my items chosen and in the cart and as soon as the time arrived. The site crashed. Or at least that was what Sam's Club representatives told me later. At exactly 1201, when the sale was to begin, the site went down, any items that were in the cart mysteriously disappeared and an error message that the site would refresh shortly was received.
Shortly turned out to be hours later and when the site did come back, guess what??? None of the sales items were available. There were many more similar, but much more expensive products available, but the one day only items had vanished. I complained to Sam's Club and their response was that the site had a malfunction which caused it to shut down and when it was back online the sale items were gone and any items in the shopping cart had mistakenly been emptied. Sam's also said that there was nothing they could do and were not offering any of the sale items again. All that hype for a scam! That's all it was.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018
I ordered a Christmas decoration for a Christmas party. It said receive date 11/16/2018 - called the day before it was suppose to be delivered to get a tracking #. They stated, "Don't worry, you will have the product but tomorrow." Called today - the day it was suppose to be here and they stated... "Oh I am sorry it didn't even ship yet." - WELL ONLINE IT SAYS WILL BE ARRIVING BY 11/16/2018 - it said that before I even purchased it and still says it on my order confirmation. Spoke to a few people on top of a manager. NO HELP whatsoever!!! This just makes me never want to order from them again and spread the word to stay away from Sam's. I spoke to a manager and they did nothing for us... For our inconvenience - Looks like Costco will now have all our business. NEVER AGAIN WILL I SHOP at SAM'S!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018
So there was a huge pre-Black Friday sale on November 10th. I waited a week as they advertised on the site for a week or so a much lower price by simply waiting until the 10th. I wanted to purchase Apple wireless headphones. I got up around 5 am or so to purchase. It said it was out of stock - so annoyed especially since I would have just paid regular price on Amazon Prime (AS USUAL). Anyway none available... grrr. I tried again later in the day and still none available. Then in the afternoon of the 10th there was an availability and the site let me order the headphones. Order went through didn't seem like any issues. Site said I would receive the product on Wed.
Well I started getting concerned when there was NO status update, no shipping tracking number... nothing. Thursday came... I contacted customer support. I was assured someone would get back to me, nothing. Few hours later (very annoyed). Contacted customer support AGAIN - they said there was an issue with the fulfillment center... they assured me someone would be contact me soon. NOTHING!!! Still nothing, no email, no product, no status update. Still says I should receive my product on Wednesday...
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2018
We shop at the Niagara falls NY Sam's Club frequently, well tonight we had an abusive cashier named Mikayla. All we did was want to check to make sure the pants were not ripped that she just rung up. She proceeded to roll her eyes and get nasty with us. I said, "Boy you are cocky." She said, "Yep and I still get paid," shaking her head egging on a fight. Her coworker looked at her as like, "What are you doing Mikayla". Nothing was done about it...
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2018
Sam's Club had a one day sale advertised on November 10th, and there was some things I wanted to save on, so I tried logging in at a little after 11:00 PM the night before to make sure I was able to get into the website, however, I could not log in because they were experiencing heavy traffic. I kept trying to log in and I got the same message until 3:00 Am, at which time I fell asleep. I woke up at 5:00 AM, and finally was able to get into the website only to find out that the product that I was waiting to get was sold out. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper! There was a limit of 5 of the product to be sold, and in my opinion, that is way too high of a limit for this kind of a sale! Sam's Club, you need to be prepared for heavy internet Traffic for this kind of sale, and lower your limits so people have a chance to get an item they want!
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2018
Attempted to leave a negative review ie warning for other consumers looking at buying their gift cards (wow what a convoluted process of activation resulting in a complete waste of time with untrained, unhelpful, oblivious customer service representatives there to render "assistance"). They just keep rejecting the submission with only one of the rejections with a clear reason (rectified to no avail). I rarely leave reviews but their costumer service is so shameful that even if they do not allow negative reviews on their site, the public should be made aware.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2018
I bought a gift that was never delivered, so I called to have it looked into, they said they could refund me and order it again or just refund me. I asked for it to be ordered again. I wanted an exchange essentially. They never reordered it. The price nearly doubled by the next week when they still hadn't received the gift again. I called and they apologized but said nothing they could do. Sale was over. The rep made a mistake. Then, I try and order a sale item online. It lets me go all the way through buying it, and every time I hit place order it took me back to my cart. This went on for 30 minutes and I called. 20 minute hold time, and they say it's now out of stock. It wasnt an hour ago!! Cancelling my membership, not worth it.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2018
Sam's Club has been advertising a big one day sale. It started at midnight. I prepared with my order, however, the Sam's Club site was not. The site crashed immediately and was down for over an hour. Went back several hours later and many of the advertised items are sold out. I am so tired of stores advertising all these "great" deals when they are not prepared to handle the volume of customers that they are going to attract. Instead of dropping a few thousand dollars with Sam's this holiday I will take my business elsewhere.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2018
I purchased laptop at Durham 27707 store. Tried to return well within the return policy of 90 days. But, The manager kept saying it is 14 days when the board behind (at customer service center) was showing 90 days. When I pointed her that she turned very rude and kept asking if she can be of any further help (when she was not). The sweeper at the exit door did tell me (seeing my condition)- she is a bit off beat personality. It was weird to me! I ended up returning the laptop at other Sam's location. Note this was incident on 11/2/2018 at 8.15pm - so not sure about the exact name of the supervisor/manager. Watch out for those big scary eyes during those hours. :)
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2018
I ordered a spa back in August off the Sam's Club website. It was suppose to be delivered by Sept 23. Well it’s been sitting at their delivery carrier (STI) since October 9 and has been promised to be delivered three times. Here it is November 1 with another cancellation of delivery. Now it won’t be delivered until November 9. And all Sam's Club wants to do is provide a $100 refund for the trouble. This is ridiculous they cashed my check for $7000 so they got their money so who cares about the customer. I should of ordered from Costco.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2018
I called store to make a complaint about a product. It has been an ongoing problem with this store. Yet they are doing nothing about it. I own a small business and I am faced with bad products everyday and losses of money due to BAD PRODUCTS from the Sam's Club store in Cocoa Florida. When I called today I was talked to in a rude manner and I could not speak about the problem product without being told to basically shut up and go somewhere else to buy what I need.
This store's management team is the WORST!! When I asked for Store Manager I was transferred to another Assist. Manager and NO ONE would give me a phone number to Sam's Corp office or to the Area Market Manager which I asked over and over for. I was told they had to get permission to give me the phone numbers and could not do it today. REALLY what does this store's management team have to hide. Sam's needs to replace the staff and maybe even clean the store. The worst Sam's Club Store I have ever shopped in. Replace the store's managers with people that understand we are the customers. I will tell everyone I know to stop shopping at Sam's if this is an accepted policy that must start at the top and is how their managers are trained!!!
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018
Beware when ordering e-gift cards from Sams. I ordered two Disney $500 e-gift cards for the discounted price on a Wednesday. I read the fine print that says could take up to 48 hrs. It is now Tuesday and I still have not received the gift cards. No fraud verification emails/calls were received so I’m not sure what the problem is. I have placed at least 5 phone calls to check the status. Each rep stating to be patient and try calling back on the next day if I haven’t received. One rep says he escalated my issue and someone will call me for a resolution. I never got that phone call. I’m in the process of just canceling the order. I should have just walked into the store to pick up gift cards. Lesson learned. Also, I tried posting a review to warn others on their website and their “moderators” have emailed me stating they cannot post. Very convenient in my opinion since almost all the reviews give 5 stars.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018
The gas oven was delivered with small dent 5/15/2018. LG uses RTA services to do repairs in my area. If you look online, you will see that this company does not have a good reputation. This company showed up to my house 3 times with a damaged replacement part. The next 2 times they didn’t bother showing up to the appointment. No phone call, no apology. Two 30 minute phone calls with LG to get a new services company to do repairs. Still waiting 10/16/2018. Delivery was slow too. We live in the age of Amazon. Nobody takes a month to deliver anything anymore. I could have got it delivered the next day at 3 different stores. All microwaves and ovens basically do the same thing. So it comes down to appearance, features, and customer service. LG fell short in the customer service department and that is reason for the one star. Sam's also blocked my review on their site.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018
I bought some pound cake for me and my family. My two-year-old had a piece of blue plastic in her piece. Could have been a Band-Aid part of a glove. Who knows. They won't do anything. No compensation. It's ridiculous. They just put me in circles and passed me around.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018
I've had a few issues over the last year with Sam's Club but kept deciding to give them another try. I'm so done. Not only have their products gone downhill but doing business with them is too difficult. My most recent experience sealed the deal for me. I processed an online order for pick-up during my lunch hour at work to pick up on my way home. On the Sam's Club app it allows you to "check in" when you're on the way to the store. It asks you to turn on your location so they know when you're close to the store. When I get there the app asks me if I want the order brought out-I was surprised and clicked that option. I waited but no one came out.
I called the store from my car as I didn't want to miss them when they brought my order out. The person on the phone told me that they don't have that option and he didn't know why the app does this. I go in and get my order. I of course have to wait for them to get it because the "check in" on the app doesn't work either. Once I get home and unpack my items I realize that the meat they gave me is old. What a waste of time and money. I am not a fan of their MM brand at all. This includes their MM cashews that have replaced Planters. The MM cashews are horrible. I will not be renewing my membership.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018
I used Samsclub.com to purchase 2 gift cards as a thank you for one of my customers. Sam's Club sent the cards which I forwarded to my customer. The experience my customer had was horrible. The cards were never downloaded with any money. My customer went to Sam's Cub store in Maryland with the receipt I sent her and they told her there was nothing they could do. She returned the cards to me, which I then called Sam's Club and after a few calls they told me to return the cards and they would issue me credit. They issued me credit for one card and I just got an email saying they are sending me another card instead of the credit.
Between emails and phone calls I have spent approximately 2 to 3 hours trying to fix this and it is still not fixed! It is impossible to get any satisfaction from Sam's Club. I just can't believe this is happening. They are the idiots that sent the cards without downloading the money on them and they are putting me through hell to get my money back, and this is only for $110.00 I can't image what it would be like if it was a lot of money. This was my first time dealing with Sam's Club and you can be guaranteed it will be my last. Maybe after another couple of hours dealing with this I will finally get my money back! However I don't hold out a lot of hope.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2018
Evidently you don't care about your customers and nothing was resolved. Here's my problem. On Sunday 9/23/18 I went to Sam's looking for a 65" tv. I bought a Samsung. Nobody would help me get it in my car. I'm 66 by the way and just had a heart attack 2 months ago. I got it in my trunk. Went back inside for some string. Nothing to cut it with. Ask the manager. She sent me to the service desk. Kid at the service it with desk says, "We have nothing to cut." I walk to Walmart and bought string and a razor knife. Checking out at Walmart I had a security check walk around till I found someone to help me back to my car. Tied it up, headed home, put the tv on the wall. It works 15 minuets. Shuts off about 5 times.
I called Samsung. They said it's defective. I bring it back. Forgot the cord. This is about 5;30 pm. My I ask the punk, "Can I bring the cord tomorrow?" He said I had to take the tv with me. My wife said go get the cord. She will wait then said if I was not back by 6:00 they would throw out or call the police. I just made it back in time then the manager from had to check it out. It been sitting there for a half hour. Now he has the nerve to he needs the box. I brought the box back 7:30 am Monday. We were treated like crap for no reason. The employees treated us like ** too. When I was checking out I'm trying to push the cart to the register. This lady yelling at me about some stupid yellow line. Goodbye Sam's. Hello Costco. Richard **.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2018
I submitted photos online and they were scheduled to be done the next day (much more than an hour processing time like they promise). When I arrived at Sam's Club the next day, an hour and a half after they were to be completed, no one was in the photo department and I was told no work was done and would not be completed that day and could be several days because they didn't have anyone that could process them. This isn't the first time that it has happened. Their solution - "We'll refund what you spent" - Big deal - it didn't help with my presentation where I needed them, and I didn't have time to get them printed elsewhere. They could have / should have emailed everyone and let them know that photos were not going to be developed. They lack so much!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2018
I would give zero stars if I could. We will not be renewing our membership with Sam's, definitely going to Costco!! This particular location use to be really nice, but has gone completely downhill. The store is unkept and unclean. The store employees are vastly lacking in customer service skills to the point where they are unhelpful and rude.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018
I ordered a HP laptop. I had to send it back due to it not working correctly. I sent it back, talked to about 20 different people who had done nothing but told lie after lie about me receiving my refund. I get constant runarounds, they always have to check with some department or somebody else. They told me I should received my refund on this day or that day - it never happened. Talk to Melody and Jennifer who suppose to be sup. or manager - they lied about getting something accomplished because it's going on another month and all I want is my $513.67 back from this laptop.
I had to get remote assistant from HP who gave me FAIL ID CODE & I gave all this info to them on several basis. They got all info tracking numbers from me sending, failure. I'd code, the date, time and person who signed for it in receiving and they are still trying to SCAM ME OUT OF MF MONEY. I am working to get checked into from someone outside of their customer service help. Have anyone NOTICED they don't have anybody else you get in contact with. No other phone number but the one used 1-888-746-7726. SCAM SCAM SCAM FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD is most definitely all I can say for SAM'S CLUB. NEVER AGAIN!!! 1 Star is way too many.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018
If I could rate a negative star I would. Not only is there limited options to resolve an issue, I am now forced to write a letter to the executive team to have my issue resolved. Sam's Club has failed to honor an online promotion for iPhone 8 purchase (150 gift card). I have wasted 2 months of my time attempting to resolve this matter with the only option of an 800# which only provides different answers each call, promises not kept and continued frustrations. I am no closer to having this resolved. Shame on you Sam's Club - you cannot advertise a promotion and not follow through. I will no longer do business with such a company and will make it my mission to have them honor their promotion.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
Do not order anything from Sam's Club online because they will steal from you. I ordered a bed frame and it was damaged upon delivery so we refused the shipment. That was on September 1st. The shipping company shipped it back to their warehouse on the 6th with a tracking number. Sam's Club claims they don't have the bed frame. Today is the 21st and they still claim it's not in their warehouse. Basically we are out almost $600 because they haven't refunded our money and "say" they don't have the product in their warehouse when they do have it. I've talked with 4 different people and they all say the same thing. We will look into it. That's all they say.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
This card is operated by Synchrony Bank. I have other business cards that were taken over by Synchrony Bank. When you call they access your card by your phone number so if you have more than one card, the computer only recognize one card. Making payments is confusing. They get misposted. Trying to pay online is impossible because the system does not recognize the information from SAM’s card. Every month for the last many months I have been told that my computer access would be corrected. I am trying to make a payment again tonight and I cannot access the account.
I call and the computer indicates that it does not recognize my input. SO I tried the online chat that the phone refers a person to... and received no assistance because they cannot help with credit cards online. I asked for Corporate number and was told they only give out the 886 number, which does not recognize my impute. Two weeks ago I emailed corporate office of Synchrony Bank and have not received a response... At one time I loved this card, but since Synchrony took over the card, I have closed it out with plans of paying off the balance and it is not easy.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2018
I have often said I don't care how "GOOD" a store is... I REFUSE to pay a membership fee and/or annual fee to shop or use a credit card. Why do I need to pay exorbitant prices for the privilege of shopping in said stores like Sam's Club and Costco, when the bad far outweighs the good... I would have to travel almost an hour, one way, to get to either store... and credit card companies, heck no, I am NOT going to pay YOU to use your card, just because... you should be paying me every time I use it, since it is promoting your business... not to, even, mention the interest rates you charge for using it, that should be more than enough to cover ANY annual fee you charge.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018
Late in August, 2018, I foolishly purchased a set of Pirelli tires for my Toyota FJ Cruiser. When I was called to the tire department for the completed installation the 'mechanic' presented me with one of the lug studs off the driver's side front wheel. They had broken it during the installation. Things proceeded from there. To make this a bit shorter: It's obvious that the tire installers used an impact wrench to set the lug nuts on without regard to proper torquing of the nuts. It required two subsequent trips to a nearby Big O tire shop to have all 12 lug studs replaced on the two front wheels. All had been stretched by over-torquing. The shop told me that they observed that the front wheels were torqued to 120 ft-lbs. Recommended for the FJ is 80-90.
Two trips to Big O, a local alignment shop and another tire/maintenance shop in my town of Pueblo CO determined that not only had Sam's Club destroyed my car's lug studs, the tires were grossly under-inflated. Top inflation for the tires is 80 lbs; recommended for my use is 50 lbs. The tires were at about 32 lbs. All four tires were also improperly balanced. In total, I have spent $246.00 and about 12 hours personal time correcting the damage and incompetence of the Sam's Club tire dept. The only upside to the story is that the local Sam's Club did not question my request for recompensation for the $204 for the lug stud repair. I'm still out $42.00 for the balancing. Moral: DON'T LET SAM'S CLUB TOUCH YOUR CAR!
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018
I went into the Sam's Club in San Bernardino California every other day looking for an item that was offered for in store pick up for 4 weeks. Got lied to and told that they were not going to carry the item and it was a mistake. Then the Bakery Manager Micheal told me it was a Labor Day Item Only and would be there only on September 3, 2018. I went down there and still nothing. I spoke to the Store Manager and he said he was going to email the Corporate Office and in a few days it would be removed. It has been a week now and it is still on there. If you check you can see it as of today. The Member Mark Colossal Cinnamon Roll (44 oz) Cinnamon Roll. Item #98065079|Model # PLU 29186. If they are not going to carry the item just take it off the site instead of lying to its members. Also the bakers' staff is so rude making comments about people being fat enough and shouldn't be eating stuff like that.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018
Such a horrible experience from initially placing the order, to receiving the order and just a NIGHTMARE trying to return!!! Before you order know that it is a process to return and you CANNOT return the item to the store. I’ve never received such horrible customer service before and never had an issue ordering anything online with Sam's Club; until this chair became the order NIGHTMARE! Chair is very uncomfortable and very narrow! Go buy a gaming chair elsewhere - maybe in person! So you can sit in it try it and such!!!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
I received Sam's Club Home Collection advertising booklet/magazine today, went to the local store to look for 2 items that were advertised but they didn't have them, went home and searched for those 2 items on their online site (SamsClub.com) only to find out that they didn't have those 2 items at all. So deceiving, their advertising brochures are out of date, they should be taken to court for straight lying to their customers.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2018
I was a Sam's member for 20 years and finally pulled the plug and joined Costco. Sam's gasoline price is very high compared to Costco, Sam's got unhealthy dog/cat food, with similar price Kirkland products are more healthy. Missing receipt is a nightmare in Sam's, Costco pulls up receipt from member's ID#. You can find more organic/natural products with similar or little bit more price in Costco but in Sam's zero and nada. Electronic products are cheaper in Costco than Sam's. I bought one laptop, the savings paid off Costco membership fee. Costco membership fee is $15 more than Sam's but service is 1000 times better than Sam's. In a word sadly Sam's Club is more profit oriented and not geared towards the consumers.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2018
I am a avid shopper at Sam’s Club and I spend more money than what we every single time. I went today Sunday labor weekend to pick up my children’s favorite snacks. As I walking out the lady that takes receipts doesn’t take the 3 people in front and lets them walk out and then goes and stops me and asks for ours. She counts out items over 3 times then grabs my cart and tells me I cannot go anywhere and stands in front of me. I ask for my receipt and she said “NO” you cannot leave. She then continues to call for the manager. Mind you, I have NEVER stolen in my life. My husband and I work our butts off for our money. I ask for her to move and she continues to pull my cart from me. I am horrified about how I was treated and my husband recorded the entire thing and I am sending it to corporate.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018
2 guys wandering around in bay/auto service. Entrance locked for customers, inside store stood twenty minutes along with a lady in front of me, who said she’d been waiting 30 minutes for someone to wait on her so she could purchase tires. I finally walked outside and around store by garage doors which were open. One guy started yelling at me that customers could not enter. I said, "Is anyone going to wait on customers," he ignored me and walked away. I reminded him that I was a customer and should be waited on, he said something under his breath and walked away. I walked around the outside of building and went to tire/auto desk, lady still waiting, finally leaving. I asked lady sitting by entrance to contact a manager and she said she couldn’t leave her post. Ridiculous. I left and plan on cancelling my Sam’s Card. Costco has never treated me like this. Totally unacceptable!!
Updated review: Dec. 8, 2022
Had to contact Sam's CEO to get reimbursed for the wheel damage. The issue is now resolved.
Original Review: Aug. 23, 2018
Sam's Club in Easley SC ruined the 4 rims on my Cadillac installing new tires - dents, scratches, scrapes. The store manager took pictures of the damage, agreed with the issue and sent pictures off. 2 weeks later I got a call from someone saying Sam's would not help compensate me for the damage. I called the number on the back of my Sam's preferred card asking for a manager to discuss. No manager available they would call me back. No call as of today. Sam's cannot ruin my rims and not pay for the damage!
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2018
I have RECORDED ALL CALLS FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN HEARING HOW INEPT SAM’S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT IS. I’m a on my 10th call to Sam’s Club customer service re: this order. I have been disconnected twice, once by Alexis, and once by Sherry. I have been given MISINFORMATION SEVERAL TIMES and I have the recordings to prove everything I’m saying. It was our first order with Sam’s, we signed up online for a membership and paid. Then we placed an online order for a trampoline and the system took the Billing address as the Ship To address (even though I put the default address as the correct shipping address). I placed The ORIGINAL call to change the address 12 mins after the order was placed, the website clearly says “You have 1 hour to call and change the order before it’s too late.”
But according to the 1st rep (Eddy) and a Supervisor (Kendrick), since we paid $55 more and upgraded to the “better” Plus membership (like the computer said to do so we didn’t have to pay $35 shipping fees), “the system” automatically put the order into “order pending” and NO-ONE could change the order (including the shipping address) until it comes out of that status, so it was on me to call back AGAIN and get it changed before it was shipped to the wrong address. Of course at this point the funds are already on hold and that would take a few days to drop off if we cancelled and reordered. So I am now on my 10th call having to explain this over and over, one rep (Jeannie) not sure of the name b/c she was hard to understand, said, “Don’t worry it will probably ship to the right address since it’s the default address,” even though the system CLEARLY SHOWS THE SHIPPING ADDRESS IS INCORRECT.
Rep #7 Sherry at least gave me a REFERENCE number to use and said to call back after FedEx gets the package “IN THE HANDS” give that # and whoever I get on the phone will call FedEx and get it changed. NOT... I called back and got Jeannie or Jeanine who said she couldn’t do it tonight b/c FEDEX is closed (at 8pm), only after I told her I just got off the phone with them. She said she’d call and put me on hold for 14 mins, meanwhile I called FedEx and had them on the other line, and she never came back.
I finally hung up called Sam’s back and got Sierra who spoke with the FEDEX rep that I had gotten on the line, but said she had to call them directly with their acct number to change the address, it took her 4 Times to get the address correct then she Put me back on hold to CALL, so I get off with the FedEx rep and SIERRA comes back to say they wouldn’t do it. FEDEX WOULDN’T TAKE HER ACCOUNT NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS??? So I ask for another Supervisor and guess what? After being talked to in a completely condescending manner Andresia the supervisor tells me she can’t do it because she doesn’t even have the account number that Sierra just said they had. In all the calls NO OTHER REP EVER MENTIONED HAVING TO DO THIS.
I asked for Corporate and ANDRESIA the supervisor said “this is corporate...” Thank God I have nothing better to do after just moving in a new house, 6 states away than talk to unprofessional, ill trained people that have no interest in doing their jobs! Again I have recorded all calls for anyone interested in hearing what Horrible Customer Service Sounds Like.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018
I have contacted my local Sam's Club to ask why they quit stocking Nonni's Biscottis. I have been told that Corporate make these decisions. They also told me to contact Corporate direct. I contacted Corporate and was told by them that the local Sam's Club takes care of these matters. This has to be the worse company that I have ever seen for customer service. I need to consider joining Costco in the future.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2018
I placed a order for several products on July 31. After a week when nothing had arrived, I called customer service. The representative told me that the products had been damaged in shipping and were on their way back to Sam's Club. After almost an hour she successfully processed a replacement order which she said would be delivered on Friday 10th or Saturday August 11th. Finally on Monday 13th, 5 of the 6 products arrived. I logged onto Samsclub.com and discovered that the 6th product had had a label created but had never been handed over to FedEx. I called Sam's Club straight away and after a lengthy period of deteriorating conversation, the representative said that she would escalate the issue to a back office team.
I have just spent over an hour on the phone only to be told that I have to wait for the back office team to get around to working out why the product hasn't shipped and then rectify the issue. It is amazing how Samsclub.com didn't have to wait or lose any time in getting payment which they have had for over a week. It is also amazing how quickly they coax you into upgrading your membership to Premium. With Sam's Club, life is a one-way street, their way. Whatever you do, DO NOT do business with this incompetent and mismanaged organization. At this stage, I would have to rate their activities as FRAUD.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018
I ordered a TV from Sam's online and it was to be delivered today. The truck had the wrong TV so I called customer service and they told me that they had knowingly sent a different TV because the one I ordered was out of stock (listed for $300 less than the item I ordered). I received no calls prior to the delivery. They just sent me the wrong item and I guess hoped because it was a bigger brand name that I would be pleased with it, despite it being a much inferior product. I have never had any experience this poor ordering items online. They offered a refund and nothing else at the end of all of this. This could have been handled the day after the order had they just called me.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
I hope this message finds you and your family well. I am reaching out to you because I am in a state of confusion after working with Sam's Club Credit Card division. I have heard great things about you and I have been a member of your company for the past 4 years and have recommended your services to countless small businesses. I am requesting your assistance as this event is not what I have come to expect in terms of quality and outcome from your company's products. I'm hoping we can work together to resolve this as amicable as possible.
Here is the data: I most recently paid 90% of my balance. In response, Sam's Club credit reduced my available credit by 75% negatively impacting my credit score. I understand that there are automated processes in place that can cause these things, I thought that surely this is a mistake, In response, I called and eventually spoke with a Supervisor, all standard procedure. The final response was "I'm sorry and there is nothing I can do."
As a businessman who sits on the boards of various non-profits / for-profits of which include a chamber of commerce and other small business focused organizations, I am concerned. I am concerned that the companies that I have recommended a bad product to my colleagues, friends, and family. My life's work is to put communities and small businesses in the best possible position to succeed based on my past experience and expertise. I am no longer I can champion Sam's Club as a quality product. From your reputation with support of Small businesses, I have great hope that this situation is not standard procedure and that we can work together to resolve this issues.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2018
On 10/7/2017, I purchased 4 new tires at club 18-8160. Now, about 10 months later, I went to a different Sam's club near my home (club 06651), and they said that my vehicle is too rusty to safely lift the vehicle to rotate the tires. Sam's club won't to stand behind their poor decision to install 90,000 mile warranty tires on a car that won't be able to get one tenth of the mileage warranty. If they would have told me that my vehicle was too rusty, I wouldn't have purchased new tires. Sam's won't reimburse me for any of my out-of-pocket expenses. It looks like Sam's just wants to make the sale, and forget about the customer.
Reviewed July 30, 2018
Bought a Diamond ring for my wife with a 7 year warranty in 2013. Now in 2018, it needs a repair, but since I don't have my transaction number (I have everything else though) I'm being told that there's nothing that can be done. Feeling ripped off.
Reviewed July 25, 2018
My account was in good standing. They allowed an unauthorized user to cancel my account and then they confiscated my cash back. I was the cardholder and they refused to give me my cash back under any circumstances. Customer service is terrible and most communication was bad at best.
Reviewed July 19, 2018
I paid $200 for a battery and tire rotation. When I went to pick up car the power steering was disabled because the connection to the battery was broken by a Sam’s employee. Now I have to bring it to a repair shop, miss work and out of more money. The Sam’s manager says they will reimburse me up to $250 of the cost, then I need to go through their insurance department. Well I paid for the battery and could not move my car, So why do I need to wait for the insurance department? The repair bill should be paid in full as I give it to them. I am also out of transportation for who knows how long until it is fixed.
Reviewed July 17, 2018
I have a complaint about action of local manager Athens, GA. Over the last two months I sent 4 emails to "Sam's Club Help Center". I received an incident number: ** and there was no follow up. I feel that we are treated badly by Sam's. We are a member for over 10 years with more than $70,000 in sales. Please bring this issue up to CEO; Your Sam's Club Help Center is ineffective and is probably in need of an internal review and management replacement.
Reviewed July 10, 2018
The nearest Sam's is thirty minutes from me. It was advertised as the best place to buy in bulk for a family. I saved money at my local place (Kroger) but wasted money on the membership and the lack of sale items. Why would anyone spend $45 a year on a membership to something that has high prices? Used my card once. I wish I could get my money back. Frozen bulk vegetables are twice as high as any other place near me, it's over crowded, most of the clothing is poor quality. I'm chalking it up to a bad decision that I'll never repeat.
Reviewed July 9, 2018
Dealing with Samsclub.com has been a nightmare! We ordered a sectional and 4 mattresses which were suppose to be 2 day shipping but because items were not in stock it was going to take up to a month to receive so I cancelled my order. The lady from Sam's Club said, "It wouldn't be a problem," that nothing had left the warehouse (because it wasn't in stock) and I would receive my refund of $1400 within 3 to 5 business days. On the 3rd day instead of getting my refund I start receiving the mattresses and bed frames that I had cancelled. I called Sam's Club to inform them (which they were unaware of) at which point they start holding my money until they receive all of their merchandise back. The merchandise they didn't even know they were sending me. I have called Sam's Club 16 times now to try and resolve this problem (and it has became a big problem.)
We are a working class family, $1400 is a lot of money to us for Sam's Club to be holding hostage till they can figure out their mistake. It has now been a month and I still don't have my $1400. FedEx will drop off boxes and say they only have 1 label and can only pick up one package. I call Sam's, Sam's is suppose to have it worked out with FedEx, couple of days later, same thing. As of last Friday, the last 16 people I had talked to I guess forgot to put my account in the "automatic refund category" so I can get my money back. I am now waiting AGAIN 3 to 5 business days to see my refund. They have received all of their merchandise as of last week. YET I STILL DONT HAVE MY MONEY! They took my funds hostage and made my family suffer because of their own mistake!!! I will never shop Sam's Club again!
Reviewed July 7, 2018
Ordered 4 tires during Sam's 4th of July sale online. Not given the opportunity to pay online when ordering, just said I would be contacted when the tires were received at my local store. My tires arrived a couple of days later after the sale had ended. Went to store for installation and was told I had to pay full price because the tires had to be paid for during the sale not just ordered. At no time during the ordering process was this indicated, but on the receipt that I printed after ordering there was a statement in fine print that said it needed to be paid during the promotion. Why would I be able to order tires online and then have to go to the store to pay and then have to go back to the store for installation when the tires arrived? Totally deceptive practice.
Reviewed July 5, 2018
Don't bother with free Plus Member shipping. It may seem like a great idea to use your free plus member benefit and have items shipped... it isn't a great idea. Head to the store or use someone with experience like Amazon. I ordered 3 items recently and chose to have them shipped because I didn't need them for a week or so. When the box showed up only one of my items was inside. The box said it weighed 24.85 but when I picked it up from FedEx it weighed 3.70 pounds. They also tried to tell me that three large items fit inside a 13x11x8 box. One item fit inside. Dealing with their chat to get my items or a refund was absolutely horrible and ridiculous. Them telling me that they would refund the items as a "courtesy" and implying that I really did receive them is horrible customer service.
I offered pictures showing only one item fit in the box that included the tracking label visible in the photo but they aren't actually set up to receive anything logical like proof. They just want to make you feel like you are trying to get one over on Sam's Club. I'm including a picture (without tracking because my address is on it) to show that they tried to convince me that I really did receive a the 4 pack of Ziplocs in the box as well as a 24 pack of 5 hour energy drinks and a 225 ounce bottle of Persil laundry detergent. Where would the other two items even have fit in that box?
Reviewed July 2, 2018
Store manager did not let me return an iPad Pro because she did not understand her own return policy and she insisted iPads were cellular devices that needed to be returned within 14 days. (This iPad was not a cellular device and could be returned within 90 days.) Despite all my efforts to explain to her, she kept ignoring me and going to the next customer, which was really rude especially considering how polite I was being.
Anyway, went home and talked to Sam's Club corporate. They confirmed that I was right and she was wrong and told me to return it. I said I tried and she's refusing. So they sent me a return label to ship it to them instead, which I did immediately. However, they simply kept the device and never gave me my money back. I called and called, and emailed a million times. All I keep getting back is that they will escalate the issue and someone would get back to me. But the person who gets back to me answers something that has nothing to do with my returned item or refund. They either talk about another item that is unrelated, or they tell me that the other unrelated item has already been refunded.
Finally got someone who understood what I was saying. He told me to go to the store for a refund and to show them the proof (which he attached) that they have received the iPad and to give me the refund. The store said they couldn't refund without the item... which I no longer have because I sent it to Sam's. This has been going on for 3 months. I don't understand how no one is able to simply issue me the freaking refund even though they can see that the item has been returned? It's $1000 we're talking about. If an employee is reading this please contact me on how to get my money back!
Reviewed July 2, 2018
Bought ground beef & the package weight said 5lbs 12 ounces. When I got home and divided into portions for the freezer the weight was 4lbs 12 ounces. I have a very reliable scale so I know this was correct. Called the meat department & they could care less. Basically told me their scale is correct. Made no effort to make it right.
Reviewed June 30, 2018
I have bought 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab As from Sam's Club and 3 of them have been defective. Twice there were verticle lines on the displays and one drops the internet connection and has to be restarted 5 or 10 times a day. Based on this, I believe that Sam's Club is selling factory seconds. Another tablet from a different source does not have either of these problems.
Reviewed June 17, 2018
At Sam's Club, sat down after cleaning table off with hand sanitizer out of my own bottle and napkins watching supervisor with Karen at a dirty table also talking about personal life. Food was greasy and uncooked. Tea was old and lemonade was water. Both me and my daughter got sick an hour later. Jodi manager for corporate needs to come and get better management for Lincoln NE South Sam's. Pizza was limp. I have never been there and it was this bad and all this on Father's Day even 6/17/2018. I asked 1 team member why it was so bad and poor guy said it's been getting worse since last year.
Reviewed June 8, 2018
This has been the worst experience I ever had ordering online! I placed an order to be picked up in one of the clubs in another state, so a family member can pick it up for me. The website does not give you the option to pay for it before pick up. The huge issue if you are outside the state or city, no one in your family can get what they need.
Try to cancel the order, five minutes after I place it, the website does not allow you to do it, I call the club to trying to pay for it before pick up, they couldn't help. I called customer service, they couldn't cancel it, take a payment, or charge it on my account. They suggested to call the club, the club suggested to call customer service, customer service suggested to cancel online and reorder it, they are not even aware that the website does not give you the option to pay for it online when is a pick up... Two hours later you still in the same loop with no answers at all. Unbelievable! It is worthless to order from Sam's. It goes far beyond my understanding how they can keep a business running like that.
Reviewed June 4, 2018
I ordered a special order tire online for in store pickup. Said 3 to 5 days. I ordered all 4 of my tires this way previously and had no problem. One of my tires has a bubble in it and I am unable to drive it safely. I wanted to keep with the same tire since I am unable to afford all new tires. And they are in good condition otherwise. On day 5 I call to inquire about the location of my tire and cannot get through to the club. Was to pick the tire up at. So I call online order support and was on hold for 12 minutes before talking to a person. He said he was going to call me. The club put me on hold and after a few minutes someone else picked up the line and the customer service rep was gone. After a few minutes talking to the new guy I realized that this was the wrong Sam's Club. So I called online support back had another 12 minute wait. Talked to a lady who basically said she can not help me and I need to call my Sam's Club.
I explained that I did and I cannot contact them. She suggested driving there. Which I can not because my tire is bad. I asked if I can talk to someone that can solve my problem. She said I need to call my club. Hung up and recalled my club and again the tire department was unavailable. Transfer to member assistance and she transferred me to someone in tires. After another 10 minutes he told me he found my tire. It is as in the back. Probably just came in this morning. Long story short I spent Almost 2 hours of my morning trying to find out where my order was. Sam's needs a better system for this. I will never order anything online through Sam's again. One of the tire employees even said it’s best to special order them in the store so you can bypass the online process. What’s that tell you.
Reviewed June 1, 2018
I enjoy going to Walmart and Sam's Club because if I need any help at all there's always someone there to answer any questions that I may have. I find the prices reasonable and in most instances hard to beat.
Reviewed May 31, 2018
Love the selections, prices and never had problem w/ employees. Only negative thing is I see something I want and if I don't purchase it then, it won't be available next visit (even same week).
Reviewed May 30, 2018
All in all my last Sam's Club purchase went well. But their customer service sucked. It seems like me asking them to fix their overcharge was a hassle. Part of the issue was the CSR didn't speak fluent English making the whole ordeal that much more difficult. Came to find out that said CSR spoke perfect English and was screwing around with us. Fortunately, management was helpful and apologetic.
Reviewed May 27, 2018
Can get great deals on things I need at Sam's Club. This is important as I live on Social Security. Just wish the Plus membership was not so expensive, but the additional discounts help.
Reviewed May 26, 2018
I stopped shopping at Sam's Club due to the check out cashier's sales pitches and offer questions. It was extremely annoying and rude. It's only obvious Sam's Club is desperately try to milk as much money from customers as they possibly can. It's not enough that we are purchasing items, but the cashiers molest customers with offers and sales pitches, too? I strongly resented it and it took every bit of strength for me not to let the cashiers have it. It is so annoying. But I know the checkers are told by employers to harass the customers this way. Gone are the days when customers were treated with appreciation for shopping at stores. Sam's Club employees don't seem like friendly human beings. Instead I feel like they are wishing they could rob the customers any way they can.
Reviewed May 26, 2018
My biggest issue with this store is that they don't have a fitting room. Why sell clothing if your customers can't try it on? I found 4 different swimsuits that I wanted to try on and I knew they didn't have a fitting room so I asked if it was possible that I use the family restroom to try them on. She tells me no. I would have to purchase them all and then bring back what does not fit. They are $30 a piece!!! Do I look like I'm made of money? What kind of nonsense is that?! So needless to say I handed over all the sizes that I had and walked out. For a store that requires a membership to shop there you would think that they would accommodate their customers a bit better. Get it together Sam's! (Holland, Ohio)
Reviewed May 26, 2018
I like the clothes has Quality & good price! It's convenience to eat and sit down. Most important I feel safe. When I drive they check my wheel and they honest unlike the dealer. I asked them why I have yellow light they said, "Will cost you $500." I'm serious! I couldn't believe it. Sam's Club did not cost me any.
Reviewed May 24, 2018
I love Sam's. I shop and find all the things that I need and also some new ones that usually end up on my weekly list. Love their products, the prices are good, and I also get gas when I shop.
Reviewed May 19, 2018
Too many carts in the way while people eat free samples. Too much show and tell. Boxes for purchase are junk. People checking full carts waste time. They can't check everything in carts. Their script answer is to make sure I got everything I wanted. They have no idea what I wanted. Best place for food is at Publix were they really do help. Clothing is best at Stein Mart were prices are great and store is a pleasure to shop in without all the clutter.
Reviewed May 18, 2018
I usually shop at samsclub.com, which is great; however, customer service varies from awful to great, depending on staff available. Example, you come in to pick up your order and are referred to the kiosk, which is nonexistent or has been moved. But overall most experiences are okay.
Reviewed May 17, 2018
I purchased a gas grill. I paid almost $200 to have it assembled and delivered to my home. Naturally, I expected a brand new grill. What they did was just bring the old, nasty, floor model to my home. I was not present when they delivered it, so I could not refuse it. When I wrote to the store and even called them, they REFUSED to get me a new, out of the box, grill and were of no help whatsoever. Sam’s Club is horrible, STAY AWAY if you value your money.
Reviewed May 16, 2018
After walking into a local Sam's Club I was looking to purchase a printer and came across a model that had been marked down. The item was sold out at this location but the store searched the local market and found one in stock at a store about 30 minutes away. I called the store to confirm they had it and they offered to hold it for me since I was on my way over. When I went to check out the price was substantially higher and I alerted them that the item was marked down and told them what had happened at the other store. They promptly told me that it did not matter and that was that store's price.
I promptly handed them my membership card and told them to keep it and walked out. I then called the corporate office to file a complaint and after spending 30 minutes on the phone was told that the first store manager had called the second store to resolve the issue and was told that they would not honor the price. The representative then offered me a gift card for the difference for my inconvenience and told me I would hear something in a few days.
Below is the response: "We hope you are having a wonderful and successful day. My name is Leticia an associate from Sam's Club, it is a pleasure to help you. I apologize can't help you, in this case you need visit our club where they provided you information about Item with less price. We cannot honor the same price with gift card because we don't have history about your purchase. Please contact a manager from this club 4418 W. Wendover Ave. Greensboro, NC 27407. In advance a thousand apologies for all this inconveniences but I'm doing my best in order to assist you the way you deserve." Maybe it's me but this looks like a 4th grader wrote it and is the most unprofessional response I have ever seen. As a business owner and former Sam's Club member I will never walk into a Sam's Club or Walmart again.
Updated review: June 10, 2018
After few hours after posting the review here and Sams Club online, I was contacted by the manager of my local Sams Club, Mr. Robert **. I met him in the Club and he fixed it right away, politely explained to me how it could happen and making sure everything was fixed and made sure I walked away happy. Thank you Mr. **.
Original Review: May 15, 2018
My wife is the membership owner, SamsClub.com decided to do a unauthorized credit card test run on her card for $1, just so they could send her a card stating: "Great news! Your membership will automatically renew...." Who in the world gave Samsclub.com permission to do such a thing??? Not my wife for sure. Also, my wife NEVER purchased anything online, how did samsclub.com get a hold of her CC info and permission for automatic renewal??? Since we noticed the unauthorized charge, we immediately called the bank and canceled her card. Had no clue what happened until the automatic renewal card showed up on the mail.
Reviewed May 4, 2018
I ordered 15 rolls of Shrink Wrap from Sam's Club for a Feed the Hungry Charity Event. The stated delivery date was well before the event. Four days later, I received a notice from FedEx stating that my 2 items were on their way. I called Sam's Club to find out where the other 13 rolls were. They "investigated" and found out that they (Sam's Club) had incorrectly filled the order. I explained very clearly during my hour phone call that I needed all 15 rolls within the next two days. They said they would fix it and I would hear back from them. I frantically searched all online suppliers but none were able to meet the two day turnaround. I heard nothing back from Sam's Club all day... Then I received a notification from FedEx that the missing 13 items were at their facility being packaged for shipment.
I called Sam's Club and had them verify that they were doing a two day or overnight ship so that the rolls would make the charity event. They saw the notes stating that it was Sam's Club's error and the items were needed within 2 days BUT they could not call FedEx and request a priority ship. The items were going to arrive the day after the charity event. I told them that I can not use the shrink wrap AFTER the event was over. They told me to just return the items for a refund. REALLY??? No concern what so ever with wanting to correct their mistakes and keep a customer satisfied.
I had to beg volunteers to drive 60-75 miles out to various stores to find and purchase the Shrink Wrap that Sam's Club wasn't going to deliver on time. I am so furious over such an unprofessional way to run a business. Yes, I am just one customer out of their very large customer pool but if they treat us all like we are insignificant they will find themselves having a Going Out of Business Sale.
Reviewed April 23, 2018
Do not believe the "White Glove" shipping claim. The company that Sam's Club uses (MDX, Ryder) for shipping your furniture uses an automated scheduling system that provides you with a time that is convenient for them. I never was able to receive my furniture because I could not get a time scheduled. Even when I got close to a time I could be there to receive my product they were unwilling to wait 10 minutes for me to get home. Terribly frustrating if you work! I spent time calling all of the phone numbers I could find to get scheduled, which resulted in being transferred to automated phone messages.
When I did get ahold of a person, they were extremely rude and nothing was resolved. After over a month, I still have not gotten any furniture or my money returned to me. So if you want to get totally ripped off and waste your time buy your furniture from Sam's. I tried to leave a review on the Sam's Club website but if you click less than 3 stars it will not allow you to submit it. Very deceptive!
Reviewed April 17, 2018
On Saturday April 14th, 2018 we were getting ready to attend our grandsons’ baseball game when we noticed we had a flat. I thought I could fix to get to the ballgame. Unfortunately, the hole was too big to plug, so I called our local Sam’s Club to see if I could get an appointment. I was told it was first-come-first-served, so I proceeded to the store.
I was told I had violated the warranty by attempting to fix it. The receipt I had from 11-11-15, the original purchase date, had no warranty information attached that explained these road hazards stipulations. One of the associates procured a laminated or framed copy of a document with these rules stating that I had signed these, without ever capable of producing my signed copy – there was none. The puncture could not be fixed and I asked if it could be prorated. I begged if there was something Sam’s could do, and one of the associates said I could take it back to Gainesville where I had originally purchased the tires after a tire blowout and about 140 miles from my home. I had no choice but to ask to replace the tire.
Notwithstanding the lack clarity in the warranty, the way it was explained to me seemed to imply that in the case of a flat, one must call Sam’s roadside assistance, so they can change the tire and determine if a replacement is needed. So, if a motorist is stuck in the middle of nowhere and a local helps that motorist and fixes the tire to get the motorist back on the road to a safe place, the act of attempting to fix the tire immediately violates the warranty. That is a horrible thought of being stranded and refusing assistance from any other service but Sam’s roadside service to validate the warranty.
I caution all buyers to be aware of the fine print and understand that the warranty requirements can only be satisfied in those rare occasions where one can drive to a Sam’s Club; or where one can drive on a donut (unsafe) until the flat tire can be driven to a Sam’s Club; or worse yet, forced to use services other than say, AAA and risk unsafe conditions with unknown services. Every document is vague and misleading.
I have contacted Sam's and the email response I received says, "We're sorry, but Sam's can't do a thing," and was told to call the tire manufacture. It seems unreal that the 24-hour roadside service, the road hazard protection, the lifetime tire balance, rotation, flat repair and the waste disposal are all manufacturer’s warranty whether it’s Pirelli, Goodyear, Michelin, etc. Again, I hope this letter will help other consumers weigh the true value of Sam’s auto and tire warranty. This scenario cost me another $118.09, but more importantly, stained my perception of Sam’s Club.
Reviewed April 14, 2018
So I previously reviewed a mattress from here. It was my only purchase from Sam's. I made sure my profile was set up to NOT auto-renew. Guess what? They charged my account 45.00! My option to get my money back is drive 45 min to store, get a gift card that can be used at Walmart or Sam's only or get this... wait 8 to 10 WEEKS to get my cash back!! They had and have no right to my money. I am curious as to how many others have been screwed like this.
Reviewed April 6, 2018
Once again, I win an auction item and it isn't received. I fill out the Sam's Club online order issue form and get a confirm w/ a reference number. The usual happens - no one ever does anything about it and no one responds to follow-ups. Don't bother with online chat assistance after 5 p.m. (maybe even before 5), I'm pretty sure those working are overseas (by the language used). No help whatsoever. In the recent past, I've been asked for inappropriate info. for a customer service request (such as date of birth). WTH? I also had a charge on my account that was never made - and I suspect they had a data breach that was never reported. I'm very concerned about what's happening to Sam's Club and think I need to quit ordering online from Sam's. NO WONDER THEY ARE CLOSING A BUNCH OF STORES...terrible. A good business model run straight into the ground.
Reviewed April 4, 2018
I am a plus member, pay the additional membership cost. They offer free flat tire repair. I had a tire that would lose air after a week or so. Took to Sam's Club for repair, they informed me the wheel needed cleaned as was losing air along the bead. Upon removing tire from the wheel they notice an old patch inside tire. Now they decide it is unsafe to reinstall the wheel on the rim. Want me to buy a new tire because the tire I own had a tire patch. They put my spare on. I let the store, took my wheel & tire that Sam's removed but wouldn't reinstall to another tire dealer. They installed with no questions. I had to pay the mount & balance. I have taken numerous tires which mostly were purchased at Sam's Club in for tire repair...they never agree to fix as they state when selling you a membership. Only want to sell you a new tire or set if all wheel drive. I would never purchase another tire or membership from Sam's Club.
Reviewed April 4, 2018
Aurora CO Sams Club: I am 100% disappointed in the customer service I received this evening. I speak to someone stating my membership had expired, she had told me because of the circumstances I could do a one day pass... Then I could renew my membership, I wish I would have gotten her name because she was very helpful and polite. However, I go to purchase one item and in line told the cashier what the lady I spoke to had said. She greeted me, smiling, just happy. The cashier had said okay she may need an override, has a lady nearby and calls her over... We told her I was just wanting one item and that I was doing a one day pass. She rudely responds "who told you that" and then takes me to stand in line at the service desk, (after I had been standing in line already before) she goes to a lady at the desk and is telling her the situation and is then yelling across to me IN FRONT of all the customers.
"Well it wasn't her!" "I don't know who told you that" etc. She then has me come to the desk as I'm asking her twice "does this mean I can't get this?" (I'm already appalled at her lack of professionalism and VERY embarrassed). Then asking her name, (it's HEATHER) She's still raising her voice as she's asking the cashier Bertha to ring me up... Walks off and then gossips to ANOTHER employee of what's going on. (This whole time other employees are watching this).
Long story short, I was able to purchase what I needed and after being a member for years I'm highly disappointed in the lack of customer service and I would be very surprised if myself, friends or family ever go there again. I wouldn't be surprised if half their employees dislike their job because of her and how many other consumers have been disappointed in how she treated them too. Instead of apologizing and helping me, she made sure I was fully aware they are charging me an additional 10%.
Reviewed March 19, 2018
This experience was a disaster. The product is okay. The problem I had was with Sam's Club. The first file cabinet delivered was badly damaged on the back side from the top to the bottom, even though the packaging did not give any indication of this. Once I tried to return the item I had to make at least 10 phone calls to the Sam's Club call center. I was promised that they would email me detailed information about the pickup of the damaged product and the delivery of the new product. But that never happened. The day before expected delivery, FedEx showed up saying that I had called them for a pickup. I had not, but I asked them if Sam's Club had ordered a pickup. They said no, and they had no idea of the item to be picked up or where it was going.
The next day, the new cabinet was delivered, but it took Sam's Club another week before they were able to pick up the damaged cabinet. Even then, despite my asking them to email me detailed information about when the pickup was going to happen, they gave me nothing, not even paperwork to have FedEx sign to verify that they had picked up the item. Interestingly, FedEx came to my office a few days later and picked up the damaged item without having anyone sign any paperwork and without leaving any paperwork saying they had picked up the damaged cabinet. I will never go through this process again with Sam's Club, and I strongly discourage anyone from buying anything online from this company.
Reviewed March 13, 2018
Sam’s Club customer service is absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced. All I got was a runaround, Lied about how my problem would be handled. And my questions were never answered. I feel completely ripped off shopping at the store and will never shop there again.
Reviewed March 13, 2018
I was looking for a Lego themed cake. I checked the huge book and asked a woman in the bakery if there were any. She said there's a lot of stuff in there and didn't even bother to help me. Moments later I noticed a worker arrives for her shift. She saw me looking thru the book and asked me if I needed help. Let me tell you she was so helpful. Turns out there wasn't any LEGO theme but helped me create a sprinkled cake that had the LEGO colors on it. She went above and beyond in my opinion. At the end I asked her name. It is Stacy, she even said she would come in a little early to decorate my cake so that it would be the way we imagined. She was very courteous, helpful, kind, knowledgeable and friendly. My son loved his cake!!! I will return again because of her.
Reviewed March 7, 2018
The interest is exceptionally high, but I pay the card off the same month we use it so that wasn’t a deterrent. I was told you can only get rewards points to use at the end of the year, I received emails that a check would be coming x 3 months. Of course it didn’t come. I called the CC people several times. Each time they would give me another date, today they tell me again it’s a month down the line. All other reputable CC let you use their rewards programs as you gather enough points. This one terrible. I’m beginning to believe it’s a scam altogether.
Reviewed March 3, 2018
Sam's # ** for William and for Judith member since 1991. We buy a lot from pharmacy due to my poor health. We were very happy with Naperville, IL Sam's services. Donny also pharmacy staff for the most part is great! However, since the store is closing, today, after opening after lunch hour closing, 8 people in line, plus unknown # on phone, waiting. Amada doing a great job. Male pharmacist sat on his hands. Need more help. Naperville store closed, could of used some of that staff. Our family member since the store. All of staff great but male not helping at all! Amanda also doing a great job. We dont understand why Sam's closed a busy store like Naperville!
Reviewed March 2, 2018
They absolutely do NOT care about their customers! There is a reason Sam's is losing all their customers to Costco. Think twice before joining their club. They don't stand behind their products, they allow salespeople to hound you, and they allow their employees to talk down to you. I will never go to another Sam's.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2018
They didn't fill second my order because someone called out at 04:00, but they wouldn't cancel it or provide me with proof that I wouldn’t be charged. The associate had me walking around the store at full speed just so she could show me it wasn't filled. She could have just filled the order... just saying. I am 7 months pregnant. Was having a hard time keeping up with her pace. If someone called out at 0400... my order was supposed to be filled by 09:00. I was there at noon which left them plenty of time to fill it. When I asked for a receipt that said it was cancelled, she said there was no proof that she could give me. I didn't buy it so I called corporate. They said they would tell her how to cancel it.
She wouldn't answer the phone when they called. As I'm standing there explaining how they all work in the same store and that they could easily ask someone else with HANDS to fill my order, she touched me. I was already angry so I just stopped and said..."don't touch me... I'm irritated and I don't know you." I took my stuff from my first order and left. I got a call at 13:30. My order was ready to be picked up. I told the lady on the phone what happened. She said "I don't know why she told you that. We were filling the order when you were here." I’m in the military. I am used to everyone having each other’s backs when someone can’t carry their own load. Cross train your employees. This experience definitely makes me not want to shop at Sam's Club or Walmart... ever. At all.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2018
Attention all lawyers. Want a nice class-action against SAM's? Here is how. Buy any Member's Mark (SAM's private label) chicken product and look at the stated weight. Bring the product home, and remove the diaper under the chicken saturated with water, and weigh it yourself. You will find an 8 lb package of chicken weighs about 6 lbs.
Updated review: Feb. 23, 2018
The problem at Walmart was resolved. "Tactics Regarding Purchase At Walmart."........Everyone at Walmart were very helpful & professional.
Original Review: Feb. 22, 2018
On 1/04/2018 @ 18:18:07 I attempted to make a purchase at Walmart for a All In One Computer. The amount was $740.94. This would of been the largest purchase since getting my Sam's Credit Card. Prior to this purchase, I called Walmart.com & Sam's Synchrony to make sure of the proper way to do this. Upon arriving at Walmart I attempted to do this purchase. While at the "pick up center" after the lady working there did her thing to gain this purchase, I was called by Synchrony to verify legitimacy of person attempting to do so. Synchrony verified by Me stating the last three purchases... and I did. A text message was sent to further verify & all was good. The next day the order was cancelled at 11:16 am. I did not know this until getting home & seeing it in email.
Since 1/04/2018, I have been trying to alleviate & correct this to remove it from my Sam's Credit Card. I no longer want the PC, but even after promises that "All would be corrected..." I am stuck with a $740.94 on my Sam's Credit Card. I have been working with Synchrony & their Dispute Team. They have been "no help!" They will not allow me to return all the money to my "Sam's Credit Card!!! Sam's was the people who told me what I had to do as well as Walmart.com. We were on the phone during the transaction, handing the phone back & forth. This is a violation of trust. I only did what I was told. They purposely gave improper advice! I mentioned how Sam's Club & Walmart were brothers & was told otherwise, by management. I'm stuck with a gift card that I will never spend at Walmart. I am retired & limited income. THEY DON'T CARE!!!
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018
I have been a member of Sam's for at least two decades and have been very pleased. Sam's has been going downhill for a while now. I was in there today and the frozen food was a mess with empty boxes and out of the basics like broccoli. The only brand they want to carry is their own, Member's Mark. I could not find the better brands at all. Sad to see this happen. I need to find a better place to shop.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2018
I was pushed into signing up at Sam's club. They would not leave me alone and kept saying my rate would be lower and that I would be getting a $75 gift card just for signing up!! I finally signed up just to make them leave me alone and hey.. who wouldnt sign up for a lower rate. I've had about 3 bills from them now and all 3 are higher rates than what I had before!! I also never received my gift card! This place is a scam! I can't even get ahold of customer service. They put me on hold and never come back!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS SO CALLED BUSINESS! THEY ARE OUT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY!
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018
(Pergola with Installation) This order has been Fouled Up since the beginning! Not really, the easy part was placing the order and them taking my money. After that, it went to hell in a handbasket! 29 Jan 18, got "Order Shipped" notification with Tracking: ** (YRC Freight). 30 Jan 18; YRC website indicates delivery on 2 Feb 18 Between 0800 and 1200. 1 Feb 18 get email from Go Configure (Installation Team) indicating 17 Feb installation appt. Base on this info, (item would sit for over 2 weeks prior to installation) I contacted customer service at Sam's Club.
For two days I got the runaround from them with absolutely no results! 2 Feb 18. Went to YRC website, deliver had changed from 0800-1200 to 0900-1800 on 2 Feb 18 and that it was on the trailer for delivery. Needless to say, it did not arrive and when I contacted YRC they gave me two options: Reschedule or pick it up myself. I had schedule another installation for today (third party) and now it ain't here! I have learned my lesson: Never purchase from Sam's Club online ad. Never rely on their customer service.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2018
I have a Sam's Club credit line and never have missed a payment with them. Always pay more than min. payment and just received a letter saying they decreased my credit amount... Only thing I have on my credit score is medical bills. I'm disabled and cannot meet my 20% that my BCBS won't pay is what's on my credit. Just don't seem right.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2018
I've been a member of Sam's Club since the 80's and for the most part have been satisfied. In the last 10 years I've seen the quality of customer service at Sam's dwindle. It wasn't till I joined Costco that where my eyes were opened, especially at the check out isles. Sam's really doesn't seem to care how many people are in line or how slow the lines are moving... But when you go to Costco they have at least 2 employees working each checkout line and it moves fast. The Costco employees are friendly and helpful also. I would have thought that Sam's would have copied Costco's model at the checkout. It got to when I went to Sam's Club and standing in those slow moving lines I would get stressed out. It's not a matter of selection or pricing at Sam's... It's their poor customer service which continues to get worse. I doubt I will be renewing my membership.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2018
I have been a Sam's Club member for over 5 years. I was very excited to get the sale flyer they sent out before Christmas this year. I ordered a 75 inch Samsung TV from Sam's Club Online for their Nov 11, 2017 special sale. My charge card was not charged until Nov 21, 2017 when it finally left the warehouse. That was the only thing positive about this transaction. I was disappointed by the lag time between the order and the actual shipping. We needed the TV for a huge party on Dec 2 and I was trying to find if the item would arrive on time. I thought I had left plenty of time to reasonably get a TV from a good sale. I could not reach anyone to tell me. The customer service phone number was not working and the voice menu system kept hanging up. Really, in the middle of busy Christmas shopping season, the phone lines don't work? I had to physically go to Sam's Club to talk to their customer service.
Apparently the in store customer service cannot help with the online items. The in-store customer service rep told me she had heard there were problem with the phone and she called for me, was put on hold, and we waited 20 minutes! I was looking at the TV I wanted right there in the store, when I was on the phone. The same TV was in the Sam's Club store, more expensive, but they would not let me get one from there for the sale price. How frustrating. When I asked the customer service why the TV took 10 days to ship, I was told the sale generated more business than they were prepared for and the TV was on back order. By Dec 1, 2017 I still had no TV. Between Nov 21 and Dec 1, it had made it from the Dallas warehouse to Denver warehouse. Costco, in store, had the same TV on sale for the same price, but offered the extended warranty for free...so I would save $120 going through Costco.
On Dec 1, 2017, I still had not received the TV. I canceled the order with Sam's Club and was told I would get a credit card refund in 4-7 business days. I drove over to Costco and picked up the TV that day. How wonderful! All set up and ready for the party! By the middle of Dec, no refund. I emailed the Sam's Club customer service and received a reply telling me the case was "resolved," and a refund was issued. I had no refund. I called them and was told my bank must be holding the refund up. I called my bank and they told me there was no refund activity from Sam's showing on their end. Two weeks later, I sent another request via email to customer service who, again, told me I had received a refund. I responded to them requesting they provide a receipt for the refund. Never got a response.
On Dec 21, and still no refund, I filed a dispute with my credit card company. I was not going to pay the charge, nor the interest for something I never received. This last week, Jan 18, 2018, I contacted Sam's Club customer service one more time via phone. I was told the refund had been "submitted" but not "finalized" because they were waiting to get the TV back. What??? I never received the TV. She told me the shipper must still have it. What??? How is that my problem?
After 30 minutes waiting for her to do her research, the customer service rep for Sam's Club told me she found the TV in the Denver Warehouse! It had never left! She could not explain why the mix up or why it had taken 2 months to get my credit card refund. She was polite and did apologized. I told her that I realized it was not her fault and thanked her for actually researching my problem, when no one else did. I did let her know that was my first and last time to order anything from Sam's Club online. I know this month Sam's Club is cutting back a lot of stores due to poor performance. If anyone from Sam's Club management is reading this, I would really encourage you to get advice from an expert at Amazon. On Jan 18, 2018 I did get my $2,200+ refund. One can't help but wonder if Sam's Club was holding the money until their shareholder report came out so they could show better earnings. Just wondering?
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2018
On 1-21-2018 I took my son to Sam's to buy a TurboTax. He had a 15 dollar coupon on his cell phone. Your manager at first debated the discount then she said very loudly that she thought this was a scam. My son asked if she thought he was trying to scam her, he did not want the TurboTax. She said she would give him the rebate. We refused the item. I had my Sam's credit card to pay. I would not use my card on a scam. He was angry, I was angry. He will never go back and I will go much less and will be looking into Costco.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2018
I ordered two twin mattresses and they both included box springs. The order were received in a timely manner. I had ordered them for a new daybed. It turned out that one mattress fit and one did not. I requested a return and Sam's Club sent a FedEx return. However, the one did the set as a quantity of one so FedEx would only take one item. I placed at least 5 calls to 5 different people to try and get another FedEx pickup for the remaining box springs. Hopefully, it will be picked up tomorrow but is being returned to the local Sam's Club store instead of the online ordering place where the mattress was returned to.
I also need to return the other box spring that was part of the set. Numerous phone calls to Sam's Club trying to find out how to be reimbursed for a partial return, since I am keeping one mattress. Finally, after getting no answer, I requested another FedEx return for it. Hopefully, I can get credit for all of items I am/have returned. I must mention that one person hung up on me and the other four people all give different answers and/or solutions. Will update my review after this all ends.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2018
Ordered a Samsung 65" 4K TV on Nov 27, 2017. TV was supposedly shipped Dec 8 when my credit card was charged. I was supposed to receive it by Dec 22. It is now Jan 12, 2018 and I cannot get a revised delivery date. I have called Sam's Club.com twice and been told two different stories. One of which was that the TV made it to the Richmond VA hub and had been signed for by local movers. I later called the shipper and they said they did not have any info on the computer to verify that. They could not tell me where the TV was or when I could expect to receive it. I finally called shipper back and asked at what point we could assume the TV was lost and was told to give it until Dec 15 and they would declare it lost. That will be 12 days less than 2 months I have been waiting for the TV. In the meantime I have been paying interest on the TV and the extended warranty I bought for it.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2018
On 12-18-17 I ordered a mattress online, on 12-20-17 I received an email saying my order had shipped and that I would receive it on 12-27-17. I never receive it on 12-27-17 so I send an email inquiring on 12-30-17... no response. On 1-2-18 I call and find out the mattress is still in their warehouse no explanation as to why, they will have someone immediately call me back... no call. Next day I send an email telling the whole story, I get and an email back says would love to help need more info, I send info... nothing.
Today I call corporate office. Anthony at switch board refuses to let me speak to anyone in charge or give me a number to talk to anyone in charge just call the main number. I call again ask for a supervisor. This time I get Dan. He tells me that they are waiting on Amazon!!! What?? He then denies he said that and tells me to cancel the order with no compensation or apology for my wasted time or the fact that I have been sleeping on the floor for 2 weeks. Then Dan the professional that he is hangs up on me. So here I am no mattress, no 600.00, nobody I can talk to about it. And a broken back. Where do I go from here?
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017
On early Dec I attempted to order twin/full bunk bed. The website did not ask me if I wanted to use another account so it placed it on the a credit card I did not want to use. When I called customer service several times. All customer service could tell me is that is the way they do business. Finally I got someone to send me to a supervisor. He told me that phones do not have enough space and needed the full site. It took a while but it worked it out. He cancelled and I had to reorder again. When I ordered again I mentioned to Jeffe that the twin/full changed prices and I wanted to make sure I got the same price on the full/twin.
I was happy it came early only to discover that the picture what I was looking at was a full/twin but the order number was twin/twin. And I would like a return but I still want my credit that was given. Bethemy said they could not do it and my order was twin/twin and the picture does not matter read it. I purchased 2 mattresses for twin/full. I was so upset I asked them to transfer canceled and she did. When I spoke to the lady in retention or something. I specifically told her I was not ready to cancel I wanted to write my complaint as a Sam’s Club member and I wanted to make sure my bed was canceled before I do. She said ok and call back anytime. Then I get my cancellation on membership. Their online everything is good at all.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2017
My experience was been horrible. I purchased a TV on Sam's One Day Sale on November 11th 2017 and was told on December 6th I would receive the TV on December 26th between 1:00 & 3:30. At 4 pm I was told I was not getting the TV till January 6th 2018. I called Sam's to ask them where the Gift card they promised me on Dec 6th. They told me it will take 3 to 5 days for someone to contact me??? I don't understand that due to it was supposed to be to me by the 10th? I have tried to call them. They seem to tell me different answers every time! I even asked about a refund they said it had to go to cooperate. I am trying to be nice but this has turned into a JOKE! I am still waiting for answers Dec 28th.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2017
I called in the beginning of November to cancel my membership within the next day that I signed up because the items that I was looking for were no longer available. They told me my membership was canceled and that I would get a refund within 4 weeks. I never got the refund. Every time I call, they place me on hold or transfer me but still have not sent me the refund. I called recently to ask about the status of refund, they told me that it would 12 weeks to get the refund but it didn’t take them 12 weeks to take the money from my account. It’s always easy for those businesses to take money from you but a nightmare to get it back when something goes wrong.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2017
Purchased a sales item online from Samsclub.com. The product arrived to my house damaged & missing some items. So I took it back to the Sam's Club here in town & they gave me credit on my card. I told them that I just wanted to exchange it. So they said to go grab another. We I tried to ring it up, it was not for the sales price. They then said if I wanted to get it at the sale price I would have to go back online. I then went back online & they would not give it to me for the sale price either. They said that I should have kept the original so I could mail it back. I don't understand why the online site is so different from the store & why they can't work together. They have lost a customer in me.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2017
This the second time I have been trying to get an order in with no luck and no help. Unless you make your ordering simple as AMAZON you will not be able to compete with them. It is shameful that A company of your size and resources to not have the best website for ordering online. I will not shop on your site anymore until and if you care to make it user friendly. My order is hung up again in your system. Shameful, Shameful.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2017
We bought 75" TV and a sound bar online during Black Friday deal from samsclub.com. The TV was shipped on Dec 4 and Sound Bar was shipped on Dec 6 with same order number. The freight company delivered TV only on Dec 21st. Also signed a delivery waybill which says TV only. Called Sam's Club customer service, but they keep saying to call back again after several days or both the items have been delivered already (depending on different customer service representative). I feel cheated and disappointed. Whenever I contact customer service I get different answers.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2017
I ordered a iPhone for my wife online. Once the phone shipped it was stolen while in transit. I contacted Sam's Club and was told I need a police report for an item that I never even touched. I submit the report and send it up, but Sam's Club is now saying they never received it. So basically this company is straight garbage. I can’t upgrade my wife’s phone and get her a new one for Christmas because Sam's Club is telling me to wait 8-10 business days for it to be resolved. It has already been 10 days since I placed the order and now I am going to have to wait until Jan to do anything. I will never again do anything with Sam's Club. To me they do not care about their customers at all.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2017
Ordered tires, they charged me money. Never got it. Waited for a month. No response, after registering complaint also no response. I called customer service, they were so rude that they told they dont have anything to do in this. If I want I need to go to Sam's club - this is the exact way representative talked and kept the call.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2017
I have been a member of Sam's club for several years. Have never had an issue with my local club. They are always helpful and courteous. BUT-- SAMSCLUB.COM is a totally different story! We ordered a treadmill and had it shipped to us but then decided to return it within the required time limit for the return... It has now been about 4 months now what I have been trying to return this item. I have spoken with Customer Service so many times it's ridiculous. Been told they are escalating this request, been given numerous new Incident numbers... but nothing.
Each time they act like they have no idea how or why anything is happening or hasn't happened. I have been given so many excuses or lies telling me a Manager will be calling... but nothing! I have been put on hold and the operator never came back. A Supervisor "accidentally hung up" never calling back. Each time I have to tell them the whole story even though supposedly each time the Rep is putting detailed notes in the account. I am to the point that I will be cancelling my membership as soon as this is resolved! Worst Customer Service I have ever experienced!
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2017
Ordered a TV on Black Friday as a Christmas present, received confirmation email that the item shipped and would arrive by 12/13. Called Sam's and was told it was in the process of being shipped. Waited and then called the shipping company and they said they never received the freight from Sam's. Called Sam's and the item will be out of stock before all shipments are fulfilled, so basically they oversold, but in the 4 wks they never bothered to notify or update buyers but had no problem charging our credit cards. Just let us go on thinking we would receive our merchandise.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2017
I bought online in November 5th, 2017 an Igloo Chest Freezer (7.1 cu. ft.). They supposed to delivery November 11th, but they did not. So I call samsclub.com on November 16th, and they told me that my Igloo Chest Freezer (7.1 cu. ft.) was not shipped so they ordered a replacement, that was coming in 5 business days. Unfortunately it never came so I called customer service and after 2 hour of waiting they told me that it was late. I am talking about December 4th. I asked them to cancel my order; so they told me that they cannot, that I have to call the shipment company for that. So I went to chat with Josseline online, she just told me that I have no other choice that to wait. I printed all the chat because I could not believe it. They did not want to refund my money.
The time past and in December 6th, I called the shipment company to cancelled everything. They told me they did and that I can called samsclub.com back in to hours to have my money back. I waited one day and so in December 7th, I called. Guess what??? They did not have that information, what a surprise!!! I talked to representative and the give me a ticket number that going to allow my refund. In December 8th a live assistance online give me the information that my refund was in my way.
December 13th, they called me to delivery my Igloo Chest Freezer (7.1 cu. ft.) Omg!!! It was my reaction. I was out of $190.00 and I really do not think and this time that I going to have my money back. So, I accepted the delivery, so I can have at least the Igloo Chest Freezer (7.1 cu. ft.). The delivery was on December 15th and when I opened the box, the freezer was damaged. I went to Sam's club location at 40 minutes for my house this Sunday December 17th with the freezer, just to be told that they cannot refund my money because a refund started more than a week ago. What???
I have no money and I stuck with a bad freezer. After all this nightmare, you just can say that. They do not take back the freezer and no money for me. They want me to call a shipment company to take the freezer back to them and for all the trouble a gift card of $20.00. Are you kidding me? This is a scam company. I will never buy online with them. I will advised all my friends and family do the same. It is not worthy all the bad days, the long calls and the end is I am out of $170.00.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2017
I purchased an electronic piano, Yamaha P45 model, for my daughter on Samsclub.com on 11/25/17, I paid 499.98 plus tax. The piano was delivered 12/8/17. On 12/10/17 Samsclub.com advertised the same exact electronic piano I bought for 349.00 as a Shocking Value. I called Samsclub.com for a price adjustment, I was told even though I just received the piano two days earlier it was over the 8 day price match guarantee. I was told I needed to have UPS pick up the piano, mail it back, then reorder the same piano at the one day sale price to get the sale.
I was on the phone with Samsclub.com for over an hour trying to figure this out. When I got off the phone to reorder the piano it was sold out. I called Samsclub.com back, spent another 90 minutes on the phone just to be hung up on. I called back again and was told, "Too bad, we can’t do anything." I spoke with Sam’s Club representatives in Texas, Colorado and Indiana. Corporate said their order numbers are 15-16 digits long and couldn’t locate my order, Samsclub.com could find my order but not the item number 892073 because it was sold out. How sad at Christmas time Samsclub.com has to treat hard working people like this. How long does it take to make the 150.00. I should have been refunded. Makes me sick to be treated like this. I thought more of Sam’s Club. Very disappointed.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017
I went shopping after getting a membership online. $45. I went online and said items were carried in the store and not online for some things but figured the store is a mile away so I'll get a membership and go shopping. I walked in the guy said they don't check memberships anymore only at registers. I said okay cool. Walking around I had placed a few things in the cart that weren't a super deal but needed nonetheless. I needed cauliflower. Nope, canned salmon. Nope, unsweetened coconut flakes. Nope, milk 2xs as much as my local grocery, unsweetened vanilla almond milk. 2xs the price as my local grocery store... now I was getting very irritated. They didn't carry the items I looked at online.
Everything was super expensive. I got items I didn't want to put in the cart and $175 for only some of my list. I had to go to my local grocer to get the rest. While I was there I looked at some of the things I bought... per unit (because Sam's is bulk) I could have gotten everything at my local grocer for the same price I paid for only some of the items at Sam's. Very upset... wanted my money. Don't waste yours.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017
I am canceling my membership. Will never do business again with Sam's Club. I ordered an item Nov 22nd. The item showed processing for 8 days. Called Sat. On hold 3 times for over 30 mins each then hung up on. 22 days later still have not got my item. I am disputing charges with my bank... Will never do business with Sam's again.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017
On November 11, I ordered the 70" Vizio smart tv. At the time of the order my estimated delivery dates were between 11/24 and 12/6. Per the same club my tv was shipped on 11/16. It is now 12/9 and I still have no tv. I have contacted the shipping company MXD multiple times only to be told that the dates have been changed, however the last update on my tracking is 11/22. I've also spoken with representatives from Sam's Club and they advised me that the tv had not left their warehouse in Texas and stated that they were not sure when it would be. When I asked what the next course of action was. I was told to give it until 12/12, a month from the time I ordered. This tv is supposed to be a gift for my husband. After visiting my local Sam's Club store twice, a manager told me to come back on 12/13 and he will see what he can do. As of now I've paid $930. Received no product.
Updated on 12/14/2017: On 12/13/17 I went to my local store. After several phone calls the store manager cancelled my original order and allowed me to purchase the tv (70" Vizio) from the store at the same sale price of my order. I will never use Sam's Club online again.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2017
I ordered a 60-inch Hitachi on November 22, 2017 as part of the Black Friday event. I am experiencing a similar event as another poster, Renee in Melbourne, FL. My TV was shipped from NJ to Jacksonville. It has been there for five days now - still on the truck (so I'm told). I called to get updates, placed on hold for 20 minutes at a time as the rep attempted status updates with UPS. I offered to pick up a set at the local store and they would not cooperate with my proposal. Instead, they want me to call back for updates and options once a timeline has been meet. These folk have turned out to be ill-prepared and very unprofessional with the task at hand. I would not recommend their online service.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2017
On 11/23/2017 I ordered a 65in Vizio XLED television. My shipping date was 11/30/2017-12/11/2017. A few days later, I received a tracking number to something that had NEVER been SHIPPED! Today is 12/09/2017 and still no shipping info related to this tracking number. I called Samsclub.com for a status update. I was told that the item is not in stock and I will receive it when it's available. WHAT?!! I told her it was unacceptable as I was given dates and tracking information.
She said my options were a refund or wait for it. No one bothered calling me and informing me of such and, she said "you'll receive another tracking number when it ships." What will that prove considering I have a tracking number now with no merchandise attached to it. His birthday is ruined, they've held $700 of my dollars for almost THREE weeks and the only thing I've gotten is frustration. I'll NEVER order another product from Samsclub.com and I'll NEVER renew another membership with them. This was tasteless and totally unprofessional!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2017
I have been a Sam's Club member since 1992 and have never written a negative review. However, on 11/23 I purchased a Samsung 55" Class 4K Ultra HD Curved Smart TV (UN55MU6490FXZA) for $598. I was promised a delivery window of 11/13 - 12/11. After receiving an email from the shipper, I scheduled a delivery on 12/11. I later received a call from the shipper saying that they could honor the delivery until 12/18. I called Sam's Club to arrange for a store pickup, and after being on the phone with their representatives for 2 hours, the original 12/18 delivery was cancelled because I was told that I could pick up a television from a local store.
Later a manager came on the line and said that the information that I have been provided was incorrect. I was then told that a new order had to be placed and a new shipping date arranged. Prior to this being resolved, I was disconnected. I later went online and discovered that the same television is being advertised for less money ($589.77) available to store pickup or a delivery date of 12/13! Throughout this process, no one could provide me with contact information, name, or department to file an official complaint. What a disaster!
Updated review: Dec. 11, 2017
I messaged Corporate Sam's Club through Facebook. They replied immediately and resolved the issue within a couple of hours. It is a shame that their phone in customer service department isn't as responsive. (it was only a e-card and it showed up on my account)
Original Review: Dec. 8, 2017
Signed up for membership in Nov. With membership came a $20 e-gift card. Order online (on my Sams.com account states that the e-gift card was delivered). The e-gift card was not delivered and I never received it. I wrote to customer service and they acknowledged my complaint but did not do ANYTHING to resolve it. I called customer service and waited over 10 minutes (lines were busy)... I WENT THROUGH THIS four times!!! No one answers the phone!! No one works on the problems!! Sam's Club customer service is awful.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2017
I ordered a Vending machine on October 30th. The estimated delivery date was showing as Nov 5 - Nov 15. Throughout this whole time the order was showing as "PROCESSING". On the 13th I called to see if I could cancel the shipment and was told that I couldn't because the item had been ordered more than 1 hour ago. On the 16th I called back to get a status on the order and ask why it hadn't been shipped yet. No one could give me an answer. I was told that I needed to give it another 2 days and then call back to see if the order status had changed.
Later that day I checked the Sam's Club website and the status showed as "SHIPPED". I called the link to track the shipment and nothing. I called the company and they said they did not have the item yet, they were waiting on payment from Sam's Club. I asked if they had an estimated date of delivery. Nothing. I asked the maker of the Credit Card port for the vending machine and they could not give me any information as to when I would get it either. I received an email from Manna on Nov 20th saying my shipment was nearby - called and was given an Estimated delivery date of December 6th - - 16 days later!!!
I received another email on Dec 1st saying my shipment was nearby - called and they couldn't locate my shipment. Received yet another email on Dec 4th, called and same thing. Last attempt was today, Dec 6th and was told that it was in San Antonio, they don't deliver to San Marcos, and that they had to deliver it to the Austin location that delivers to San Marcos. So the machine will actually go right past where it's supposed to be delivered, drive 35 miles north then back another 20 miles to get to me. When? Good question. Last: the Sam's Club policy on returning Vending machines is 30 days past the Purchase Date. I didn't even have it then so I couldn't refuse delivery! What a piece of work this Sam's Club system has been. I will NEVER go through them again!
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2017
Placed an order for a 65" Vizio SmartCast 4K tv at 12:01am on Thanksgiving day (11/23/2017) that was listed in the Black Friday ad. The sale began at 12:01am and I completed the order and received a confirmation email at 12:03:46. I checked my bank account and saw that Sam's Club charged me. When the order was placed, the order status in my account stated the item would arrive between 11/30/2017 - 12/4/2017. On 12/1/2017, I noticed that the charge was no longer showing in my bank account. This prompted me to look at the order in my Sam's Club account. The order still showed a status of "Processing" but still stated it expected to have the above arrival times. I called Sam's Club online and spoke with a representative who told me that those dates "really mean that's when it arrives at the shipper" and she understands this is confusing.
I told her it wasn't nearly as confusing as it was misleading. I asked why, after over a week, the TV had not gotten to the shipper, she stated she didn't have an answer for me besides that they were overwhelmed with Black Friday orders. After looking at the order a few more moments, she stated she found where it had arrived to the shipper and that I should expect a call within the next couple of days to set up delivery. I asked her to give me the name and number of the shipping company so I could call directly to set up delivery--to which she replied "I can't tell you that because it could be one of three companies". When I asked why she didn't know which one if she saw the TV had arrived, she stated that her system "had not been updated yet".
Twenty minutes after ending the call, I received an email stating the item had shipped which included a tracking number and that the shipper would update the status once the product arrived at their facility. On Monday, 12/4/2017, the shipper had no further updates and the tracking information still only said to check back for an update once the item was received. I called the shipper directly who stated that Sam's Club had sent them an electronic message to begin the shipping but had not yet released the item to them despite daily trips to the Sam's Club warehouse. The rep connected me to Sam's Club and after going through their automated system again and holding for approximately 20 minutes, a representative answered the phone and I was not able to understand most of what she was saying because she was breathing heavily into the microphone of her headset (or the mouthpiece of the phone.)
Despite my asking her several times to repeat and explaining that I could not understand her because of the breathing into the phone, the rep continued to do so. This representative was very rude and abrasive throughout the entire call. In the end, the representative put me on hold multiple times to a) verify the shipper did not have the item, b) "look at the order", and c) "try to find you a manager". When I asked to speak to a manager, she ignored me more than once until I finally demanded it. That's when she placed me on hold very briefly only to return and tell me that there wasn't one available. When I asked her to confirm to me that they are in a call center and she was telling me there was no manager or supervisor on duty, she told me that's not what she said. She stated "I said no one is available". I told her I would hold--to which she responded "You'll be on hold several hours if not longer".
I ended the call by saying I would speak to the manager at the local store. Fifteen minutes after ending the above call, I called Sam's Club online back. This time I spoke with a rep named Michael (neither one of the two previous would give me their names). Michael looked up my order and honored my request to speak with a manager. I spoke with Terrika, the floor supervisor. She gave me a spiel that they were overwhelmed from Black Friday sales and that the warehouse was back up. She stated the warehouse had sent out an internal communication that "orders placed by 5 pm on Black Friday would be delivered by 12/15/2017." I explained that that was unacceptable given that my order was confirmed by email within 2 minutes of the sale starting.
I asked for the number to the manager at the warehouse to which she replied "oh, it's after 5 pm so they're closed". My response was to exclaim that therein lay the problem. She took my name, order #, and contact number and told me she would have a manager higher than her call me first thing the next day (Tues. 12/5/17). It should be noted that the funds were removed from my bank account for this purchase on 12/4/2017. I followed that call up with a call to my local store where I spoke with the manager. He explained that although they are both "Sam's Club" he had no access or control to the systems for Sam's Club Online. But, he said, he understood my frustration and would try to assist me in any way he could.
I explained that I understood they were different divisions but also understood that he has much more access than I do. I asked him if they have the TV I ordered in the store (I checked and the online system says they do) but he stated they were cleaned out on Black Friday. I then asked him to escalate my issue up to whomever he can reach at their corporate office to get this resolved. He assured me he would work on it the next day and either have someone call me or would call me himself.
On Tuesday, 12/5/2017 I received a call from the local store manager at approximately 5pm. He told me that he had finally managed to get an email address to an "escalation department" and had sent them an email with my details and the details about the issue I was having. He expressed the hope that since the email had been sent at least an hour before that department closed, he expected that I would receive a call within the hour. That didn't happen. This afternoon (Wednesday, 12/6/2017) I received a call from William, a "Corporate Agent" with Sam's Club. William proceeded to "regretfully inform" me that the TV was out of stock and that they would have to cancel my order.
I was very firm when I told him that he absolutely better not cancel my order. He wanted to refund my purchase price and accept a $110 Sam's gift card. I declined as that would not get me an equal product. I explained that I wanted the issue resolved and the only acceptable resolutions were either THAT TV be delivered as ordered or Sam's Club would replace it with one of equal or better specs at no additional charge. He stated he was there to help me resolve the issue and suggested that I look on their website for alternative TVs in the price range. I explained to him that would be TVs in the price range of the normal pricing for that TV. And under NO circumstances would I accept a substituted TV that did not equal or exceed the specs on the originally ordered item.
He sent me an email (from an anonymous email address) and asked me to respond with links to the acceptable products I would like him to consider. I indicated to him that this, along with the numerous complaints I found on here (Consumer Affairs) led me to believe that there were some possible breaches of trade laws going on and that I fully intend to pursue all avenues if this is not satisfactorily resolved. I do not hold out hope that any satisfaction will be obtained here and am already exploring options to bring action. I strongly recommend anyone else that has documented their encounters with Sam's Club Online to do the same.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2017
11/11/2017 I ordered a Vizio 70" online. Delivery date 11/20-24. Called customer service (11/21) and was disconnected 4 times. Finally a young lady answered on the 5th call but I had trouble understanding her due to static on Sam's end. She checked to see if the item had been shipped...it had not. It had not been processed, I was told. I asked if I could pick up the TV in the store to which she answered "no". I had ordered online and I would have to wait. Seeing it had not been processed I wanted to cancel but was told me it was too late. On 11/21, I received an email the TV had been shipped.
On 11/22 I called the shipping company, MXD Group, the representative stated they had just received a notice to pick up the item. It was still in Sam's Warehouse in NJ. They would schedule a carrier to pick up and transport within a couple of days. He then informed me a new delivery date of 12/06. We are a business and have 20+ members of Sam's in our group. We meet on 12/01 at which time I will discuss closing all Sam's accounts and opening Costco accounts. In the past Sam's was our first place of choice to shop. It has moved way down the list. In our area we have many excellent stores to choose from and we will.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017
Went online to Sam's Club Website at the start of their pre Black Friday Sale at 12:01. Ordered the Samsung 58" TV and Soundbar. Order was confirmed and was supposed to get it by the17th. Emailed on the 18th. Order shipped. Money taken out on the 20th. No tracking information. Called shipping company on Friday 24th. They have not gotten it yet. Called Sam's Club. Was told item was out of stock. Was given the option to cancel or wait. I said I'll wait. Her reply was "Call back and cancel when you're sick of waiting".
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017
Leading up to Black Friday 2017 all of the marketing for Sam’s Club stated you could buy items from the store’s inventory on Thanksgiving day and pick them up at the store on Black Friday. I thought that was a nice convenient thing. The website allowed me to place my order and even pick a time to pick it up. However, on the morning of Black Friday I received a notification that my order had been canceled. I called the store and they stated, “We do not do click and pull on Black Friday deals. We have them in stock, but you have to be here.” I told them that that’s not what the website said. The website allowed me to grab the deal and hold the item on my credit card. So why would the website allow me to do it if the store was not going to honor the deal?
I then called Sam’s Club corporate. They told me they could not help me, and asked why I didn’t just order it online. I told them it was because their website made so convenient to just go pick it up at any time of my choosing. Why would a company sell something to someone under a false pretense and then take it away? Seems like a marketing ploy now, and I will not be returning to Sam’s Club. Emotions are of involved in a big purchase and Sam’s Club toyed with mine.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2017
Very upset about false marketing. So for almost 2 weeks they advertise about online and in-store sale for November 11th 2017. Woke up early to place an online order. The item was out of stock. It said to call local Sam's Club if they have it. I called like 8 to 10 clubs in 100 miles area. They were sold out. Then again in the evening getting another email about extended sale for one day more. So checked online again to see if they have that item. It was out of stock. Online showed none stores have it.
On Monday November 13th guess what? That item is in stock but at a regular price. Why would they advertise and make big hype if the item is not going to be available and waste everyone's time. So I called customer service to see what they have to say about this scenario. Guess what. It's against Sam's Club policy to honor the price for the the unavailable item they hyped about it.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017
On 11/11/2017 Sam's Club offered a one-time sale event. I wanted to buy the iPhone x. I called all of the Sam’s club's in my metro area and all of them told me that the iPhone X has not been released yet. I told them it was and they all seem confused. I have a picture add and I also took a screenshot of the iPhone X being advertised with a $300 dollar gift card. I could understand if each club only got 1. Sam’s Club is advertising a phone that they don't have in stock. I asked for a rain check and they said no. How does it possibly make sense to advertise a phone that you don't have a single one to offer... interesting.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2017
I was going to the Sam's Club in Owasso, OK and I loved it! However, when I went to the Joplin store and made it home I found there were weevils in my flour. I was trying to make gravy and almost didn't realize the bugs. It's the most disgusting thing I have ever bought. I tried to complain to the store but it has fell on deaf ears and nobody seemed to take it seriously!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2017
I like the fact that you have to show your membership card before entering and I get a sense of safety. I love how all the products are bundled and there are many to choose from home decor, automotive, toiletries, bedding, shoes, clothes, to dairy products, frozen veggies, entrees. Also, they always have fresh meat, flowers. The bakery is also fresh and overall the stores are very clean. They have everything, and I can shop with one stop.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017
Sam's tire service told me that they would mount one rear tire on my wife's van and had me pull the car around to the Bay door. Then after I got back in I waited 15 minutes while they helped other customers only to be told that I needed to buy both rear tires because the tread had to match for safety reasons. They never even looked at the other rear tire that was nearly new. They were trying to get me to replace a perfectly good tire in the name of safety just to sell more tires. When I got home I called to complain and they said it was because van is all wheel drive (it's not) and they couldn't mount it because other tire didn't have enough tread. When I said that it's not AWD, they said they were thinking of someone else. I felt like they were uninformed about safety rules and dismissive of my complaint. They didn't offer me any remedy wasting my time. Now I'm left thinking don't expect reasonable people when you go to Sam's Club.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2017
I am providing their reason for not posting my review and my review below. You will read that it is unemotional, and only a statement of the facts. There is no way to reply to them as the email from them came from a 'no-reply' email address. Here is the email I received after posting the review of the product: "Your opinion is very important to us and the Sam's Club community. We appreciate you taking the time to write a review on Waggin Train Chicken Jerky Dog Treats (36 oz.). Unfortunately, your review did not meet our guidelines for posting on our site. Your review cannot be approved because it: contains inappropriate content."
Here is the review which 'Contains inappropriate content' according to Sam’s Club: "Assembled in China from Imported Product (Waggin Train Chicken Jerky Tenders). I gave these to my dog twice a day for a year or two. She loves them. She gradually got very sick. Vet did Kidney panel several times. I would bring my dog back month after month trying to rule things out getting tests done, and repeat kidney panels. Finally she mentioned I should check everything I am feeding her to make sure nothing comes from China. She said that the Veterinarian community has seen kidney related problems with Chinese sourced products.
Three months ago, I stopped feeding her these. I changed nothing else. Yesterday she had a follow-up kidney panel done. It came back 100% normal. This isn't proof that this product is dangerous to animals, you'll have to decide yourself. There was even a sign up at Sam’s Club talking about this issue, right above where they sell these." (and they still sell them) The date I wrote this is 11/2/2017.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2017
I have been waiting for more than 10 weeks for a $100 refund. I have an account number and a reference number and have called at least 4 times only to be lied to with false info and broken promises??? Pirates.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017
I purchased two slices of the meat lover pizza for me and my son at the Willow Groove Sam's Club on Welsh Road. After the first bite of the pizza, I felt something crunchy and hard, I thought to myself the bacon is real crunchy on this pizza, after the second bite, I felt something hard again but pointy and sharp, I removed the pizza from my mouth and examined it, the pizza had a small thick pointy piece of metal that looked like a broken piece of machinery cooked in the cheese and meat topping.
I took the pizza to the courtesy counter, showed the manager the pizza and metal, I told them this was very dangerous, the metal hurt my teeth etc. The manager took the pizza and metal, said she would put in a recall, offered a 25 gift card and she extended my membership for another year. I later discovered the metal put a hole in my filling and dental caps, Sam's Club claim department refuse to pay for dental care. I will never purchased any cooked food from Sam's Club again for myself or my family members. Please be careful your next bite maybe your last bite.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017
Sam's Club is my favorite. I like the clientele. Mostly business people. No welfare people clogging up checkout. Sam's has the best meat department in Springfield MO.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017
I can always find what I am looking for at Sam's. Great selection of things I didn't know I needed... LOL. Sam's has great prices and some great products.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017
I've never been so stressed out over a refund. I have been trying to get my refund for a mattress that was an awful mattress for over a month now. First I called to get the refund, and was told I did not have to return the mattress. And was given a confirmation number for the refund. 2 weeks go by and no refund. I call again, and according to the lady I spoke to, there was no refund processed and that I HAD to return the mattress. It didn't make sense that I was given a confirmation number for a refund that wasn't even processed. The lady claimed the first person I spoke to did nothing to take care of the refund. And that I had to return the mattress. That she would schedule a freight company to come pick it up. I asked how I would even know SHE did anything to handle the refund. She claimed she would give me a confirmation number...
I was skeptical and said how on earth do I know that she isn't lying since that is what the other lady told me as well. She got mad and transferred me to a supervisor... who told me the same stupid stuff. Then transferred me back to her the schedule the freight pick up. Said they'd call me to set up a good time. I got an automated Sam's Club message about it. That someone would call me in 24-48 hours. That never happened. I had the message as a voicemail which had a local number I called, and left a message. No one ever called me back. I called Sam's Club again... sat on hold for 30+ minutes, and a lady answered and I explained my issue and she instantly hung up on me. I called again, super pissed off. Sat on hold for 30+ minutes again. And then I just hung up. I have stuff to do during the day. I have a job that I need to do. That I can't do because I am stuck on hold with Sam's.
I sent one website inquiry. No response. Days later, I sent another. Finally got a response to the first inquiry I sent... They claimed to schedule a FedEx call tag... which is FedEx ground. It had to go freight. It is a mattress. I emailed back that it could not go ground. No response. FedEx also showed up at the wrong address, and called the wrong phone number. No one even asked where it was supposed to be picked up at. I had told the lady who supposedly scheduled the freight where to pick it up from. After a month of waiting though, we had moved into our new house. And we had to haul this bed with us since no one would come pick it up. I finally called Sam's again for 5th time. And asked if I could just return it to the store because I was over this nonsense. They said yes. I take it to the store. Guy claims their systems states I've already returned the bed and been issued my refund. Well I hadn't I showed the guy my statement for my card.
NO CREDIT. So yet he gets on the phone with Sam's Club there... and then I have to talk to the lady. The lady tries to tell me she will schedule a freight pick up to get the mattress. The mattress is at the damn store. I am not taking it home. I tell her this. This is ridiculous, I am on the verge of tears because I am so damn angry that no one can do their job here. She talks to her manager or whoever. Tells me the credit will be issued and taken care of. And if not to call again. The guy at the store tells me I can also call that location and speak with him. I spent over an hour and a half at the store just to try to return this damn mattress. Then finally it is taken care of. Right as the store is closing of course. Then 7 days pass, and I STILL have not received my refund. I call Sam's Club again... Lady claims it has been finalized. Should be on there in 3-5 days. Nothing in 3-5 days.
I send another inquiry through the website beyond pissed and tell them I want to speak to a corporate person as this is getting ridiculous. I haven't paid the balance off on my card because I am getting this credit, so if I paid it, I'd have even more credit on it... So because of all this hassle and no refund I have been charged interest, when the credit should have paid the card off and then some, as my balance was smaller than the refund. But nope still not refund. Finally someone calls me today, from an unknown number stating that the refund was processed and that it shows that it was taken care of. So I tell him, "No. I've been checking my account every day and it is not on there". He tells me I have to get a letter from Synchrony bank stating it's not there on their letter head. I am on the phone with Synchrony bank now and they claim they don't do that. They can give me a statement.
My statement closed the day before the refund was supposed to be processed. So the guy says they can get Sam's Club on the phone. And I said good luck. I sit on hold for 30+ minutes each time waiting. Well he makes me wait too, saying it's taking longer than usual. I am at 29 minutes now on the phone. She finally just got on the phone. But is asking me to explain everything all over again, when there should be notes on my account. And she put me on hold now too. She also claimed my credit has been processed. There is NO credit on my account. I am so pissed off right now. I really want to just smash my phone and tell them all to ** off.
No one can do their job over there. I will never ever buy anything again like this. I have never been so damn annoyed. I hung up because she claimed it was Synchrony that has a hold on it. I just spoke with them. There is no credit. I called back and this lady is trying to help me. Yet on hold over and over, but she actually asked for a call back number in case we get disconnected. Let's hope this resolves it, but still NEVER AGAIN SAM'S CLUB. EVER.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2017
I ordered tires online, and I was notified that my tires had arrived at the local store. I went to the store, to get them installed, but had forgotten my phone at home. The person at the tire desk said I needed the order number, I inquired "can’t you bring it up by my name or account #." (I did have my membership card with me.) He said he couldn't. So, Instead of making an additional trip back and forth for the order number, I informed the technician or manager, that they could just keep the tires. He said 'OK'. I will buy my tires where they at least have the technology, to pull up an order. Which is not SAM’s.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2017
We bought an $800 entertainment center and it was delivered wrecked. We have been trying to return this for over a week and they are rude and inept. We need someone in the company to step up and get this thing picked up and get our money back. I shouldn't need a lawyer to communicate with Sam's Club. Customer service line fails to even try to help us.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017
My wife and I are 62 years old and have been using Member's Mark Baby Wipes for over a year. After about 4 months of use we developed a severe rash on our personal areas with pain, bleeding and severe itching. The Itching was extreme! We thought we had contracted a fungal infection as I am a Registered Nurse and this was classic symptoms. We used anti-fungal cream for 6 weeks to no avail. We then switched to topical steroids which did not work. We tried everything we could get our hands on and the pain and itching just got worse. I finally told my wife we should stop using the wipes and in three weeks the rash was gone. I tried to report it to Sam's Club and they hung up on me. I wrote a review on the product just like this one and they removed it so I am placing it here to warn mothers who might be using this product as it should not be used on a baby's skin.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2017
I have been a member of Sam's Club since PACE closed over 24 years ago. They were great! Carried what the average person uses at reasonable prices. No, they offer only reduced fat buttermilk - I live in the south. They do not offer Ragu, or whole buttermilk, Sun Maid Raisins, their milk is not as good tasting and most products are changing over to Member's Mark Brand. Their store appearance is more like Costco. We already have a Costco. The Scan & Go app worked for a while and now gives a constant error message stating, "Go to a register." Products are difficult to find because Sam's doesn't carry them anymore.
Since Sam's Club wants to be like Costco, look like Costco, etc. I see no need to keep my Sam's Membership. The employees are very good people and I believe should be taken care of and money spent on them instead of spending more money on copying to look like an already existing store in the area, another warehouse grocer like Costco. It is very sad Sam's Club seems to want to force consumers into using their products alone as they have stopped offering brand name products as well.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2017
Today (9/26/27) I received an email indicating that order # ** has shipped. I placed this order from Sams.com on Aug. 7 and the order remained in processing status for over a month. The order was for my grandson's birthday (which is 08/14/2017). The order never showed-up and remained in a processing status. I called and tried to cancel the order in excess of 12 times. (Check your records). During which time I was left on hold, hung-up on, transferred numerous times, told it was nothing that can be done, told they do not have a corporate headquarters, etc. Because of the processing status and that I was not allowed to cancel the order, my credit card account was left open for over a month for Sam's Club to enter it at their convenience at a later date. This is an illegal and unethical practice of keeping the ordering status frozen in a processing mode.
As I first indicated, today (almost 2 months later), I received an email that the item was shipped. In addition, the same email indicates that the item was delivered on Sept. 15, 2017. How can the item be shipped today (9/26/2017) and at the same time delivered on 9/15/201? This item was never delivered on 9/15/2017. I have already notified my bank to be aware of the fraudulent practice and my bank as well as myself are ready to dispute any transactions of funds taken from my account in regards to this matter. Never ever again will I conduct business at Sam's Club or Sams.com. Their business practices are unprofessional and illegal.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017
Vacationing recently in Reno NV and realized I had forgotten a very important medication. My account is with Sam's Club but in Port Charlotte, FL. Stopped in to see if I could get enough meds to last my vacation and Greg the Pharmacist and his Technician Jen were more than helpful in getting me taken care of. It was no problem for them to call down to Sam's Pharmacy in Florida, verify my medications, and fill my needs in no time at all. And they accomplished all of this in record breaking time as we were heading out to a social function. I could not be more grateful to both of them for the help they provided to get me on my way. Please Sam's Club Reno, please recognize both of these individuals for excellent service over and above the norm. They are the BEST!!!
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2017
I have had and paid for a Sam's Club Membership for over 20 years and I am ready to cancel. More and More products are being substituted from Name Brand to Member's Mark brand. My experience has been it is of lesser quality and it seems that they are no longer stocking name brand products which reduces the choice. There is no need to continue my membership to PAY for the right to shop there and not have access to the products I want to buy. Two recent examples are the 1 gallon of Member's Mark hand soap and Member's Mark chicken tenderloins have been substituted for Tyson chicken tenderloins. I sent Sam's some feedback and got the form letter just indicating if I am unhappy with the product, I can return it. I am not interested in returning, I am interested in telling management to re-evaluate their product choice if they want me to continue to be a member.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2017
Bought a power washer online and it leaked oil from day one. I've been trying for three months to either get it fixed or return it, but have been unsuccessful. Customer service has been horrific. I've been told over and over that the carrier will call to schedule a pick up in 24 to 48 hrs to come get it so that I can get a refund of my money, but that has been over a month ago. Now I'm told by a customer service manager that it actually takes 3 to 6 weeks before the carrier will call to schedule to come pick it up. This gross conflicting information makes no sense at all. All the while I don't have a power washer for work and I'm out $800. I've even tried taking it to a local store, which was pointless and the customer service there was just as useless. Sam's Club is a complete joke.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017
Ordered a Bose Soundlink Bluetooth Speaker on 08/12/17. Delivery date was given as 08/15 - 08/17. I never received an email saying item had shipped. When checking order status online, I found it still in processing status. I sent an email to customer support on 08/26 and received a reply 08/29 stating item is out of stock with no idea when item will be available. No option to cancel order was offered so I called Customer Service Rep and requested order be canceled. I was told there was no way the order could be stopped in its current status and no way to know when or if the item will be back in stock since it was a discontinued item. Needless to say, this will be the last time I order anything from Sam's Club.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017
I seriously regret having purchased 4 new Pirelli Cinturato P7 Run Flat Tires for my 2015 BMW X3 last week! Even though I am well aware of the difficulty of installing the low-profile, run flat tires, I "assumed" that anyone who had the correct equipment to install them (and not ALL tire shops do), would do so professionally. Sam's runs a lot of cars through their shop, right? Should have plenty of experience, right? Not so much! Although I "saved" almost $100 on the set of 4 (still putting me back over $1K) compared to the very reputable local tire specialist, it is now going to cost me up to $500 (depending upon the provider) to have my rims repaired. Not to mention to also have the generous portion of black rubber/sealant "goo," which they were so kind to leave for me, cleaned off the wheels! I wasn't even asking for NEW wheels, but Sam's insurance provider is my claim and WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME A DIME!
Believe me, I personally hand wash my car and wheels and know every door ding, scratch, bird poop etch, chip and, yes, scuff on the wheels and I'm highly confident that the new scuffs (between 1-4" long, depending upon the wheel) were NOT there when I dropped off the vehicle. So, my advice to you is DON'T TAKE YOUR CAR TO SAM'S FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT - unless you don't care about wheel damage. If you decide to give it a try, AT LEAST TAKE PHOTOS BEFORE THE SERVICE AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW YOU DID SO! I certainly wish I had done so! At least I could have defended my claim that their installation techs are the ones who "ruined" my wheels. One other note... Three of the new tires were manufactured in November of 2016 and the 4th was manufactured in April of 2017. Not terribly worried about that, but they aren't all that fresh.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017
Been a member of Sam's Club for 20+ years and have purchased medications from them. Just found out that they have over charged us all this time for our medications and have ripped us off. They do not match prices for all medications and every club has a different price for same medication at the same time. Management will not even return phone calls and they make money by cheating customers. Prices are atrocious compared to Costco and other pharmacies. This is what we get for being loyal members and paying a hefty membership fee every year. Been robbed of thousands of dollars of hard earned money.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2017
Buying was fine, however the items (patio furniture) was defected and we returned it. I have been working tirelessly to get my refund and am getting nowhere. I am ready to call an attorney, and the news station and the CEO to let them know their customer service is horrible. I would never purchase anything from SamsClub.com again, maybe not even Sam's Club.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017
As a long time member of Sam's Club I was solicited by FHP (Florida Home Improvement Co. Songwriting in Store Sarasota, FL) for window replacements. I trusted that Sam's Club would only allow reputable and vetted companies to solicit in their stores! I signed a contract with FHP in April, 2017 with the promise that the job would be completed by the end of May 2017. There has been numerous fall ups! I am frustrated and will drop my membership.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017
Pumped $50 fuel for our F150 and $14.01 for the Camry using my debit card on an early Saturday morning, 8/5/17. We and every other customer had trouble with the pumps - kept rejecting our Sam's cards AND our payments - every customer. Gas station attendant told us there was no problem, "the pumps are just slow today." Figured network issues because we were finally able to complete our transactions.
The following Monday I receive an alert that my Wells Fargo checking is low. I know EVERY SINGLE penny that comes out of that account and it is NOT low. Well, not until Sam's charges me $164.01 for the $64.01 of fuel I purchased. The $50 charge was processed three times. Took 35 minutes and four Manager/Supervisors to finally tell me they couldn't help me - yes, according to my Sam's card records, I did NOT purchase more than $64.01 of fuel, but it wasn't Sam's fault, it is the bank's fault. WFB didn't debit my account arbitrarily, that money left my account because Sam's sent through a transaction. Now I have one full week before payday and NO MONEY. WFB has submitted a claim, but the TAT on the return of MY FUNDS will take at least 72 hours.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017
I pay to have a Sam's Plus Card to be able to beat the crowds and be able to come into the stores at 7am. To me it's a waste of money. When certain special sales go on it should still be for the customers that pay the extra money to only be allowed to come in early and not the customers that are not paying the extra money. If they do not pay the extra cost then they shouldn't be able to come in early. I think that just seems right to me.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017
While I was about to pay, with the Sam's Master Card, cashier told me, I wouldn't be able to pay unless I paid $45. Automatic renewal. Told her my account was active, but two more joined her and kept insisting I needed to go see customer service, waiting 20 minutes of my time. Waited in line for 15 minutes but no luck. Called Membership Services, and was told that my account was active and my card was actually renewed even for 2018, and maybe the cashier wasn't sure what she was doing. Wasted two hours of my time, and no luck. Worst experience ever with them! Not sure if I'll ever use them again!
Reviewed July 21, 2017
Innovera 901 xl black cartridge - Advertised as 700 page content, only got 487 pages. Please change the ad to about 450 pages so your customers will know how much ink is in the cartridge and not get disappointed as I was. Went to Target to get one to finish project.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
We pay high prices because of theft... Well, let me tell you Sam's Club doesn't care if you walk away with the store! I notified the Ontario., Ca store off Millikan of a known shoplifter in the store. I absolutely knew she was there to "lift" many items. I gave the manager and loss prevention guy her photo and arrest record. They replied that they can't do anything at all unless they see it with their own eyes. WELL... Then FOLLOW her watch her... SOMETHING! They stood in the electronics department after I physically pointed her out a few feet from them. Did not move an inch... Did not call anyone to watch her.
So I followed her and watched her take items of clothing, cosmetics and alcohol! In her purse... If I could watch her do that, why could they not see it? I even have video of her in other stores stealing... Many other stores. How does that make us honest dues paying members feel? She paid $3 bucks for her milk which is too big for her purse and walked out. The only person who seemed to care was the older lady checking receipts at the door... By then it was too late. Now know that this is a routine... She does this often and on a schedule... And they still didn't care.:(
Reviewed July 16, 2017
Sam's Club advertised their TV at $748.00 and was supposed to be delivered. TV was never delivered. Money was charged against my credit card. Called Sam's Club several times. Each time the sale was confirmed. The product was in inventory but never shipped. Four times I was disconnected and no one called me back. Emails to me stated sale took place and shipping was pending. I called their vendor and found out they had over 100 of these TVs in stock. Finally after several days and hours on the phone I was told that Sam's Club would not ship me this TV because there was an error in pricing as advertised on their website. They totally refused to honor their commitment. I am a senior citizen and this negative experience should be a warning of the pitfalls of using the internet with Sam's Club.
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