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Stores such as Sam’s Club or Costco regularly use membership cards to be able to buy in their stores at better prices.
Buying clubs or department stores usually sell by volume, which sometimes lowers the cost per unit of some products.
Paying for a membership entails exclusive benefits, promotions and offers, in addition to considering the volume and number of purchases made per month.
Within the internet, it is common to find all kinds of content, billions of data and information are shared daily, which is why standing out from the mass of content is not an easy task, however, digital creatives have bet on the virality trying to support the community, whether by giving advice, showing their purchase adventures, reviews of products or services or comparing prices to help the family economy, within this last theme, now a tiktoker tests; Sam’s VS the supermarket, trying to prove if a membership is worth paying for.
pay to buy
In Mexico and in other parts of the world, this model of stores is common in which you must pay to consume, which are better known as a buying club; stores like Sam’s Club or Costco, are two of the most famous chains that handle this type of treatment, which is designed to be able to access better prices, exclusive discounts, promotions, months without interest, and other benefits, in addition to daily discounts within the basic line of products ; Nevertheless, For many, paying to buy is still an issue that causes certain doubts, Since in comparison, this type of store sells by volume, which in turn makes the product cheaper, compared to medium or small stores.
Sam’s VS the super “A membership is worth paying for”
Within the digital platform and social network TikTok, the user @aaronmorronI put a short video in which it seeks to give a comparison between the Sam’s Club department store and a supermarket, by buying three products this time, and verify its price, putting into consideration, if it is worth paying a membership to make a purchase.
@aaronmorron Is Sams really cheaper? 🛒 #decisions #decision #economy #market #saving #finance #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #mexicantiktok #mexico🇲🇽 #habit #consumer #habits #informedconsumer #walmart #sams #Supermarket #Sam’s Club ♬ Physical – Remastered 2021 – Olivia Newton-John
Within the video, the digital creative analyzes three products, these being; a box of juice, a laundry soap and the tuna in an envelope, which according to the tktoker, per unit can be generated a saving of just over 20 pesos per product; however, it should be noted that the current price of the products as well as their availability in stores is unknown, It is also worth mentioning that the savings per unit is due to the fact that in department stores they buy by volume, which allows the cost of some products to fall even further.
In recent days, another content creator for social networks compared various items that can be purchased in self-service stores, comparing the cost per unit of some items in supermarkets, noting that sometimes It is possible to find offers and make your pantry in Oxxo stores.
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