costco Shopping secrets for Costco, BJs and Sams Club

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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writers Yazmin Cruz and Julia Scott.

I love shopping at Costco. I feel like a kid in a candy store especially with all the yummy samples! Below I share tips to save money while shopping at warehouse clubs.

1. Avoid food samples. As tasty as they are, the chance you will buy a new product goes through the roof when you put it in your mouth.

2. Consider executive. A regular annual membership is $50. An executive membership is $100. I recently calculated that my friend, who upgraded, would have to spend $2,584 a year in the warehouse, plus $780 a year in gas, and buy a $500 vacation through Costco to make his money back. Is a Costco executive membership worth it for you?

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