Sam’s Club

We stopped here to get gas while traveling. A little difficult to find from the highway– we could see the sign but it wasn’t obvious how to get there– but it was quick and less expensive that the other gas stations near it. Would stop here again to refuel.

My last review «disappeared,» and I didn’t even say anything that bad (no violations, no potty mouth, etc!) This is an okay place to get warehouse items. Certainly not a Costco, but is at least local for Hickory.

Made a quick run through. Is it my imagination or is this one smaller than the one in Gastonia? Don’t much care for the TV layout. It was broken up into multiple sections that didn’t seem to make sense. I am a male and I have to look at all the big screen TVs when I enter Sam’s. Even checking out at the self service check out took some time. Plenty of people in the 10 item or less line with almost full carts. Really? Where are the 10 items or less police when you need them? Your standard Sam’s.

Why was this place so busy on a Sunday afternoon?
First, the greeter, had definitely missed her calling — because greeting was not her forte. She was either not too happy to be at her post or she was not too happy to see me moving slowly with my friend’s 85 year old mother. I guess I should have been pushing her into the place at record speeds. Then my friend explained that the greeter was fixated on seeing «the card» — the «all-​powerful card of entry», (my friend didn’t call it this, but I did — in my area the greeters know that everyone knows that you won’t be able to buy at the supposedly discounted prices unless you have the special membership card at the time of check-​out. So in the Midwest they have become a bit lacks).
The layout — please stop making folks walk through your entire store for the purpose of showing ALL of your bobbles and wares. This is the case with most stores — drives me up the short wall of insanity. An hour and half later and two shopping carts… we meet up with the same greeter, but now she’s an «EXIT» greeter — today was just her day. You know how they have to check your cart to make sure you haven’t stolen anything — so they count your items… Now wait a minute Miss Greeter — «You» don’t want to follow the rules this time — «You» just want to get us out of the way, but you didn’t count everything…
Life is very short — smile more/​take up a mirror and laugh at yourself — be helpful… Oh I forgot Sam’s is apart of Wal-​Mart…
Sigh!
I actually like our Sam’s Club back in the Midwest. The greeter recognizes customers and is pleasant and smiles a lot.