[GH85Carrera]

Weeeee fun at Sam's.

We like to go early, before the crowds. 17 years ago when the business I worked at got a membership, I paid like 10 bucks to get an add on membership. 84 cents per month is my price range.

That business went away, so we just told Sam's my little company will pay the membership. $40 per year for my business partner and I. Sam's has changed a lot of things, and no long has a business membership. Just regular and "pro" membership. Regular is $40 and pro is $100 per year. The pro lets us in two hours earlier than regular. Going at 8:45 is great because the crowds are minimal, and the fruit stocks are full.

They decided the old membership we had is not a pro level, so we were not supposed to be able to shop until 10:00 AM. There was no line at customer service. So I asked to upgrade and she said it would be pro-rated for the time until Dec 31st. Then she punched a bunch of buttons and said, that is $55 bucks. I told he even with no calculator I know that is not prorated. She punched he calculator a while and agreed. She tried three times, and the system locked her from the account, and she was the manager. She had wrote on my card to allow us to shop until Dec 31st as a pro member. So next year I "get" to upgrade.

I may have to try Costco now that we have one of those in town.

Sam's has fantastic fruit, way cheaper than the grocery stores. It is fresher, and cheaper, just a no brainer to get it there. If Costco has the same access to the premium fruit, we will go there and test it out.