@Anonymous wrote:I don't belong to Sams, but I do belong to Costco and I'm debating whether to keep my membership and/or jump to Sams. Gas is one thing that I do get at Costco, though not as often as I'd like because there are none in my immediate area (10 miles one east or 10 miles south). There is a Sams RIGHT by one of the Costco's, and I think their gas prices are fairly close. Costco has the leg up when traveling in CA, there are Costcos spaced out along the 101 enough to get Costco gas all the way up and down Cali.
But here's my question...I'd read that Costco gas is as good as the 'Top Tier' gas from Shell/Chevron etc. Any opinions here? And is Sams as good too?
See AlsoWho Has Better Gas Prices: Costco or Sam's Club?Enough With the Anarchy at the Sam's Club Gas Pumps!Gas PricesSams Club Gas? - CAMARO6(Slight tangent, but I hope related enough to be of interest to those in the thread.)
Costco gas is officially "Top Tier": http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers/
I think they didn't used to be (a few years ago) but now are, and people/sites stil lhave outdated information. (edit: Costco is top tier as of March 2014)
Sam's isn't on the Top Tier list, and I have no idea about the quality of their gas, or if/how muchTop Tier even matters. It's difficult to get a straight answer on quality of different gas and what actually matters because everyone seems to have a strong opinion that isn't consistent with anyone else's and backed up by facts/studies.
Personally,I try to get gas from a Top Tier station every few tanks, at least, depending on how much more my local Shell is than other stations and if I pass by Costco. Sometimes it's the same price before/after the $0.03/gal off with Fuel Rewards Network at Shell, sometimes it's a few cents more.
There's a Sam's deal on Slickdeals right now, which seem to happen often lately. It ends up being $25 after a gift card, and includes 4 coupons worth $19 if you buy those things and Sam's has a good price on them: http://slickdeals.net/f/8493955-1-year-sam-s-club-membership-20-gift-card-5-off-pizza-more?src=SiteSearchV2_SearchBarV1
(hopefully links are allowed - I'm new here)
As for switching to Sam's, you'd have to run the numbers. Strictly based on using their gas stations, how much gas you use in a year, price difference between Sam's and your usual local gas stations, etc.
