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Sam's Club

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Wholesale Warehouse Club

The Resume

    (1983- )
    First club opened in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (April 1983)
    Acquired Pace Membership Warehouse (1994)
    Over 400 locations (1996)
    Annual membership: $35 (2006)
    Operated by Wal-Mart
    Sam Walton (Founder/Original CEO)
    Sales: $37 billion (2005)
    Slogan: We're in business for small business

Why Sam's Club might be annoying:

    For a while, they would only accept Discover or their own credit card.
    You need a membership card to shop there like it's some kind of secret society.
    Butchers cutting meat are in plain view of vegetarians, which is totally not cool.
    Who needs ten gallons of freaking mayonnaise, anyway?
    You spend thousands of dollars for a flat screen TV when they are handing out free sausage on a stick ten feet away.
    Your receipt must be checked by some old dude before you can leave the store.
    They do not provide grocery bags.

Why Sam's Club might not be annoying:

    They have locations throughout the US and in Canada and Mexico.
    Their annual fee is the lowest of the three major warehouse wholesale clubs (2006).
    They were featured on Apprentice 5.
    You know you love their awesome discount prices and buying in bulk!
    You can buy a digital camera, a huge bag of Doritos and elegant jewelry all in the same place!
    They have a lenient return policy, so if you are not happy with your ten gallons of freaking mayonnaise, you can return it without any problems.
    They offer a lot of cash back and rebate incentives, so it pays to shop there.
    Credit: D
    See: Sam Walton, Sol Price, BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Pace Membership Warehouse, Price Club Wholesalers and Sam's Club

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 198 Votes: 67.17% Annoying