UPDATE-pg 3.. Is your Sams Club greeter hardcore?

For some reason this really tickled me. I'm headed to bed but I hope this thread is epic by the time I have my morning tea.

We have to show it every time. I'm super friendly with the greeters (like we chat when I come in and when I leave and I know their kids and grandkids names and the highlights of their week as well as Judi and Monas medical issues. ha) I still have to show my card. Sams Club policy- if they don't check they can get written up.

I have a costco card and am required to show it upon entering. No big deal to me.

We don't do Sam's anymore, we like Costco way more so that's where we go now. We always automatically show our card when we go in, and they do look for us to show it. We always automatically had it out when we had a membership to Sam's before we had Costco here. I don't think it's any big deal, I pull it out of my wallet and stick it in my coat or pants pocket so it's ready when I go to check out.

I wouldn't know, because I always make sure to have mine out before I walk in the front door. It IS a membership club, after all. Why shouldn't I be expected to show my membership card?

I feel bad for that greeter who was just doing her job. In addition to feeling bad on here and outing yourself on a public forum, I hope you go back and apologize to the person who you treated badly, especially since you say you are a regular there and would have the opportunity to do so.

Melissa

I do the same. It is their job to check, if you don't like it, then don't shop there. As soon as I park, I pull my card out of my wallet and walk in. Easy peasy.

So it says "requested" not "required"?

Interesting.

The Nazi comparison was completely inappropriate. It really bothers me when people do this. 

It says right in the membership agreement that you signed that employees will request to see your card. You signed the agreement and essentially said, "Okay, I want to shop here so I'm cool with that," just like you accepted that you're required to let someone review the contents of your cart when you leave.

It also said in the agreement that your membership can be revoked at any time, so you might want to keep that in mind the next time you decide to compare some poor lady who's just doing her job to a group of people who committed heinous, unspeakable acts against innocent people.

I have no idea if the greeters at my Costco or Sam's Club (when I shopped there in New England) are "hard core" because I always have my card out. It's just not that hard. If I were a Sam's Club greeter, I would lose my mind fifteen minutes into the shift. I can tell it's not a super fun, cushy job. The least I can do is refrain from giving those people a hard time because I don't have my act together and can't seem to manage pulling a card out of my wallet. 

I realize you said you don't want judgement. If that was really the case, you probably should have cut to the chase and just asked a question about the policy regarding having to display a membership card. I don't know if you thought the Nazi quip was going to get some laughs or if you were looking for some "you go girl" feedback and that's why you shared all the extra information. Regardless, you agreed to Sam's Club's rules. Don't be a jerk to the people who have to enforce them.

Here in CA you can say, "I'm going to the pharmacy" and they let you in. I didn't realize until recently that you don't have to be a member to use a Costco pharmacy.

Here you have to show your Costco card to buy anything behind the counter at the pharmacy. You always need to show your card to the greeter and when checking out. Otherwise they will ask you. It's their job.

Same here at both Sams and Costco.

I don't know why but I like their pizza (plus it's super cheap). I mean, when I'm in the mood for junk food.

I like their berry sundae, too.

It's also just convenience, there's one very close to the movie theatre we go to so it's an easy place to grab food after a movie.

They check it at the door to make sure you have one so that you don't get all the way to the register and inconvenience the checker and everyone behind you because you forgot your card and need to have all your information retrieved. If you can't produce a card at the entrance because you forgot it, they send you to member services for a temporary pass.

Checkout speed is a big deal at Costco and Sam's. They try to be as efficient and fast as possible. It's one of the things I love about shopping there. 

I'm guessing they also want to avoid people coming in without a membership and grazing on free samples all day, but speedy checkout is the main concern.