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Why?
Location, location, location.
Convenience is everything to me these days, and while the Sams Club is only about 15 minutes away, I’d just rather not make the trek.
I guess I’m at that point in my life, where I’m tired of nickel-and-diming everything.
I’ve only just recently come to grips with the fact that driving 8 miles there and 8 miles back just to save $.03 on gas isn’t worth it. (The savings only amounts to a whole 50 cents!) If you’re there shopping, or you’re on that end of town anyway, then Sam’s Club gas is definitely a good deal, but if you’re not…
So, I’m perfectly content spending a couple pennies more here and there — like at the local Kroger — so long as I get the convenience of running in and running out, and keeping it under 3 miles of drive time.
HOWEVER, I am going to miss a few things at the trusty ‘ol Sam’s Club.
They carry a handful of items that I just can’t find elsewhere, or prices that just can’t be beat.
10 Things I’ll Miss Most At Sam’s

These full-size fillets of salmon are individually wrapped (vacuum-sealed!), and you get about 8 of them. (I never even liked salmon until I tried these!
2. Condiments, condiments, condiments.

- Jalapenos Like Jim, I like things hot, hot, hot!
- Vlasic Pickles — you can never have enough pickles!
- Ranch Dressing — who can’t use a 1 gallon tub of this stuff?!
- Kraft “real” mayonnaise (Thankfully, now I’ve got a new favorite mayonnaise: the upside down kind!)

As expensive as ink cartridges are these days, Sams Club always had the best buy on ink for our Epson R300 and HP 810 color printers.







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Still Longing For Blackened Salmon
And if I had to pick just one thing… I’d have to say that the blackened salmon is the one thing that I’ll miss the most. It’s hard to find a flavor and a price you love. And I’ve never spotted these I haven’t found these anywhere but Sam’s Club.
Oh well, perhaps I’ll just have to try making my own (…though it’s never quite the same).
Here’s a blackening spice recipe I found:
- 5 tablespoons kosher salt
- 5 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon dry thyme
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
…And some more salmon recipes here.
Listen to Bud Light’s Real Men of Genius ”Mr. Supermarket Free Sample Guy”:
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