When you think of wholesale clubs like Costco or Sam’s Club, you probably first think about buying things in bulk, but there are a lot of “hidden” benefits you may not know about.
The perks include everything from booking travel to seeing a trained optician—shoppers across the board are looking for a deal.
“I think that the wholesale clubs are very smart in adding in [and] layering in those additional benefits to incentivize you to utilize them even more,” says Smart Shopper Trae Bodge.
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I wanted to know what other services are available with memberships, so I called Bodge, who has looked into saving money at wholesale clubs .
She says shopping is the first piece of the puzzle, and then members can get discounts on insurance, gas, hearing aid services, and travel.
“Ask yourself, ‘Am I going to get my eyes checked there every year or am I going to book a cruise with them every year?’ Because those extra benefits can really add up,” she says.