"Like competitive siblings, Sam's Club and Costco will fight about quite literally anything. Since they both officially opened their doors in 1983, they've been going head-to-head on product selection, bulk item pricing, food court items, hot dog costs, right down to how their return policies stack up. One area where Sam's Club does have Costco beat, though, is with its lower membership pricing. And now, it's coming to light that its more affordable membership fee will also buy you a perk that Costco can't match."
"In an online Reddit thread, Sam's Club members point to the store's "Scan & Go" feature as a prime reason other shoppers should pick the club over Costco. One member goes so far as to say, "Scan and go is the #1 reason we keep our membership." Others in the comments applauded the convenience of scan and go shopping, noting that it saved them time and allowed them to skip the long checkout lines."
"So what exactly is Scan & Go? It's a feature built into the Sam's Club app that allows customers to shop and pay on their phones. As soon as you walk through the warehouse doors, you can open the app and begin scanning the barcode on all the products you add to your cart. The app will keep a running list and a cost total as"
Sam's Club offers a lower membership price and a Scan & Go mobile checkout that members praise for convenience and time savings. The Scan & Go feature lets shoppers scan product barcodes with the Sam's Club app as they shop and pay on their phones, maintaining a running item list and cost total. Members report skipping long checkout lines and describe the feature as game-changing and a primary reason to keep membership. Walmart merged Scan & Go technology with the Sam's Club app in 2018. Costco currently lacks the same widespread mobile checkout feature, though it may adopt similar technology to stay competitive.
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