most majorest letdown

so this past saturday we went to sam's club (see to-do list below). we needed a few things for our memorial day bbq but we really enjoy going on saturdays because of all the free samples. this may sound chintzy but come on, everyone does it. costco and sam's club are completely packed with tightwads such as ourselves every weekend.

however, on this particular saturday, there wasn't the usual swarm of freeloaders & senior citizens wearing white "protective gear" down toward the meat/produce sections. it striked me as odd and once i got closer, i caught on. there were but a few tables set up. like maybe four. and most of them were sampling out, wait, what is that, fruit?. you've got to be kidding me. we came here at 1pm. and on empty stomachs? for fruit? it was a total downer. i mean, i looove sampling varying types of fare, getting just a small taste of one item & moving on to the next. but no, not this time. this time i was greeted with pineapple, watermelon & the likes. thanks, but hello, i already know what these taste like-i've been partaking of the fruit my entire life.

however, it wasn't a total letdown, i guess; we did get to sample a brownie & some ziti pasta with focaccia breadsticks. afterwards we got some lunch & took advantage of the low prices at the snack bar. you know, .87 for soda gigante, $1.89 for a freaking huge piece of pizza that they cut down the middle and then actually becomes two. i mean, who can really complain with prices like that? i guess i can. i'm a pretty savvy complainer, i suppose.

but sam's club better be back in the game upon my next visit or i'm canceling and joining costco. sam's club is the wal mart of wholesale clubs anyway.