I do not like Sam's Club or Wal-mart for meat products. They always look like they are days old.
I have to tell you that Costco has the best meats and best bakery items of any store where I live.
I don't like the fresh meat products at our local WalMart Super Center not because they look old but because if you read the labels you will find that nearly all are injected with some form of flavor enhancing solution--mainly salt and water. I prefer to season my own meat and I don't like paying $3 to $5.00 per pound for salt water.
On the other hand,the meat at the Sam's Club I shop at is excellent. I usually buy the whole cryovac wrapped cut and cut it up at home. Most of their beef is USDA Choice.
That's interesting, My SAM'S Club has some of the BEST and LARGEST steaks and chopped sirloin (pre-formed) burgers I have ever seen or tasted. For extremely reasonable prices.
I CCW into SAM'S all the time. I haven't seen any signage that forbids it but I don't look very hard either. Here in Floida, a business policy does not have the force of law until it's violated twice in the same incident or day. Meaning that if you carry concealed onto premises where a business prefers you not...and you are detected...you may be asked to leave. IF you return...still armed and are AGAIN detected, you may be arrested for "Trespass After Warning," a misdemeanor.
As the holidays approach and we have not yet been attacked again and I think of all the fat juicy sheep wandering the malls....and then I think of my wife (no sheep but vulnerable) shopping along with the rest of the grazing flock.....believe you me....I'm armed everywhere, including church. No more "mouse guns" either. Serious caliber's for serious times.
Which Costco location do you use, hsm3?