Just got this little magazine thing from sams club in the mail and a couple of things popped out at me....one was on the back cover....they were showing a 6 foot cupcake tree (advertising how they can do cupcakes for any occassion) anyway it is quite an impressive display but there is a note that the tree stand was not for sale....only the food items....I just cannot even imagine a 6 foot tall cupcake tree!
They also advertised a stainless-steel, dishwasher safe fondue fountain for $34.83 ( Dont know if that is a deal or not) and Rival Beverage Fountain (2 to 3 gallon capacity) bubbling effect air chambers and color-changing lights for $49.86 (available Oct 10).... just in case anyone is looking for such items....I think you can view them at samsclub.com
they were also showing some pretty 3 layer 10" cakes (carrot, Italian Creme, Coconut and German Choc) as well, but they werent priced (I was just checking them out for curiosity sake)....they also had some "lovely" fall sheet cakes with lots of plastic leaves and such...those did not impress me at all!
I shop at Sam's in Springfield. Have not received my magazine yet but those cakes are really delicious and at our store they are usually $14.95. Most of the 10" ones are three layers. I had two favorites--one chocolate with whipped cream icing and chocolate curls and marishino cherries and one was three layers of cake with strawberry whipped cream between one layer, vanilla pudding between the other and a whipped cream icing. I can't buy the ingredients for that price. Have not purchased any for a few months so the price may have gone up a little. They have a lemon bundt cake and a chocolate bundt cake for $5.99 each. I bought them for a banquet and they were good. Again, hard to buy the ingredients and make them for that especially when you are limited on time.
Will check out the fondue fountain if I go tomorrow. It is 85 miles from me but I was planning on going anyway. Thanks for the heads up.
Diane
) Sam's also takes Discover and their own credit card. I'm pretty sure they take either Visa or Master Charge.
Diane
I shop at Sam's Club several times a week and they take debit, discover, checks, and their credit card. Also cash. NO M/C or VISA.
I have the chocolate fountain....it works pretty good but is a PITA to clean!
looks like to me its only cash, debit cards, or discover.....I always use my debit card.
Have they quit taking checks?
Diane
Looks like I'll stick to Costco. All i buy from them is 50 lb bags of powdered sugar LOL 
The Sam's in my area still takes checks as of this Saturday. What is the membership fee for Costco now? They moved into my area about 3 years ago and gave everybody a free membership but then it was kinda costly to rejoin...are they really better than Sam's???
I get around Sam's not taking Visa, etc. by going to Wal-Mart, buying a gift card with my CC (I usually put $200 on the card), and then pay at Sam's with the gift card. We use an airline affinity card, so I get miles for the gift card purchase and I just put it in my wallet behind my Sam's membership card--works great!
Rae
If they're doing like the walmart chains, they're doing away with checks the old fashioned way. They run the check but it's automatically withdrawl from your account like a debit and they hand you your check back. They want their money quicker.
Apparently the entire retail industry is expected to go toward that direction eventually. Somebody realized that all of those paper checks have a nasty habit of floating around, getting lost, with people's personal information on them.
Anyone remember when it was standard practice to write driver's license number and/or credit card number on a check for ID? I had somebody get my credit card info that way when I was in college and charge a couple hundred dollars in concert tickets at my expense. (grrrr) 
With identity theft and all, it becomes a huge liability for the person taking the receipts to the bank for deposit. If the batch of checks gets lost/stolen, they have to notify everyone that their personal information (address, bank account number, signature) has been compromised.
I'm sure they don't mind getting their money sooner, either. 
I wonder how people who can't
I saw the picture of the cupcake tree on the back of the book. I know that it wasn't for sale but it would make a very nice display. It would take ALOT of cupcakes to fill it up.
I just counted (questimated ) in the sams picture..... I'm quessing that it would take about 170 cupcakes for the front row without flowers. It would probably take another 100 in the back row of each level. If you add flowers like they did it would be less. It would look great for weddings.
Darn! I haven't gotten my magazine yet. I'm dying to see this cupcake stand. Was going to Sam's yesterday and decided to postpone my trip til next week.
Diane
redpanda wrote;
Anyone remember when it was standard practice to write driver's license number and/or credit card number on a check for ID? I had somebody get my credit card info that way when I was in college and charge a couple hundred dollars in concert tickets at my expense. (grrrr)
With identity theft and all, it becomes a huge liability for the person taking the receipts to the bank for deposit. If the batch of checks gets lost/stolen, they have to notify everyone that their personal information (address, bank account number, signature) has been compromised.
I'm sure they don't mind getting their money sooner, either.
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I just finally got a New jersey driver's license (been here for 5 yrs....but had an ohio license that expired while we were in Ohio on vacation so I just renewed it lol) my car insurance doubled because I didn't have one for Jersey....irony is we're selling our house RIGHT now to move back to ohio.....anyhow......they were shocked at the Jersey DMV that my Ohio driver's license had my ssn # on it. I din't even think about it until they said something......that's kinda scary.......anyone could get those numbers and steel your identity.....although they'd be mad if they stole mine....I'm poor LOL
mkerton, thanks for scanning the picture. WOW! I can't even imagine filling that thing up. Would be wonderful for big events for serving lots of things. You could put your whole appetizer buffet on it. Short people wouldn't get much choice though. I can just see it now. Put the cavier and shrimp on the top and the chips and dip on the bottom.
Khalstead, in Missouri they put your SSN on your license unless you request otherwise. I never thought about it in years past but now it's a different story. I definitely will not ever have mine on my license again. I can remember when people put their SSN on their checks. Makes me mad when I am in a store and the clerk asks for my SSN. I don't want to shout it out for the world to hear. These young clerks get hateful about it when you tell them that you'd rather not give it but would rather write it for them.
If they stole my identity they could have all my debts, my ex husbands, my enemies, my dirty house, my yard that needs mowed...........I could go on and on.
Diane
I get around Sam's not taking Visa, etc. by going to Wal-Mart, buying a gift card with my CC (I usually put $200 on the card), and then pay at Sam's with the gift card. We use an airline affinity card, so I get miles for the gift card purchase and I just put it in my wallet behind my Sam's membership card--works great!
Rae
Good God Woman! That is brilliant! 
redpanda wrote;
I just finally got a New jersey driver's license (been here for 5 yrs....but had an ohio license that expired while we were in Ohio on vacation so I just renewed it lol) my car insurance doubled because I didn't have one for Jersey....irony is we're selling our house RIGHT now to move back to ohio.....anyhow......they were shocked at the Jersey DMV that my Ohio driver's license had my ssn # on it. I din't even think about it until they said something......that's kinda scary.......anyone could get those numbers and steel your identity.....although they'd be mad if they stole mine....I'm poor LOL[/quote]
I live in Dublin, Ohio close to columbus and they just stopped putting the SSNs on drivers lisences here last year. 
Before that, you could request to have it left off, but it was standardly put on there. Glad they did away with that because i would always forget to say something.
KHalstead wrote:
......they were shocked at the Jersey DMV that my Ohio driver's license had my ssn # on it.
I live in Ohio and I think it's unbelievable that they put your SSN on the driver's lisences! 
Before I live here, I lived in both PA and FL and I had never heard of this! The last time I renewed here, I 'opted out' of having my SSN # on my license, but I had to ask and sign some kind of form to do so! 
I live in Dublin, Ohio close to columbus and they just stopped putting the SSNs on drivers lisences here last year. Before that, you could request to have it left off, but it was standardly put on there. Glad they did away with that because i would always forget to say something.
I must have been posting the same time as you! 
Thanks for clearing that up---my license was renewed 3 yrs ago, so I didn't know about the update, but I'm so glad to hear about it!
If they stole my identity they could have all my debts, my ex husbands, my enemies, my dirty house, my yard that needs mowed...........I could go on and on.
Diane
ROFLMAO!!
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