15 Home Essentials You Should Only Get At Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club offers the ability to buy in bulk, even when it comes to the less glamorous home essentials we all need. If you’re trying to cut costs, the store offers significant savings on everything from toilet paper to trash bags.

If you want to get the most out of your Sam’s membership, add these everyday necessities to your cart during your next trip.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by location.

Price: $10.98

Whether you’re hosting or just want a break from dishes, these beautiful blue floral-designed paper plates are stylish and economical.

They’re 10 inches wide and have Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Certified Sourcing, which means the material comes from an SFI-certified company.

The 85-pack of plates works out to 12 cents each. Compare that to the novelty-design Artstyle paper plates that Costco sells in bulk online, and you’ll save a couple of cents per plate.

Price: $17.97

If you already have a Glade Plugin, Sam’s Club is the best place to get your refills, offering various scents at great prices.

This 9-pack features the cozy scent of Cashmere Woods. Other available scents might include Linen, Aqua Waves, Apple Cinnamon, Hawaiian Breeze, and Tranquil Lavender.

You’ll pay about $2 per scent cartridge at Sam’s, and buying them at Walmart will cost you about 40 scents more refill.

Price: $10.98

These disinfecting wipes kill 99.9% of bacteria, which can mean the difference between taking a sick day during flu and cold season.

The four-pack includes two lemon, one fresh, and one orange scent, and the price breaks down to $2.75 per canister. That’s even cheaper than the Walmart Great Value disinfectant wipes, which are $3 per canister.

"Staple in my household, economical price even when the name brand is on sale,” one reviewer says. “Scents are nice and clean fragrance.”

Price: $16.98

Say goodbye to messy trash day with these extra tall trash bags that don’t leak or tear and can fit a 13-gallon trash can.

The “power flex” tech makes the bags flexible and expandable if you have a habit of overfilling your trash, and the lavender scent should mask any unseemly odors.

The box includes two rolls totaling 200 trash bags for just $16.98. For reference, Walmart sells an 80-count box of Great Value tall trash bags for $12.26.

Price: $11.88

If you’re tired of rebuying dishwashing soap every week, invest in this 90-fl-oz bottle of Dawn Platinum in the scent Refreshing Rain.

The soap is especially great at tackling tough dishes, removing 99% of grease and stains, and it’s made with biodegradable surfactants.

The massive bottle works out to 13 cents per oz, which is about 5 cents less per ounce than a bottle of Dawn at Walmart.

Price: $12.84

Paper napkins are handy to have on hand for hosting or packing lunches, and you’ll get this 1,200-pack of napkins for about 1 cent each. Bounty napkins are double the price at Walmart.

“I have always bought name-brand napkins but after trying the Member's Mark brand there's no reason to spend that extra money anymore,” one reviewer says. “These are just as good if not better than what I was paying more for.”

Price: $13.48

These convenient aluminum foil sheets are precut into 12-by-10.75-inch rectangles for easy grab-and-go use. The price works out to 3 cents per sheet, but you’ll save about $2.51 overall by buying Member’s Mark at Sam’s Club versus Kirkland Signature at Costco.

Sam’s Club reviewers call this home essential a “time-saver,” “convenient,” and “durable.”

Price: $7.97

This multifunctional cleaning kit comes with a dual-sided scrubbing sponge and an 850-g tub of The Pink Stuff, an abrasive cleaning paste that you can use throughout your home to tackle grease, stains, and more.

You would pay almost a dollar more for the same size tub of The Pink Stuff on Amazon — no sponge included.

“I love the beautiful shiny results it left on my glass top stove,” one reviewer says.

Price: $22.98

Buying toilet paper in bulk from Sam’s Club is a great way to save and avoid adding it to your list every week. Each roll in the 45-pack comes with 235 sheets of 2-ply bath tissue that’s safe for septic systems.

At 51 cents per roll, Member’s Mark beats out Costco’s Kirkland Signature bath tissue by 32 cents.

Price: $12.48

For storing leftovers or packing snacks, these plastic resealable sandwich bags are a handy essential in the kitchen. The bags have easy-to-open tabs and come in four boxes of 145, totaling 580 bags.

At $12.48 total, the Ziploc bags are 2 cents each, once again beating Costco by a cent or $1.51 total.

Price: $19.48

You'll get two bags in this box of Member’s Mark laundry detergent pods, totaling 130 pacs. The three-chamber pods tackle stains with biodegradable cleaning agents and leave your clothing smelling fresh, citrusy, and floral.

At 15 cents per pod, popular brands sold at Walmart, like Tide and Gain, are more than double per wash.

Price: $14.97

Swap out your dirty, old sponge for these heavy-duty Scotch-Brite ones.

The sponges are made with 100% recycled content, featuring a soft spongy side and a tougher side for scrubbing. The sponges last up to three weeks, and you can run them through the dishwasher to sanitize.

The 24 individually wrapped sponges break down to just 62 cents each, 15 cents less than you would pay at Costco.

Price: $19.98

The cost of paper towels can really add up if you just buy one roll at a time, which is why this 15-roll pack is such a good deal.

These towels are larger than most, with 150 sheets per roll. The tear-away sheets measure 11 by 6 in and are made with a thick, fast-absorbing two-ply construction for cleaning up messes or drying hands.

Each roll costs $1.33 at Sam’s Club, giving you a good reason to skip the Bounty paper towels, which are $2.06 per roll.

Price: $12.98

Get these mess-free dishwasher pods for a fraction of the cost of other name-brand detergents.

This 105-count box is just $12.98, working out to about 12 cents per load. Even at Sam’s prices, you pay 28 cents per load — more than double — for Cascade Platinum Plus Dishwasher Pacs.

“I have relied on these Member's Mark Dishwasher pacs for several years,” one reviewer says. “They provide a consistent, good cleaning of all types of dinnerware and glassware.”

Price: $18.48

Instead of using a traditional toilet brush that can become a breeding ground for germs, this Clorox ToiletWand comes with disposable cleaning pads.

All you have to do is push the reusable wand handle into a new cleaning pad and then click the button on the handle to dispense. The pads are already soaked in Clorox cleaner, reducing your toilet cleaning routine to one step.

The wand and 36 refills cost $18.48 at Sam’s, which works out to 51 cents per use. Costco sells the same kit for $21.99, so you’ll save a few bucks by buying at Sam’s Club.

Sam’s Club isn’t just a great place to save money on groceries — it’s also a go-to store for affordable household essentials. From paper products to cleaning supplies, the warehouse store offers some of the best savings on everyday items.

If you don’t want to worry about carting your bulky essentials home during your next grocery trip, you can get them delivered from Sam’s Club as well.