{
  "slug": "sams-club",
  "name": "Sam's Club",
  "domain": "samsclub.com",
  "category": "memberships-delivery",
  "categoryName": "Memberships & delivery",
  "description": "Annual warehouse-club membership with Club and Plus tiers for in-club and online shopping.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Sam's Club through chat, by calling 888-746-7726, or at a club Membership Desk. It takes about five minutes, and access continues through the Membership Year unless you receive a guarantee refund. The 100% Membership Satisfaction Guarantee can refund the current-year fee, subject to its exclusions and limits.",
  "price": "$60 / year",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 5,
  "planName": "Club Membership",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "club-membership",
      "name": "Club Membership",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 60
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66"
    },
    {
      "id": "plus-membership",
      "name": "Plus Membership",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 120
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Hard",
  "difficultyScore": 8.5,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2563",
  "cancellationTime": "~5 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 300,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Choose chat, phone, or a club desk",
        "body": "Open the official cancellation page and select Chat with us, call 888-746-7726, or visit the Membership Desk at any Sam's Club. The club desk provides immediate cancellation."
      },
      {
        "title": "Request membership cancellation",
        "body": "Ask to cancel the Club or Plus membership. If renewal is billed through a Sam's Club Credit Account, also contact the card issuer to stop that automatic billing program."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose whether to request the guarantee refund",
        "body": "Without a refund, access continues to the end of the Membership Year. If the 100% Membership Satisfaction Guarantee refund is granted, continued access ends instead."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Sam's Club documents chat, phone, and in-club cancellation, not a self-service cancellation button."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "The 100% Membership Satisfaction Guarantee refunds the current-year membership fee for a dissatisfied active member. Memberships bought through the Sponsored Membership Program or third parties are excluded, and Plus cancellations are limited to one per household or business per year.",
  "pauseInfo": "No membership pause or hold option is documented. Members can turn off auto-renewal or cancel.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Plus members can downgrade to Club at a Membership Desk, by calling 888-746-7726, or through chat. Eligible active members may request a current-year Plus-upgrade refund, limited to one downgrade refund per household or business per year.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "After cancellation, Sam's Club may retain information needed for legal obligations, record-retention policies, or other uses permitted by law. Membership cancellation therefore does not promise deletion of account data.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "Current year under guarantee"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of Membership Year, or refund date"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel Sam's Club?",
      "answer": "Use Chat with us on the official cancellation page, call 888-746-7726, or visit a club Membership Desk."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Sam's Club cancellation end access immediately?",
      "answer": "Without a refund, access continues through the end of the Membership Year. Access does not continue when a guarantee refund is issued."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get my Sam's Club membership fee back?",
      "answer": "A dissatisfied active member may request the current-year fee under the 100% Membership Satisfaction Guarantee, subject to exclusions and limits."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I downgrade Sam's Club Plus?",
      "answer": "Yes. Downgrade at a Membership Desk, by phone, or through chat. An eligible active member can request a current-year Plus-upgrade refund."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Sam's Club delete my data after cancellation?",
      "answer": "Not necessarily. Sam's Club says it may retain information for legal obligations, record-retention policies, or as otherwise permitted by law."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Membership Renewal Payments & Options - Sam's Club",
      "url": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to cancel Sam's Club Membership? - Sam's Club",
      "url": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2563",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Terms and Conditions - Sam's Club",
      "url": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4075",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to downgrade a Sam's Club Membership? - Sam's Club",
      "url": "https://help.samsclub.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2564",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
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