Sam’s Club is a network of wholesale and retail wholesale centers operated by Wal-Mart Stores. Sam’s Club membership is compulsory, since only it gives an opportunity to make purchases in the network of stores. The annual fee is about $40. Today Sam’s Club is committed to becoming the membership people love the most by saving members money on the items they buy most and surprising members with the unexpected find –anywhere, anytime. Sam’s Club offers low prices on the broadest assortment of products through a variety of formats. Sam’s Club allows its residents to receive cash back purchases. The shipping cost for most items is based on the item’s size, weight, shipping method and delivery address. In the shopping cart an estimated shipping cost is shown. It is based on the lowest-price shipping method and presuming that all items in the cart are going to a single address within the contiguous United States. If a different shipping method or address outside the Continental United States (AK & HI) is selected, the actual shipping cost will most likely be increased.