BJ's Wholesale Club — Restaurant in Muhlenberg Township

We normally shop bulk at Costco but decided to give BJs a try as I’d heard they have more grocery options than Costco, which is what we use it for. We don’t need $400 blenders with three extra smoothie cups or a wide choice of Asian foods which Costco has recently become known for. We just don’t use that stuff. BJs definitely has more brands for each type of product. like for example two different brands of string cheese as opposed to just one. I do however think the Kirkland Brand is better than Wellesley Farms. I bought the WF knock off of the fancy napkins and they’re not as good. Kirkland never makes an Inferior product to the name brand they’re duping. BJs also takes coupons and there’s an app that will show you all the coupons available for items in the store you can download them for use. They also have the instant savings which is more similar to Costco. This BJs in particular is much less crowded. Its almost a little odd how they can even stay open. They were limited in staff and when we checked out the cashier had to call a manager after each transaction to verify IDs with memberships. I thought this was really annoying, as the cashier didn’t explain what was going on or why she needed a manager to complete the transaction. Why hire staff who can’t have the authority to look at a picture ID? Or have a manager check IDs upon entry. Anyway I also like they have order pick up although I haven’t used it yet. We will be...

I and/or my family have been a member of BJ’s since their door first opened. I am obviously bias, because I met my partner of 17 years from the Reading Store, therefore - I am loyal and indebted. But if you want bulk, the prices are good, but - Walmart is better in overall price, and product quality is better at Costco. The low gas prices is what kept me, but - Sheetz of late has been beating and dominating BJ’s! Also the opening of two Grocery Outlets in Muhlenberg & Shillington, several Aldi(s), and a Lidl, and of course my favorite Horning’s, is quickly undermining BJ’s without the need of bulk. The competition is fierce, and I am very surprised the store has lingered and not closed. Not having a food court anymore, is also a huge strike against it. Also many old familiar faces have disappeared, and I think regretfully we will be ending our membership in the foreseeable future. With regrets, because there are a lot of fond memories. Thank You...

BJs is ok, but if you go in comparing them to Costco, you'd be disappointed. This caters to a different demographic, but is still pretty good.

This tends to have many more name brands, and many of the brands and things they have overlap with ALDI of all places. Is a lot of cases they are about the same price, or slightly less. Some more.

Where you can REALLY save money is on things like laundry detergent, dish soap, paper products, etc. Also fresh meats and dairy is great. They have FAT BOY ice cream!!

I really really DID NOT LIKE the self checkout. It kept asking us to put the item back into the bagging area. It was really getting frustrating. Also, I found no way to weigh and pay for my cantaloupe, so I left it there.

They REALLY need to fix their self checkout.

I went to get a drink at one of the vending machines out front, and I was grateful they had sparkling water (Perrier) in the machines, but I had a hard time getting...