A SAM’S Club shopper has been left baffled by a price hike on a fridge staple this month.
The increase left them pledging to find another option, but fellow customers argued that the retailer isn’t to blame.
A shopper was fuming after a 25% increase on an essential item (stock image)[/caption]
“Raised the price $3 in one month for water should be criminal,” a Sam’s Club member, Mic, wrote in a post on Facebook.
Mic included two screenshots of their online orders made at a local store in New Jersey.
The first screenshot included an order date of August 17, 2025, and the second for September 20, 2025.
For the August order, the five-gallon purchase of Poland Spring Brand 100% Natural Spring Water was listed at $7.98.
In September, Sam’s Club had the same item listed for $10.87, a $2.89 bump in cost.
The shopper fumed over the “$8 to $11 for a 5 gallon jug.”
“Disappointed. Will have to find an alternative,” Mic added.
Fellow Sam’s Club members were quick to echo frustrations over price hikes they spotted at their nearest locations, and several blamed the Trump administration’s tariff policies.
“They raised the price of the jars of peaches from 9.98 to 15.98 in a week. Hope no one buys them, this is greed at its utmost,” a longtime shopper, Nancy, claimed.
“Coffee went up 6.00 for a container of Folgers,” another argued.
“It’s called TARIFFS you can thank the MAGA administration,” a third commented.
“Let’s all be reminded of the tariffs Trump put in place! Prices are rising everywhere for almost everything!! It’s not the stores fault!” someone else exclaimed.
There has been mass uncertainty about the impact of tariffs on pricing for goods and services in the United States since they were announced by President Donald Trump earlier this spring.
Some economists have argued that US businesses, like Sam’s Club, would inevitably pass the import costs onto consumers rather than absorb them.
What items will be affected by the tariffs?
AMERICANS should prepare to see significant prices changes on everything from avocados to cars under President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs.
Here is a list of some of the everyday products that could see a massive price tag surge.
- Coffee
- Tea
- Bananas
- Foreign-made cars
- Sneakers
- Furniture and other home goods
- Pharmaceuticals
- Video games
- Clothing
- Toys
- Washers and dryers
- Avocados
- Housing materials
EXEC’S WARNING
Sam’s Club CFO Todd Sears warned in June that around 1,000 items would likely have prices raised to offset tariffs, and that no merchandise was necessarily safe from the action.
“If we see those higher costs come in, certainly we have to take a look at all options,” he told investors during an earnings call.
A few companies, like even scrambled to stock up as much as possible to avoid raising prices, per The Wall Street Journal.
Others, like e-commerce brands Temu and Shein, were up front and informed customers through website statements that items would get more expensive.
Only recently have the tariff effects started to arrive, with the Consumer Price Index increasing by 2.9% in August compared to the same time last year, per CBS News.
The steepest hikes, according to the data, were for goods that are heavily imported.
COFFEE CHAOS
This goes for coffee, something the United States is a top importer in the world for, as noted by the USDA.
Most coffee in the United States is imported from Latin America, specifically Brazil and Colombia.
Brazil faces 50% tariff rates as of August 6 and Colombia about 10%.
The US brought in about 7.6 million bags last year from Brazil alone, accounting for 16.7% of Brazil’s total coffee exports, per Coffee Intelligence.
Hawaii is the main producer of domestic coffee, but can’t possibly keep up with the demand from consumers.
An iconic convenience chain also recently revealed the truth behind price spikes for Kit Kat and Reese’s at all 800 store locations.
Even yearly trash collection fees are set to go up by $82.56 for select Americans.
