Custom ordering is a piece of cake at Sam's Club. Members who want to order a custom cake now have the option to place an order online or via the Sam's Club app rather than having to stop at the ...

Things get a little more complicated when comparing the two stores' custom cakes. Sam's Club's $19.98 custom half-sheet cake easily trumps the price of Costco's, which rings up at $26.99.

Additionally, she said Sam’s Club also offers custom cupcakes. “Not only are the cakes a bargain compared to cakes at Costco, but the cake at Sam’s Club is delicious,” she said.

The News & Observer conducted a taste test of rotisserie chicken, vanilla sheet cake and butter croissants from Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale. Newsroom staff declared Costco to have ...