Best Grocery Stores for Free Samples

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Free samples—who doesn’t love them? It’s one of the best parts of going grocery shopping. And some stores have more and better free samples than others. Coffee, cheese, chocolate—it all tastes better when it’s free. When it comes to freebies, these five supermarkets are the best!

Costco

Costco has a variety of free samples and pretty much everything is offered. The samples are unlimited, which means you can go back for more.

Whole Foods

Sure, you’ll find a few free samples throughout the store, but the store policy is you are able to sample almost anything with an employee’s help. So, if there is something you want to try, just ask an employee.

Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s’ usually have a sample station with free bites and coffee samples. In addition, if there is something you want to try, just ask an employee.

Publix

Publix and Public GreenWise Market offers samples of specialty items and kids get a free cookie! You can also try the deli meat and cheeses.

Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club’s signature Taste and Tips sampling and demo program has had free food and beverages for almost 40 years and members can write reviews of the products.