Most of the coupons in Sunday's paper will save you 50 cents or a buck. But if you read the small print on page A18 in the Sunday, March 14 paper, you can get a $10 gift card just for renewing your membership. The offer is good through March 31. Usually, the freebie offers are just for new members, so this is a nice perk for existing members.

Just cut out the entire ad, including the bar code to get the credit. You can use the credit the same day. The ad also includes a one-day free pass for non-members, who can also get the $10 gift card with the purchase of a membership.

I went to Sam's yesterday to take advantage of the offer and had no problems. But the cashier surprised me when she said that 80 percent of members at their club have the Advantage Plus membership ($100 per year) instead of the $40 per year Advantage membership. I resisted her upsell, but tell me , Sam's Club members, do you think the $100 membership is worth it? I'm skeptical.