Sam’s Club’s New Sandwiches Already Have Fans Talking

New sandwich alert! NEW SANDWICH ALERT! Sound the alarm! Scream it over the tannoy! Very dramatic, I know, but any new (or new-ish) combination of bread and filling can demand my attention, and today, that attention-demanding has come from Sam’s Club. The big-box store has a new sandwich, and while it’s very similar to some products we’ve seen before at the chain (like, near-identical), it still warrants our attention. 

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Unfortunately, though, some fans already aren’t pleased with this thing (even if some of their criticisms aren’t quite justified). Here’s the deal.

Sam’s Club Member’s Mark Southern Style Chicken Sandwich

This week, Sam’s Club has dropped its new Member’s Mark Southern Style Chicken Sandwich. Each box has eight individually wrapped, ready-to-go sandwiches, with breaded patties made from a combination of breast fillet and rib meat from chicken raised without any antibiotics. The picture on the box also suggests these sandwiches contain pickles and sauce; unless I’m wildly mistaken, they don’t. You’re going to have to garnish them yourself. But a lot of the work is done for you, at least.

Keen-eyed observers of Sam’s Club’s chicken sandwich selection will note that it’s not the first time it’s made a ready-to-go chicken sandwich. Far from it, in fact: It’s had two versions in the past, with one of them still available, in a 10-count box. It’s unclear exactly how different this new one is, but it’s definitely not just a repackaging: The nutritional makeup is slightly different, so Sam’s Club has gone down a different avenue here, however marginal.

So, Why Aren’t People Happy?

Well, it’s not so much the taste of these new sandwiches (which isn’t clear just yet, given that there are no reviews out), as it is their perceived quality. Over on @samsclubfavorites on TikTok, which announced the release of the sandwiches, commenters have been saying that the sandwich is “poison” and pointing to the long list of ingredients it’s made from. 

There’s no getting around the fact that this is processed, for sure – but one accusation of it containing monosodium glutamate seems to be untrue, judging by the ingredients list. Yes, it contains ingredients that in themselves contain MSG, like yeast extract, but I can’t see any sign of it on its own (and besides this, I could spend all day talking about the wildly unfair and unfounded prejudice against this ingredient, which has long been perceived to be bad for you, with very little proof that’s actually the case).

If you do want to try these sandwiches, they’ll cost you $14.27 per eight-count box. They may take a minute to roll out to your local store, but they’re probably not far off.