Quick Answer: Sam’s Club sells genuine Bissell and Hoover carpet cleaners — the Bissell ProHeat 2X Multi-Surface Pet upright with Surround Suction (roughly $150-$250, with the related ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Full Size running $169.98-$189.98), the Hoover SmartWash+ Automatic Carpet Cleaner, and the Hoover CleanSlate Portable Carpet and Upholstery Pet Spot Cleaner (now $89.98, up from the $79.98 promo price previously seen). The catch most shoppers miss: Sam’s Club runs two membership tiers — a $60/year Club plan and a $120/year Plus plan — and only Plus guarantees free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Buy a $150-$250 upright on the cheaper Club tier and you can still get hit with a shipping fee on top of your dues.
Searching “carpet cleaner Sam’s Club” usually means you’re already a member checking what’s on the shelf, or you’re weighing whether a membership is worth it partly to buy a carpet cleaner. The tier you pick matters more here than at any other warehouse retailer on this site.
What’s actually at Sam’s Club
| Model | Typical price | Membership needed for free shipping | What it's for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover CleanSlate Portable Pet Spot Cleaner | $89.98 | Plus (orders $50+) | Spot/stain cleanup, small tank |
| Hoover SmartWash+ Automatic Carpet Cleaner | Sign-in required, mid-tier full-size range | Plus (orders $50+) | Push-forward-clean, pull-back-dry upright |
| Bissell ProHeat 2X Multi-Surface Pet w/ Surround Suction | ~$150-$250 range | Plus (orders $50+) | Full-size deep-clean upright, pet-focused |
| Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Full Size | $169.98-$189.98 (model 35797/1550X) | Plus (orders $50+) | Full-size deep-clean upright |
Every model is the genuine article, not a downgraded warehouse-exclusive version — the SmartWash+ is the same machine covered in our Hoover SmartWash+ review, and the ProHeat 2X platform is the same family reviewed in our Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution review. Like Costco, most Sam’s Club listings hide exact pricing behind a member sign-in wall rather than showing it to any visitor.
The two-tier membership trap
This is where Sam’s Club actually differs from Costco, not just resembles it. Costco has one membership level — pay $65/year and every member gets the same access. Sam’s Club splits into two tiers, and as of the May 2026 price increase they cost $60/year for base Club and $120/year for Plus. Plus members get free shipping on eligible online orders of $50 or more, which covers essentially every carpet cleaner in the lineup. Base Club members only get free shipping on items specifically flagged “Free Shipping Plus” — meaning the same $150-$250 Bissell ProHeat 2X can ship free for a Plus member and carry a shipping charge for a Club member buying the identical item. Doubling your membership cost from $60 to $120 a year only makes sense if you’re also using Plus perks like the 2% cash back on qualifying purchases elsewhere, not just to save a one-time shipping fee on a single appliance.
Bissell ProHeat 2X Multi-Surface Pet Upright Deep Cleaner
- Same ProHeat 2X platform as the Pet Pro/Pet Pro Plus versions sold on Amazon and at other retailers, reviewed in detail on this site.
- At $150-$250, this is squarely in the price range where the Club-vs-Plus shipping gap actually matters — a shipping fee on a Club-tier order eats into any warehouse-price advantage over Amazon.
- Surround Suction is Bissell's wider-nozzle pickup design, aimed at faster drying on multi-pass cleaning jobs.
Get your carpet cleaner in two days — try Amazon Prime free for 30 days — no warehouse membership tier to pick, no sign-in wall, and free two-day shipping is simply included rather than gated behind a $120/year upgrade.
The return-policy middle ground
Sam’s Club treats a carpet cleaner as an appliance rather than general merchandise, which means it falls under a 90-day return window instead of the store’s open-ended satisfaction guarantee. That lands right in the middle of this site’s buying-guide series: shorter than Costco’s open-ended guarantee for members, but matching the 90-day windows at Target, Lowe’s, and Home Depot, and well ahead of Walmart’s 30-day floor-care cutoff.
Bottom line
Sam’s Club’s carpet cleaner lineup — Bissell ProHeat 2X, Hoover SmartWash+, Hoover CleanSlate — is genuine hardware at fair warehouse pricing, backed by a 90-day return window that beats Walmart without quite matching Costco’s open-ended guarantee. But it’s the only retailer in this site’s buying-guide series where the membership itself has two price points that change your actual cost: pick the $60/year Club tier and a $150-$250 upright can still cost you a shipping fee; pick the $120/year Plus tier and it won’t, but you’re paying double in dues to get there. If you’re not already a Sam’s Club shopper for groceries or gas, running the math against a membership-free Amazon pick first is worth it — or compare it against Costco’s single-tier membership, which skips this shipping-tier decision entirely.
Last updated: October 5, 2026 — re-verified Sam’s Club pricing: the Hoover CleanSlate now lists at $89.98 (up from the $79.98 promo price this guide previously cited), and the Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Full Size (model 35797/1550X) currently runs $169.98-$189.98. Club ($60/year) and Plus ($120/year) membership pricing confirmed unchanged since the May 2026 increase.