Sam's Club(R) Flying High With Once-In-A-Lifetime Gift Packages, Three Luxury Gifts Valued at More Than $2.8 Million

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sam's Club, one of the nation's largest membership warehouse clubs announced it will make available Cessna's Citation Mustang Jet for $2,734,600 complete with a rare lifelong Membership to the Club as part of its Once-in-a Lifetime packages for the 2006 holiday season.

The highly in-demand jet will be on display at the company's Home Office at 8th Street and Walton Blvd. Saturday, Oct. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The successful purchaser should find the Jet's historic flight into Bentonville complete with an escort down Walton Blvd. part of the allure, and reminiscent of Sam's Club founder and avid aviator, Mr. Sam Walton.

In addition to the Citation Mustang and exclusive to Sam's Club Members are four tickets to football's championship game in Miami complete with passes to football legend Dan Marino's VIP reception. The third package includes a trip to London and evening with timeless entertainer and singer Tony Bennett.

"The Once-in-a-Lifetime packages are popular with our Members and highly anticipated," said Mark Goodman, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Membership and E-Commerce, Sam's Club. "Our Members have come to expect that we'll continue to leverage our buying power to offer quality one-of-a-kind merchandise, and experiences, which are sure to please that someone special at Christmas time."

The Once-in-a-Lifetime packages, available exclusively at Sam's Club, go on sale at http://www.samsclub.com/ , the week of November 1. Check the Web site for details about how to purchase.

Hopeful buyers will have to click fast, as each package will be sold to the first qualified purchaser able to complete the transaction. A Sam's Club Business, Advantage or Plus Membership is required to purchase two of the packages. The extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime gift packages are:

   *  The Cessna Citation Mustang is sold out until 2009, but one lucky jet-
      setter will have the chance to purchase this in-demand jet just in
      time for Christmas with actual delivery November of 2007. In addition,
      the lucky winner will have the opportunity to choose from a number of
      interior and exterior options to personalize his or her very own
      Citation Mustang.

   *  Score big with the family and wrap up the ultimate football game
      weekend trip for four. This package offers first-class round-trip
      airfare to Miami, Fla., deluxe accommodations for four nights, lower-
      level premium tickets to football's championship game and the pre-game
      activities, as well as front-row VIP tickets for four to post-game
      awards. Following the awards, take a limo ride to South Beach to be a
      guest at Dan Marino's VIP party. In addition, the package also
      includes a Marino signed Hall of Fame jersey, and a complete
      Samsung(R) digital home theater and other products. The entire package
      retails at $71,000.

   *  Tony Bennett, famous for singing, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
      gives a special concert performance in London. The Sam's Club once-in-
      a-lifetime package includes round-trip business class airline tickets
      for four to London, a backstage "meet and greet" and photos with
      Bennett, VIP concert tickets for four in the Gold Row, plus luxurious
      accommodations and limousine service. The package retails at $44,000.

Sam's Club is in its third year of offering the Once-in-a-Lifetime packages via http://www.samsclub.com/ and includes the items in its holiday and spring catalogs.

About Sam's Club

Sam's Club is a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) , and ranks as one of the nation's largest warehouse clubs with more than 47 million U.S. members. The first Sam's Club opened its doors in Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1983. Sam's Club offers exceptional values on merchandise and services for business owners and consumers. Online merchandise and club information is available at http://www.samsclub.com/ .