5 Can't-Miss Fall Items From Sam's Club

How can you tell when autumn is almost here? It's not the leaves on the ground, or the chill in the air. No, the first sign of fall is the deluge of pumpkin spice everything hitting the store shelves.

Even if you're not crazy for spicy squash, there are a lot of interesting items that show up this time of year in all our favorite stores. Sam's Club, for example, has already started rolling out some of its seasonal selections. Take a look at some of the limited-time fall items out now.

1. Member's Mark seasonal soups

If there's any dish that epitomizes fall flavors, it has to be soup. Sipping soup on a crisp fall evening is about as close to autumn nirvana as you can get (without literally turning into a pumpkin). These seasonal soups offer some of that fall feeling without putting your budget into hibernation:

• Autumn Squash Soup (32 oz. tub, 2 pk.) | $9.98 ($0.16/oz)
• Member's Mark Black Beans, Corn and Spicy Chorizo Soup (24 ounce tub, 2 pk.) | $10.48 ($0.22/oz)

2. Pumpkin spice coffees

Whole bean, ground, K-cup -- doesn't matter how you like your pumpkin spice coffee, Sam's Club has an option for you this fall. You can find a variety of brands and styles, all at the great prices you'd expect to see:

• Boyer's Whole Bean Coffee, Pumpkin Spice (36 oz.) | $18.88 ($0.52/oz)
• Community Coffee Ground Coffee, Spiced Pumpkin Pecan Pie (32 oz.) | $14.42 ($0.45/oz)
• Copper Moon Coffee Single Serve Cups, Harvest Pack (36 ct.) | $12.98 ($0.36/ea)
• Dunkin' Donuts Medium Roast K-Cups, Pumpkin Spice (54 ct.) | $29.98 ($0.56/ea)
• Starbucks Limited Edition K-Cup Coffee Pods, Pumpkin Spice (64 ct.) | $29.98 ($0.47/ea)

3. Fall decor

Few things will get you in that leaves-on-the-ground mood quite like some seasonal fall decor. Sam's Club has a surprising variety of harvest-inspired decorations, from front porch pumpkins strung with twinkly lights to a set of resin turkeys for your tablescape. (There's also a good array of indoor and outdoor Halloween decorations, too.)

• Member's Mark Harvest Door Mat (various styles) | $9.98
• Member's Mark Halloween Ceramic Candy Bowl (various styles) | $19.98
• Member's Mark Harvest Wreath (various styles) | $34.98 to $49.98
• Member's Mark Harvest Pumpkin Set (various colors) | $54.98

4. Oktoberfest-inspired snacks

It doesn't have as much hype in the U.S. as Thanksgiving -- or even Pumpkin Spice Season -- but lots of folks love to raise their tankard for Oktoberfest. These snacks both look like they'd be good washed down with a pint:

• Member's Mark Beer Cheese Flavored Popcorn (14 oz.) | $4.98 ($0.36/oz)
• Member's Mark Oktoberfest Mini Pretzel Franks (18 oz.) | $11.98 ($0.67/oz)

5. Halloween candy

Halloween candy holds a special appeal for many of us, regardless of our age. What's really cool, though, is that when you're an adult, you can just, like, buy the stuff -- no costume required. Of course, as an adult, you also need to be financially responsible. So, buy your candy from Sam's Club in bulk. You know, for the savings.

• Reese's Halloween Pumpkins Candy Bulk Bag (39.8 oz., 65 Pieces) | $11.98 ($0.18/ea)
• Hershey Halloween Candy Bulk Variety Bag (53.7 oz., 105 pcs) | $18.98 ($0.18/ea)
• Sweetarts Halloween Ghostly Goodies Mix (59.86 oz., 175 ct.) | $19.98 ($0.11/ea)

A lot more fall to come

Let's be honest: It's not really autumn yet. And it certainly wasn't autumn when all this pumpkin nonsense started weeks ago. There's still so much actual autumn to come!

The point? Pace yourself -- and your bank account.

After a long, hot summer, it can be so tempting to embrace the fall feeling, even if it does come a few weeks early. Part of that, for many folks, is drowning their summer sorrows in pumpkin spice. But all that mood-altering goodness isn't free (or even cheap). No, it can add up faster than you think.

Before you start running up your credit cards on seasonal goodies, take the time to figure out which ones will bring you the most joy. Focus on one or two items that will really make you feel like fall is on the way, and leave the rest for other pumpkin lovers to enjoy.