Heads up, Costco Shoppers! Membership Cards will Now Be Scanned at Store Entrances

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   Mamamia June 16, 2023 at 8:56 pm MST

   ours has been checking membership at the door for years, not sure if they will physically get the card and check. Also, they have self-checkout. Will they onlinee check your card and id each time? That will defeat the purpose of a fast checkout. I’m pretty sure the $60 in card charing loss is made up by the thousands that the sharers are spending in the store. Stop being petty Costco! And for the record, it should really be enough cards per household. there are 4 adults living in our house (almost 5!) why do I need to by 3 different memberships for those 5 people when we all live under one roof?!?

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  Beth August 8, 2024 at 1:19 pm MST

  We have to show that we have a card at the door but have never had it scanned at the door. Also, for a while now they have a person checking the photos on the IDs at the self checkout prior to allowing you up to a register to check out. I have never had someone else use my card before so it has never caused a problem for me. I did have an issue though trying to check out my flex spending items (allergy medications) separately from my other items. The self checkout person who kind of watches over the registers came over and told me that wasn’t allowed. At that point I already had my first transaction paid for and was going to pay for my second transaction. I told her I needed a separate receipt and she seemed baffled by that. She said well next time you can try checking out in the pharmacy. I’ve been doing it that way for years and didn’t have a problem until just recently.

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  kvk101 August 9, 2024 at 4:55 am MST

  If you have a gym membership, ymca membership, yoga club, tennis or golf club, zoo or museum membership you are restricted from sharing it. It’s the membership fee that allows Costco to give its members the discounted pricing.

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   Sara June 16, 2023 at 9:22 pm MST

   Yep, I’ve been asked for ID or reprimanded by a Costco employee more than once for using my husband’s card when my debit card name didn’t match the account (I’m not on the account).

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   jackie August 8, 2024 at 12:55 pm MST

   They began accepting EBT 15 yrs ago. I highly doubt that is the issue.

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   Swati August 8, 2024 at 1:48 pm MST

   I have Costco cash cards and no membership currently. What will they do about that?

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  Trish (Hip Sidekick) August 8, 2024 at 2:08 pm MST

  Great question, Swati! I chatted with Costco customer service and they informed me that you’ll still be able to enter the store to use your Costco cash card. We’ll keep watch for any other updates as they beonlinee available. 🤗❤️

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   Marie August 9, 2024 at 9:05 am MST

   You don’t have to be a member to use the pharmacy.

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  Amber (Hip Sidekick) August 9, 2024 at 9:35 am MST

  Thanks for the reminder, Marie! 💖

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  car men September 19, 2024 at 3:44 pm MST

  I was wondering about that–can I still visit the pharmacy and browse the store without a membership card?

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   Deanna August 10, 2024 at 9:31 am MST

   Yet one more reason I will keep going to Sam’s and not Costco. I am paying them to shop there and it’s like going through the inquisition to get in much less check out. We had both, stopped doing Costco a year ago and just kept Sam’s and haven’t missed it one bit.

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   Annie August 12, 2024 at 8:50 pm MST

   At check out the other day, I showed my card, then went to grab a pizza (my husband stayed to pay for the items) and she made him show the card again and wouldn’t let him pay because his name wasn’t on the Costco card.. it was annoying, but I get it.

   But now my husband or 16 year old can’t go grab stuff for me when I don’t feel like taking the baby out. 😩😩

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  C September 5, 2024 at 1:23 am MST

  You get 2 card members per membership, so you could add either your husband or kid 🤷‍♀️ if your husband was trying to pay with a card in his name, I’ve heard the employees get in trouble if a credit card payment is made by a person not listed on the membership … it seems (from my observation) that they don’t really care if you pay cash- not sure if your husband was paying with card or cash

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