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1-Yr Costco Gold Star Membership w/ $40 Costco Card & $40 Off Online Orders $250+

w/ Auto-Renewal (New Costco Members Only)

$60

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Groupon or LivingSocial is offering 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership w/ $40 Costco Shop Card & $40 Off Online Orders $250+ on sale for $60 w/ Auto Renewal valid for New Costco Members only. Thanks tuang2003

Note, to qualify for the promotional incentives, new members must sign up for auto-renewal of the Costco Membership using VISA credit/debit card.

Includes
  • 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership w/ Auto-Renewal
  • $40 Costco Shop Card (gift card is valid towards any purchase, including gas)
  • $40 Off Any Order of $250+ on Costco.com
  • Membership Card for the Primary Cardholder and one additional Household Card for anyone living at the same address, over the age of 18

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Written by Discombobulated | Staff
Offer valid for new members and those who membership expired prior to April 1, 2020. Not valid for the renewal of an existing Costco membership. Promotional value expires December 31, 2020. To qualify, you must redeem your voucher by December 31, 2020. Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Groupon or LivingSocial is offering 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership w/ $40 Costco Shop Card & $40 Off Online Orders $250+ on sale for $60 w/ Auto Renewal valid for New Costco Members only. Thanks tuang2003

Note, to qualify for the promotional incentives, new members must sign up for auto-renewal of the Costco Membership using VISA credit/debit card.

Includes
  • 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership w/ Auto-Renewal
  • $40 Costco Shop Card (gift card is valid towards any purchase, including gas)
  • $40 Off Any Order of $250+ on Costco.com
  • Membership Card for the Primary Cardholder and one additional Household Card for anyone living at the same address, over the age of 18

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
Offer valid for new members and those who membership expired prior to April 1, 2020. Not valid for the renewal of an existing Costco membership. Promotional value expires December 31, 2020. To qualify, you must redeem your voucher by December 31, 2020. Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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cyfan
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Nah. Try Sam's Scan and Go and you'll wonder why you're waiting in line at Costco.
ellemdee
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According to the fine print, the $40 gift card and $40 off $250 online code are mailed 4-6 weeks after you activate the membership, but they also both expire on Dec 31. Keep that in mind if you plan to wait a while to activate, especially with all of the delays various delivery services have been experiencing lately, which are only likely to worsen as we get closer to Christmas.

edit: Groupon has confirmed in this thread that both the $40 off $250 online code and the $40 Shop Card expire at the end of January.

Also, the Groupon offer itself is available until August 31st.
thatswhatshesaid
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Yes, you have about 11 months to do that.

Remember to sign up at BEGINNING of the month as membership always expires at end of month, 13 for 12.

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BraveGorilla4497
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Quote from wfhbright :
Same. I messed up too. Just emailed them and see if it would still work. Frown
I did the same mistake. Bought membership using shop card. Whom do you need to email? I did not find any emaild on Costco contact us.
Aug 10, 2020
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wfhbright
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from BraveGorilla4497 :
I did the same mistake. Bought membership using shop card. Whom do you need to email? I did not find any emaild on Costco contact us.
I just tried the one listed on Groupon; no idea if it would work or not -

"Questions?
For Groupon: Email [email protected] or visit https://www.groupon.com/faq#Costco


For LivingSocial: Email [email protected] or visit https://www.livingsocial.com/faq#Costco
"
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Chris_Tian
Aug 10, 2020
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Okay.
​Using internet explorer helped.
Chrome was useless tbh
Aug 10, 2020
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Chris_Tian
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from MollyMcButter :
I posted up above that I had the same problem and called Costco. Filled out everything correctly, order showed $0 after adding the Shop Card, and then it crapped out with an error. When I tried a second time, it showed a $0 balance on the card. First CS person I spoke to had no idea how anything works, put me on hold forever, and never came back. Second person checked with supervisor and they are having a problem with a LOT of transactions doing the same thing. They are trying to figure out what is going on.
Yes.
I spoke with a lady who cleared my transaction. Did it using IE and it was smooth.
Aug 10, 2020
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nikhilkamath08
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from trooper1414 :
Any coupons for Groupon or cashback to make this better ?
Yes ibotta has 10% cash back and urlhasbeenblocked provides you 6%.
Aug 10, 2020
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sp44
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Quote from cyfan :
Nah. Try Sam's Scan and Go and you'll wonder why you're waiting in line at Costco.
Nah. Try Sams horrible customer service counter.
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konoplya
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well this sucks, i just got a new membership last month..

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TalentedMusic6194
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from Groupon :
Just by purchasing this membership with a Visa card (Costco US), you agree that your Costco membership fee will automatically renew at the membership price selected. Find more help here: https://www.groupon.com/faq#faqs:content-1036
The visa card section DISSAPEARED after entering the shopcard info since the total becomes $0!!! Please fix ur website description, there's no way setting up auto renew!
Aug 10, 2020
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linsaniti
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from mm1515 :
The instructions are incorrect on signing up for auto-renewal.
I put in my Visa card and it did not give any option to opt into auto-renew.
I then put in the $60 card code and PIN and bought the membership.
I then went into the account and saw auto-renew was not active, so I entered my Visa number and activated it. Hope this does not screw up the promotions that are supposed to be attached to my account.Guess I have to wait 4-6 weeks to find out.
I did the same, hopefully will get the promotions.
Aug 10, 2020
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nikhilkamath08
Aug 10, 2020
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Hi, I had a quick question. So the $40 shop card. Do we get any confirmation from Costco regarding that? Or we just have to wait for 4-6 weeks to get it.?
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abstraxion
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from cyfan :
Nah. Try Sam's Scan and Go and you'll wonder why you're waiting in line at Costco.
For better products, which I'm guessing is why Costco is much more successful
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august_leo
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from abstraxion :
For better products, which I'm guessing is why Costco is much more successful
Previously, yes... but Sam's improved a lot over the past few years.

We have both Costco and Sam's memberships (picked Sam's membership on an offer this year). With the increased variety at Sam's, much cheaper prices and the excellent Scan and Go option, we are thinking not to renew Costco membership this year. It's just a personal preference and not that Costco is bad. We like the selection of products at Sam's better. And cheaper.

For anyone specifically looking for Costco membership, this is a good deal. But if you are on the fence, I would recommend to check out Sam's as well and decide for yourself which is better for you.
Last edited by august_leo August 10, 2020 at 02:12 PM.
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doni82
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from tuang2003 :
Costco Members: Kirkland Signature Diapers (sizes 1-6) on sale from $22.49. Shipping is free. Until 8/30/20. Thanks saran.rmk

Note, limit 2 per size per member.

Available Options
192-Count Size 1 $22.49
174-Count Size 2 $22.49
198-Count Size 3 $28.49
180-Count Size 4 $28.49
150-Count Size 5 $28.49
120-Count Size 6 $28.49
Time to stock up on diaper.
Aldi diapers are wonderful and cheaper.
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pcgeekpcgeek
Aug 10, 2020
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Quote from kovy :
It also caters to the cult culture. People that like to think they belong to an exclusive club that gives them great benefits. But if Costco was free, the prices would still be bad. I have a membership as I took advantage of this last time with cashback and coupon and it was a fairly significant MM. I've had several membership stints over the years to take advantage of the few good prices like car batteries and regional liquor deals and occasional inexplicable clearances. I've never actually paid for a membership not would I. The prices are simply terrible compared to groceries and ethnic markets and Amazon/Walmart/target/etc sales prices.

Another place the cult mindset comes in is the belief that Costco fruits, meat and fish are higher grade or freshness. Not true. I've compared them. Their quality is nothing special.

The return policy... same as grocery stores for the most part. A bit better than many stores in terms of length but many stores have 1 month return. Costco does win out in this area however. Extended warranty is a plus but I use my credit cards extended warranty with a long history of success.

Costco is for people that want to buy everything in one trip while putting in little effort and convincing themselves they are getting the best at the best prices. It's a delusion though.
My friend keeps bragging about Costco's warranty policies.
He keeps arguing that Costco provides "lifetime warranty" to electronics.
I thought it was BS and told him it's YMMV and the customer services person is just being nice to you.
So a few months ago I went to Costco with him and he successfully returned his 4-year-old out-of-warranty Roomba with a failed battery.
He claimed that he used Costco's "lifetime warranty" many times in the past and they always honor it.
What gives?
Last edited by pcgeekpcgeek August 10, 2020 at 02:09 PM.

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warmail
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Quote from nikhilkamath08 :
Yes ibotta has 10% cash back and urlhasbeenblocked provides you 6%.
10% only for groupon local. Not sure this is qualified.

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