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expiredtuang2003 posted Aug 10, 2020 5:29 AM

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

$60

w/ Auto-Renewal (New Costco Members Only)at Groupon
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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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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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Aug 11, 2020 4:36 AM
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maywood86Aug 11, 2020 4:36 AM
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Quote from akriitis :
It says renewal can be done starting 05/31, the membership is still valid till 08/31.
Thank you sir
Aug 11, 2020 4:37 AM
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Crackerjack111Aug 11, 2020 4:37 AM
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Quote from CassAlexandra :
Are you saying that an MC credit card with a PIN will work at Costco?
Yes exactly. I've done it before.

Quote from CassAlexandra :
I thought Costco always accepted all debit cards.
Their stores in Canada and other countries may work differently.
Aug 11, 2020 4:47 AM
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BrianH5624Aug 11, 2020 4:47 AM
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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.
Our Costco has scan and go
Aug 11, 2020 5:04 AM
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C.GAug 11, 2020 5:04 AM
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Quote from Crackerjack111 :
Not entirely accurate. They will accept it if the MasterCard has a PIN number associated with it.

EDIT: To clarify, to qualify for this deal, you need to purchase the membership by using a Visa credit or debit card.
So no PayPal?
Aug 11, 2020 5:06 AM
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C.GAug 11, 2020 5:06 AM
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Quote from ray126 :
Completed the process, auto renew says it will be renewed on 5/31/2021? So I'm only getting 9 months of membership?
Oh really? Is it the same for everyone
Aug 11, 2020 5:12 AM
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rezoundAug 11, 2020 5:12 AM
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If you make an only order make sure it says 2 day. Otherwise it may come from a random warehouse and get lost like my order. If you call you will wait hours to be told something not helpful.

Costco is good for in store, not so much with shipping.
Aug 11, 2020 5:14 AM
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Rajkumar433257Aug 11, 2020 5:14 AM
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Could someone help clarify this for me. My membership expired last November and havent renewed it since. So it basically crossed the 90 days renewal window. Since the current promotion says it is only applicable for New Members and those whose memberships expired prior to April 1, 2020.

So do I qualify for this deal ? Do I need to use the voucher against my old account or should it be a new account signup ?

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Aug 11, 2020 5:21 AM
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hhyderAug 11, 2020 5:21 AM
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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 thing. Let's see if the $40 gift card comes thru.
Aug 11, 2020 5:35 AM
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KingUltraAug 11, 2020 5:35 AM
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I've been a Costco member for over 20 years, but I have not gone to their store since February.
Sam's is getting all my business with their In store pick up, and now even easier with Curbside where they load it into your vehicle.

I hope Costco would offer pick up services soon.
Aug 11, 2020 5:41 AM
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KevinC19Aug 11, 2020 5:41 AM
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So are we supposed to manually set up auto renewal?
Aug 11, 2020 5:47 AM
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KevinC19Aug 11, 2020 5:47 AM
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Quote from krnsamiam :
I just followed all the directions exactly on how it was displayed on the Groupon and during the Costco checkout page after putting in my Visa credit card info. I did not see the auto-renew option at all on the Costco checkout page. I even took screen shots of the Costco checkout page and after I confirmed the Gold Costco Membership purchase. The only time the Costco website gave me the option to turn on auto-renew was after the confirmation page. It said at the confirmation page at the bottom, "Visit Renew Membership in My Account to set up your membership for automatic annual renewal with any Visa card." I went to the Renew Membership page and setup auto-renew. I am going to contact Groupon and Costco on this as well. I hope this helps!
Please let us know when you get a response, thanks!
Aug 11, 2020 6:07 AM
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john9Aug 11, 2020 6:07 AM
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Even though the instructions say to enter a Visa cc and setup auto-renew, the voucher just nulls out the cc, and cancels the auto-renew agreement. Groupon's tutorial video shows the same process, so we're probably fine. But I didn't take any chances: I did the futile enter-Visa cc# step, and then manually setup auto-renew after I completed purchase of the membership: on the Costco site, click "My Account" > "Renew Membership" > re-enter your Visaa cc# for auto-renew.
Aug 11, 2020 6:15 AM
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CoolWalrus672Aug 11, 2020 6:15 AM
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So this used to be $20 Gift card in previous deals? This time it's $40 ?
Aug 11, 2020 9:21 AM
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wfhbrightAug 11, 2020 9:21 AM
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So for those who also missed setting up auto-renewal when activating membership like me, I reached out to Groupon and Costco.

Groupon's response

Quote :
Thanks for reaching out. It looks like we're still within the 4-6 week delivery window, so if you signed up for auto-renewal with a Visa card when you redeemed your deal, your Costco benefits should be on their way and you don't need to do anything further.

If you didn't sign up for auto-renewal with a Visa card, or if you don't receive your benefits by the end of that time frame, you'll need to contact Costco directly for assistance. You can reach Costco at [email protected] and provide your name, Costco membership number, and mailing address, as well as letting them know the situation.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,
I then reached out to Costco at above address. It is their downtime but it seems they are already getting flooded with questions. Below is their auto-response:

Quote :
Thank you for your email.

All inquiries will be responded to within 5-7 business days (Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm pst) from the time your email was received.

If you are inquiring about Groupon, please make sure to include the following information:
Full Name
Membership Number
Mailing Address
Thank you for your time.
I will keep an eye on follow-up from Costco. Thought I would share my experience in case others have the same issue.
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Aug 11, 2020 10:33 AM
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wisefatherAug 11, 2020 10:33 AM
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Quote from john9 :
Even though the instructions say to enter a Visa cc and setup auto-renew, the voucher just nulls out the cc, and cancels the auto-renew agreement. Groupon's tutorial video shows the same process, so we're probably fine. But I didn't take any chances: I did the futile enter-Visa cc# step, and then manually setup auto-renew after I completed purchase of the membership: on the Costco site, click "My Account" > "Renew Membership" > re-enter your Visaa cc# for auto-renew.
Same. How are they verifying auto renew if we can't even activate it when we use the $60 shop card?

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