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Join Costco as a New Member and Receive a $30 Costco Shop Card

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Order your Membership Activation Certificate online only to receive this special promotion. Not available at Costco locations.


Join Costco as a new member and receive a $30 Costco Shop Card.


Use a Costco Membership Activation Certificate to:

• Join as a Gold Star Executive Member: Purchase a Costco Membership Activation Certificate for $120.

• Join as a Gold Star Member: Purchase a Membership Activation Certificate for $60.

• Give the gift of a Costco Membership Activation Certificate for any occasion.

Not valid for renewal of existing membership.


You will receive an email that includes your Costco Membership Activation Certificate. Valid for new memberships only. Costco Membership Activation Certificates are offered online only and are not available for purchase at Costco locations.
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Created 09-10-2020 at 04:03 PM by rytangold
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Last Edited by sap283 September 11, 2020 at 04:48 AM
RESTRICTIONS: Valid for new memberships only. New members must be 18 years of age or older. To qualify as a new member, an existing Costco membership must be expired for 18 months or more. Not valid for renewal of an existing Costco membership or an upgrade of an existing membership to an Executive Membership. Costco Membership Activation Certificates are valid for a new Costco Gold Star Membership. Costco Membership Activation Certificates are not replaceable if lost, stolen or destroyed.

Limit one per household. Valid only for new members for their first year of Costco membership at any U.S. Costco location. To activate your Costco membership you must bring your Costco Membership Activation Certificate to your local Costco membership counter. New members are required to present valid government-issued photo identification before signing up for membership. To qualify for promotional incentives, you must agree to auto renewal of your Costco membership on a Visa card at the time of sign-up. If you elect not to sign up for auto renewal, incentives will not be mailed.

The $30 Costco Shop Card will be mailed to the address provided at the time of new membership sign up at the Costco location. Costco Shop Cards will be mailed within 4 - 6 weeks. You must join Costco by December 31, 2020, to qualify for the $30 Costco Shop Card incentive provided in the promotion. Membership Activation Certificates are not redeemable for cash or merchandise nor is it a debit or credit card. Costco Membership Activation Certificates are not redeemable at Costco.com or outside of the United States. Visit Costco.com to find the warehouse location near you. Membership Activation Certificates do not expire and there are no dormancy fees. Membership Activation Certificates cannot be used to purchase additional Membership Activation Certificates or a Costco Shop Card.

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cheapskate_on_ice
10-02-2020 at 10:49 PM.
10-02-2020 at 10:49 PM.
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To qualify as a new member, an existing Costco membership must be expired for 18 months or more. Limit one per household.
Has anyone with a membership that expired less than 18 months ago tried using this promo.. choosing a different family member who lives in the same household to be the new primary member? I'm curious if that would work.

Going a step farther, could 3x family members rotate annually?
(ie: 1 yr "on" as primary, then 24 months "off".. 24 > 18)
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10-02-2020 at 10:51 PM.
10-02-2020 at 10:51 PM.
Quote from cheapskate_on_ice :
Has anyone with a membership that expired less than 18 months ago tried using this promo.. choosing a different family member who lives in the same household to be the new primary member? I'm curious if that would work.

Going a step farther, could 3x family members rotate annually?
(ie: 1 yr "on" as primary, then 24 months "off".. 24 > 18)
it will work if they were not on the previous membership as a complementary member.

they used to not care about complementary members but they've recently changed that.
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10-08-2020 at 02:14 AM.
10-08-2020 at 02:14 AM.
Quote from av8r28 :
I literally just joined yesterday...any way I can retroactively get this deal?

If you go to Costco and tell them, more than likely they will. They're pretty cool about things like this. Very honest company.
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10-08-2020 at 04:56 AM.
10-08-2020 at 04:56 AM.
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So a membership for $30 then ($60 - $30)?

I know lots of Costco fans hate on other warehouse stores, but when we were maintaining both Sam's Club and Costco memberships last year we basically stopped going to Costco. Nothing beats the ability scan and pay with an app, skip the lines and have the door check people just scan a barcode on my phone!

Yep, I've been spending more money at sam's just because of the app. Prices for the most part are the same.
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10-09-2020 at 03:58 PM.
10-09-2020 at 03:58 PM.
Do I need to take print out of the activation certificate before going to Costco? Or can I just show my email @ Costco ?
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10-12-2020 at 09:04 AM.
10-12-2020 at 09:04 AM.
So I signed up for a UPS account and went through the motions to see if this was still valid. Then I hit the page where it wants me to provide them with my credit card info, even though they clearly state that I need to sign up for membership at an actual Costco store. That's when I finally read all of the fine print (which the OP did include here also). So, you have to sign up for auto-renewal and you have to use a Visa card (via the UPS site), or else you won't get the $30 gift card (to be mailed later). What I'm wary about is: I get the impression (maybe wrong?) that the auto-renewal is handled by a 3rd party (UPS, or whoever they're partnering with) and not Costco. So if I later decide to cancel my Costco membership, I have a feeling that I'm going to *also* need to track down whoever this other entity is that will try to auto-renew me. If I'm wrong about this, let me know.

I may stop into my local Costco today to ask about the $60 promo that someone else mentioned to see if that (or any other promo) is still available.
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10-17-2020 at 03:42 PM.
10-17-2020 at 03:42 PM.
any luck?
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10-28-2020 at 10:15 AM.
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For those that did this deal, were you able to get 1 additional card for a different member of your household?
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02-24-2021 at 07:39 PM.
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Is there a way that I can get a general idea of what's in the Costco store without having to go there?
It's also easier for me to shop from the comfort of my home. For example, I really don't like doing product research from anywhere buy my home computer.
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02-24-2021 at 07:48 PM.
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Quote from MrAggromonkey :
Is there a way that I can get a general idea of what's in the Costco store without having to go there?
It's also easier for me to shop from the comfort of my home. For example, I really don't like doing product research from anywhere buy my home computer.
https://www.instacart.com/costco

but figure in a significant markup vs in store, its probably like +30%. also they don't have everything on their site
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02-25-2021 at 04:00 AM.
02-25-2021 at 04:00 AM.
Quote from BGALLTHAT :
For those that did this deal, were you able to get 1 additional card for a different member of your household?

Yes, I got one.
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02-25-2021 at 04:02 AM.
02-25-2021 at 04:02 AM.
Quote from MrAggromonkey :
Is there a way that I can get a general idea of what's in the Costco store without having to go there?
It's also easier for me to shop from the comfort of my home. For example, I really don't like doing product research from anywhere buy my home computer.

No pun intended, but you should buy what you need, not based on what they sell.
Sam's might be a better option for you, as their online and in store prices are same.
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02-25-2021 at 01:39 PM.
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Quote from PoLusImo :
No pun intended, but you should buy what you need, not based on what they sell.
Sam's might be a better option for you, as their online and in store prices are same.
1) I want to assess the price differences.
2) Some things I might consider holding off on buying and buy at Costco in a couple of months.
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03-02-2021 at 10:48 AM.
03-02-2021 at 10:48 AM.
it still works
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