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frontpageVET86 posted May 10, 2023 07:54 PM
frontpageVET86 posted May 10, 2023 07:54 PM

1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership + $30 Digital Costco Shop Card

(New Members Only)

$60

$90

33% off
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StackSocial has 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership (for New Members Only) + $30 Digital Costco Shop Card on sale for $60.

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Note, your Gold Star Membership is valid for one year at any Costco location worldwide, and at Costco.com

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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Your membership MUST be redeemed by 11/14/23 to qualify for this promotion, but we encourage you to redeem within 30 days of your purchase
    • Valid for NEW MEMBERS ONLY or for members whose memberships have been expired for more than 18 months
    • ONLY available to U.S. & Puerto Rico customers
    • Quantity Limit 2, limit one per household

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

StackSocial has 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership (for New Members Only) + $30 Digital Costco Shop Card on sale for $60.

Thanks Community Member VET86 for sharing this deal

Note, your Gold Star Membership is valid for one year at any Costco location worldwide, and at Costco.com

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Your membership MUST be redeemed by 11/14/23 to qualify for this promotion, but we encourage you to redeem within 30 days of your purchase
    • Valid for NEW MEMBERS ONLY or for members whose memberships have been expired for more than 18 months
    • ONLY available to U.S. & Puerto Rico customers
    • Quantity Limit 2, limit one per household

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Frankfarter
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Unlike sam's, Costco registers your driver licence. You can't swap emails and credit cards to dodge the 18 month new customer requirement.
ChrisC1332
278 Posts
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My local costco swabs the inside of my cheek for DNA verification.
knet2010
1052 Posts
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I agree, my local Costco is notorious that even if you're not a member for 18 months, they said my info is still exists in their computer and refused to honor any discounted membership and also once said I can't join a family member living in the same address because my relatives last name is different from mine. My local Costco enforces their own crazy rules and I told them to kiss my back and went to local Sam's which is very friendly and also as a premier member get to enjoy unlimited order online and have curbside pickup without going to the club, which is really useful during winter months.

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May 11, 2023 03:04 PM
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Joined Feb 2009
FIPANAGMay 11, 2023 03:04 PM
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Sorry newbie question here.
After I paid for the membership what's next ?
How do I get my membership card?
May 11, 2023 03:13 PM
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ssen2004May 11, 2023 03:13 PM
563 Posts
For Gold customers it is a minimum of yearly $3000 purchase to get back the additional $60 for Gold
Last edited by ssen2004 May 11, 2023 at 09:17 AM.
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May 11, 2023 03:28 PM
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TimlessMay 11, 2023 03:28 PM
2,806 Posts
Quote from Ryson11 :
I mean if you had your own membership card you scan yourself. If you have a gift card they need to scan you in. So what's the point of a membership if you can keep buying gift cards lol?
Non members cannot buy gift cards


And they don't like scanning you in.
May 11, 2023 03:31 PM
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TimlessMay 11, 2023 03:31 PM
2,806 Posts
Quote from FIPANAG :
Sorry newbie question here.
After I paid for the membership what's next ?
How do I get my membership card?
Pretty sure you visit the store to get the physical card and photo taken.
May 11, 2023 03:44 PM
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ctzMay 11, 2023 03:44 PM
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The 1.5 year requirement is ridiculous for only $30 GC.
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May 11, 2023 04:07 PM
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eieiMay 11, 2023 04:07 PM
471 Posts
Costco will get its money back 10 folds more by stealing from member's gift card, or selectively sending out junks
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May 11, 2023 04:31 PM
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TurtlePerson2May 11, 2023 04:31 PM
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Quote from gcman :
Play hard ball with loyal customers, typical.
It's worth noting that Costco's mostly makes its money from memberships. Their TTM profits were about $8B and they have 64M memberships, which cost $60 each (assume that the higher cost memberships don't make more money). That's $4.1B in profits. And this is during the boom years for Costco, pre-COVID Costco made $4-5B in profit each year, meaning that almost all of the earnings for the business were memberships.

Put another way, Costco's whole business is predicated on the membership fee. If they don't get that membership fee, then they can't do the $5 rotisserie chicken or the $15 half-gallons of Kirkland liquor. Costco isn't for everyone, but criticizing them as being unfair to their loyal customers is unfair.
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May 11, 2023 05:02 PM
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deal guruMay 11, 2023 05:02 PM
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Quote from Icemonkey :
Received mine about 4 days later via email.

You've received a Costco Digital Shop Card was the title in the email came from Costco directly. Picked up my card 3 days before. Never been a Costco customer before nor anyone else from my address
Is there any code u use or just sign for a new membership and u will get it automatically
May 11, 2023 06:30 PM
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IcemonkeyMay 11, 2023 06:30 PM
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Quote from deal guru :
Is there any code u use or just sign for a new membership and u will get it automatically
You will get it automatically.

The gift card email will take you to a website that has a barcode that you scan at the register, isnt tied to an account. The website also has the gift card number and pin if using it for an online order instead
May 11, 2023 07:14 PM
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TurtlePerson2May 11, 2023 07:14 PM
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Quote from Trixster24 :
May be a stupid question, but I've been the secondary member for my household, would I qualify as a new member or does that 18 month rule count for me as well? Thanks
I signed up for something like this 3-4 years ago when my wife already had had a membership in her name, which had lapsed a few months before. I'm not sure if it would work again, i.e. if my wife could use this to sign up in her name again.
May 11, 2023 09:09 PM
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May 11, 2023 09:50 PM
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suednimMay 11, 2023 09:50 PM
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FWIW I got my $45 gift card promptly back last Nov. in that promo.
May 11, 2023 10:12 PM
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TimelessJoeMay 11, 2023 10:12 PM
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
I just wasted $60, the Costco 4 minutes away is a Costco "Business Center" and doesn't have a deli, bakery, TV's, Electronics. All the stuff I was wanting.
I have to drive 20 minutes away for all that now.
I should have gone with a Sam's Club, they were 5 minutes away too.
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May 11, 2023 10:25 PM
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OGP99May 11, 2023 10:25 PM
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My membership is about to expire and this promo isnt for existing members . Guess ill just have to create another email ...
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May 11, 2023 10:41 PM
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linnmaysMay 11, 2023 10:41 PM
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Quote from FIPANAG :
Sorry newbie question here.
After I paid for the membership what's next ?
How do I get my membership card?
I printed the Costco membership confirmation email & brought it to the front area of Costco. They'll take your picture & print you a card there.

On another note, after all these years, Costco still doesn't accept Mastercard Credit Cards! So it looks like I'm applying for a new Visa card just so I can shop & buy cheap gas, since I don't want to deal with constantly getting a gift card.

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