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May 10, 2023 7:54 PM

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

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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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  • 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.
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ChrisC1332
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My local costco swabs the inside of my cheek for DNA verification.
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knet2010
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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 12, 2023 5:25 AM
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JoM3686May 12, 2023 5:25 AM
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Quote from kafkaesque View quoted comment :
the one rule that usually disqualifies me from getting a discounted Costco membership is that it regularly requires automatic renewal with a Visa card, which I don't have. I don't see that requirement here.
If you have a Visa branded debit card, that will work also I believe.
May 12, 2023 5:26 AM
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JoM3686May 12, 2023 5:26 AM
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Quote from Trixster24 View quoted comment :
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
Last time I tried to use one doing that, it said you would not qualify, as they consider that still a member. I tried anyway, and they refused to give me my gift card that would discount the membership.
May 12, 2023 5:58 AM
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wendellzhuMay 12, 2023 5:58 AM
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can you buy two certificates to upgrade to a executive membership?
May 12, 2023 11:50 AM
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TimelessJoeMay 12, 2023 11:50 AM
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Quote from kafkaesque View quoted comment :
the last time I tried to sign up for a membership (either with Groupon or Living Social), I went to the membership desk to complete the sign up & they wanted to see the card I used to pay, they refused to accept anything other than a Visa credit card, which I didn't have. I was given a refund by Groupon.

I'm looking to get eyeglasses. I was told that I can make an appointment to see the optician, but I need to be a member to purchase eyeglasses.
Wow, I just went in yesterday to get my card. I handed him the printout of the email with my confirmation membership and all he asked for was my Driver's license then tried to get me to sign up for thier credit card and when I said no he took my picture and that was it.

Nevermind, I paid with a visa credit card laugh out loud
May 12, 2023 11:53 AM
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TimelessJoeMay 12, 2023 11:53 AM
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Quote from allenkey View quoted comment :
That's why the suggestion was to get $20 GCs and pay the difference at check out. 3 months worth is $60 if you shop once a month.

BTW, paying 20% APR on a credit card is not at all such slick. Don't do it.
Oh I get what you are saying now, the GC is only to get through the door and start the purchase then pay another way. I thought you were suggesting just using another payment form to top off the transaction that the GC's didn't cover.
May 12, 2023 4:53 PM
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cs_guyMay 12, 2023 4:53 PM
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are household card recipients considered members? I had a gold membership under my name 6 months ago. Gave the free household card to my brother.

can he now sign up for this deal and add me as his free household member?
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May 12, 2023 5:00 PM
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Ryson11May 12, 2023 5:00 PM
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Quote from TimelessJoe View quoted comment :
Oh I get what you are saying now, the GC is only to get through the door and start the purchase then pay another way. I thought you were suggesting just using another payment form to top off the transaction that the GC's didn't cover.
So no need to buy a membership? Just buy let's say $10 GC x 12 = $120 for year and just use those throughout to pay checkout and another form of payment?
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May 12, 2023 9:41 PM
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Wakeupsidd12345May 12, 2023 9:41 PM
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Quote from claydeaux View quoted comment :
For everyone here who is stealing memberships by using someone else's card.... places like this run on memberships. Imagine selling one membership and allowing 10 people to use it. Lost revenue.
Imagine a musician releasing an album. One person buys it, then makes 10 copies for friends. Lost revenue. Now imagine you own Costco, or you released the album, and all the lost revenue is money not in YOUR pocket. Stop stealing, one day it may be you being stolen from.
Musicians and Costco makes a lot of money from middle class people and I don't think its a big deal for them :-)
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May 12, 2023 9:42 PM
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tacomaguy20May 12, 2023 9:42 PM
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Quote from IndigoStove5818 View quoted comment :
I love Costco but sometimes, man, they need to give customers a break. My boyfriend has a card and we live together, he didn't have time to go with me and add me to get the 2nd card yet but I borrowed the card one time to go buy some household stuff for us. I went to self checkout and with a CARTFUL of items but the guy turned me away saying sorry you can't use someone else's card and we can revoke this membership if you break this rule. Like dude, what a power trip. lol I had to leave the cart there
I've been to self checkout with someone else's card (similar situation) and I just scanned the card on the self checkout and the guy was over helping someone else. I don't even think I spoke to anyone that day. Are they auditing the self check out line to see if your card is yours now?
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May 12, 2023 9:51 PM
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tacomaguy20May 12, 2023 9:51 PM
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Quote from beans View quoted comment :
That's a hard no. I have access to both and they're leagues apart. Costco is very much more premium and Sam's is just a supped up walmart. You're paying less because you're receiving less. Also, Sam's club pizza is straight garbage.
You don't need a membership to buy Costco pizza, just tell the guy at the front you're going to get pizza and go right in.
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May 12, 2023 9:53 PM
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tacomaguy20May 12, 2023 9:53 PM
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Quote from TurtlePerson2 View quoted comment :
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.
In some states you don't need a Costco membership to buy liquor, so you can still buy the cheap liquor regardless. The rotisserie chicken is off limits though. But the food court (Pizza, etc) doesn't require a membership either.
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May 12, 2023 9:54 PM
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skinnytonyMay 12, 2023 9:54 PM
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Quote from Wakeupsidd12345 View quoted comment :
Musicians and Costco makes a lot of money from middle class people and I don't think its a big deal for them :-)
They are randomly checking cards now in the checkout lines. They were hitting up everyone in the self checkout lines on a couple of my recent visits.
May 12, 2023 10:00 PM
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skinnytonyMay 12, 2023 10:00 PM
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Okay, sorry for being stupid but how does this work? I just bought this on StackSocial. Do I hit the "redeem" button now or when I get to the customer service desk at Costco?
May 12, 2023 10:17 PM
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tacomaguy20May 12, 2023 10:17 PM
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Quote from claydeaux View quoted comment :
For everyone here who is stealing memberships by using someone else's card.... places like this run on memberships. Imagine selling one membership and allowing 10 people to use it. Lost revenue.
Imagine a musician releasing an album. One person buys it, then makes 10 copies for friends. Lost revenue. Now imagine you own Costco, or you released the album, and all the lost revenue is money not in YOUR pocket. Stop stealing, one day it may be you being stolen from.
It's not about stealing memberships when they literally offer you an additionally membership for free. They just have the bullshit stipulation that it must be someone who lives in your same household. On many occasions, I have taken my friend shopping with me (I eat all of his food anyways) and I buy all his groceries under my membership and he just gives me cash or zelles me some money. The cashiers don't say shit either because for all they know we live in the same household, we don't but we could (and we share food enough that we practically do). The fact is that two customers equates to twice as much business for Costco and not every product is a loss leader, they are still making plenty of money off of me. Additionally, I've had Costco employees tell me I can add non-household members to my memberships too (although if they aren't there when you are signing up, don't expect the next Costco employee to honor that) because even the employees know it's the products sold, not the memberships that matter. It seems to me that Costco is just stingy. A free membership for someone else shouldn't matter if they are in same household or not. Sams Club understands this.
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Do they have self scan with phone app like at Sam's. I never wait in line there.

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