Upcoming: Costco Wholesale Members: In-Warehouse & Online Savings: See Thread

Gemino

Sep 27, 2023 5:31 PM

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Friends don't let friends buy Michelin wipers. Seriously the absolute worst wipers I have ever used in my life. If they gave them to me free I would not put them on my car but hey you do you.

Thank you! I almost step on the trap! Cheers!

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dfobmw

Sep 27, 2023 5:42 PM

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RUMOR is that in some places, they check for membership. That's due to unsavory people. You know, basically Costco probably doesn't care if the random person gets a cheap hot dog but when droves go in that are not members, or worse those people start harassing members or making it unsanitary, then they have to do something.

That said I've never been in a Costco that required showing membership to buy from the food court, and I've been to Costco in Mexico.

The costco by me requires showing membership just to get in the door.

Dr. J

Sep 27, 2023 5:46 PM

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Quote from dfobmw

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The costco by me requires showing membership just to get in the door.

Do you live in CA?

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nortotron

Sep 27, 2023 5:50 PM

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Quote from Dr. J

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RUMOR is that in some places, they check for membership. That's due to unsavory people. You know, basically Costco probably doesn't care if the random person gets a cheap hot dog but when droves go in that are not members, or worse those people start harassing members or making it unsanitary, then they have to do something.

That said I've never been in a Costco that required showing membership to buy from the food court, and I've been to Costco in Mexico.

The store near me seems to have eliminated the membership checker job - haven't seen anyone near the entrance for few months now.

Even otherwise, customer service is near the exit door. It is common for people to enter from exit door for returns and such. No membership check there. And voila - you are in the food court arena.

Another trick - if you have ever been a member and have the card with you, you can show it to enter. They don't check the expiry.

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Dr. J

Sep 27, 2023 5:57 PM

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Quote from nortotron

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The store near me seems to have eliminated the membership checker job - haven't seen anyone near the entrance for few months now.

Even otherwise, customer service is near the exit door. It is common for people to enter from exit door for returns and such. No membership check there. And voila - you are in the food court arena.

Another trick - if you have ever been a member and have the card with you, you can show it to enter. They don't check the expiry.

I was talking about food courts specifically. Places around here always have someone at the front, and recently they have been checking @ SCO because losers "share" cards with their friends. I've never been in a store that required showing a member card to buy from the food court. If you go in the normal way they will want to see a card, but if you go in through CS, the food court is right there and I am never carded. I mostly know this because when I go with my kids they always have to hit up the bathroom first, so we beeline it to the restrooms which are typically past CS, tire and food court.

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Fatty_Matty

Sep 27, 2023 6:07 PM

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Quote from Osaka75

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Just got tires a couple months ago. Was set on Costco then did a lot of research. I still went with Costco but a couple things I found:

Very limited selection but there should be something you are happy with unless very picky.
Very competitive price when on sale.
The tire centers are often very busy so you'll need to be flexible if you want to use the free rotations or have a tire patched. Often they take a long time so hopefully you'll be shopping inside for a couple hours.

Universally, people said that if you have a Discount Tire nearby, just go there instead. For price. For service. For protection plans. (They have something called Certificates and a higher level protection plan. I don't have one near me so I didn't read too much about those options but I would suggest reading before going there.)

I'm very dubious that Discount Tire saves anybody money. I've not checked every price on every tire, but their installation cost is higher than Costco and their everyday prices (and sale prices) are higher than Costco typically.

jasefanz

Sep 27, 2023 6:45 PM

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Quote from theGr81

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there are some Costcos where the food court is separate from the warehouse so yes its possible to get food there without a membership card

Went today … food court was outside … in the Florida heat .. and humidity … and buggy

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jasefanz

Sep 27, 2023 6:47 PM

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Quote from nortotron

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The store near me seems to have eliminated the membership checker job - haven't seen anyone near the entrance for few months now.

Even otherwise, customer service is near the exit door. It is common for people to enter from exit door for returns and such. No membership check there. And voila - you are in the food court arena.

Another trick - if you have ever been a member and have the card with you, you can show it to enter. They don't check the expiry.

They moved them to the registers to check ID ;-)

INVALID

Sep 27, 2023 11:02 PM

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Quote from somighty

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Not bad. Definitely gonna stock up on that Milton's cauliflower pizzas!

Do you have a Pick N Save in your city?

Osaka75

Sep 29, 2023 12:40 AM

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Go to Same Day Costco. Enter your address. Find the product. Take about 88% of the price. That's about the price in the store. Make sure if the price is before or after the sale price discount.

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aznmidude

Oct 2, 2023 9:51 PM

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j2sys

Oct 2, 2023 9:57 PM

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Quote from Osaka75

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Go to Same Day Costco. Enter your address. Find the product. Take about 88% of the price. That's about the price in the store. Make sure if the price is before or after the sale price discount.

Divide the sameday.costco.com (Same Day tab in app) price by 1.17. Instacart adds a 17% markup, max of $13. E.g. Same Day list $23.39, divide that by 1.17 gets you $19.99. Note that prices vary by location - it will generally show pricing at the warehouse closest to the address you entered.

Osaka75

Oct 6, 2023 12:44 AM

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Quote from j2sys

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Divide the sameday.costco.com (Same Day tab in app) price by 1.17. Instacart adds a 17% markup, max of $13. E.g. Same Day list $23.39, divide that by 1.17 gets you $19.99. Note that prices vary by location - it will generally show pricing at the warehouse closest to the address you entered.

Thanks for the better detail. And I didn't know bout the max of $13.

Is this a cheap way to get a TV delivered? j/k

social_gamer

Oct 19, 2023 1:48 AM

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Thank you for posting this. Lost my book and this was very helpful

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