To receive a Digital Costco Shop Card, you must provide a valid email address and set up auto renewal of your Costco membership on a Visa credit/debit card or Mastercard debit card at the time of sign-up.
If you elect not to enroll in auto renewal at the time of sign-up, incentives will not be owed.
Valid only for new members and those who have not been a Costco member (in any capacity, Primary, Household, or Affiliate) in the last 18 months.
Valid only for nonmembers for their first year of membership.
Not valid for upgrade or renewal of an existing membership.
Promotion may not be combined with any other promotions.
Digital Costco Shop Card will be emailed to the email address provided by the Primary Member at time of sign-up within 2 weeks after successful sign-up and enrollment in auto renewal.
Valid through 8/2/26 or while promotion lasts.
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This offer beats a Frontpage Deal from March that included a $45 Costco shop card.
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To receive a Digital Costco Shop Card, you must provide a valid email address and set up auto renewal of your Costco membership on a Visa credit/debit card or Mastercard debit card at the time of sign-up.
If you elect not to enroll in auto renewal at the time of sign-up, incentives will not be owed.
Valid only for new members and those who have not been a Costco member (in any capacity, Primary, Household, or Affiliate) in the last 18 months.
Valid only for nonmembers for their first year of membership.
Not valid for upgrade or renewal of an existing membership.
Promotion may not be combined with any other promotions.
Digital Costco Shop Card will be emailed to the email address provided by the Primary Member at time of sign-up within 2 weeks after successful sign-up and enrollment in auto renewal.
Valid through 8/2/26 or while promotion lasts.
Review the offer page for the complete terms and conditions.
Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional details & discussion.
This offer beats a Frontpage Deal from March that included a $45 Costco shop card.
This Costco Gold Star offer pairs a one-year membership with a digital shop card that can be used online or scanned in store. The promo code GOLDEN appears to work for some signups, and the card has arrived in about one to two weeks for several accounts, though some checkouts show the code as invalid or require switching browsers. The main friction is Costco's auto-renew setup and cancellation process, which can be hard to manage online and may require an in-store visit. It is a useful deal if you can clear the signup hurdles and want the shop card more than a simple discount.
Former members rejoining after a long gap, because the promo code can still activate and the $50 shop card may be issued after signup.
The code can fail for accounts that are outside the eligibility window or when the checkout flow glitches. Switching browsers has worked for some signups, and Costco support has also said they can retroactively activate the promo after signup if the code shows invalid.
At checkout, the code should turn green and trigger a promo dialog confirming the offer. If it shows as applied but the value is $0.00, Costco support can still retroactively activate it and confirm the $50 Shop Card should arrive within about 2 weeks.
Cancellation is reported to require an in-store visit only, even though the website and phone support may route you around. One report says you can cancel right up to a day before annual expiration, but not online.
The promo is tied to the membership offer, not the tier, but the checkout prompt may appear more reliably on the regular membership flow than on Executive. The advertised Shop Card amount is still $50.
Mine expired 12/2025. I went to checkout and put in GOLDEN and it came up green with a value of -0.00. How can I tell if the promo applied to my account to where I get the gift card?
Yes. Right up to a day before your annual membership expires. Yes, you read that right. Cancellations have to be in-store visit ONLY.
Not sure why this misinformation about Costco membership cancellation needing to be in store only pops up in every Costco thread. I have cancelled Costco membership over phone in the past. It took two minutes and I promptly got the full refund on my credit card.
Moreover, Costco policy clearly states the following --
To cancel a membership, the Primary Member can do one of the following:
Speak with a team member at any warehouse membership counter and receive an immediate refund, or...
Call our Member Services Center at 1-800-774-2678 and speak to a live agent.
Mine expired 12/2025. I went to checkout and put in GOLDEN and it came up green with a value of -0.00. How can I tell if the promo applied to my account to where I get the gift card?
Usually they just email the card. I never got a confirmation. But seeing that you arent 18 months out, you probably wont get one. You might though! You can call and ask.
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This Costco Gold Star offer pairs a one-year membership with a digital shop card that can be used online or scanned in store. The promo code GOLDEN appears to work for some signups, and the card has arrived in about one to two weeks for several accounts, though some checkouts show the code as invalid or require switching browsers. The main friction is Costco's auto-renew setup and cancellation process, which can be hard to manage online and may require an in-store visit. It is a useful deal if you can clear the signup hurdles and want the shop card more than a simple discount.
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Moreover, Costco policy clearly states the following --
To cancel a membership, the Primary Member can do one of the following:
Speak with a team member at any warehouse membership counter and receive an immediate refund, or...
Call our Member Services Center at 1-800-774-2678 and speak to a live agent.
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