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frontpagemrm16 posted Jul 12, 2026 3:47 PM

New Costco Members + Select Amex Holders: 1-Yr Gold Star + $50 GC + $10 Amex Credit

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Groupon has for New/Select Former Costco Members + Select Amex Cardholders: 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership + $50 Shop Card (Email Delivery) + $10 Amex Statement Credit on sale for $65.

Thanks to Community Member mrm16 for sharing this deal

Note: Amex offer availability may vary by account. If you don't see the Amex offer in your Amex account, you may try adding it via this offer page (click the "Add to Card" button). Your 1-year Costco membership period will begin immediately upon purchase of the voucher. Check your email confirmation which will include your Costco membership number.

Membership Details:
  • Shop online/in-warehouse
  • 2 membership cards (primary member + one other adult in your household)
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • Main Offer Details:
    • Promotional value expires Aug 2, 2026. To qualify for the Digital Costco Shop Card you must purchase this promotion by August 2, 2026.
    • Voucher will be redeemed, and the 1-year membership period will begin immediately upon purchase of the voucher.
    • Limit 1 Groupon voucher per person. Valid in the U.S. only. All sales final.
    • 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.
    • Promotional Digital Costco Shop Card will be emailed within 2 weeks after sign-up to qualifying members. The Digital Costco Shop Card will be emailed to the email address provided by the Primary Member at time of sign-up.
    • Not valid for upgrade or renewal of an existing membership. Promotion may not be combined with any other promotion. To purchase this package, you must be 18 years of age or over.
    • Costco is not liable for incentives not received due to entry of an invalid address during sign-up.
    • Photo identification required when you visit the warehouse to pick up your membership card.
    • Costco accepts all Visa® cards, as well as cash, checks, debit/ATM cards, and Costco Shop Cards.
    • Annual 2% Reward - Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. See Costco.com or the membership counter for details.
    • As part of the checkout process you will be asked for certain personal information that will be transferred to Costco to enable them to issue you a membership number.
    • $50 Digital Costco Shop Card is not redeemable for cash, except as required by law. Digital Costco Shop Cards are not accepted at Food Court Kiosks.
  • Amex Offer Details:
    • Earn a one-time $10 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $50 in one or more qualifying purchases online at groupon.com by 7/26/2026. See terms.
    • Enrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.
    • Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account.
    • If you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by mrm16
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Groupon has for New/Select Former Costco Members + Select Amex Cardholders: 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership + $50 Shop Card (Email Delivery) + $10 Amex Statement Credit on sale for $65.

Thanks to Community Member mrm16 for sharing this deal

Note: Amex offer availability may vary by account. If you don't see the Amex offer in your Amex account, you may try adding it via this offer page (click the "Add to Card" button). Your 1-year Costco membership period will begin immediately upon purchase of the voucher. Check your email confirmation which will include your Costco membership number.

Membership Details:
  • Shop online/in-warehouse
  • 2 membership cards (primary member + one other adult in your household)
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • Main Offer Details:
    • Promotional value expires Aug 2, 2026. To qualify for the Digital Costco Shop Card you must purchase this promotion by August 2, 2026.
    • Voucher will be redeemed, and the 1-year membership period will begin immediately upon purchase of the voucher.
    • Limit 1 Groupon voucher per person. Valid in the U.S. only. All sales final.
    • 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.
    • Promotional Digital Costco Shop Card will be emailed within 2 weeks after sign-up to qualifying members. The Digital Costco Shop Card will be emailed to the email address provided by the Primary Member at time of sign-up.
    • Not valid for upgrade or renewal of an existing membership. Promotion may not be combined with any other promotion. To purchase this package, you must be 18 years of age or over.
    • Costco is not liable for incentives not received due to entry of an invalid address during sign-up.
    • Photo identification required when you visit the warehouse to pick up your membership card.
    • Costco accepts all Visa® cards, as well as cash, checks, debit/ATM cards, and Costco Shop Cards.
    • Annual 2% Reward - Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. See Costco.com or the membership counter for details.
    • As part of the checkout process you will be asked for certain personal information that will be transferred to Costco to enable them to issue you a membership number.
    • $50 Digital Costco Shop Card is not redeemable for cash, except as required by law. Digital Costco Shop Cards are not accepted at Food Court Kiosks.
  • Amex Offer Details:
    • Earn a one-time $10 statement credit after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $50 in one or more qualifying purchases online at groupon.com by 7/26/2026. See terms.
    • Enrollment is limited. Eligible Card Members must first add offer to their Card and then use same enrolled Card for qualifying purchases. Any Cards issued outside of the US are not eligible. Only Card Members who enroll are eligible; offers are non-transferable.
    • Limit of 1 statement credit per eligible Card Member account.
    • If you meet the offer requirements, the statement credit(s) will typically post to your account within 30 days after you make a qualifying purchase, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. In some circumstances, it may take up to 90 days after the offer end date for statement credit(s) to post. Please call the number on the back of your Card if credit(s) have not posted to your account 30 days after you made the qualifying purchase. Accounts that are canceled at the time of fulfillment of the offer will not receive the credit(s). Credit(s) may not be received or may be reversed if an eligible purchase is returned, partially returned, refunded, canceled or modified.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Jul 13, 2026 6:24 AM
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Quote from louweed :
Can you use the $50 digital GC to buy gasoline?
Yes -- if you use their app and enable Costco Wallet

You can transfer the GC funds to your Costco account's Shop Card balance then save any Visa card for payment -- use the gas pump's QR code scanner to pay with the app and it'll use GC balance first then charge remaining to Visa card

See pic: https://bfasset.costco-static.com...-image.png

https://www.costco.com/f/-/costco-app
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Quote from SkillfulHeart577 :
Huh? They often have the best prices for grocery, other items and bulk leading to more savings then I'd pay elsewhere. I upgrade to $120 last year and I got $99. This year I'm already heading over $200 which basically makes my membership free. Not to mention other bonuses.

I enjoy Costco as much as most on this thread, but lets not kid ourselves: only on select few items do they have the "best prices for grocery".


If you are flexible then you can easily find better prices elsewhere. Costco just has certain specific novelties that are unique to them and their very liberal return policy definitely makes shopping there much nicer. Also goes without saying that their gas prices are the best around for premium gas.


But we shouldn't pretend like buying exorbitant amounts of goods unless you're explicitly shopping for a family of 6+ is better than just getting individual goods at same or cheaper prices elsewhere. shake head
Last edited by Slimeyface July 13, 2026 at 04:19 AM.
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Quote from apull :
Or…just go in to the store and sign up there and get the free $50 shop card plus and additional $20 shop card for letting them turn on auto renew.

Wait is that a thing? Is the $20 shop card an unadvertised special for the auto-renew?
Jul 13, 2026 1:45 PM
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slippydealerJul 13, 2026 1:45 PM
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It seems weird that Amex is offering this for a store that famously no longer accepts Amex.
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Quote from slippydealer :
It seems weird that Amex is offering this for a store that famously no longer accepts Amex.
But Amex offer is for Groupon and not for Costco.

Quote from freshsqueezed :
Good find OP, especially with the Groupon $10 cashback from Amex. I have that offer, and it expires on July 26th.

Does anyone know if I buy the Groupon, can I wait till August 1 to redeem it for the Costco membership?

Edit: It doesn't appear so, as step one on Groupon shows that right after you make the purchase you receive a confirmation email with your membership number. Oh well, I guess it's worth getting now while the $10 additional savings is available, and give up the extra month of August.
I was going to wait unti 8/1 as well but pulled the trigger already because amex offer was going to expire by 7/26. At least we get a few extra days in July.
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slippydealerJul 13, 2026 2:05 PM
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Quote from mrm16 :
But Amex offer is for Groupon and not for Costco.
Ah, that makes more sense. I was thinking it was an Amex offer specifically for this Groupon purchase, but I see it's just a generic Groupon offer.
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GreenSweater6782Jul 13, 2026 2:52 PM
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Quote from Slimeyface :


I enjoy Costco as much as most on this thread, but lets not kid ourselves: only on select few items do they have the "best prices for grocery".


If you are flexible then you can easily find better prices elsewhere. Costco just has certain specific novelties that are unique to them and their very liberal return policy definitely makes shopping there much nicer. Also goes without saying that their gas prices are the best around for premium gas.


But we shouldn't pretend like buying exorbitant amounts of goods unless you're explicitly shopping for a family of 6+ is better than just getting individual goods at same or cheaper prices elsewhere. shake head
This has been proven to be wrong plenty of times over the years.
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SkillfulHeart577Jul 13, 2026 3:07 PM
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Quote from Slimeyface :
I enjoy Costco as much as most on this thread, but lets not kid ourselves: only on select few items do they have the "best prices for grocery".


If you are flexible then you can easily find better prices elsewhere. Costco just has certain specific novelties that are unique to them and their very liberal return policy definitely makes shopping there much nicer. Also goes without saying that their gas prices are the best around for premium gas.


But we shouldn't pretend like buying exorbitant amounts of goods unless you're explicitly shopping for a family of 6+ is better than just getting individual goods at same or cheaper prices elsewhere. shake head
Maybe for you? Here for me in NJ in our area, they are the cheapest for better quality. The supermarkets are insanely priced, Aldi has good or same prices but quality is lacking often. We don't have any Lidl nearby, so yea. What I said is true.
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JamaicanStudJul 14, 2026 12:21 AM
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Who knew, Groupon is still around.
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CBsdJul 14, 2026 2:06 AM
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Quote from JamaicanStud :
Who knew, Groupon is still around.
very useful for local services. i use it to get pretty good discounts on oil changes, for instance
Jul 14, 2026 4:54 PM
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YourMothersRoomMateJul 14, 2026 4:54 PM
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nice deal
Jul 14, 2026 7:24 PM
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JoebargainJul 14, 2026 7:24 PM
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It takes up to 4 hours so if you plan to go to costco right away it's not a good idea
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FuschiaMaid115Jul 14, 2026 7:58 PM
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Quote from Joebargain :
It takes up to 4 hours so if you plan to go to costco right away it's not a good idea
Got mine and loaded it in app in under 10 minutes....Amex deal notification came in 2 minutes before that
Jul 14, 2026 8:01 PM
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FuschiaMaid115Jul 14, 2026 8:01 PM
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I got the Sam's deal for $15..... but for net $5 its crazy NOT to get and use this as well. I still think Scan and go is the best reason to visit Sam's over Costco but i'll still use get my money's worth out of Costco now for sure
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lausing1988Jul 14, 2026 10:17 PM
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Is it only for new membership? Can I use for renewal? Mine stopped last month and looking for better deal for renewal.

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