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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 15, 2026 3:13 AM
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QiL5692Jul 15, 2026 3:13 AM
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Bought it, how do I apply to my existing costco account?
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Jul 15, 2026 4:04 AM
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apull
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Jul 15, 2026 4:04 AM
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Quote from freshsqueezed :
No way is Costco going to let you double dip on two separate promotions lol

The $50 digital Costco shop card promotion is only available online at costco.com right now using the promo code GOLDEN.
So when I went into Costco and they said "let's get you some shop cards…oh, you already got the $50 one, let's also get you the $20 one for auto renew", they wouldn't do that?
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Jul 15, 2026 4:08 AM
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apull
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Jul 15, 2026 4:08 AM
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Wait is that a thing? Is the $20 shop card an unadvertised special for the auto-renew?
I went in to the customer service to get a physical card printed after signing up online. The lady must have been padding her stats or something, because she found an old account of mine, asked to refund my newer account to reactivate the old one, merged the two together, then said if I agreed to auto renew they'd send me a $20 shop card, which arrived in my email about a week later. Who knows if it's active or combinable or whatever, but I got both.
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Jul 15, 2026 7:58 AM
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Quote from apull :
I went in to the customer service to get a physical card printed after signing up online. The lady must have been padding her stats or something, because she found an old account of mine, asked to refund my newer account to reactivate the old one, merged the two together, then said if I agreed to auto renew they'd send me a $20 shop card, which arrived in my email about a week later. Who knows if it's active or combinable or whatever, but I got both.

interesting, thanks for sharing!


Was the old account under a different address? or different email or something? How is that possible
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Jul 15, 2026 4:48 PM
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NE0tekkJul 15, 2026 4:48 PM
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Are there people out there who have NEVER had a Costco account before?? They're really good at checking to see if you've had a past membership...
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Jul 15, 2026 6:48 PM
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Quote from QiL5692 :
Bought it, how do I apply to my existing costco account?
After you login to your existing Costco online account navigate to Account --> Account Details --> click Edit next to Membership Number and update it with your new membership number you got from this deal. It will then ask you a few questions from public records to verify your identity and once verified it will now show new Membership Number along with the new expiration date.
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Be very careful with their 18 months policy. Even if you were an add on member they find and deny your giftcard
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Jul 16, 2026 2:13 AM
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nohomers1Jul 16, 2026 2:13 AM
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Quote from slippydealer :
It seems weird that Amex is offering this for a store that famously no longer accepts Amex.
It's an offer for Groupon, not Costco
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Jul 16, 2026 1:12 PM
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apull
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Jul 16, 2026 1:12 PM
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Quote from Slimeyface :
interesting, thanks for sharing!


Was the old account under a different address? or different email or something? How is that possible
It was like three years old, I had used the Groupon so it connected to my Groupon email and I didn't want to mess with the promo. When I went in I noticed a flyer there about $50 with a new membership, and she said "let's get you some gift cards (plural)" then after looking at my acct said "oh it looks like you already got the $50 one…if you sign up for auto renew you'll get another for $20"
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Jul 16, 2026 2:12 PM
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Sockey01Jul 16, 2026 2:12 PM
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How long before I receive the GC? Wife already went to Costco and made the physical card. Thanks.
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Jul 16, 2026 3:25 PM
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mrm16
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Jul 16, 2026 3:25 PM
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Quote from Sockey01 :
How long before I receive the GC? Wife already went to Costco and made the physical card. Thanks.
From the Groupon offer:

"Within 2 weeks of your purchase, Costco will email the $50 Digital Costco Shop Card directly to qualifying members."
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Jul 16, 2026 7:58 PM
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Jul 16, 2026 7:58 PM
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Quote from mrm16 :

After you login to your existing Costco online account navigate to Account --> Account Details --> click Edit next to Membership Number and update it with your new membership number you got from this deal. It will then ask you a few questions from public records to verify your identity and once verified it will now show new Membership Number along with the new expiration date.
excellent, thank you!
Jul 16, 2026 8:18 PM
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CrimsonApple188Jul 16, 2026 8:18 PM
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kind of ironic: a costco deal on amex card -- but you cant use amex inside the costco
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ProtegeJul 17, 2026 4:36 AM
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Anyone get the gift card yet?

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Jul 17, 2026 9:25 PM
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LivelyStraw9917Jul 17, 2026 9:25 PM
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I heard amex was going to come back.
I think this portends.
Citi is nasty. I no longer have their card. Hate their bank.

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