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I'm surprised they said that, but probably your mistake was in asking. :) Even with a membership, I'll occasionally be too lazy to bother pulling my card out
by diggernet 6y ago
I'm surprised they said that, but probably your mistake was in asking. :) Even with a membership, I'll occasionally be too lazy to bother pulling my card out at the door, and will just tell (not ask) the person there that I'm going to the pharmacy. They let me go right on by. Once in, you can go anywhere you want. As CogitoCogito said, the real check is at the register, where you can only buy certain items without a card. Apparently that also includes alcohol - never knew that.
- tshaddox 6y agoThe person at the door was very diligently checking. This was the SF Costco, in the early days of the pandemic lockdowns, so perhaps it's unique to that specific location or those specific circumstances. Indeed, just a few weeks ago I went to another Bay Area Costco intending to inquire about membership, and the person at the door was just handing out promotional flyers, so I helped myself to a quick self-guided tour of the store to see if I thought membership made sense for my household (I did decide to buy a membership, for what it's worth).