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My local Costco doesn't check for membership at the tire pumps. YMMV.
by __derek__ 4y ago
My local Costco doesn't check for membership at the tire pumps. YMMV.
- olyjohn 4y agoSometimes you can also sneak in the exit and buy yourself a hot dog.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoDon't know about the states, but in Canada, you don't have to be a member to use the pharmacy, that gets you in for samples and everything. Plus, their pharmacy is a great deal.
- abawany 4y agoThis is true, but if you run into an officious gatekeeper, they will block you 'while they get the approval of the manager' before they will allow you to proceed. I hate going to Costco stores generally but their online operation is generally awesome, including prescriptions by mail.
- mister_tee 4y agoI think this is true in the US as well. And possibly liquor in some states (meaning a subset of the states that offer it in the first place).
- mikestew 4y agoThere's no sneaking, you can go buy a hot dog without a Costco membership. (Vegetarian here, who also doesn't like cheap-ass pizza, so it is possible this has changed in the last few years without my knowledge.)
- techsupporter 4y agoJust before the pandemic blew up in the US, Costco changed its rules to require showing a membership card to access the food court. (You still don't have to scan a membership card to use the food court kiosks, just show it to get in the door.) https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-03-03/costco-food-court-membership https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-03-03/costco-food-co...
- rallison 4y agoIn locations with the food court outside, they generally scan it when ordering at the food court window or at the kiosks.