If you’ve been holding off on getting a membership, now’s a good time!

Next time you head to Costco, make sure you have your plastic or digital membership card – and a matching ID. The members-only warehouse retailer is really starting to crack down on non-members.

NEW YORK -- Bad news if you're mooching off of someone else's Costco membership: The retail giant is cracking down. When you enter Costco, you need to show your membership card to an employee to shop.

TL;DR: Receive a $20 Digital Costco Shop Card* when you join Costco as a Gold Star Member ($65).

Costco Wholesale is implementing stricter enforcement to reduce instances of people using membership cards that don’t belong to them. The retailer’s crackdown on membership card-sharing involves ...

Costco is trying out a new tactic in its months-long effort to crack down on membership sharing: Scanning shoppers' cards as soon as they walk into the store. When you enter Costco, you need to show ...

Costco offers both Gold Star and Executive memberships, each with varying benefits. The $1.50 hot dog and soda combo remains a staple at Costco food courts. Current membership deals include a $20 or ...

Costco is testing a new way to keep non-members out of their stores. A photo posted on Reddit from Jan. 7 shows a Costco greeter scanning a customer's card in a warehouse in Issaquah, Washington, ...

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