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posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 12:00p
gmimeson
Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 12:36p
Hmm... I've never been a Costco member. This might be a good deal for it. Do they do stuff like this often?
daveanand
Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 12:40p
The coupons are worthless.., if you don't need these. FREE rotisserie chicken FREE photo processing FREE Kirkland Signature™ 2lb. bag of coffee – and more!
gmimeson said: Hmm... I've never been a Costco member. This might be a good deal for it. Do they do stuff like this often? As far as I know, Costco do offer similar promotions from time to time. I, for example, enrolled when they offered $10 giftcard last year.
gmimeson
Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 1:15p
Thanks! I'll keep my eyes open then for these deals!
Purchase a NEW membership certificate. Restrictions Valid for new memberships and upgrades to existing memberships
I guess nothing can stop you from quiting the old one and signing up again. Though there was a period when costco would retro-actively charge you for the months you did not use your membership if you let it expire in the past, not sure if they do that anymore...
Unfortunately no Costco in Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse/Binghamton in NY; the closest one for us is in Canaduh.
Also, Costco stores that I've been to in the east coast, close at 8:00PM and have no self-check out counters. BJS has them and they usually close at 10:00PM where we live. This helps when you want to make a smaller purchase like a can of milk and cereal and get out. Hope that helps someone.
arribasn said: djsteveoh said: Thanks I was up for renewal
Purchase a NEW membership certificate. Restrictions Valid for new memberships and upgrades to existing memberships
I guess nothing can stop you from quiting the old one and signing up again. Though there was a period when costco would retro-actively charge you for the months you did not use your membership if you let it expire in the past, not sure if they do that anymore...
That's what I'm wondering... I just bought a certificate. I figure I can give it as a gift to a friend if need be. Otherwise, my membership should be expiring any day now. Not sure if there's anywhere to check online. I didn't see on the Costco website. But once my membership is up, I hope I can use the coupon to sign up again. We'll see...
TheSilentMajority
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 2:15p
Don't they always have this???
sirbeamer
Happy Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 2:18p
Anyone know what the "and more!" is?
daveanand
Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 2:25p
Probably some other junk that are not worth mentioning.
Hope this helps clear a few things up, taken from the ca$h back section:
"Valid for new memberships and upgrades to existing memberships. After you receive your Certificate in the mail, fill out this certificate and bring to your local Costco membership counter to activate. (exp 7/31/09)"
modal
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 7, 2009 @ 5:08p
Do they accept VISA or Mastercard credit cards in store now?
sauceyapple said: Hope this helps clear a few things up, taken from the ca$h back section:
"Valid for new memberships and upgrades to existing memberships. After you receive your Certificate in the mail, fill out this certificate and bring to your local Costco membership counter to activate. (exp 7/31/09)"
Does anyone know that when the certificate will expire? 6 month, a year or there is no expiration on it.
Misleading thread title. You DO NOT receive $35, you receive coupons for a few free items that would normally cost $35 if bought at full price. Big difference there...
Psycho41 said: Misleading thread title. You DO NOT receive $35, you receive coupons for a few free items that would normally cost $35 if bought at full price. Big difference there... Actually not even $35 free items. About $15 free items (3). Rest are simply $ off coupons, those items are not free.
Toadster said: a membership is worth the price just in the gas savings alone - easily pays itself off in the year Not all costco has gas stations. Also I saw thread earlier that non-members were able to take the advantage of the same. Not sure about the current status though as none of my nearby costco has gas station.
(1) In store, it's only AMEX/DEBIT. You can get a free Costco AMEX with your membership (no annual fee, 1% on all purchases, 3% on gas, rewards paid as costco-gc).
(2) You will save money if you get a $50 yearly Costco membership and just buy the most sundry items: paper towels, TP, dish soap, garbage bags, ziplocks, motor oil and the like unless you are super stingy (got any two-square wipers in here?).
(3) Costco is probably the only retail chain that pays it's employees a decent wage plus health insurance, so you can shop there without feeling like you are squeezing the lower-middle class retail worker.
TiredOfTaxes said: Unfortunately no Costco in Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse/Binghamton in NY; the closest one for us is in Canaduh.
Also, Costco stores that I've been to in the east coast, close at 8:00PM and have no self-check out counters. BJS has them and they usually close at 10:00PM where we live. This helps when you want to make a smaller purchase like a can of milk and cereal and get out. Hope that helps someone.
In any case, Green for you OP.
I lived in Buffalo for 7 years. You have BJs that we don't have in Illinois.
ChrisF
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 8, 2009 @ 1:25a
They need to have a lower single member rate for people without addons. It's annoying that they charge the same $50/year amount for basically 2 cards whether you have an add on or not(1 + 1 household member/family )
Costco was very jerky in the past. You go to join and they want this and that, which I had no union card or work name tag. Yet some idiot who works at McDees got a handshake and a kiss when they applied because he had a name tag/badge.
Costco has good meat dept.as well as their produce is outstanding - plus all deals and coupons - plus 2% back for executive membership - it's all good !!!
We joined year before last, got $700 back in rebates, only large purchase was Panny plasma tv. Electronics they extend warranty a year, have favorable return policy.
Got $90 in free cash from Sharebuilder, $50 free cash from Capitalone for opening a savings account.
Also, we vacation in Hawaii, and Costco is the cheapest gas on the islands, not to mention good place to shop for groceries when staying in the timeshare.
I had been Sams member for 15 years before that, didn't renew Sams, like Costco better. Like everything else, pays to compare, works for us.
barrymis said: TiredOfTaxes said: Unfortunately no Costco in Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse/Binghamton in NY; the closest one for us is in Canaduh.
Also, Costco stores that I've been to in the east coast, close at 8:00PM and have no self-check out counters. BJS has them and they usually close at 10:00PM where we live. This helps when you want to make a smaller purchase like a can of milk and cereal and get out. Hope that helps someone.
In any case, Green for you OP.
I lived in Buffalo for 7 years. You have BJs that we don't have in Illinois.About 10+ years ago, it seemed to me that the main difference between BJs (formerly Price Club) and Costco was that BJs used to carry stuff more family oriented (bulk food, toys, etc.) and Costco had a focus on things for adults. My personal problem w/ BJs is that they seem to stop carrying anything that I am buying regularly. We had to join Costco a couple of years ago because BJs stopped carrying Oscar Meyer bulk-pack bacon.
After some testing, I think that both buy/sell inferior gasoline (not worth the savings given the decreased vehicle performance).
willy2
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 8, 2009 @ 7:06a
Costco also regularly discontinues things, but gives you warning by the * on the price label...
imxman said: barrymis said: TiredOfTaxes said: Unfortunately no Costco in Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse/Binghamton in NY; the closest one for us is in Canaduh.
Also, Costco stores that I've been to in the east coast, close at 8:00PM and have no self-check out counters. BJS has them and they usually close at 10:00PM where we live. This helps when you want to make a smaller purchase like a can of milk and cereal and get out. Hope that helps someone.
In any case, Green for you OP.
I lived in Buffalo for 7 years. You have BJs that we don't have in Illinois.About 10+ years ago, it seemed to me that the main difference between BJs (formerly Price Club) and Costco was that BJs used to carry stuff more family oriented (bulk food, toys, etc.) and Costco had a focus on things for adults. My personal problem w/ BJs is that they seem to stop carrying anything that I am buying regularly. We had to join Costco a couple of years ago because BJs stopped carrying Oscar Meyer bulk-pack bacon.
After some testing, I think that both buy/sell inferior gasoline (not worth the savings given the decreased vehicle performance).
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fatwok
Member
posted: Oct. 20, 2009 @ 4:19p
how about upgrading an existing business membership to executive? will this work?
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