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[Mz iMac]

Costco fans we’ve got some bad news. Costco is putting a stop to Membership Card sharing effective immediately!

Employees will now be verifying that your name matches your membership card when you enter the store and when you checkout.

SOURCE:  **Full article**  hip2save.com/news/costco-membership-sharing/

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So far BJ's allows "sharing" as the "sharer" has their own card.  My mother shares w/me & she lives in another state.   She's had no issue & I've never received a cease and desist letter from them.  When paramour makes a run to BJ's, he uses my card & we live in separate households & his is out of state.

BJ member for 30+ yrs.

[MG Chris]

 I read about this on the Reddit forum and they are getting very strict. I just came from Costco and they verified my photo before I could check out.

[Bhvbum]

Not a problem for me, my son shares my account, but I pay extra for him and he has his own card with his name on it. Though it just dawned on me that folks like us who don't share are picking up the tab for all of those who do

[Love my grandkids]

As a long time Costco member, it's about time.

[Etoile308]

If I'm not mistaken it was never permitted. People just did it. 

I have a membership at BJ's, Sam's Club, and Costco. All three of the membership warehouses permit a second membership card to one individual within the primary member's household...under their roof.

Unfortunately it seems that's been abused much like streaming services. 

I'm all for checking if it means my membership won't continue to rise. 

[layla2450]

GOOD.

[MG Chris]

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@Bhvbum wrote:

Not a problem for me, my son shares my account, but I pay extra for him and he has his own card with his name on it. Though it just dawned on me that folks like us who don't share are picking up the tab for all of those who do

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My kids don't have Costco where they live. When they come to visit I go with them and they pay for their own purchases using my card. My daughter is my spouse on my Sam’s membership so she can go there whenever she feels like even though we live in different states. They are college students so I do whatever I can to help them out.

[Love my grandkids]

Glad the cheaters will be getting stopped. I pay for my membership and it bugs the heck out of me that those who decide to cheat have been getting away with it.

Wanna shop Costco, buy a membership.

[Shihtzursqmom]

I was at Costco last week they checked my card as I and everyone else walked up to self checkout
It wasn’t a quick glance they really looked at the cards and our faces

[tansy]

Well, good for Costco.  I imagine BJs will follow suit soon.