Shoppers report getting detained or even kicked out for violating the members-only policy.
this week, after a shopper refused to let an elderly man borrow his card in the checkout line and later felt conflicted about it:"
Part of me asked myself am I a jerk for saying no to this old man," the shopper wrote."I'm also pretty annoyed that this guy is buying items without a membership while I'm paying an annual fee every year." The post set off a lengthy discussion about the problems with card-sharing and possible consequences.
"You can get your Costco membership revoked by doing that depending on what the policy is at that store," one poster warned."I once lent my card to a housemate because according to everyone around me 'everyone does it and it's not a big deal,'" one wrote,"she went to Costco and they gave her a hard time, confiscated the card, she came back home real mad at me, and I had to drive to pick up my card and get an awkward time myself.
Another added,"Back when I first got my membership, my brother asked to borrow it. Figured it couldn't hurt so I let him. I'm not sure how they knew, but after that a manager or lead was called over and checked my ID at the register. When I asked why they told me I had let someone use my membership and was on probation for 6 months. This happened every single time I went until the 6 months was over.
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