Costco Cracks Down on Membership Sharing: ‘We Don’t Feel It’s Right’
You may need to show photo identification on your next Costco trip, even if alcohol isn’t in your cart.
The wholesale retailer has begun cracking down on the influx of membership sharing, particularly at Costco’s self-checkout lanes, by asking for customers’ membership cards along with photo ID. While Costco has always asked for membership cards at checkout, the request for additional identification is new, per The Dallas Morning News, which was the first to report the news.
“We don’t feel it’s right that nonmembers receive the same benefits and pricing as our members,” a spokesperson for Costco told the outlet.