What is Costco's policy toward anyone handing out flyers or soliciting donations?
It may be that they prohibit all such activity by anyone near their entrance.
I believe the one in the next town won't let you within a certain distance of the entrance if you don't have a COSTCO card.
My position is that if this is their policy with EVERYONE, then they have a right as a business to do this, to disallow nonmember loitering or solicitation.
Wal*Mart here is the opposite and very generous. They have a smiley circle in front which any group or person can sign up for and use to pass out information or ask for donations. You just have to stay in the circle and not intrude on the ingress and egress of their customers.
I've signed up for this privilege at least a dozen times over the last 4 years, and they never required you tell which campaign you're working for, although they were relieved when they saw me set up my Arnold signs last year as Gray Davis had just made a statement labeling Wal*Mart as abusing their workers.
The Great Mall in Milpitas, Ca. gave them the kind of all-American welcome they deserve. This is how COSTCO, Santa Clara should have greeted them as well.
These men and women could be shipped out at anytime, and God forbid, come home with a flag over them. Is this kind of public humiliation the last thought they should carry with them in a field of battle?