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No more sneaking in with your friends.It's about to become harder to get a table at the Costco food court than at a Michelin-starred restaurant. In recent months, Costco has taken a more drastic approach to ensuring only actual members are able to get all those sweet, sweet perks. And now, Costco is taking aim at freeloaders hoping to snag a $1.50 hot dog at the food court sans membership card. In March, a Reddit user shared a sign in the r/Costco community that they spotted at their local Costco in Orlando, Florida. The sign read: “Effective April 8, 2024,...

Fanatical Costco customers have been sent scrambling in recent weeks after a surprising product became a best seller - gold bars. The brand is known for its out-of-the box range of bargain items, from titanic tubs of Nutella to caviar and saunas. Now, in a surprising turn, a range of gold bars available online has seen customers clambering to get their hands on one of the nuggets - with two options weighing just 1 oz and costing in the region of $1,950. The gold rush came as Costco pleased investors with promising quarterly returns this week. On the earnings call...

A woman named Elizabeth Gray recently became a topic of interest on social media when a video of her freaking out at a Costco store went viral. Elizabeth was shopping at Costco, accompanied by a man (most likely a family member), when they both started screaming at a fellow shopper allegedly for not covering their face with a mask. Gray, who was wearing a black mask and donning purple hair was later identified as a candidate for the American Fork City Council in Utah. In the footage that has now surfaced on the internet, she is heard verbally abusing a...

Photos shared on social media show that Bud Light has allegedly received Costco's so-called "star of death"—a small asterisk at the top right-hand corner of items' price tags which the retailer uses to signal a product will no longer be restocked once it is sold out. Images shared on Twitter showed the price tags for Bud Light beer at different Costco stores, all marked with the "star of death." It's unclear where the stores are located. One of the pictures shows the beer being sold at $14.97 for a 2 x 12 pack, which a Twitter user said was Costco...

One Costco location was seen over the weekend with slashed prices for Bud Light beer as Anheuser-Busch InBev continues to navigate the fallout of its decision to partner up with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The partnership has cost the company many lifelong customers and a whole lot of revenue. The brand’s reputation has been harmed so much that it might never fully rebound. Bud Light is a punchline on social media, and cases of it are sitting on store shelves. On Sunday, conservative commentator Ryan Fournier shared an image of cases of the brand being sold at a...

When putting through a custom order on anything, we’re often told it’s always best to give as much detail as you can to avoid any confusion. Even better if you give a picture or sketch reference. But for one Costco customer, this strategy turned their custom cake order rather pear-shaped. And we’re sorry, but we’re laughing along with the internet on this one! A Reddit user posted via r/mildlyInfuriating has shared how the supermarket giant got their order completely wrong despite them being very clear about what they wanted. Perhaps a little TOO clear.

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Foster Farms is recalling 148,000 pounds of fully cooked, frozen chicken breast patty products sold at Costco, according to an announcement Oct. 29 by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The chicken patties may be contaminated with "extraneous materials, specifically hard clear pieces of plastic," according to the FSIS announcement. The recalled products are 80-ounce plastic bag packages containing 20 chicken patties of breaded chicken breast with rib meat. Look for packages with the best-by date of 08/11/23, establishment number P-33901, the lot code 3*2223** in inkjet print on the back edge of the packaging and...

Costco, the membership warehouse-club chain, was an early leader in offering electric-vehicle charging to its customers, setting an example followed by other retailers, including Best Buy and Walgreen. By 2006, Costco had installed 90 chargers at 64 stores, mostly in California but also some in Arizona, New York and Georgia. Even after General Motors crushed its EV1 battery cars, the Costco chargers stayed in place. Yet just as plug-in cars like the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt enter the market, Costco is reversing course and pulling its chargers out of the ground, explaining that customers do not use them. Photographed...

I have been a member of Costco for over 20 years. As long as I can remember the Holiday Savings Coupon booklet for November would offer a pork loin at a deep discount during Black Friday weekend. I peruse the booklet that was delivered yesterday, and the pork loin is not there. Just another Biden "I did that moment". Perhaps next year Costco will feature a Bug Loin Black Friday special.

The umbrellas were produced by California-based SunVilla Corp., the news release says. They feature LED lights on the inside arms and a solar panel with a black cover at the top of the umbrella. "The lithium-ion batteries in the umbrella's solar panels can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards," the CPSC said. The umbrellas were sold at Costco warehouses and online for between $130 and $160 from December 2020 through May 2022, the CPSC said.

An outrageous video of a man in a Costco has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. In an Instagram video shared by @millennial_republicans, a masked man in a Costco was holding up pepper spray towards unmasked employees demanding they stay away from him. During a verbal exchange with an employee, who was handling himself with a stunning amount of grace and class for the situation, the masked man shoved him! Yes, the masked man was so scared of maskless people getting close that he decided to make physical contact! (video at link). That maskless dude is a complete...

About 129,000 wall beds sold online by Costco, Amazon and other retailers are being recalled after the furniture left one person dead and injuries were reported in 60 other incidents. The beds can detach from the wall and fall on people. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and furniture company Bestar announced the recall on Thursday. An additional 53,000 of the beds are being recalled in Canada. A 79-year-old woman died in 2018 after a wall bed fell on her and injured her spine, according to the news release from the CPSC and manufacturer. Others have reported bruising, among other...

Headlines like, “WWIII has likely started already, but we have been slow to recognize it,” from Bill Ackman, and corporate media pushing nuclear war hype and hysteria had sparked unease among American households who hadn’t felt this way since the early days of the virus pandemic when they were caught empty-handed with limited supplies to weather COVID lockdowns. Americans, many of whom have been transformed into preppers in a post-COVID era, are at it again, panic hoarding supplies as they fear Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be the catalyst for the next world war (well, at least they think this...

man suspected of carjacking a woman who was left with a fractured skull has been arrested by the New Orleans Police Department. Tyrese Harris, 18, was booked on charges of attempted armed robbery, armed robbery with a firearm, principal to carjacking, aggravated criminal damage to property, illegal use of a weapon and illegal carrying of weapons. The arrest is in connection with Tuesday's carjacking of Kelleye Rhein, a local real estate agent and mother of two, at the Costco store on South Carrollton Avenue while she was pumping gas. Rhein was pumping gas on the passenger side of her vehicle...

New York Republican lawmakers Nicole Malliotakis and Claudia Tenney blasted President Biden Thursday after leaked footage revealed migrants being flown to a suburban part of the state. "This is a complete, aggravated dereliction of duty, which is why last night on Twitter I called for Joe Biden to be impeached and removed. His primary obligation as the commander-in-chief and president of the United States is to enforce our laws, to live up to his oath, to enforce our border security and to tell the truth to the American people," Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told "Fox & Friends." Leaked video shows...

TikToker Brendan Jay Sullivan (@pizzas) revealed how Costco puts sauce on pizza and shared his thoughts on the technique in a hilarious video. Sullivan is a pizza chef who shares recipes and tours of his favorite pizzerias on TikTok. In one video, Sullivan went behind the scenes at Costco, where he revealed the machine Costco uses to add sauce to pizza. Filled with his hilarious commentary, the video has racked up 9 million views and counting. The video begins with Sullivan standing outside of the Costco pizza kitchen. He watches through the window as employees in red hats and aprons...

Costco confirmed it will start limiting purchases on essential household products for what has become a perfect storm of supply chain delays for many retailers. ...Costco's current supply chain and inflationary pressures, which include port delays, higher labor and freight costs, and shortages on everything from shipping containers, trucks, and drivers to various components, raw materials, and ingredients, have caused most of its general items to sell out within two weeks. ...

SEATTLE, WA—In a deal that probably has nothing to do with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine showing disappointing long-term effectiveness, the pharmaceutical giant has announced an ambitious partnership with bulk wholesale giant Costco, and the unveiling of the new Pfizer-Kirkland Signature 5-Gallon Family Size Vaccine Booster Tub™. Every Costco store is now stocked with sensibly-sized buckets of the vaccine, complete with instructions, kid-friendly self-stick syringes, and a 5-pack of IV kits for families who have been led to believe in overwhelming safety over all other aspects of life. Kelly Earskin, while shopping for some chips and a jacuzzi, commented that the tubs...

A former Los Angeles police officer was arrested Monday in the off-duty shooting death of a disabled man at a Southern California Costco two years ago, authorities said.