How to shop at costco with your Visa or Mastercard

As you are all aware, costco does not take visa or mastercard at their warehouses. This is a drag on people who take advantage of Visa and mastercard reward programs (Like the 5% cashback mastercard for instance).

Here's the thing, Costco warehouses do not accept these cards, but costco.ca does! So you can buy anything from costco.ca with these cards.

But now you are saying "But charger, I want to buy something in the warehouse that isn't online."
Well you are in luck here as well, because Costco.ca sells costco cash cards which can be bought here
http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Browse/Pr...v=&browse=&s=1

So now you can buy anything at costco no matter how you pay for it.

Thanks for your findings, but i have a american express though.

Oh ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Is A Smokin!!! Deal Man....wow.

Nice find.

Now look for ways we can use either Visa and AMEX at "No Frills".

How much is shipping for the cash cards? My dad refuses to get a membership and hassles me constantly to get cash cards. Last time he was like, get me 10 25$ GCs. Uh, no, that's embarrassing and takes a lot of time. But if I could just order a bunch from the website that would be easiest.

Originally Posted by rajab04

Thanks for your findings, but i have a american express though.

They take amex......

i noticed this on that costco.ca page

[QUOTE]**A 5% surcharge applies to non-member purchases on Costco.ca[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by Venusia

How much is shipping for the cash cards? My dad refuses to get a membership and hassles me constantly to get cash cards. Last time he was like, get me 10 25$ GCs. Uh, no, that's embarrassing and takes a lot of time. But if I could just order a bunch from the website that would be easiest.

Why is it embarrassing? Where I used to work, people would buy gift cards in bulk as gifts for the office/school events/family and friends/etc. Stores love it when you buy gift cards from them.

Good idea and it even comes in gift cards at $1000.

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

i noticed this on that costco.ca page

On costco.ca there is no way to get around it. If you have the cash cards though it is pretty easy to get around in the warehouse stores.

Cool, free shipping too.

Subtotal: $500.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Order Total: $500.00

Very good find, kudos to you!

Now the only thing we have to worry about is losing the card! Better not get the $1,000 one

Originally Posted by Badman

Good idea and it even comes in gift cards at $1000.

ill be getting that when the viewsonic 37" is in stock
hehe

Originally Posted by charger

As you are all aware, costco does not take visa or mastercard at their warehouses. This is a drag on people who take advantage of Visa and mastercard reward programs (Like the 5% cashback mastercard for instance).

Here's the thing, Costco warehouses do not accept these cards, but costco.ca does! So you can buy anything from costco.ca with these cards.

But now you are saying "But charger, I want to buy something in the warehouse that isn't online."
Well you are in luck here as well, because Costco.ca sells costco cash cards which can be bought here
http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Browse/Pr...v=&browse=&s=1

So now you can buy anything at costco no matter how you pay for it.

hm.... nice thinkin' there.... it's like a lil loophole


thx4da headsup

Originally Posted by Evil Techie

i noticed this on that costco.ca page

so lets say i buy $100 for my parents

they dont have a membership at costco

when they go in, they'll probably let them in without membership card but everything will be +5%?

$20=>$21?

that would suck...