Costco Stores in Canada End Free Food Sample Program
By Thomas Kenzaki
March 7, 2020If you’re a fan of the free food samples at Costco, I’ve got some bad news for you. As of today, the program has been put on hold and you’ll no longer be able to eat your way through the store.
The reason Costco introduced this new change is, of course, due to the coronavirus global health emergency. The food sample program added unnecessary risk to both public and employee safety so I, for one, completely agree with their decision.
When the program will be reinstated is currently unknown, but it likely won’t happen soon as the number of coronavirus cases both here in Canada and worldwide continue to rise.
Costco’s free samples are so popular that they’re often referenced in pop culture and on social media so it would be shocking to see the program not resume once things return back to normal.
In the meantime Costco stores across the country continue to operate as normal and you’ll be able to continue stocking up for the apocalypse future and now without having to deal with the crowds surrounding the sample tables.
While Costco has stopped offering free samples, you can still grab all the $1.50 hot dogs at their food court (for the time being).
For all the RedFlagDeals Costco shoppers out there, let us know what your recent Costco in-store experiences have been like in the comments below.
39 Comments
TP seems to be on sale. People are scared that they will be stuck at home and don't want to make unnecessary trips to the store, which includes TP.
All I can say about this is.... wash your ass.
i hate people who just leave their cart in the middle of the walkway/aisle to get a sample and block everyone up.
The TP has made me laugh and throw up at the same time. Saw a couple fill up their van with kleenex and tp at freshco. Its funny how we've been told relatedly to wash our hands with soap and water, but on the other hand they refuse to give up on the TP and start cleaning their booty with actual water. Lets clean our hands with tp as well.
I was there this Friday and they were serving samples
WTF is wrong with these people? They forgot their most important piece of protective gear! Their foil hats! All that protective gear for nothing. Don't they know coronavirus will make it's way from around the world via radio waves from the government? I don't even see them stocking up on Alcan.
That being said,
Some overweight people have medical conditions that make it hard for them to maintain a healthy weight.
A lot of times it comes down to mental health.(Past trauma, going thru a rough time, etc) Being self-aware and having effective ways to cope is important.
Having a proper support system is one way to cope. But when things start to snowball and pickup momentum, they go downhill quickly and it's hard to stop.
Having the right knowledge that's right for you. How many times have I read online, here even, where people debate what loses you weight or builds muscle, etc. If it doesn't work it's easy to get discouraged and quit when your mental health is sub-optimal.
If it were simple and easy we'd all have a healthy weight, right? It can't be easy for any of them. Point I'm trying to make is be less judgey, try to build some empathy in yourself and then you may find yourself being more supportive to them or anyone in any situation.
0 Lysol wipes and 0 toilet paper. It was insane.
ps. no samples (not that id take any tbh)
Bidet companies are slacking with their marketing. Pretty much the whole world is using it.
Pain killers cold meds are all gone as well.
The people who really need the meds the most wont be able to get it.
What keeps Costco executives up at night is the thought of all the returns should this virus blow over anytime soon.
The “Sample Crew” are not Costco Employees
They just are folks who are fulfilling a 3rd Party Contract
Hired as “Product Demonstrators” ... same sort of stuff that happens @ Trade Shows
The crew work on a day to day basis ... hourly wages
No benefits
No guarantees
https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Costco-Wholes ... monstrator
Yes, I am getting more and more selective to the business i give my money to, i do not belive the virus to be anything more than regular flu, look at the numbers, regular flu is killing more just the same as in 2004 and the sars. My friend has an event in the US that is getting canceled, so that means airplane and hotel room cancellation, over what really?
You buy in the propaganda or you don’t, fear is always working magic! But when you are forced to participate in is when I do not like and I take note. If they pull bs like that again well it’s not a business I am willing to continue to do business with, i have always done this but it seems to be happening more lately seeing how stupid human being can be at times.
Now it would be nice in the future if you respond with respect. No one likes a troll or a hater. But you couldn’t see past that, that there might have been another meaning.
So maybe i should’ve just respond with: "Oh no, my life is so empty and miserable, I need to post shit on a forum to make someone else look bad, even if I would never do this IRL. But behind my keyboard I won’ Shit my pants. Really? How old are you?"