Costco only takes Visa.
I want to say that's a relatively recent change.
Yes, sometime within the last 5 years they broke their long partnership with AMEX. It seems to be Citibank now.
Have to wonder whether it’ll change in another 5 years.
Making 4% back on gas is mega killer though.
Re:Love Song to Costco
by AdmiralAsshat on Monday July 11, 2022 @09:53AM
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My understanding is that they changed because Citi offered them a better deal.[0]
That said, I do kinda miss the Amex and its automatic extended warranty.
[0]https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/31/pf/costco-visa-american-exp...
Re:Love Song to Costco
by calvano915 on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:36PM
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> That said, I do kinda miss the Amex and its automatic extended warranty
The Costco Visa also include an automatic warranty extension of 2 years beyond manufacturer.
In Canada it is Mastercard only. Used to be Amex.
Re:Love Song to Costco
by subliminalpanda on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:30AM
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In Canada they only accepted Mastercard for some time.
Re:Love Song to Costco
by anotherman554 on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:06AM
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Visa or Mastercard debit (not credit). They used to be American Express exclusive.
Wrong
It takes American Express too.
They used to be AmEx only. They're now Visa only.
I paid with Amex at Costco yesterday.
https://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7...
AmEx not listed anywhere.
Maybe yours does something different, or it's an AmEx branded debit card, or you're not in the US and they do something different abroad, but no Costco I've been to since the switch has accepted any credit card that isn't a Visa.
The first thing someone told me when I got to the US was to go to Costco, pay the membership and get an AMEX charge card for Costco.
If you are someone with zero credit history and want to buy groceries without having cash on you all the time, then Costco is a big part of the "welcome to America" package.
What Costco lacks in variety, it made up in quality and quantity (no, that's not a choice). The food is good, most things are sold at cost, gas is cheaper, diapers are cheaper ... everything with a Kirkland label is middle-of-the-curve good.
So Costco runs become a regular thing. Before you know it, it is like church - go there, show your membership and eat the wafers.
Not quite a religion, but something you still proselytize.