They cannot enforce this unless they remove the pharmacy. Just refuse and walk in.
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This is dependent on local law. For ours, only the food court and customer service are accessible without a card, and you use a different entrance for it.
Their website states
You don’t need to be a Costco member to purchase Costco Pharmacy prescriptions online or at our warehouses. Our Pharmacy counter will accept several different forms of payment, including cash, debit/ATM cards, Costco Shop Cards, and Visa®.
You can just go in, everywhere.
Also you can get a gift card of any value and keep it forever to get in.
Wait you guys got conned into paying to go shopping?!?
All those leaded petrol fumes really did a number didn't they lol
I wonder if this is a way to get rid of the two greeters at the door.
They've already been doing it for a month up here in Ottawa, Canada
Serious Costco vibe in these comments
People are rabid fans of Costco and will rush to defend any little criticism of it but I can't stand the place personally and never could.
How will it work in Michigan where you can get alcohol without a membership?
When they ask for my membership at the entrance I tell them that I'm just buying alcohol
Don't they scan the card at the register?
If you are only getting alcohol they can scan something else, and I think it's the same for medicines
I do have a membership, but I hate having to maneuver the cart and pulling out my wallet and look for my membership card at the entrance. It's one of the small inconveniences in life that I can't stand
I’m with ya. I’d at least prefer that the increased security came with some extra privileges, like scan and go.
When in Rome, I guess. And I’ll try not to be a grump about it.
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