I thought I'd make this it's own thread since it's really useful and I'm surprised not too many people know about it, let alone how many people don't believe me when I tell them.



You can but alcohol at Costco without a Costco Membership. Most Costco employees don't know about it either or play stupid as they do not want it word to spread.



Things to know-



-You must get what is called a temporary alcohol shopping pass at the member services desk when you walk in

-You can buy alcohol and alcohol only

-You can only pay with cash

-Pass is valid for one day (you can keep getting them over and over again)

-Some employees will deny it exists but if you argue long and hard and ask to speak to their supervisor or their supervisor's supervisor, they'll give in.

-There is no mark-up simply because you do not have a Costco Membership - you'll pay the same as if you did have a membership.

-I believe the same rules/regulations apply to the pharmacy as well, but don't quote me since I haven't tried yet.



I've uploaded a pic of what it looks like (it's one of my yelper pics - you can see the pass and the rest of my pics by clicking on my profile). FYI, most of the pics here originated from me drinking the alcohol I bought from Costco.



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I've done my good deed for the holidays, now stock up on your 24 packs of beer and bottles of hard alcohol and enjoy (drink responsibly)....



Cheers and happy holidays!