Costco Shop Cards now have the option of being loaded into your Costco online account or app, and then will be spent via the account/app. The the card and card number will no longer be usable once redeemed into your Costco account/app.
In the Costco login, you can find it at this link. There’s a similar option in the Costco app as well. You’ll check the ‘Enable Shop Card’ option to allow your using the funds for online purchases.
When shopping in-store you can apparently use the Costco app to pay at the register. I’m not sure exactly the process of using up the balance for in-store purchases, perhaps there’s a QR code or whatnot to pay at the register. Let us know if you use it.
Notes:
- “Shop Card balance cannot be used at the Food Courts and Pharmacy at this time.” It does work on Costco gas.
- The max Shop Card value you can load per day is $2,000. And the max you can carry in your Costco wallet is $2,000.
I love this kind of system, and find myself regularly willing to buy Amazon gift cards since I can easily apply it to my account and forget about tracking the card. I really hope that Walmart also enacts a system similar to what Costco is rolling out now.
Hat tip to FrenchFryExpert
