Costco is the best warehouse club store you can join (and not only because of those hot dogs), and right now is an especially good time to do so if you haven’t already: For a limited time, you can get a year of Gold Star membership for $60 and receive a $30 in-store gift card. Here’s what you need to know.
How to get the Gold Star membership deal
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If you need a refresher on the different tiers of membership Costco offers, here are the details:
Costco offers four different memberships: the Executive, Gold Star, Business Executive, and Everyday Value Business memberships. If you don’t have a business, you really only have the Executive or Gold Star options, since the latter two require some form of business identification, such as a business license.
The Executive and Gold Star memberships both give you an additional Household Card that you can give to someone over 18 and who lives at your address. They both also allow you to use Costco gas stations (where you’ll be able to save money on every gallon as a member) and access to some Costco services like their hearing aid and optical clinics and pharmacy.
The main difference between the Gold Star membership and the Executive Membership is that you won’t be racking up reward points for all of your purchases during the year—and the Gold Star membership is half the price (even less if you factor in the $30 gift card). You can give the additional household card to any adult “living at the same address.”
Check out these Costco deals that can be delivered to you—and non-members can buy too—(with the standard 5% surcharge):
The $30 “digital Costco shop card” you’ll receive as a perk does not expire, can be used in-store or online, and will be emailed to you within two weeks of the purchase of your membership. This deal is for new members (or former members who canceled their memberships more than 18 months ago) only.
Keep in mind that buying the membership at this link isn’t the same as activating your membership. You must actually redeem and activate your membership by Nov. 14, 2023, to qualify for the promotion.