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Costco has operated a chain of membership-only warehouse clubs since 1983. Offering a wide range of products, including groceries, electronics, furniture and apparel, the company provides members with exclusive access to discounted goods and services.

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  • High quality of products
  • Friendly and helpful staff
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  • Long wait times at checkout
  • Delivery issues with third-party services

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2021

    Doesn’t taste like plastic. But when I ate halfway through I had a piece of plastic inside of the chicken bake. Well I hope it’s plastic and not something else. It’s about 1 1/2 inches long and clear.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2021

    Okay where should I begin. I remember some videos circling around Costco selling salmon with worms. I honestly thought Costco would have inspected their seafood after this incident but I was a victim. I decided to get the Coho salmon since it was not farmed. I get home start prepping it and as I started brushing olive oil I noticed something moving! It was a transparent long worm. Yes!! A worm, I kept looking at the salmon and noticed another one. I called Costco and told me to bring the tag and they would give me a refund. I went the next day, took it back, got my refund. The point is not that I got my refund but why is COSTCO selling fish with worms! Please BEWARE! Examine your fish before you eat it. Costco should seriously inspect their fish before selling them. Never again will I purchase any type of raw fish there. BEWARE OF WORMS IN THE FISH.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2021

    Appointment time for a simple tire rotation was made for Friday at 9 am. I was the first person before they even open the doors. Thinking that my car should be done at legible or take 1 hour so I can go back to work. And the time right now is 10:00 am and finally they pulled my car inside the garage. And the service representative at the tire center tells me that’s it’s a 2 hour wait from the time wait. Really so overall I’m waiting 3 hours for a tire rotation with an appointment. Also only one person working at the front lobby when they have 15 pictures of Michelin Certified Tire Technicians on the board. A lot of things are not right with this. Not happy at all. This is waste of time for me. The reason people make appointments is that they expected to be seen at that time. It’s not right very poor technicians that they have on site. For them being Certified and me waiting 3 hours being the first customer with an appointment.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2021

    I have attempted to use Costco online for appliances. Yes, you can save money, but the savings is NOT WORTH IT! We have rental properties. On 3 different houses, between purchases and replacements I have spent HOURS on the phone trying to sort each problem out. 100% of all appliance purchases and returns have been wrong and a nightmare to get resolved. Not to mention, time spent meeting the delivery team at the property, only to deny delivery because of damaged or wrong items, return visits for replacement items, etc., etc. I will NEVER purchase another appliance from Costco.

    1. 12/2019 - Gas range, micro hood, dishwasher and refrigerator for house listed for sale. Standard depth fridge ordered, counter depth received. Replacement came after the open house.

    2. 06/2021 - Refrigerator ordered with ice maker. Installers broke the connector on the ice maker hose. The ice maker could not be connected and I was told it was a plumbing issues and they could not fix it. I asked that the water be turned off and the fridge put in place, so the tenants would at least have a refrigerator. The delivery guys left the fridge in the middle of the family room, on the carpet, while they went outside to call their supervisor. While I was waiting on hold to resolve the issue with Costco customer service, I heard the front door open, the delivery person dropped the ice maker parts and paperwork inside the door, ran out and hopped in the truck. I attempted to stop them, but they drove away. I was left to remove & dispose of the packaging, put the refrigerator in place and scheduling (at my expense) someone to repair the broken connector and hook up the ice maker.

    3. 09/2021 - Purchased a washer and dryer set for a rental. The delivery team began the unpacking process and the entire side of the washer was smashed in. Another washer and dryer would need to be delivered. Fortunately, I had time before the tenants were moving in.

    The second washer and dryer were delivered 2 weeks later. Washer worked well, dryer turned on, heated but the drum would not turn. By the time the tenants realized it, the dryer was hot to the touch. POTENTIAL FIRE DANGER! I contacted Costco and began the process to get a replacement. The replacement would take 3 business days. 2 days later, I was notified the dryer was out of stock and NO DATE as to when it would be available. More time on the phone. Costco could not deliver another brand, I simply needed to cancel the entire set or wait for a replacement (with no date).

    I located a set at Lowe's that could be delivered in 2 days (costing me $400 more). Again, more time on the phone attempting to get both the washer and dryer cancelled, scheduled for pickup and my money refunded. 10 days later, I receive an email from Costco to pick a date for both items to be picked up and returned. I selected the earliest dates available and received no reply back. Once again, I called Costco customer service, 42 minutes later I am told, the only date available for pick up in the area is 1 week later.

    Costco Customer Service Representatives and their supervisors have been polite and very apologetic. But kindness and apologies simply are not enough. Costco does a lot of things well ... appliances and deliveries is certainly not one of them. Spend the extra money, save a lot of time and frustration and buy your appliances elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2021

    I would highly recommend looking elsewhere for large deliveries. Especially an appliance. We sat and waited for 13 hours after waiting a week for a fridge. No emails, no phone calls. The worst thing someone can say in customer service is “I understand”. They don’t understand. It’s patronizing. So we are canceling this order and probably canceling the membership.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2021

    I do not know what is going on. I have never had this problem before with any retailers but this has happened three times recently at Costco. I was paying with a check. They tell you to just sign it and their machine will fill it out. They are supposed to show you the filled out check so you can just quickly verify it is the same amount as what your receipt is. This is the third time recently that 1. Cashier would not show me my check after she ran it through the cash register. 2. Rolled her eyes over and over when I told her nicely I needed to see my check.

    3. Eye rolls several more times as I told her nothing printed on the check. It was blank except for my signature. I told her that I had to fill out the amount and she was angry. Why do they not have ink in their machines as they are coming out blank. I do not like to be treated that way. I do not treat people that way. Costco shopping has always been a positive experience but I have brought it to the attention of the store and nothing was done. My Costco membership is up in about 2 weeks. Sam's Club is just a mile away and I am going to check it out!

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2021

    COSTCO- the absolute worst customer service I have ever had. I noticed today I had a $60 charge on my CC. I attempted to call the number listed on the charge but it was all automated "NO HUMANS PRESENT", then I attempted to fix this online again, I was stopped by a website that runs you in circles without offering a single answer to "HOW TO CANCEL MEMBERSHIP". So because I am a very patient person I tried to "CHAT" and after a 13-minute wait I was told to call the number that was all automated, but with a catch don't answer the questions and eventually it will get you to a human, 22 minutes later I'm still waiting. TERRIBLE-HORRIBLE-customer service... After 32 minutes of waiting on the phone, charges were removed BUT, I was not asked to complete a survey, HMmm I wonder why! Never again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2021

    Do not buy a Groupon for Costco!!! This is a scam!!! They never sent me the 2 $40 credits that they claim they will give it to you. I called and they told me that the problem was that a credit card for renewal was missing. The customer service added my card and told me I would receive it in 6 weeks. Several months later I called again and the agent now said that I needed a Groupon promotion code. I read the groupon and it didn’t say anything about a promotion code only to add a credit card.

    When I told the agent that I would keep posting reviews about this incident until they honored their offer she told me to go ahead and that it was my fault and not the company’s fault although I did everything they asked and the agent assured me during my first phone call about the issue that I would be mailed my offer within 6 weeks. I'm writing this review to recommend people not to buy a Costco Groupon in the future so that you don’t have to be scammed and go through all this trouble I'm going through with Costco to get what was promised to you.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2021

    TO COSTCO.COM CONSUMERS. Please be ALARMED that when you order at Costco.com you are SERRUPTICIOUSLY and AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED for Shipping and Handling without you knowing it. Your order would indicate "shipping & handling included", but in REALITY Costco is adding $2.00 for EACH ITEM IN THE SAME ORDER. It is not a "one-time charge". At payment, your invoice indicates "$0.00" for shipping & handling which is VERY MISLEADING! Costco.com customers are being duped by EMBEDDING THE SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES INTO THE PRICE OF EACH ITEM FOR WHICH CUSTOMERS ARE NOT AWARE!

    For the longest time I am led to believe that when you order online the price of the item is same as when you purchase from the warehouse. I never bothered to re-check the price of the item by calling the warehouse because I trusted the wordings "Shipping & handling included & $0.00 shipping indicated in the invoice. This is very unacceptable and deceiving. I asked to speak with the Supervisor but she kept on pointing me to read the "Terms & Conditions". When a customer orders with a BIG CORPORATION like Costco you think that they are portraying that they are the "BE ALL END ALL". Please see sample of my invoice ordered online: the item is $21.99 in the warehouse; I was charged 23.99 each paying $4.00 for shipping and handling! This is a clear violation of consumer protection act!

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2021

    I always have thought that Costco has the best customer service and support until My LG TV broke down. I called them and every time it took me between 30 minutes to an hour to connect to them. They had to contact another department and again I was on waiting for another 30 minutes. I called them about SEVEN times and waited for more than three weeks. The final result was none. My TV guarantee was useless and I had wasted my money to buy an additional three-year guarantee.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2021

    Several times contact Costco head office. I was laughed at and twisting me around for my membership, never gave me my credit points, they say they don't understand me, my address wrong, we send you again, just make fun of me as I am not native speaker. They issue credit, gift cards,

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2021

    The Costco in Palm Desert, CA, is the worst one ever. Traffic is everywhere and car crashes sometimes happen in the parking lot. The workers are extremely rude and prejudice. One woman who is Hispanic with long black hair and a black jacket and a green shirt is mocking people's appearance and existence for no reason at near the door at around 2:36 PM. She might as well throw stuff at people while she's at it. Do NOT go to this Costco.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2021

    I've had numerous problems after my delivery of a refrigerator with customer service regarding scheduling another service call because the doors needed to be reversed, and the bottom front grill/kickplate was not included with delivery. The communication is awful. I've been rerouted to different representatives who can't provide a definite answer, and emails with the same. And, the service men were not obliging. There hasn't been a solution to my problem for over a week after delivery. I will not order another appliance online. The customer service is horrendous. Beware of purchasing a major appliance online through Costco or be prepared to have problems. You get what you pay for.... Sometimes it's worth it to pay more to avoid these problems.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2021

    Took 2 months to get my washer/dryer that was listed as a 7-10 day delivery on their website. Then when the day of the delivery finally came they contracted out the delivery to a 3rd party company without either asking or notifying me of such. I took the day off work for the item to be delivered. I'm a doctor and have a very busy schedule.

    The delivery company was not able to deliver the items to my address because they never reached out to me ahead of time to find the logistics of my home and driveway. Nor did they ever provide me with a number of who I could contact to reach them. They were supposed to call the day before and didn't. They showed up at my house and with no effort to make things work announced they couldn't deliver the item and that I'd have to reschedule. Save yourself the time and don't buy appliances from Costco. Use a real appliance store like Best Buy/Lowe's/Home Depot. I've never had a problem with any of them. This was my first and last time buying an appliance from Costco. They should be embarrassed.

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2021

    Very fast to order. Glasses arrived one week later. Fit fine. Lenses are clear and sharp. The frames are lite and look great. They are Oakley, so are modern in style. Look like sunglass frames. The staff were very helpful.

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2021

    Purchased laptop online but was told by Costco it was "lost in delivery" so I cancelled the order and found exact same product for less with another retailer. Costco seems to be unable to process my refund. Their customer service is useless over the phone and online. They are a joke, I'd be embarrassed to work there.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

    Recently bought all new appliances for my house. Washer/dryer, stove, microwave and a fridge. And ever since we have got these we still continue to run into problems with the appliances. I have dealt with Costco and Samsung for two months about my washer machine. The washer should not be leaving water in the bleach container. Every time we call Costco they tell us nothing they can do and to call Samsung. Samsung continues to tell me mixed stories as well. The microwave works great however when we asked them to install it they installed not leveled to the cabinet above it. So now I have to figure out how to fix that.

    Then today 8/5 we had our Samsung fridge come. When trying to bring it in the house they hit the french door on our back sliding door. Then when they got it to the spot they told us we had to pay for a water line that would cost ($25-$40). We told them no. Then reading the inside sheet of paper it states that the installer has to install the water line for us. In other words they wanted to scam us for $40 dollars so that they can pocket that cash for themselves. I asked them 5 times to remove the plastic on the doors, they said yes then never did it and left. Then proceeds to ask me to leave all of the garbage in my garage as he stated "we don't take that with us". Bottom line I have been very, very frustrated with the way Costco customer service, installers AND Samsung has been with me. Oh and by the way. My washer they told me I can't get it fixed unless I want to be charged... What's the point of having a warranty then?

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2021

    Purchased a new television and when plugged in and set up it didn't work. I contacted Costco and was forwarded to their concierge department. They were professional and attempted to diagnose what was wrong. After numerous lengthy attempts and wasted time they handed me off to the manufacturer. They attempted to fix it and couldn't. Then sent a technician out to put a new main board in. That immediately didnt work. So they sent me a remanufactured used set. Instead of a brand new set. They were supposed to set the new set up but didn't. This set had a defect with the sound. I contacted the concierge department and told them that I wanted a new television. I spoke to an unbelievably rude and unprofessional person named Joseph. He was so unprofessional that I asked for the corporate offices but he gave me a hard time. My costco membership has just expired and I will not renew it. They lost a good customer!

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2021

    Ordered appliances on-line. They missed the anticipated delivery date and customer service was unable to help. A dozen or so calls to customer service. Hours spent on hold. Promised return calls never came. On-line order tracking contained mostly information that did not apply to my account. Finally, a BBB complaint got a response from the "Executive Escalations" department. They talked a good game but did not help. I finally ordered a different appliance, not what I wanted, but two months after my initial order they were still projecting another month for delivery of a product that they recommended ordering because it was in stock. The new appliance was delivered in ten days. My advice is to order from Costco because they tend to have the best overall deal. If they miss the delivery date cancel and take your business elsewhere. They have no reliable delivery tracking system and their communication of order status is the worst I've seen.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2021

    The prices are fantastic and they take most insurances. The glasses come in on time with no problems! I purchase all of our glasses through Costco. They have name brand frames as well as Kirkland brand glasses and sunglasses.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2021

    The work product is good, however Costco now forces people to buy new frames when their prescriptions change - "too many older frames break when we remove old lenses." My reply is "Then you need to be more careful. We spent money for the glasses, we should get to be able to reuse the frames."

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    Reviewed July 27, 2021

    I have been a Costco customer for more than 20 years. In general, I like the Costco customer service and Costco employees’ attitude towards customers. However, on July 26, 2021, I experienced just an opposite treatment. I had terrible and unprofessional customer service with very bad attitude towards customers at Covington, WA Costco. I am a 67-year-old retiree was denied buying alcohol because I didn’t have ID with me. How is it possible not to see that I am older than 21 years? It looks to me that this Costco employees don’t have any common sense and try to abuse their position of power towards their clients.

    I was denied the service even after Costco manager checked my age using my Costco ID with my photo on the computer that proved that I am 67 years old. It was also very bad that Covington Costco employees try to avoid any responsibilities for their behavior or actions by not giving their business cards or their full names. I asked them about this multiple times without any success. They gave me only their first names that are completely useless for their identifications among this Costco employees. I spoke with two managers and one employee. Behavior all of them was very unprofessional, rude and hostile towards me. I was not sure that I had such bad treatment from this Costco employees because I am an immigrant, and my English language is not perfect. Anyway, it was a very upsetting experience!

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    Reviewed July 24, 2021

    Hardly any meat as the false picture on the wrapper & box indicates. An real scam product from a reputable Japanese manufacturer, Ajinomoto. Shame on Costco & Ajinomoto for producing & marketing a products like that.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2021

    Ordered amongst other items an "Intex Mega River Float" Chose green color. Upon checking out realized the system did not include said float. No way to include it I the already placed order. Called CS and I was asked to cancel the order and re order again. Did it but then the "float" was nowhere to be found. Apparently after calling again CS the Intex River Mega Float was nowhere in the system. I always buy from Amazon and it has never happened that an Item I am in the process of ordering "disappears from radar" as if I were crazy imagining an item not available.

    Apparently Costco ran out of stock and rather than saying this on their site, they simply show, upon searching for said item, a screen that says "oops, item can not be found". Irresponsible way to conduct business, because if you have such low numbers on an item to the point you will run out of stock, you do not place such item on you advertisement, that is deceptive advertisement, that is luring customers into your online sale operation under false pretense. I will never ever order online from Costco. Not only for this deceptive advertisement campaign for which authorities should apply sanctions and penalties to Costco, but because it is 100% disrespect for customers. I tried to talk to a manager by calling CS and I was placed on hold... After 35 minutes of waiting I hanged up. Terrible business practices and I hope the autoroutes read this complaint

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    Reviewed July 21, 2021

    Costco Logistics and Costco’s delivery company, Innovel Solutions, have provided us with nothing but the absolutely worst service I have ever experienced. Between a scheduled delivery that never arrived, zero communication from Costco, multiple calls to Costco resulting in at least 10 hours on hold, four orders placed for the same item because no one can seem to figure out if the shipments ever arrive at the distribution center or warehouse or if all of it has arrived (I've even been told it was help upon assembly, although nothing needed to be assembled), and it being more than 2.5 months since we paid for our original order! Costco Online has permanently lost our business! Zero stars!

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    Reviewed July 20, 2021

    Do not ever buy appliances from Costco. They are the worst and have borderline unethical business practices. First off one orders appliances and then the delivery date stipulated on your order is not the actual delivery date at one's home but apparently the delivery date at the warehouse. Looking at your order details as a consumer one expects the delivery date to be the date of delivery at your home. Once the delivery is at the warehouse now you can only schedule the delivery a week later at your home. How convenient for you Costco.

    After waiting 4 weeks for our appliances it arrives at our home damaged and all scratched up and dents all over the appliances. Costco just shrugs their shoulders and says sorry, nothing can be done. Meanwhile my family is unable to do any form of washing or drying. They really don't care about you as a customer, it has been the most horrendous experience and worst customer experience I have ever come across in my life, not even in a third world country where I am from have I ever experienced such bad customer service and blatant disregard for the inconvenience that they caused. They just shrug their shoulders. Worst company ever, I will go out of my way to rather buy somewhere else. With them the level of frustration and bad customer experience is not worth the little savings your get. So much so for your slogan "Do the right thing."

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    Reviewed July 15, 2021

    @Costco takes months to install a refrigerator. I am still waiting for them to come and install refrigerator (Costco boys left it in my garage) for than 20 days. Order Number: **. Not easy to get connected to Costco Logistics team. I have to wait at least 2 hours to talk to them. I have called more than 10 times about my refrigerator installation, still waiting!!! Failed to deliver refrigerator on time so, I ordered a new one but the delivery boys left it in my garage without installing. Fails again and again with their false promises. Every time they talk about compensation but not helping me with the refrigerator installation. @Costco failed to help me with the refrigerator installation. They scheduled 4 times but no one showed up. Wait! One time someone showed up to take the item back to the warehouse!!! It's opposite to what I was told. @Costco I was proud of Costco but not anymore. Anyone to help with my order: **

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    Reviewed July 14, 2021

    Price dropped $200 a week after I ordered this. Their website claims that they honor price adjustments, but they do not. I called them 8 times making requests for a price adjustment but they don't honor it.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2021

    I have been a member at Costco for 20 years. The last 4 years we did not receive our membership rewards (2%) which would in theory cover the cost of the membership. Last year we complained and they said it was being mailed to an incorrect address. It was corrected but too late for new checks to be issued. We took that in stride and hoped for a better day. Of course being busy people we were not waiting for the Costco rebate to come however today I went to shop and they wanted an additional $180 (for a $120 membership). The solution was to wait in a 30 person deep line or go online to customer service which I did. More run around and eventually told to go back to the store and deal with the customer service.

    I am sorry but overpaying a company to charge you to shop there? You're not the only game in town Costco. The number one rule in business is the best customer you have is the one you already got. Apparently they don't get it or are just too big to care. Either way see ya Costco. I am glad to shop at local grocery stores or the other big warehouse competition. I am sure the dollar I save on your case of water is not worth the aggravation.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2021

    I have been Costco Prime member for 7 years and visited Costco almost every weekend. Costco is really good as long you don't encounter any problem wit their customer service. But if you get into any issue resolving it will take months and you will find their customer support is horrible and takes hours to resolve simple issue. I bought a laptop assuming they have 2+2 year warranty, but when laptop failed in 13 months I figured out they will just deny the warranty claim by blaming power surge and you really can't do anything. So here is my another suggestion, avoid Costco for day today needs as when you enter Costco for milk you end up spending $100 bugs as they are designed to spend you many unwanted low quality products.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2021

    GE JS645FL5DS Range is perfect. Simmering without boiling works well for making bone broth (overnight). Range heats quickly to correct temperature. Easy to clean cook top. We have used it daily for 3 months with no issues. Previously had Samsung Gas range that was awful. Ordered online through Costco. Super easy order and delivery/ installation! Matte black has a nice look that goes well with our other stainless steel appliances.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2021

    I bought a washing machine and dryer from Costco.com to be delivered on July 19th. Delivery and hookup were right on time. As soon as they left a load of clothes was done and the dryer would not work. I called immediately and was told a new dryer would be delivered within 5 days. 5 days later...nothing. 4 phone calls later (being on hold for hours and telling the same story over and over), I was told I had a new delivery date...July 5th, today.

    Today as I waited for this delivery, I got call that the dryer was "lost"...who loses a dryer??? Yet another phone call and was told I had to either reorder or get a long lengthy refund. What the heck...that's it? Now I sit waiting for the magical email to tell me when the next delivery date will be. Costco outsources their deliveries and have absolutely no control over when anything will happen. Don't bother calling them. Go to Lowe's, Home Depot or any other appliance store and do not waste your time with these people.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2021

    New Costco member and have had no problems with the Costco employees, in fact they have been very friendly and helpful. The problem is in getting a Costco credit card. I have great credit and have a bunch of credit cards. But getting one from Costco is horrible. For some reason they seem to think I need to send them a copy of a bank statement, my tax return, a copy of my phone or utility bill. Got on the phone and got nowhere. The person on the other end spent 10 minutes going over everything I had originally submitted and kept saying they needed more information but never did say what information was needed. Goodbye, don't need another credit card. Hope the rest of my experiences will be OK.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2021

    Just reporting a very very bad experience trying to purchase washer/dryer from U.S.A Costco Online. First delivery scheduled for 6/3 no show, called online. Was told had to call their logistics dept. Waited on hold for U.S.A Costco Online 87 minutes and was told product had not been received, they set up another delivery date for 6/12. Same results. No delivery. Called U.S.A Costco Online. This time the wait for their logistics dept was 145 min. Called U.S.A Costco Online back and they could not tell me where the product was. I canceled the order and was told I would receive a credit within a few days. It is now 6/22 and no refund. I never received the washer/dryer. No one at U.S.A Costco Online could not tell me why and can’t seem to get a refund. So disappointed in U.S.A Costco Online.

    Interesting that Costco can’t tell a customer where the appliances are and the status of items. It seems Costco has no concern for delivery. Just selling. Update. It is now 6/29 and no refund. On chat with the Costco customer service today and still get the same ** which is they will escalate which is what I was told on 6/22. You can’t get to a person or dept with Costco. Only contact is customer service that they contract out. Not sure what a person can do to resolve a problem. Can someone from Costco please resolve this problem.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2021

    I had my first LG Washtower delivered by Costco April 1, 2021. I had called Costco a few days prior to delivery to ask if there was anything I needed to purchase for the installation, as I had read a few reviews from people saying the installers were not full equipped with all the parts. I was assured that they would come with EVERYTHING needed, the dryer vent, the hoses for the washer, etc. Well, the unit has a steam capability that requires an extra set hoses, the installer did not have that. No problem, my fiancé is very handy, we went to Home Depot, bought the "steam kit" and he installed it for me. In the process he noticed a fairly large dent in the side of the machine, and convinced me that an over $2,000.00 machine should not be delivered dented and I should request Costco replace it. Seems simple, right? This is where things start to descend into the Costco quagmire.

    Over the next month I made several phone calls to customer service about replacing the dented unit. I was given a Service Report number, notes were made on my file, and I was told someone would call me within a few days. Nobody ever called me. On my third attempt, I got a customer service rep who said she could handle it for me right there, while I was on the phone, and expressed surprise that the other two I'd spoken with hadn't done that. Great! A new machine would be coming within a week.

    The new delivery team arrives with my new machine, this time I actually look the machine over first, it looks great, no dents. Then it becomes clear that the two younger members of the team are being trained. The older gentleman, speaking in Spanish, is directing them. They need to remove a small panel from the back of the machine to attach the power cord. After a few moments, I could tell there was a problem...it was taking much too long. The younger guys have been working on it with a power screwdriver. Then I'm told the electric box is broken and will rattle and make noise every time I use it. They want to switch the one they've just broken (I have them on video accusing each other of having broken it), with the machine they are here to pick up, which has been working just fine.

    I agree to this, until I see them working too hard to get this done, at which point I tell them to just take both machines away. For $2K, I'd like an undamaged machine with no electrical issues. Innovel calls me right away to confirm that I've refused the delivery. I confirm and tell them why. They arrange for the delivery of a new (3rd) machine the following week.

    This brings me to Memorial Day weekend. The new machine is supposed to be delivered in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 1. I was away for Memorial Day weekend figuring I'd have plenty of time to get back in time for the delivery. The evening before call didn't happen, instead I was called about 7am to tell me they'd be at my place in about an hour and a half, approx. 9:30am.

    I told the man that was a problem, since I was at least an hour drive away and still in bed. We agreed on 10am, I got out of bed and rushed to get everything together to get home on time. I texted to let him know I made it within our timeframe and he could come anytime with the machine. A couple of hours go by and I'm texting asking what's going on. He calls to tell me his truck is stuck under a bridge and they are waiting for assistance to get it unstuck.

    They finally show up, I look the machine over and one side of it is completely bashed in, even worse than the original one I'd returned. I refuse the delivery and Innovel calls me right away. I explain what happened, he asks if I'd been informed that I could keep that machine until a new one could be delivered, so I'd at least have laundry machines. I tell him that wasn't mentioned. Then he tells me the LG Washtowers are currently out of stock and Costco has no idea when they might be getting more. He offers to reach out to the driver and ask him to bring the bashed in one back. He comes back on the line and tells me he can't reach the driver, but can arrange to have it redelivered on the upcoming Saturday.

    Again, no evening before call, instead I get the 7am call. They want to confirm that I understand I am taking delivery of a damaged machine. Throughout the morning they keep in reasonable touch with me about their timeline. The delivery team calls me to say they will be arriving in about 10-minutes. While I'm on the phone he says, "Wait! How high is this bridge? Oh, it's only 11'9", my truck is over 13' high, we can't pass under this bridge." The next thing I know I'm getting a call from an Innovel rep., she's in California, I'm in Evanston, a small city that sits on the northern border of Chicago. She's trying to find out from me where the team is and what bridge they're talking about. I tell her I have no idea, Evanston is very easy to get to, it's not some little out-of-the-way hamlet. I don't know what bridges they're referring to.

    I'm asking her why they can't use their nav system to find a better route? She's looking at a map and telling all the ways she can see that they could be taking and she doesn't understand why they're having a problem. She puts me on hold to speak to them. While she's doing that I went on the Costco website and saw that my product is back in stock AND a couple of hundred dollars cheaper. The Innovel rep comes back on the line to tell me the delivery team have said they cannot get to me and will not be delivering the item. At the point I tell her to just cancel it and issue me a refund.

    I went ahead and ordered the new machine at the lower price point, something Costco should have already been offering me for all this trouble. I'm hoping that a fresh order will be free from all the issues that the current order has had. Sadly, that does not seem to be the case. Although their website said it was in stock and gave me a delivery date of June 28, three weeks later. It is now June 27, I have had none of the usual delivery communications from Costco, no charge has been put on my credit card for the purchase, and when I called the customer service, today, to ask if it was being delivered or not, I got an auto system telling me that someone would be contacting me when my item was released for delivery. Their website now has my machine listed as out-of-stock again.

    I have now been without laundry machines for over 2-months...even though Costco has had my $2,000! A few weeks ago I took everything over to my fiancé's house to launder. I've been trying to hold on until this new machine arrives, because it's such a pain to take all your dirty laundry somewhere else. I even purchased new sheets for my bed, so I could have clean sheets to sleep on. Now that I know my delivery will not be coming tomorrow, I will have to take my laundry out again to do.

    I have been told time and again that someone higher up in Costco would be reaching out to me to get this situation resolved, that they will make sure I am happy. Someone actually did reach out to me last week. It was a customer service rep who saw a return item of a ping pong table on my file. He decided to look a little closer and saw that there was no record of me purchasing a ping pong table from them and decided to call me. Ridiculous!! But, never in three months of this fiasco has anyone higher up on the Costco chain-of-command reached out to me to take control of this situation.

    The only reason I've stuck with them is the extended warranty. Everyone is offering a standard one-year manufacturing warranty from LG. Costco not only offers 24-months, but if you use their card to purchase it, there's a further 24-month extended warranty, bringing your warranty from 12-months to 48-months. But, it's getting to the point where even that is no longer enough to hold the purchase!

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    Reviewed June 23, 2021

    I do have an order placed on 05/29/2021 with delivery date as June 7th 2021. But Costco delivery service failed to deliver it even after rescheduling THREE times (June 7th, June 12th, June 16th). I do have a screenshot shows that I had to call customer service (888-803-3459) many times and be on hold for 9+ hours to know what's going on. NO ONE RESOLVED the issue. It's been almost 20 days past my original delivery date. Until this kind of customer treatment I haven't felt that Costco has the WORST customer service and delivery service.

    Yesterday I talked to Logistics team agent and she said she escalated my case to SEVEN managers with email and assured that I will get some response. IN this whole process, I have never received a call or email from the driver or customer service on what's going on with delivery or what happened to my order. That's very frustrating. How can Costco provide this kind of Worst experience for Costco members who are with them for 15+ years.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2021

    I ordered a Louisiana grill, assembled and delivered from Costco. The hopper box caught on fire and it burnt the box, bubbling the paint. It was not assembled correctly. After hours on hold they agreed to get me another and pick up the old one. When they dropped off the new grill they refused to pick up the old unit even though customer service said they would. I called customer service back and after 90 minutes on hold they told me I could sell it for scrap metal. Then a week later customer service called me, leaving a voice mail, saying to call back for a pick up. I just called and the person who answered after 30 minutes on hold said she wasn't the right person and it would be another 2 hours plus on hold. Never Costco again.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2021

    The best things Costco have going for it is proximity & deli items. CSRs in self checkout are snippy & it is ridiculous they do not allow customers to scan their own items with a scan gun; nor do they have a scan and go app. Self checkout CSRs are abrupt & crowd over you at times. It’s really aggravating!

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    Reviewed June 17, 2021

    I've been the Costco member many years and that was my first time I ordered furniture online and wow wow wow: they cancelled my orders, nobody even called me, that's fine. I spent hours for waiting to figure out what was a reason: they said the billing address; then after hours being on the phone they verified nothing is wrong with my billing address and suggested to wait when a new order would be processed. Then ... same stuff happened., spending hours on the phone again ...finally no furniture, money is on hold for 5 days, and they suggested to place a new order. Sorry, it is so shame. Representatives even did not try to find a root of the problem. It was my first and last time, no more try.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2021

    On February 2021 we purchased a diamond ring at Costco. The price was over $3,000.00 dollars. This was a very big purchase for my boyfriend and I as we celebrated our 15 years together. 4 months later, On June 12, 2021, I went out for the day. I wore my ring and when I got home in the evening, the diamond on my ring was missing! It had fallen off and I don't know where. The diamond was 0.7 karat four prongs holding it. The ring should have had 5 prongs holding it instead of just 4. I'm so sad and disappointed. I took the ring to Costco and they said they will notify me in 8-10 weeks whether or not the diamond will be replaced or if I'm just out of luck!! I hope and pray that they do the right and fair thing.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2021

    Tried to purchase a product at a discount offered by Costco. When I went to buy it on the morning of the last day of the discount, the website and a chat said that the product was out of stock and the discounted rate was therefore no longer available. I checked back early the next morning, and the product was available again, but at the non-discounted price. I tried customer service and they were unwilling to honor their offer. I find it hard to believe that they were out of stock on Sunday, but back in stock at 6:30 am on Monday at a higher price. Plus, customer service was unwilling to consider the situation. Poor customer relations, questionable advertising.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2021

    In early April, I ordered and paid for a new washer and dryer from Costco. The site said that because of Covid, it would be delayed a few weeks. Then, I got good news - it was at their warehouse and would be delivered to me on June 7 between 2 and 4 pm. On June 6, I got an email telling me it would be delivered "tomorrow between 2 and 4 pm."

    On June 7, no call, no email, no text, no delivery. I called on Monday, and over the next 3 hours of hold and talking, I was told that Costco.com has no control over what Costco Logistics does, and Logistics may have put off delivery of my washer/dryer because I stupidly ordered an entire kitchen appliance package for delivery at the end of June, and Logistics may have decided to deliver it all together, which I told them was totally unacceptable. So, they said that a supervisor from Costco Logistics would call me within 24-48 hours to verify that it would be delivered on the new delivery date of June 11. Nobody ever called me. I called them - and after another 3 hours on hold or talking to a staff person, I finally got a Logistics Supervisor, who swore to me that my items would be delivered on June 11.

    I got an email on the 10th saying it was loaded and would be delivered between 3:45 and 5:45 on the next day. I got an email in the morning of the 11th saying it would be delivered between 3:45 and 5:45 "this afternoon." That was the last I heard from Costco that day. The next day, I got an email from Costco asking me how much I was enjoying my new washer and dryer. I called Costco.com one more time - and at the end of 3 hours, I had a new delivery date (which I'm not counting on actually happening), an complaint number, and a phone number for Costco headquarters - which I will be calling tomorrow. I also had an hour of Costco.com telling me it was Costco Logistics who were causing the problem.

    The only good thing that happened on the 3 hour call was when the Costco Logistics supervisor complained because the local Costco Warehouse office hung up on them - apparently, Costco employees treat each other like they treat Costco customers. When I asked why they had to put off the new delivery date another week, first, they told me that the delivery trucks are all scheduled out for the first of the week - they can't find a truck to deliver it to me. When I complained about that, they told me that it was because the warehouse has lost my appliances. Then, as a total kicker, I went on Costco.com to rate my appliances, and said that I can't rate them because Costco won't deliver them to me, and Costco removed my review because I was reviewing Costco, not my appliances. They don't allow people to review them. I wonder why...

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    Reviewed June 12, 2021

    I have been a Costco member for the past 15 years until the Covid Pandemic. After watching a customer rep trying to tell the parents of a child (maybe 2 or 3 years old) to wear a mask to protect people and seeing this little girl cry I knew I wasn't renewing my membership. I have been a first responder for 20 plus years and I was disgusted with this behavior from a person that had obviously no medical experience or human experience whatsoever.... Then while standing in line a group of Costco (goons) employees start making a scene about a customer eating a hotdog inline. He had slipped the hot dog under his mask to take a bite. The employees started getting loud which made my family feel uncomfortable. Costco or its unprofessional employees won't ever make my family feel uncomfortable again. I cancelled my membership and that was the best feeling ever since this pandemic!

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    Reviewed June 12, 2021

    I've been dealing with the Hearing Dept. at Costco in Brighton MI for 15 years. I just picked up my new hearing aids after having lost my last set. Made it through COVID with the face masks for well over a year. Trust me that masks and behind the ear hearing aids don't mix well - the mask wins. Went to dinner a few weeks ago and came away with lost hearing aids. Costco's Kirkland top of the line is not only top quality but super reasonable. The fact that they insure a lost set for folks like me is a huge plus. I called. They ordered the replacement set and I can again hear. On top of that, the service is always first rate. Friendly, professional and always fast and efficient. Costco's Hearing Service in Brighton is 5 Star Plus.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2021

    This is the worst online ordering / delivery experience I've ever had. I ordered a mattress online from Costco. They gave me a delivery date of 6/5. Received a voicemail from them stating they warehouse didn't get the item and they'd let me know when it did. They did not elaborate on when that would be or if it'd be the same day. Called them back and sat on hold for 2 HOURS! Finally got through and they rescheduled for 6/10. Received a delivery window of 9am-11am. No one showed up. It hit 5pm and I called them again. Sat on hold for another 2 HOURS!! Finally got through to someone who told me the item didn't make it on the truck and they had to call the warehouse. They put me on hold and the call disconnected. They never called me back.

    I noticed on my account the delivery was then rescheduled for 6/12 and it said (called customer) which they did NOT. 6/12 delivery did not work for me. I went on the site and rescheduled for today 6/11. The day went on and no one showed up. Called them AGAIN and waited for 2 hours AGAIN. The associate told me that the warehouse is "a mess" and they can't find items that need to be delivered. He told me I should reschedule the deliver for at least 2 days from now to give them time to "find it".

    This is absolutely pathetic. I have waited around for hours on end for a delivery. Sat on hold for hours on end to speak to these people. I would never EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER order a bulk item from Costco online again. It's 2021. You should not have a 2 hour wait to speak to someone with no other contact options such as email or chat (the chat agent says they can't assist with these problems).

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    Reviewed June 10, 2021

    I was bitten multiple times and nights at the Hacienda Del Mar in Cabo. I tried calling Costco internationally feeling helpless after the hotel said they were only paid commission by Costco. When I landed back in states at LAX it got worse. No access to food or drink which made me more sick ultimately ending up in ICU and Costco telling me it’s a 4-6 week delay for response to complaints then the hotel charge me $125 when I return and I don’t even know how they got my cc but from Costco. I almost died and Costco hasn’t even sent the formal complaint form promised.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2021

    I purchased a sofa and loveseat in Pearl White in April 2021. It was scheduled for delivery in April. When received the items were Beige in color and I refused delivery and the shipping company returned the items to the manufacturer. Over $4,200.00 of my money has been held by Costco since then. I have called customer service on many occasions and am told that my refund is in process. It is now June 2, 2021 and still no refund. This is OUTRAGEOUS behavior on the part of Costco. I will never again order anything online from Costco! One other note, the manufacturer does not make the product in Pearl White however Costco still advertises it as available in Pearl White. My refund should have been immediately processed!!!

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    Reviewed June 1, 2021

    Mall of Ga location *** general Manager **. **(manager) and **(membership) are RACIST. I have shopped at Costco for 20+ years as a Costco family member. Recently got a new membership at the Cummings location however was given a day pass as the card printer was down. Ensuing day I went to the Mall of Ga location (where I’ve been shopping for the past 10 years), however their printer was also down so received another day pass. The young lady at the Membership was, as always, helpful.

    Two days after I went back to the Mall of Ga location In hope to get a new card. While I had set up my member with my GA Drivers’ license I had request to have part of my alias on the card. ** (who I have seen countless times at Membership) refused to give me a card because my alias was not on my driver’s license. I explained everything, attempted to show credit card I used to set up account, email confirming membership, he flat out told me “It is not you, go back to cummings and have them print it.” I requested to speak to a manager. Sam whispers to ** (manager on duty) for a good 3 to 5 minutes. ** pads Sam on the shoulder and he headed my direction. ** asked “how can I help you”. **I responded, "I’m sure ** explained everything to you." ** asked if my Alias was on my driver license. ** (a manager), flat out, refused to listen nor assist.

    ** interrogated me just as some - if not many - police officers would to **. ** was disrespectful and exhibited racial hatred. He interrogated me as a Prosecutor. I was insulted, embarrassed, and hurt that a place I have shopped for 10 years (about) would treat me as such. I see these two gentlemen often. Sad to say ** and ** are both racist!! This is just the beginning as I plan to explore other options. Next, ** (store #366 Mall of Ga), Costco Corporate office. **Please note 90% of the staff are super friendly!!! I can’t take that away from them!!

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    Reviewed May 25, 2021

    I bought a LG TV 86" six months ago. The left side of the screen light was darker. I contacted Costco and then my case was submitted to LG because is the first year. LG sent a Tech first time with wrong parts, then second time the Tech had to replace the backlights of the screen and removed the frame of the screen forcing the screen and many parts. After several attempts he could not put it together and LG now is telling me that I broke the screen when in reality the TECH left the TV in pieces and the corners of the screen are now broke. 3rd Tech came attempted to replace the screen and at the end could not put it together because the previous Tech took some of the parts. Now LG keeps transferring my calls and not resolving my problem. LG customer service is really really bad!

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    Reviewed May 19, 2021

    HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERTAINING TO DELIVERY!! I did an online purchase of Accent Console from Costco, the item was supposed to be delivered on 5/17/2021 and a confirmation call was supposed to come 24 hours before the delivery time. Automated notification call came in at 4 AM, why doesn't Costco set up automated calls wrt Time Zones?

    No one showed up to deliver the furniture, calling Costco Logistics had a wait time of ~30-50 minutes, and the initial agent who took my call disconnected the call after getting the information. I then had to wait for another 30 mins to talk to a second agent, she was not able to find any helpful information on why the item was not delivered.. All she could offer was to help with rescheduling the delivery to 5-19-2021... to which I agreed because there was no other option.

    The same thing happening on 5-19-2021, got an automated call exactly at 4 AM and none showed up for delivery... Customer care had a wait time of 45 mins and the lady who took my call disconnected it without giving me any kind of helpful information.. She didn't even have the courtesy to call me back.. I don't know what else to do at this time. I can wait for a few more days or a week but the issue here is why Costco cannot deliver things on time and if it's delayed, why Costco cannot keep me updated about the delay.. This is really really bad.. I really hope this review would help someone else!!!

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    Reviewed May 15, 2021

    On 5/8/2021 I ordered a mattress and box spring on the Costco website. It gave me the option of setting up a delivery the following Wednesday (5/12). The evening before I received an email confirming the next day delivery. The following morning I received another email stating they would be delivering between 4:30-6:30 that evening. My wife and I reworked our schedules to accommodate this delivery window. They never called and never showed.

    The following morning I called Costco logistics, they apologized and reset our delivery for the following Friday (5/14). We got the same evening confirmation email and the following morning we received an email giving a delivery window of 4:00-6:00. At 4:00 I called Costco customer service, after 30 minutes on hold the agent explained she had no information and she would transfer me to logistics. After over another hour on hold I asked for a supervisor, I was told there was none. I was told they would not be delivering because they only had 1 of the 2 items ordered. No explanation as to why we weren’t called and no idea when we would receive.

    This morning, Saturday (5/15) I called customer service, asked for a supervisor and was disconnected. I called back and actually got one on the line. She contacted logistics and could not provide an eta. She apologized repeatedly but bottom line, we need a mattress by tomorrow and Costco couldn’t care less. The supervisor is setting up the credit on my credit card and I’ll be shopping locally today for a mattress I need tomorrow. This is the single worst customer service experience I have ever had.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2021

    Bought a mattress from Costco, did not like it, ordered another one about 3 days later, they delivered it, then I asked them to pick up 1st mattress, that was 3 weeks ago, still have it. Also ordered a couch for almost $2000.00. When delivered, the couch was the most uncomfortable one I ever sat on, called Costco 2 hours later to return as per their policy. I have spent a total of at least 7 hours in the last week trying to get a time for a pick up, talked to at least 5 to 6 people, all they do is give me to another party, today the 12th of May I waited for 3 hours on the phone, all I get is they will will get Costco logistics to put a priority on it (that is the third time I was told that I pay $120.00 a year and buy a lot however Costco feels that for that I deserve a run around). (This is the last online order from Costco.) I have been a member for over 10 years.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2021

    On Feb. 19th, 2020 I purchased a Samsung 75" with 5 years warranty, the first 2 years with Costco. The TV was defective and doesn't open with the remote control while the power source is good. Calling Costco concierge it took me 81 minutes over three days to reach the despatch team. The guy asks me where the TV is hung at the wall or on the stand, I say: "It is at the wall," the technician says: "Sorry we don't serve TV at the wall, you have to dismount it down," I say: "I am living alone, and I can help one technician from your side to dismount and mount the TV again," but he refuses this offer.

    After days I could get help from my son to dismount the TV, calling the dispatch department again, but the waiting time was so long, even the voice mailbox was full, so couldn't be in touch with them. Lastly, I realized that the Costco warranty is false, their team is so reluctant and not qualified to serve their customers, and the only way to be safe is to stop buying any electrical items from this store.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2021

    I ordered a dishwasher from Costco on April 11. We ordered through Costco because we wanted the full service: no hassle-white glove-full installation-haul away our old machine. When we ordered, the contract stated that the washer would be delivered on Friday April 23 and that we would be contacted the day before the delivery to be given a window for the installation to take place on Friday April 23. I planned accordingly and cancelled the trip I was going to take over a long weekend.

    On Thursday April 22 we did not receive a phone call and when I called Costco, they could not get in touch with the installer. Friday April 23, I called many times over many hours and Costco could not get in touch with the installers. Then after this wasted day, it was discovered that the machine had not even been shipped even though the tracking for the machine still showed the original delivery date with no changes. That was a total lie and wasted my weekend. There were many times I called into Costco chasing this problem down.

    To make a long story short. It is May 7 and I still don't have my appliance installed. I was told it would happen on on April 30, May 3, May 4, May 5, and May 7. It has not. I could not count all the hours I have spent trying to track this down. I would warn anybody against using Costco for appliances that need to be ordered and installed.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2021

    I have been a customer for over 20 years. We shop there at least twice a week and spend a decent amount each time. Recently we purchased a Sonicare toothbrush. Two weeks later we went back in the store and saw the newer model was on sale for the same price. We purchased the newer model and took the original one back to the store in the original box and packaging. The customer service representative embarrassed us in front of a crowd expressing we return too many items and we are going to be put on a special list that Costco is going to monitor our purchases.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2021

    Costco is part of the fear mongering government with the Mask requirements. My wife and I went to shop here (My wife wore a mask). I did not. Currently in Utah there is no mask mandate. They said they will not do business with either of us because I did not have a mask. I went to get a refund on my membership that I’ve had for 12+ years and the employee was wearing her mask on her chin the whole time with the manager standing next to her. I took a picture. So I do have that. My wife told her, "You realize your company just refused to do business with us over my husband not wearing a mask and here you are not wearing your mask."

    This is how Costco operates. Pay for a membership so they feel they have the right to tell their customers what to do, but do not have the same rules for their employees. This is America. This big business ** has to stop. Bring back real customer service. Apparently Costco doesn’t need small business consumers anymore. I will no longer shop at Costco. I am letting my friends and family know that this business doesn’t deserve Americans' money.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2021

    Our experience at Costco this Monday morning the 5th of April was not very good. I have been going to Costco for over a decade now and always had a great experience and served with respect. It is one of our favorite places to shop and have always recommend Costco to everyone we know and will continue to but... On Monday Sharon at the till was having a bad day and it seems it started when she saw us, she was fine when she was dealing with the 2 customers before us.

    We placed most of the items on the till as we always do and left two or three boxes like Tide pods etc in our cart so that it would make it easier for her to scan but she insisted that they get placed on the till, and immediately placed a sanitizer and paper towels at the end of the till so no one else could put their groceries after ours, and started scanning our groceries. The lady behind us even asked her, "Do you need me to clean something," Sharon said something to her but I could not make out. Then after she scanned the items I paid.

    Since COVID the cashiers puts the items back in the cart. Sharon didn’t do that. As soon as I paid she handed me the receipt (no. ** Dated 2021/04/05 10:00:34am) and left all items where they were on the other end and started to clean and sanitize the whole station starting on the opposite end. I kept looking at her and eventually my wife asked if we should put our own groceries in and she said “yes go ahead” as though I should have known that I was to load the groceries in.

    We’ve always been asked to stand back due to Covid but I had to break the 6 ft rule so that I could load my own groceries, by this time I was getting quite upset with her attitude and the way she was treating us. Strangely the till got sanitized after my groceries, but 2 customers prior to me went through without the station being cleaned! Sharon H, please keep in mind body language when you are working with customers, and if you can’t control yourself from having racist feelings towards others then you are in the wrong profession.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2021

    I went to the Ancaster Hamilton store a day before the lockdown on Thursday April 8th 2021. I am disabled in a wheelchair. When I got there I was ready to wait in the long lineup as it was a beautiful day out, as I approached the lineup one of the workers from Costco came out and asked me to go to the front of the line and they would let me in. So I went ahead of other people as I didn’t know if there was a purpose for this as I could have waited in line like everyone else. When getting in to the building I noticed that there was no carts for wheelchairs so my sister went and got a regular one, as I have pushed them before.

    Again one of the ladies came to me and replied “hold on” we will get someone to help you. That’s what she did, she got a gentleman worker to push the cart so that my sister could push me. I have to thank the Costco workers from Ancaster, from the bottom of my heart in helping me get in and out in 45 minutes as I have a suppressed immune system. With Covid 19 going on you can never be too sure. Thank you and stay safe Costco, you are the best.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2021

    I hope Costco reads this review as the current “Captain Cook Barbecue” they are selling is way overpriced for what you get. 30 years ago I purchase a “Captain Cook” Barbecue from Barbecue Galore in Escondido California. At the time the unit cost $550.00 and was a four burner. I Barbecue a minimum of once a week, 52 weeks a year. So consider this review from a frequent user. With replacement of three burners and two ignition knobs on the front of the Barbecue the unit lasted and worked wonderfully for 25 years. Five years ago, my wife talked me into replacing the unit (today that is much to my sorrow). I purchased a five burner with side burner (to use cooking with pots or pans) “Captain Cook” Barbecue from Costco. My hope was that this unit would be as capable and lasting at my original. NOPE!!!

    After five years, I’ve already replaced one burner and two other are going to have to be replaced. The burners were originally manufactured from Cast Iron (Thick and lasting) but have been change to the standard stainless steel that are so prevalent. Once stainless steel is heated up a few times, its structure will RUST OUT and fail to function properly or SAFELY. The Catch all pan in the bottom of the unit rusted out and collapsed within 18 month. A replacement would have cost me 1/3 the price of a new Barbecue.

    I went to a local sheet metal shop and they bent one up for me for $20.00. The Grills within one year were rusted out, and replacing them would have cost as much as a new Barbecue. I have sand blasted them each year since and cured them in the oven, they are a cheap cast iron. Bottom line, between customer support, cost of parts and the Barbecue construction overall………I rate this unit as a failure and suggest a cheap one a Home Depot instead. At least that way you know it’ll have to be replaced within a few years and you only spend 1/3 of what a “Captain Cook” cost.

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    TechPrice

    Reviewed April 7, 2021

    Despite that Costco says White Glove Delivery is delivery and assembly/setup, their delivery vendors don’t assemble! If you order a 400 lb patio set, you are on your own; count on it! Whoever is responsible for setting up vendors from Costco hasn’t bothered to let the delivery vendors know what Costco tells their customers that white glove delivery is more than dropping off purchased items. So many hours are required to work through all the mistakes of Costco. Keeping this brief but my multiple experiences with costco online purchases have been awful. I'm never buying from costco online again. I dont write reviews often. But, that is how bad my many purchase experience has been. If I can save only one person the pain of doing business with costco online, the time it took to write this is worth it.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 1, 2021

    Three things that gets me with walking in tub is you are a prisoner of tub until it is entry and it takes forever to fill up so you sit in tub a long time. You also need large water heater or you will run out of hot water before full.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2021

    I called customer service recently to report that I didn’t receive my new credit cards. I asked for the cards to be reissued in case they were stolen or lost in the mail. The customer service rep said she’ll issue new cards, but failed to mention that she went ahead and closed my account and issued new cards under a new account number. Now I can’t use my existing credit card, which doesn’t expire until Mar 2022. I’m also worried that the closure/opening of my account affects my credit rating. What kind of idiot would do this without informing the customer??!!! Horrible service!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2021

    Sorry, but this isn't right. The issue is specifically with a set of appliances I got from Sears.com but the service there is so very bad that I have to say that it relates to the parent company, since delivery is also coordinated through Costco. There were obviously some COVID-related issues with delivery, but honestly, this goes past that. The coordination between the Sears website, the (third-party) drivers, and the Costco delivery network is very, very poor and I am a person who feels like I don't need catering to, but it turns out I am not the only person experiencing this AT ALL!

    Time and time again my delivery has been rescheduled and the drivers are often not sure what they are supposed to do. Often they have rented a vehicle to deliver. Is that fair to drivers OR customers? Then rescheduling is set and when someone finally delivers they can't install it because it's a gas line, which is not a terribly unusual thing. Then I call to reschedule, I am told that they will send the right person out. I spend a day waiting, and the driver doesn't show up!

    Then they say they will refund me for my trouble within 24-48 hours and they don't refund me! Then I write to say they didn't refund me and they said: "We don't do refunds." That's not just disorganized. That's not just unethical. I'm pretty sure it's against that law and moreover that a credit card company can decline to do business with a company that fails to follow-through on a refund. It's not good!

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    Reviewed March 13, 2021

    I ordered a fridge 2/10. Sat 2 weeks at warehouse awaiting a 3rd party delivery as they hire out, and I'm considered rural. On 3/2 when they unloaded the product AT MY HOME. They had noticed the power cord had been cut through! Why didn't you notice when you picked up? Don't you inspect your cargo? While may be 3rd party a poor excuse to lay blame somewhere else. If you want to sell a product YOU are and should be held responsible for EVERYTHING! Expedited the replacement order 3/2, 3/13 no fridge and not scheduled until 3/18 delivery now.

    I have pages of call logs, most say they will call back none do, ask supervisors get nothing. If you can't hold up to helping your customer receive the product in a timely manner then don't sell it, stop using my living location as a reason for you falling short on holding up to the standards expected. Don't offer this in an area that you are unable to control what happens or make it to where we have to wait extra days or weeks to receive our product. I'm so beyond upset and disappointed in this company and truly saddened on how it feels like a major requirement of a household seems to be SO unimportant to most I speak with.

    I STRESSED how I had a total shoulder replacement surgery 3/12 and had family moving into my home to help care for me during recovery. Now we have 3 adults and kids to feed with NO fridge/freezer. Coolers work but come on, I'm in my 60s and feel like all I've received from Costco is ** excuses and hearing employees say I understand but we can't do anything. 1 employee said she had her stuff sitting so weeks so she rented a moving truck and got herself! How do you allow a company to treat you that way? How is this acceptable?

    I wish I could rate 0 stars. COSTCO IF YOU CANT COMPLETE A PROCESS IN A TIMELY AND FAST MANNER DONT OFFER IT! Take ownership of your short fallings and make it right! I've worked customer service/shipping/manufacturing most life and I know if you get the right people they can make things happen. Truly feel this isn't happening right now. I hope they pull through and I can change this but seriously dropped the ball as of now! Leaving hospital soon and almost wish they could send me home with a fridge/freezer as buying ice isn't an added expense I expected onto of all my bills from surgery/recovery. Ugh.. Buyer beware!

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    Staff

    Reviewed March 7, 2021

    My husband and I have been long-time customers of Costco. We have made frequent visits for both private and business purchases. At this point in time, I want Costco to go out of business for supporting and promoting the politics that has filled their own coffers and has led to the destruction of small businesses which is supposed to be the clientele they support. I am also disappointed in their attempts to control the private, medical behavior of their customers and for harassing the customers who don't comply by following them with their walkie-talkies, manhandling their shopping carts, and being disrespectful because of their political prejudices. They are using their prejudices to humiliate and kick good customers out of the store.

    After being treated this way I demanded the closure of my account. No business that treats its customers this way should remain in business. They deserve to reap what they sow - which is the complete failure of their own business. Support the small businesses Costco helped to destroy for their own personal initiatives, and help Costco fail the way they encouraged small businesses to fail.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2021

    I booked a trip to Punta Cana in early 2020 not knowing the catastrophic COVID-19 was about to shut down the entire world. With that said, I was able to get the hotel cost refunded, yet the most expensive part of my trip (flight ticket), were not refunded but gracefully (I am being sarcastic), COSTO and the airline partnering with, gave me till 2021 credit flight. Well, with the ongoing and dramatic losses in the family, I had no choice to ask for the flight refunds. To my surprise, COSTO and their partnering airlines (American Airline), do provide the refund, but not without charging a whopping $210.00 fees (in my case $420.00). So, my recommendation for anyone not experienced booking international traveling through COSTCO TRAVEL, is ask as many question as possibly or spend ungodly hours reading their rules and regulations (don't forget the fine print). I hope someone finds my not so good experience beneficial. Nelson **

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed March 3, 2021

    Once I buy from Costco, I probably won’t need to use Costco membership for everyday use. I might use it once or twice a month. The membership fee is too high. I became a member and used my membership only about 10 times in a year. I went to buy today and since my membership was expired they did not have the courtesy to offer me a one time buy. Instead they said, "You can have the product if you renew it today your membership." I told them that I had money for the product and can renew it later but they said no and embarrassed me. I left all my purchases in the cart. As a human being how am I supposed to know what purchases I make for the next day or month and if Costco is the only store I should use. This is unfair after paying a membership fee of 120 dollars and using the store card for just only few days.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2021

    I'm a 20+ years Coscto Customer. Recently, an HP laptop purchased from Costco broke with normal usage (no shock/accidental damage) One of the hinges dismantled/came loose and dislocated, cracking the laptop touch screen. A real nightmare began after then when I tried contacting Costco concierge service. Numerous calls withholding time 90 minutes to 2 hours. Frustrating waiting times and the associates put you on hold for 30-40 minutes, and then hang up on you. Concierge associate hung up on me several times. I even escalated to a manager, Cory-he promised me to get a call back and email in 48 hours.

    I waited 7 days, NO RESPONSE! Called again-went thru the same drill- 69 minutes holding, then associate comes up, transfers me to a manager - IVAN - he says "we are transferring to Costco Warranty service" - total call duration so far 2 hours, 20 minutes - guess what, they HUNG UP ON ME again!! COSTCO SUCKS BIG TIME. I'M NEVER EVER EVER BUYING ELECTRONICS FROM COSTCO AGAIN! COSTCO SUCKS!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2021

    I have been buying Kirkland Signature premium bacon in a mesh 4 pack for years as it has always been the best anywhere. The last several times I have purchased it the quality has gone drastically downhill. As others are mentioning it is thin and stringy and full of fat. It is difficult to separate in the package and does not cook evenly and falls apart. The Taste is not as good anymore either and it almost has a gritty pretty, melting grease feeling in your mouth. I am surprised Kirkland would put their name on such a terrible product! I will no longer be buying Kirkland bacon unless they go back to the way it was pre 2020!

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2021

    My daughter found pieces almond that’s with bugs egg inside Costco Kirkland almond bag. We emailed to company with the photos and told them maybe they should look into this but they’re respond was just giving my money back without any explanations or apology. I cannot trust their nut products anymore..

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2021

    Signed up for their membership with the promise of a $30 incentive gift card but surprise surprise, no gift card! Bunch a crooks that don’t follow through on their promises! Why offer something you are not willing to provide?

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2021

    To begin with, I am a big fan of Costco compared to Sams. Recently, I am extremely disappointed to see "my pillow" products blown up in Costco at Houston. Our community is very upset that while every BIG retailer is cutting ties off but it appears that Costco is glorifying it, extremely disappointed. We will not shop at Costco until this is rectified.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2021

    I purchased 2 different multi packages of ladies' socks. I wear a size 6 1\2. Both multipacks might fit someone with a size 10 shoe. I went online to return due to COVID and because I purchased online. I received an email authorizing the return and that UPS could pick up (for free). Costco’s interface setting up returns with UPS does not work right. The order’s Costco was sending to UPS kept truncating by apt #, so UPS kept sending me notices they could not pick up and that only Costco could correct it.

    I spent over a month attempting this vicious cycle over and over with them and a very rude customer service manger, who basically was telling me I would have to go to the store to return and refused to refund me otherwise, despite this failure over a dozen times. I ordered online since I’m high risk for CV19 and repetitively said this was not what their website offered and not OK with me. I finally had to turn it into my chargecard company. After 30 days they charged it back to Costco. I’ve canceled my membership with Costco and will never purchase from them again.

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    StaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2021

    Tried the online service for the first time today. I did this for a number of reasons. The first being, I have a fractured wrist and torn shoulder, 2nd I cannot lift, 3rd as an RN working with COVID patients I try to stay indoors on my off days. So I get a text, "Water sold out. Place order again in a day or 2". Which means spend another 35.00 for free delivery and they add a tip to your bill. Inadequate service, no we will deliver when available. Just "we can't do anything about this." No perks to being a member. Never mind a Gold member. Very disappointing.

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2020

    Bought a TV and Extended Warranty online and returned about 1 month ago. The TV showed up broken and not even the model I ordered. They had to come back and pick it up which was good. 2 weeks or so went by, no refund. Called and waited on phone over an hour while a rep tried to help me. She called another department and got their input to what happened and found it was Costco at fault, some wrong code or similar issue. They said it was fixed and I would see a refund in 3-5 business days.

    I am now on day 6 or 7 and yet no refund. Chatted with another rep this morning online because I could not bear to do another hour on phone. Found that nothing had been escalated and no one can understand why my refund has not been sent. They say now my case has been escalated, so another 3-5 business days to wait. Asked to get a manager to escalate further and told it was impossible. I will never buy from Costco Online again and I recommend that to anyone else, this is a serious deficiency in their processes and customer service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2020

    This is not an unreasonable grievance but one that Costco needs to hear about. I purchased a new Lenovo Ideapad Flex 15 laptop computer in early February of this year and paid around $900. My husband is a 100% service-connected totally and permanently disabled veteran of the United States Marine Corps He needs a working laptop computer to have virtual online appointments with VA doctors and other medical specialists, especially due to the virus pandemic. The Lenovo laptop’s keyboard stopped working and Lenovo technical support could not get it to work. They thought the motherboard was defective and some other components including the keyboard. It is a lemon for sure.

    Lenovo promised on December 1, 2020 that it would send a technician to our home to try to fix the laptop or replace it with a working laptop. No technician has shown up yet and our repeated calls to Lenovo have been without avail. Costco told us that it can’t do anything until Lenovo’s one year warranty expires in February 2021. As far as we are concerned Lenovo’s warranty of one year is illusory and meaningless. We have been left holding the bag.

    Costco told us that it could do nothing about this situation. This situation does require some kind of a fair and meaningful remedy such as a: 1) a return and refund or 2) an exchange for a working laptop, or 3) give us credit for the laptop and we will pay extra for a better one. I hope that someone with authority in management at Costco reads this and does something for us.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2020

    My husband and I decided it was time to buy a washer and dryer. We looked at different options at Costco because we just loved their stuff but we never tried their appliance department. The ones online we liked were a 4 week delivery estimate and we decided to wait. Meanwhile, we would do laundry at our relatives home for those four weeks. Well theirs ended up breaking down on them. Good thing my washer and dryer is coming right? Wrong. They came but the washer came damaged. We were not going to go to a laundry mat during Covid in our city so we decided to just wait for a new washer and just hang tight. Well customer service did not offer to make anything right but to just send a new washer. They said “sorry” and everything but we explained that we were hoping to get this done before Christmas.

    So now we are going on 4 months and 2 weeks with no laundry, our pile of clothes are up to the ceiling. They smell as you know and we live in a small space. We are so disappointed with the whole “oh well” mentally we received from Costco. Finally when our washer came today, the delivery people came with a new set, when we specifically asked for just a new washer. We just told them, “oh well” put the new set in right? Customer service said this was fine. It is such a shame we are remodeling our home and we wanted to use Costco for other appliances because we do our weekly shopping with them and are executive members this year (pre Covid). We are happy to take our business elsewhere as they are not the only ones who sell appliances. I do not recommend Costco for appliances at all, we are not happy with our experience. We are just relieved to finally have clean clothes again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2020

    My family and I have been going to Costco for over 15 years, having Business, Business Executive & Gold Star memberships over the years. We spend thousands of dollars yearly at this place. The other day, middle of December, I was doing some shopping on my own, (roughly 600$ worth of items), as a "household" member, having my Father's & Mother's Gold Cards both with me, and I was denied at checkout due to my photo not being on either of the Cards. We were told that as a household member this did not matter, since my mother and father have cards with their photos, in spite of my mother never using hers.

    I mentioned several times very kindly that this should not be an issue, however I was still denied checkout. Our memberships are in excellent standing, not expiring until April 2021. I did not want to argue with anyone or cause a scene in front of many people. Very unhappy, displeased and disrespected with this service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2020

    I have been a Costco member for 8 years and usually I am happy with Costco products and services. However, this has been a worst experience for such a big purchase through Costco. The reason I hold Costco responsible for this is because Costco didn't even try to help me any way with my problems with Sunrun. I have reached out to Costco and Costco did nothing to help me. I would have never purchased my panel from Sunrun if it wasn't through Costco. I trusted Costco and since I got the Sunrun through Costco, I thought I will have a good service, however this experience with Sunrun is a nightmare.

    My Solar Panel stopped working in 1st week of July 2020. After trying several times on the phone and long wait time, I finally spoke to a representative to get an appointment to speak to someone who can schedule an appointment for a technician. So, basically I couldn't even speak to someone who could help me with my appointment. No one called me back to schedule an appointment for days. I called back again and same thing. Finally I spoke to someone and the earliest appointment I got was October 13, 2020. Someone came on October 13, 2020 and checked the equipment and said they will come back to fix the equipment.

    For days, I didn't get any update when they will come to fix it. Finally, after reaching out to multiple people, I got a response that someone will come and fix the equipment on December 16, 2020. Meanwhile, Sunrun doesn't want to take responsibility of any of the bills I have been paying until they fix the system. They keep going back to the contract which states that they don't guarantee performance.

    However, they do have warranty but they can take as long as they want to fix the equipment, in my case it has been already 6 months and Today Dec 16, 2020 and someone was supposed to come to Fix the Solar Panel. And no one showed up. Now I have no idea when they will come to fix the Panel. I don't understand how it is fair on homeowners who have taken a loan to pay for these solar panels. Now I am paying the loans and the electric bill and stuck with a bogus company for 10-15 years of this kind of service and I am sure that I am not the only victim of this company.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2020

    Ordered a TV on sale. Could have got the same TV @ the same price anywhere (at the time). Weeks later, after the delivery date, Costco cancels my order with no explanation. Now the TV is $500 more and I can't get it delivered in time for Christmas. Costco has been messing up orders a lot. They can no longer be trusted. If you can't pick it you probably won't get it, and they won't tell you about it until it's too late.

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2020

    I've been shopping at Costco for the last 15 years and I've seen consistent value and quality. I personally love the products, return policy, and experience. Whenever I'm shopping for something big like electronics, furniture, even jewelry, I always do a quick search on Costco's website and more than 80% of the time, I end up abandoning my shopping cart on other websites and go through with purchasing with Costco. The gas prices beat any place in town. Costco has large portions but they will absolutely make your life easier. Now I only have to shop once every two weeks, which saves me time and money. I also love the simple offerings at the food court and the organic options throughout the store. I know I'm getting the best quality for the best price at Costco, I really wish there were more Costco's in Connecticut, where I live.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2020

    Long lines both in store and customer service. Had to hold over 40 minutes to cancel my account only to be disconnected. I just want to close my account but they are making this as difficult as possible.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2020

    Purchased a TCL 65" Class - 6-Series - 4K UHD LED LCD TV on 11/2/19. On 11/24/19 it stopped working. Contacted Costco Concierge since the TV was still covered under Costco's warranty. They sent someone out to fix it, but couldn't. Contacted Costco Concierge again and provided them with all info and photos requested. They arbitrarily denied my claim - giving no reason. Won't be buying big ticket items from them again. They are fine for toilet paper, but not much else.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2020

    Please save your headaches and why get stresses with your money. Paid for it,, We purchased a washer on November 2nd, up till now December 8th and we still don't have it!!!! More than a month... We keep calling back and forth. Find out the merchandise, people seem like helpless, bad services, robot machine calls for delivery and no show, no prove any reason why not coming like the delay delivery,,,, We are run out of patience and hoping everyone don't buy any appliances with deals different few bucks and get big traps like us.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2020

    Updated on 12/29/2020: As of today we have had 2 more delivery cancellations and still no delivery. Interestingly Costco cancelled our previous order since it was "LOST" and resubmitted a new order. Ironically they mentioned they would call me w/ delivery details once they located the "NEW" order. Apparently they lost it again! WOW!

    Original Review: I placed my order for a bedroom set in mid October 2020, which was originally good in stock as per the website. Two weeks later received an email stating my order was delayed and given a new ship date for 11/9-11/13. After multiple calls no one was able to tell me where my order was. Finally was told my order would be delivered 11/18, that never happened. The new date was then the week of 11/23; again nothing! Next date was 12/5, when delivery finally arrived it was INCOMPLETE! Only nightstands and dresser, no bed! Ironically no one seems to know where and/or when our bed will be delivered. It would have been so easy for me to cancel my order but customer service gave me useless hope that my delivery was en route. I didn't want to go through the order process elsewhere. We bought a temp bedframe since we've had a mattress on the floor for over a month now and waiting for customer service now.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2020

    Costco used Innovel Solutions for the delivery of my couch. If I could give Innovel Solutions company zero stars I could. Firstly, they never came in the allotted time frame. 15 minutes after the time frame I received a delivery confirmation email saying it was delivered and it was not. The delivery receipt and the email showed a blurred out picture of nothing and a scribble of a line for a signature. I left my house and came back to them leaving a yellow sticky note that they were there but no time frame to come back or number to call. When I called customer services about this they confirmed the bad email and picture and said they would get back to me to let me know where my couch is. 4 days later, no call back and no couch. I called Costco about this 3 days ago and no call back from them either. When I called for an update from Innovel they pretended like I had a bad connection and HUNG UP ON ME.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2020

    If I could give zero or negative stars I would. Costco and Lorex both have SHOCKINGLY HORRIFIC CUSTOMER SERVICE. My husband and I called BOTH Costco, Lorex, and UPS for literally days because Costco first displayed the shipping date for 10-15 business days, but UPS kept changing delivery dates. I told Costco, Lorex, and UPS for days and hours each day on the phone that due to the holidays, we're AWAY on certain days, and to delay the delivery for just 2-3 days depending on their timeline.

    After days and days and days talking with an array of people that were clueless, and really poopy with each company blaming the other, and no one knows what the number of the product was, they told us it would be taken care of. I found out through the tracking that IT WAS DELIVERED 3 DAYS EARLIER, a $400 item, just SITTING OUTSIDE, FOR 3 DAYS IN THE POURING RAIN WITH 30 DEGREE TEMP, and just WAITING TO BE STOLEN as if holiday theft has not been an issue. THE MOST HORRIFIC experience!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2020

    We bought a leather couch and the guys at the store said the back wouldn’t come off. We barely got it through the door. Once inside my grandson found a paper stuffed in the cushion that showed how to remove the back.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2020

    Normally I love my Costco experience but today around 11:45 I witnessed an employee interaction with a customer that made me too uncomfortable to not say anything. The man (employee) sternly told the customer next to me that she needed to adjust her facemask or she would need to leave. She had already paid and was on her way out of the store, she informed him that she was on her way out of the store. He told her that if she didn't adjust her facemask that he would revoke her membership. She reiterated that she is trying to leave the store.

    The employee then grabbed her cart trying to pull her to the member services. She (much more calmly than I would have) repeated that she is trying to leave the store. The man aggressively told her that he would get her membership info and send a letter informing her that the membership is no longer valid. He then aggressively and repeatedly tried to grab her receipt out of her hand while still pulling on her cart, definitely going out of his way to break the social distancing guidelines let alone any harassment policies Costco may have in place.

    The man eventually tore part of the receipt out of the customers hand and she was able to break away from his grip and leave the store. I regret not saying anything in the moment as it was aggressive and harassment by definition, in my defense the customer could have easily put the employee on his back if she wanted. Whether or not that lady loses her membership over a 'he said, she said' scenario, it was extremely unethical the way the employee approached and continued the confrontation and made me feel very uncomfortable as another customer trying to leave the store. I hope this employee has never treated other customers this way and it definitely changed my perspective and respect for Costco employees.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2020

    It’s clean, has products with warranty, low prices, cash back, really good quality, the Costco store also has gasoline near their store with the lowest prices for gasoline and products, and they provided the hand sanitizer at the beginning and every corner of their store, they sell anything from grocery to pharmacy to deli with fresh food that they make in front of you with the lowest price, their cashiers always polite, fast and friendly and they always know what they are doing, in the past 30 years of my grocery the cashier never asked for help. They are trained really well. I go to Costco 3 times a week. I feel comfortable to shop there. Their pharmacy is so fast and knowledgeable that I feel like I am in the hospital. I order my prescription, get my grocery, pick my prescription and leave. Love it.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2020

    The vegetables are always fresh. Meats are always top notch. You can find any and all the things you need under one roof. Costco qualities in all of the merchandise is excellent. Customer services that is provided is always professional, helpful and friendly. That's is why I shop there more often than not.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2020

    Costco most all times have good quality products in stock if there is a problem there is no problem whatsoever to get a credit. Only problem is that you have to buy in larger quantities that may not be suitable for some people but you could probably share with a friend or neighbour.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2020

    Wide variety of items and very good pricing. Short waiting time and short lines. Customer service is warm and friendly. I would recommend this store to anyone who is interested. The proximity is also convenient for travel.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2020

    I ordered a TV. Got a confirmation on delivery and waited all day with no show. After 45 min with customer service I was promised a delivery 2 days later and again no delivery. I will NEVER order from them again. Save yourself a headache and some time and buy from Best Buy.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2020

    On Aug 29, 2020, I ordered and PAID over $2,000 for a wall bed. I did not receive it. I called and on October 2, I was told they had sent another bed, that the first one was apparently “lost.” They said I would receive the new bed on October 26. I have called SEVERAL times trying, spending 4+ hours either speaking to a rep but mostly on hold trying to find out where my bed is because I really wanted the bed. I’m giving up. I’m cancelling my order today since I will never receive it. If I could give them less than one star for not doing what they said they would do, I would!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2020

    Really bad experience. You won't get any ETA. No timeline. I ordered waster and dryer and was supposed to be delivered on Oct 15 (order on Sept 30). On Oct 15 I received an email stating it was sent to wrong distribution enter and will be delayed further but till now no update on when I will receive it and even after multiple calls there are no updates.. In fact no one has any clue on when I will receive it. Don't buy anything on Costco online if you need to get it on time.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2020

    They have great deals on the same shoes that would be $40-$60 for like $15-$20. Nice shoes at a discount price. I would highly recommend. The shoes will last years potentially & may even be Vans, Nike.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2020

    I got a membership because of the products they sold in bulk but they have been discontinued most of them selling basically Costco brand only. Will not be renewing my membership this year after 4 years!

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2020

    I ordered a LG Fridge on costco.com because I thought it was a great deal. Costco says they will deliver and have it professionally installed. This is where the lie begins. On their site as part of the delivery terms it is clearly stated that should the fridge doors need removing to get into the home the delivery team will do so. Upon arrival the team measured the door and measure the fridge. They attempted to get the fridge into my home with the doors intact which did not fit. This caused damage to the fridge, my wall and door trim.

    The team then decided to take the doors off and install it correctly after they damaged it. I've been dealing with the delivery company and Costco for weeks now. the delivery company was very apologetic after they seen my home surveillance video of the incident but were reluctant to help me before this. Now costco.com when I requested a new fridge said the delivery company wont install the fridge because they are not required to remove the doors for the install. So they decided to compensate me. This was supposed to take 3-5 days to receive the money. I'm now going on 3 weeks. Costco wholesale has been great but their online customer service has been horrible and I'd rather do my business elsewhere from now on.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2020

    Costco, purchasing was a breeze (easy when they are taking our money, i guess). Little background, we are a new couple and moved to a new home. We ordered a Whirlpool Refrigerator and Dishwasher bundle from Costco. We were extremely excited for the delivery. Great job in all the automated (sms) alerts. Then came human interaction.

    Requests (paid extra as well):
    1. remove the existing refrigerator and install the new one;

    2. bring in the dishwasher and install it as well.

    How it happened: 1. 2 men came, rushed through the process, brought in the pieces. 2. He asked us where the water is coming from, my husband asked him to wait for a little while because we were new to the home, it took some time to find it. By then, they took a signature from me. (i did it in good faith, that they would stay until the installation is completed). 3. They just took-off! 4. My husband was back in a couple minutes, and called him that he found it. He wouldn't. He called my husband 'crazy'. He asked us to call customer service and reschedule it. Now the real fun begins (sarcastically). 1. We were on call with customer service on the phone, 2. waited for an hour, and we had an Andria picked up, my husband explained the situation, and she spoke extremely rudely and cut the call once he asked to talk to a supervisor.

    We tried calling back, it happened 3 times. At this juncture, it was frustrating to have 2 non-working refrigerators. One that we emptied and unplugged. The other brand new one. We called a handy man at that time, he came and fixed it for us in 5 mins. and the installation folks are supposed to be 'experts' ditched us, and people on the phone are even horrendous! Please steer clear of Costco.com while buying appliances! I wouldn't want even my enemy to face such bad customer experience. Thank you for reading my long post!

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2020

    Purchased a refrigerator online July 6. Received 3 different ship dates. Finally arrived September 12 DAMAGED. Refused it and were told we would receive a replacement the following week. Instead we received an email saying they are refunding our money and we can repurchase it again online and wait another 8 weeks. The one we purchased was on sale and now it's not and $1,000.00 more. There is nothing they can do is what I have been told after talking to several customer service reps and managers. We are furious.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2020

    I ordered a Coverking car cover at Costco.com. I received the order placed email but never received an update. After waiting over a month I called Costco corporate offices. They looked into it and had no idea as to why it was never sent. They said they were not able to contact the sender. I told them I wanted to cancel the order. They said they process the cancellation but never received confirmation of it. I wanted a few days and decided to go online and canceled the order. I received a cancellation confirmation email. But 14 days later I received an email from Costco stating there was a delay with the order and would be shipping it in a few days. The email stated that if I didn’t want the product anymore to respond to the email directly. I responded to the email but received another email stating there was an error.

    I called Costco corporate again and explain the situation (again). Their respond was to refuse the product or take it to a store and return it. I let them know that if the package was deliver when no one was home I couldn't refuse it and I had already talked to a supervisor that told me if I return it to the store I would just get store credit. I was on the line for a long time getting results. I told them as a loyal customer for so many years they could resolve the issue and have the shipment cancelled. I let them know if I had to get my money back by taking them to small claims court I would and also contact channel 2 or 4 to get them to help me get my money back. The person on the line said because I mention legal action he was going to hang up which he did.

    I’m very disappointed with the way Costco treated me and by the looks of other reviews with issues from online purchases from third parties others are treated the same way. Costco needs to do a better job to stand up for their loyal customers when having issues with vendors they using to sell products on their website. Maybe it’s time for one of the advocates for consumers like channel 2 or 4 to do a report on how Costco is not supporting their loyal customers having issues with a third party they promote on their own website. I recommend others with similar issues to write reviews in order to get Costco corporate to change the way they treat their loyal customers when ordering online. I will also try to write reviews on other sites regarding this issue.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2020

    We bought a playset from Costco - online. After installation at our backyard, the playset began to fumble a lot. It was not stable and was moving a lot despite getting it installed through a professional playset installer. We called their customer service to return it, which they agreed to. That said every time we would call them, we will be on hold for hours to reach them and every time they will tell us that they are still looking into "how to get it picked up". At one time we received an email to dump it in the garbage can and send them the picture of it, and they would return the money to us.

    When we called their customer service back, they recommended again that that they would pick it up from our house. Anyways after 2 months of efforts, may be my wife called them 10-12 times along with multiple email communications, the customer service could not get it picked up. Finally I had to hire a person to return it to the warehouse. I would recommend to think before buying anything big in size/heavy product with Costco as their service is very very poor.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2020

    We ordered a Sealy Posturepedic West Salem king mattress through Costco online on 8/28 to be delivered to our vacation home on 9/8. We wanted the mattress before we departed on 9/11. Never received a tracking order or any further info. from Costco re: delivery. Called the Costco Customer Service number 3 times and was put on hold for approx. 11/2 hrs each time. No one was able to tell us the status of our order or find a tracking number. Was finally given the number of your distributor, Innovel. Called them and was placed on hold for another 11/2 hrs. No one knew anything.

    Finally a person said it's in a distribution center somewhere but she didn't know where and we would just have to wait, indefinitely, until someone contacted us.

    We have been Costco members for over 30+ years and have never experienced such incompetence and frustration in dealing with a Costco purchase. We have cancelled our order and will not order online from Costco again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I need tires for my 2004 Corvette so I decided on Costco; my son gave me rave reviews; the Costco site would not let me sign in. then it locked me out. I called up Costco customer service was put on hold for 15 min. The agent was nice but she said she had to transfer me to security; the person who answered could would not speak at all this is Costco security!!! I give up on Costco. They did not want my business.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Ordered online from Costco. Did not receive one of my packages because apparently the items were broken during shipping. This was since the 10th of August and we are approaching September. I tried calling Costco 3 times and no response. Could not even cancel my order. Wth Costco!! Never again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Became a member just for the gas. We only buy bulk items during holidays and special occasions when we have friends/family over. As infrequently as we shop here it seems like a typical big box store that does truckload power buys when the price is within their profit margin. I say that because items we like aren't here on a regular basis or have been discontinued to promote their brand (Kirkland). Products are moved consistently making it difficult to find them. We witnessed management yelling @ workers as if they are just lowly subordinate subjects, a Neanderthal style of management that should not be acceptable. Most of the employees seem like non-college degreed blue collar types with a God complex and little or no people skills. Life is short and we now spend our time and money elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2020

    I ordered a washing machine mid July. It arrived damaged. The replacement washer did not spin. After two broken washers I cancelled the order and requested my money back. Costco has not returned my money. I have called customer service numerous times and they tell me every time that it’s a process and I need to wait 1 to 2 more business days. Beware. Costco is great for walking in and buying items in bulk. Never buy an appliance from them. Horrible, horrible experience.

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2020

    I really enjoyed the blueberry bagel until now. I won’t buy them again, this is gross. Use real blueberries. Get a bagel with real blueberries. I have told my family and friends about artificial too. I realize they come in a frozen pack, but there must be something more suitable even healthier. I shop at Costco monthly and pick up bagels and other items. Staff are friendly, store is always busy doesn’t matter what time of the day.

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    MaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2020

    Costco assures 2 days delivery and it took 4 days. Worse yet. The box containing the order was broken into while in UPS hands, the products damaged and soup cans dented. Totally disgusting. And any attempts to contact the store went unanswered. I am not impressed. I will NEVER order anything online from this company. Costco needs to send their staff to Amazon for training.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    We bought HP computer from Costco along with $99 service plan. After 2 years its hard drive broke. I was calling Costco Concierge Service for 5 days every days for service. Some time they "do this and next time do that'. Last time I was with tech support for 98 min and call disconnected. They are awful. It is waste of money to buy their service plan.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020

    I went to Costco yesterday because I saw some patio lights that had great reviews and of course, needed to join to buy the lights. I was signing up at the membership desk and the women told me that while the regular membership is $60 I could join the Executive membership, which is $120 and get $60 and she pointed to the credit card machine that I was using. Well, once I joined, you do not get $60 back on your credit card. It's a gift card that comes in the mail, not under Costco. She did warn me that it looks like junk mail and cannot be re-issued if I don't receive it or if it gets tossed. I'm not sure which name it comes under. I guess if you don't receive it, you're out of luck. Anyway, I thought this was pretty misleading and not a great way to start with a new member! I will not be an Executive member in the future, if I decide to re-join.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2020

    First of all, Do not buy furniture from Costco online because the quality and color of the items are often different from what shows on Costco website. Costco use a delivery company called Metropolitan warehouse and delivery. The service from this company is a total mess even Costco says it is white glove delivery. Metropolitan holds my furniture in their warehouse for 11 days without scheduling a delivery, then suddenly called and asked me to be at home in 15 minutes to receive the delivery. They then simply did not bother to call or show after I waited for them.

    It has been 26 days since my order on 7/6/2020, I still have not got my furniture and I do not know they can deliver the next week. If you want to return, you have to carry the heavy furniture to curbside to be picked up. I believe Costco know the problem with this delivery carrier for quite while and does not appear to do something real to help its customer. I will NOT BUY any furniture from COSTCO ONLINE because of the whole experience particularly with its delivery service is SUPER FRUSTRATING.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2020

    They don't back up their special services (i.e. Air Conditioner Installers). I wonder if they even bother to vet them. In any case, don't bother going through Costco for special services, Costco won't back you up if you have a bad experience.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2020

    Horrible customer service trying to buy a TV from Costco and thinking of cancelling my membership. I live over an hour away from my nearest Costco but maintain a membership for bimonthly trips. I stopped at the Menomonee Falls Costco yesterday. I did forget my Costco VISA card. As I ate at the restaurant before Costco I logged on my account. I checked my rewards from last year. I saw I had a certificate for $38 available so I asked it be resent. I did and requested resend by e-mail. It hasn't come yet. I did however search my e-mail back months and found the original.

    I then went into the store. Reported to customer service as I didn't have my card for entry. Stood in a line a bit and 5 minutes later got a temp cards printed. I asked if they would be able to look up my credit card to pay. He said yes that would be no problem. Honestly I have several store credit cards that I never carry in physical form (Kohl's and Menards are examples) and have never had a problem charging to them for rewards. I then went and picked out the TV. The staff member was knowledgeable and helpful. He emphasized how if I paid with my Costco Card I would also receive additional warranty and "concierge" return service.

    I picked out several things other things I needed and took it to the checkout. I handed over the temporary card and asked her to charge the total of $930 to my Costco Card. She told me she couldn't because "Citi" controlled that. I explained I had asked as I came in and she said there was nothing she could do. A supervisor came over and said the same thing. I then asked to use my $38 dollars of rewards. I showed them the original certificate sent to me months ago. She then said I couldn't use that either. Apparently by asking that a new certificate be sent to me by e-mail (which never happened) my previous certificate is now junk. So now I'm out $40 bucks and have to put $930 I was told could go on my costco card on my debit card plus my rewards.

    Put aside for a moment the fact that I was told by customer service when I went to the store that they could look up my card and that wasn't true. It should have been true. Store credit has existed in America longer than credit cards. I have never had a problem at any retailer having them look up and verify a credit account at the register. Passing the blame onto "Citi" is lame. If Citi can't provide a system to look up customers' credit accounts at the register then they need to be fired and Costco needs to find a bank that can.

    So today I set up the TV. Box is okay and I get everything set up and hooked up. We throw away all the Styrofoam in the box. Turn on the TV and see that the right 10% of the TV isn't working but full of black pixels. There is a spiderweb looking thing that becomes visible when you turn on the TV. It is defective. So I call the Costco Concierge which says clearly on their website that it handles technical support and has a 2 year warranty from date of service. I first wait on hold for literally 55 minutes. When I talk to a representative she tells me that she cannot do a warranty claim because "physical damage isn't covered". I just bought this TV yesterday and it was defective????

    She does tell me I may be able to return the TV but I need to talk to the store. I ask to be transferred. She tells me she cannot. I ask for the correct phone number. She tells me she doesn't have that. What kind of customer service tells you that you need to talk to someone else in their organization but can't give you contact information? I tried to get ahold of the store but I got lost in an auto phone number directory and now it is closed.

    So at this point I've invested 5 hours of my life and spent six hundred dollars trying to buy a TV from Costco. What I received is a TV that does not display a full image. Instead of helping me I'm told "Warranties don't cover physical damage" and that I now need to carry up the TV, put in the truck and drive another hour plus to Costco hoping that they will accept a return. Horrendous customer service and I don't think anyone should be treated like this. If I go there and the return is not accepted I'm literally going to sue. I'm an attorney and selling a defective product like this and blaming me thereafter is not acceptable nor legal.

    Why would anyone continue to shop at Costco when they can buy through Amazon and not deal with this BS? I received a defective product today from Amazon today and had a great response with a partial refund issued sufficient to pay for a replacement within 3 minutes. I hope someone at Costco management is actually listening and cares. I've previously had great experiences here but right now it's very difficult to justify continuing to shop. Message me or reply with any responses. I'm happy to communicate further as to how all this happened.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2020

    Citi Visa card through Costco and rewards are used at Costco which is good for me in that I shop at Costco and don't have to find any rewards catalog and pick something I really don't want just to use the rewards.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2020

    Their shipping uses UPS Mail Innovations and sets at each facility 5 days each state. Says 5 to 7 day. But took 17 days. And no update on their site until delivery. When call Costo.com they could not tell me when delivery would be.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2020

    I find the cost of getting glasses too high in comparison with other stores, expected lower prices for sure. The service though is very friendly and complying with personal needs especially now during COVID 19, I needed new lenses and there was a rush note attached to replacement. Let’s hope they arrive any day now.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2020

    After much trouble finding a part for a ROG Asus laptop, they agreed to give me this 2 years-update as an upgrade for only the difference in price. It looks beautiful, and it features the one thing the old one was missing: optimized cooling.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2020

    I am a new member to Costco have ordered a total of 4 items on line 2 out of the 4 items I ordered online were wrong and not even close to what I ordered. WORST ONLINE PURCHASE COMPANY I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH .I ordered Gazebo curtains and received a $20 folding chair ??? There is no way they have any quality control here. I returned 1 item 2 weeks ago and still have not received my credit yet. Then you try to call for help and you have to wait two hours to talk to someone. Never again will I order items from Costco and spread the word as much as I can. They need to take some pointers from Sam's Club.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2020

    We buy these Trident Fish Sticks from Costco, for couple years now, but one month ago, I had a disgusting experience, I took out of the freezer the bag, took out like 10 fish sticks to warm up and one of them was half, I thought it’s a tiny end maybe and when I place it on the cooking tray looking carefully I’ve noticed it was bitten actually by someone. So I put it away, I was so disappointed and concerned. Who would do such a disgusting thing, you bite out of a product and then put it back on the band to be packed in the bag and sell it. What if that person is sick and has a disease? We are so disappointed about what happened. I will attach some pictures of the bag and of the fish stick that had a bite on it.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2020

    Updated on 06/17/2020: Yikes!!! I tried customer service - they wanted a form filled out before asking a simple question. Good way to prevent questions. Then I tried calling to order product to number Costco gave. The wait time is 82 minutes to speak with someone --- WHAT???? I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CARE THAT LESS ABOUT CUSTOMERS AND ORDERS. I called BJ's and got right through. Wow Costco is going downhill. This is where I called for 82 minute delay. Next-business-day delivery is subject to quantity on hand. Large orders may require 2-3 days delivery time. For immediate availability, please call (800) 788-9968. THEN!!!!

    Original review: I bought ribs at Costco and the price per pound was over $10 per pound!!!! I do not know prices but my wife was very angry as she said St Louis ribs are only $1.67 per pound at Shaw's supermarket. I assume Costco is clever with boosting prices way Too HIGH when they want to. No wonder some things are for cheaper as some things are way way too high!! My wife may cancel our Costco membership as she is afraid to be scorched again. Meanwhile too far to drive to just return - Costco won - we lost! Sneaky tactics is no way to run a business.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2020

    I purchased a Keter shed from Costco.com. The item was delivered damaged and it was obvious that the delivery company attempted to hide the damage. After talking to Costco representatives for over 2 hours, the best they could do is to pick up the item in no less than a week. I explained that this is unacceptable because I am not able to park my cars in the the garage because the boxes are taking up the space. They said that they can't do better. This lets me know that they put the burden of the deliberate errors of their delivery partners on their customers and I find that unacceptable. I have been a member of Costco for many years and I will be canceling my membership due to this experience.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2020

    I went to Costco last week and purchased a few things to go camping with. Considering everything going on into today's world, camping felt like a good idea to get away from it all. When I went to Costco I knew I would get a few things, but had no idea that I would come across the most amazing tent that I have ever seen. Thank you so much Costco for always coming through!

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    Reviewed June 15, 2020

    I placed an order on 5-18-2020 for kids Playset. It arrived on 27th but 1 Box which was the most important Box out of 7 was damaged really bad. I refused the Box, but kept 6 boxes hoping they will send replacement. On June 4th, still nothing heard. Called Customer service, 3 hours on hold, a rep took my cancellation and filed for return but wouldn't send me any confirmation of return or cancellation. Her supervisor said that is company policy. 2 weeks went by, no follow up. On the phone again 3 hours. They have no email support, Online Chat and are rude and blunt. Please DO NOT order from Costco Online ever. I have filed a complaint at BBB and going to dispute payment.

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    After a positive interaction with Costco, Kelley increased their star rating on June 13, 2020.

    Updated review: June 13, 2020

    Customer Service has contacted me by email to let me know that the refunds will be issued for the duplicate orders. I also received a voicemail from Brian P customer service manager for Costco Ecommerce explaining that the refunds should show on my Costco credit card in 2-3 business days. The message also said that per Costco returns department that I need not return the items that were duplicated. Following the email and voicemail message I also received additional emails (yes plural) giving me detailed information about how I should return the items. So in conclusion I am happy I am getting my money back, but unhappy about the conflicting information about whether Costco wants the duplicate items back. MY review of Brian P. if I could offer separately would be a 5.

    Original Review: June 12, 2020

    I placed online order from Costco.com. Costco processed my order twice and charged me twice as well as sent a duplicate order. This happened twice to me in one day. When I called to tell them they sent two orders instead of one for each and requested a refund for the second orders I did not authorize it became a huge hassle, telling me I will not get a refund for the items until they have those items back at the warehouse. Costco is refusing to take responsibility for their error and overcharges.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2020

    Amidst a battle and terrible experience with a 3rd party seller on Amazon (nothing again Amazon, they're being great to work with) I placed an Online order with Costco for a pressure cooker. It arrived on time, but I quickly noticed the adjustment dial was extremely loose. I went back on their website, requested a return and received a prepaid return label. The day after I shipped it, I got an email stating my refund had been processed. This was my first online purchase from them and will not be my last! Really, the only "complaint" I have is with the return shipping methods. I would have liked to see costs associated with "UPS Drop Off" vs "UPS Pick Up" and if I'd be charged for either.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2020

    I ordered a dishwasher from Costco.com on June 2nd. They estimated that it would be delivered on June 8th, today. The status of my order has not changed since the 2nd. I am currently on hold to speak to someone and have been for nearly two hours! If I had known that this is how long it was going to take I would not have ordered from them. I love the prices and the quality of the items that I get in the warehouse. But, if you need an item by a specific time I would not order from Costco.com.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2020

    We are elderly and have health issues, so have reverted to some home delivery shopping, as the Coronavirus is particularly threatening to us. We have long shopped Costco, so began using their home delivery food service. Costco uses Instacart for home delivery. First order worked fine. Second order, they brought cheaper substitute items which we had specifically declined on the order form, and we were still charged for the doubly expensive organic items we had ordered. Third order, they gave us a delivery time, then changed it to late at night, then changed it again to the next day, then didn't show up.

    Costco's customer service will tell you that you must call Instacart, even though it is an order placed on the Costco website with Costco. When we called Instacart, we were told that they were no longer delivering food orders for our local Costco, but they would shop and then we would have to come pick it up. There was, however, no provision for how to do this. We cancelled the order. We then called Costco, who told us that there were Instacart shoppers in the store, and there is no pickup. This was a complete fiasco. Instacart seems to be a total joke, but we hold Costco accountable, despite their trying to absolve themselves of any responsibility.

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    MaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed June 5, 2020

    I went to fill up my car and gasoline on 6/5/20 at around 10am. I inserted my card and bias card and when I tried to squeeze the handle there is no gas coming out. I look for attendant but to no avail. I went to the attendant booth and knocked the window of the booth. She went out very upset and yelling at me. She said if the pump was not worked go to other pump. So I courteously move my car with another pump, to no avail it’s not working too. So I moved again to another pump which working fine. All of a sudden the attendant came to me yelling again not to help me anything because of knocking the window which embarrassed me because other customers was looking at us. This is not good for Costco customer.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2020

    I bought a MSI gaming laptop for my son, it's awesome and was priced cheaper than other places, according to my research, the best thing about it it has a free 2 year warranty with it. One of the issues it has is the camera drivers are not installed, so I will be calling tech to sort that out, besides that I like it and my son is enjoying it too.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2020

    I purchased a mattress on Costco.com, and unfortunately the experience didn’t meet the high standards that I’ve come to expect from Costco. The website did not provide adequate guidance regarding shipping arrangements. The contracted delivery company did not give me options for a delivery date, and they wanted to drop the mattress off on my porch if I couldn’t be there on the date they provided. I paid extra for Costco’s “white glove” service which involves setting up the new mattress and hauling away the old one, so I told them leaving the mattress outside wasn’t really an option. I agreed to their delivery date and arranged to get the day off work so I could let them into the house.

    The day before my delivery I received an email from Costco stating that, due to COVID-19, the delivery company would not haul away my old mattress; I would be refunded the service fee. I am sympathetic to employees not wanting to take chances with COVID-19, but not being able to haul away the old mattress is a deal-breaker for me. I contacted customer service to see if they could transfer the mattress to another carrier who would be able to complete the set-up and haul away.

    The first customer service person left me on hold for thirty minutes then hung up on me, and the second one told me that a request would be submitted to change carriers and I would hear something from them the day after the mattress was scheduled to deliver. I don’t have the means of moving or storing the old mattress myself, so made the disappointing decision to cancel the order altogether. I was told that the cancellation would also take one to two business days to process, and that if the mattress arrives before it processes that I should just refuse it at the door.

    So now I’m taking a day off work just to refuse the delivery of a mattress to ensure that the delivery people don’t leave it outside on my porch like they wanted to initially. No one thing here is particularly egregious, but the series of small missteps led to a very unpleasant overall experience. I won’t be purchasing anything on Costco.com in the future, and I certainly don’t recommend purchasing anything that requires delivery.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2020

    After years of purchasing "America's Test Kitchen" books, something happened and they are NO LONGER AVAILABLE. I wonder on "whose end" this decision fell on. Also, the latest political books are not being offered. I don't really expect Costco to tell the truth; after all, they expect us to believe the reason they check receipts at the door is SO THEY CAN CATCH IF ANY DUPLICATE PURCHASES WERE MADE. Yeah, RIGHT! (They certainly missed it when during ONE SHOPPING TRIP, TWO ITEMS WERE DOUBLE RANG. Not ONE, but TWO! It only happened once, but once was enough.)

    My other rant about Costco is how SENIOR UNFRIENDLY they have always been. I say this because of their desire to CREATE A TREASURE HUNT FOR ALL. Why do they feel the need to re-locate merchandise EVERY SINGLE WEEK? When I was younger, it didn't bother me; but now with numerous physical issues, every step counts. If I can't find something on the first 'go around', I buy it elsewhere.

    Moreover, Costco members should realize that some, if not most, of the items they purchase to meet Costco's price point, - lack certain features. i.e. ice chests lack insulation in the lid, but look identical to what you would buy elsewhere at a higher price. One time, years ago, I purchased a garbage disposal. IT DIDN'T HAVE A RESET BUTTON!! But, I wasn't smart enough to tune into that when I read the box. ...My fault. (I guess that feature saved them a few dollars.) All in all, the Costco we know today, is a far cry from when it began; and, it's not for the better.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2020

    Terrible customer support!!!! Costco is usually so good to both their customers and employees that I usually love to give them my business. I ordered a new washing machine and the delivery guys woke me up at 7:00 am to confirm my delivery and then didn't show up as scheduled between 9:00 and 11:00 am. No call or notification at all. I called the deliver number and they hung up on me and did not give me a status or reschedule.

    The worst part is Costco customer service. Call the number and they tell you they are not taking calls right now, and the wait for online chat is over 10 hours. There are so many people out of work right now and you can't get enough people to man the phones and online customer service? So, I have no idea if/when I might get delivery of a washing machine I paid over $1000 to have delivered to my house. Never will I use Costco for large items again.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2020

    Part of the reason I purchased a light fixture from Costco was the rebate that was offered with it. After I got home with my purchase, I submitted the rebate Costco.com. It took me 4-5 tries to be successful. My thought was that they make submitting the rebate difficult so people will give up. Weeks later, I received an email telling me that my rebate was unable to be submitted because of missing or unclear information. When I submitted the rebate, all information was correctly provided. Now I am told to resubmit the information, but I have thrown the receipt away.

    I got on the Costco website to resolve the problem, but hit dead ends. I tried calling customer service, and they referred me to another number which directed me back to the website. The wait to chat with "customer service" online or talk to someone is ridiculous. Customers don't have time to spend all day trying to get a rebate that was promised. After spending an hour trying to resolve this problem, I need to get on with my life. Congratulations, Costco, you successfully scammed me!

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    Reviewed May 20, 2020

    Am I the only one that didn’t know Costco Concierge Service is a hired service and not part of Costco? I’ve been with them over 10 years. They do nothing more than transfer information. They are not your advocate nor will they intervene for you. If you have any damage whatsoever on any of your TVS, COMPUTERS or other electronics they will not dig any further as to the real problem and immediately void your warranty - even if the product ran for months with or without cosmetic damage. Then they will forward the repair estimate, which in my case was never done, and the repair estimate is always more than the cost of the product. This is a borderline scam. I'll take my business elsewhere - especially electronics. I am shocked, I feel scammed and I feel like I’ve been deceived with a false sense of security when purchasing electronics.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2020

    After Costco decided we were unable to space ourselves or even make a choice on whether we want to use a mask I have stopped shopping there after 4 years. It is doubtful that I will be renewing my membership back with them.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2020

    Costco online flower delivery service was horrible due to the mother's day flowers delivery was late, dried out, bad w/ a rotten smell from Bogata, Columbia across the entire US. Petals were falling off and breaking from the stems. I hope Costco doesnt plan to use the same vendor in the future. Appreciate the refund!

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    Reviewed May 9, 2020

    Every time I've gone to Costco and eaten in the food court I've been appalled by the amount of waste. There's zero options to recycle at any of the ones I've been to so people are throwing out everything and the garbage cans fill so fast. All this garbage ends up in the landfills or ocean. It's atrocious that they get away with this. Many of the food items have excessive packaging, not everything has to be wrapped in plastic. The government need to crack down on this corporation which is playing a huge part in our environmental crisis.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2020

    Today 9:00 AM I visited Los Filtros store and I realized they have Clorox Wipes. Run directly to the place usually located. They run out of the product. I asked and an employee. Said they don’t have it. I move to other place but return to the warehouse area and see a guy who received a Clorox Wipes package. This person was a customer but an employee of Costco. Conclusion - you keep some products for your employee? It is no fair. I hope customer service call me and provide a package of Clorox Wipes. Of course I will pay. Thanks. Frustrated Mercedes.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2020

    Firm, adjustable and 5 year full warranty. Delivered and assembled at the house within a week and the old mattress was taken away free. There isn't much else to say, the price was a little high but after 4 years, it's still like new.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2020

    My local Costco has become a horrible experience since the pandemic. Not only am I paying for a membership but am being ordered into single file lines for no reason. I was ordered to go into a specific line which was longer than the one I was choosing. The final straw was required face mask which isn’t a government mandate in this state. I have canceled my membership... it appears Costco’s leadership has gotten a big head at this difficult time... I will no longer support this business.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2020

    Costco is doing an okay job. When will Costco offer DIESEL fuel in St. Louis? Will Costco ever offer Diesel fuel at all the locations in the continental United States? Their prices on food items are a little bit better than Walmart. Their unleaded gas prices are terrific!

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    Reviewed April 25, 2020

    Very bad experience. Since I am not feeling well, I had to send my son to the Costco with my membership card. The lady at the counter, she was not letting my son to use the membership card, both my son and I have the same last name, still she made such a big deal and acting like she owns the store. And she did not scan a bunch of banana and at the exit, they stopped him as if he stole a bunch of banana worth $1.99, and he had to go back to the line. This lady was so rude and arrogant, very first time I have this very bad experience from Costco at sugar and, Texas. Always I thought their customer service is great! Such a shame. I called the store to complain about this incident and whoever on the other end, didn't even apologize for their mistake.

    I am from Sugarland, Texas. I spent a lot of money in Costco every year shopping. I should stop going to this place, where they don't take care of their members. There should be a consistency when these people let others use the membership card. I knew many people use friends/neighbors' membership cards. I sent my son with my card, not any friends or neighbors. I hope and pray no one gets this kind of customer service. I am heartbroken from how my son got treated.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2020

    I am very upset and disappointed by the current operational model Costco had adopted. First, I am unable to even buy the products I want or need (low inventory levels), which makes the membership fee extremely expensive. Second, I ordered products which were supposed to be delivered in 2 days. It has now been 15 business days and no information available beyond "Order received". All other retailers have been transparent about order status, shipping and delivered as promised.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2020

    With this pandemic going on globally I totally understand how hectic things can get, and I had the worst experience at Costco on Rosedale hwy. in Bakersfield CA. So I'm sick at home trying to keep distance and following regulations within the country I have a membership that I am thinking I will no longer pay for the upcoming year.. I sent my brother to purchase a few things in which I'm keeping to a minimal ex.fish fillets and some drinks and you would figure they would be a bit lenient on the fact it's a credible excuse as to I'm sick.

    Well to my surprise they didn't let him purchase on my behalf and the cashier mentioned it didn't matter whether I was sick or not. I had to be present so with that said thank you so very much. I know I pay them year to year and spend a lot there but as of this experience might I add the worst yet. It's sad to say I will no longer be a member and much less will I recommend this was just ridiculous. I had to go spend my money elsewhere mind me drive and waste my time and gas. Honestly very disappointing because I've never had to send someone else on my behalf and when I did was only because I was sick!!!!

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    Reviewed April 22, 2020

    Admission during covid19. Costco states that two people are allowed with one membership card. As husband and wife, we were entering with one card using one basket. We were accosted by an employee stating we must have separate cards. Please re-educate your employees.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2020

    My husband bought me several pieces of jewelry from Costco. While I treasure them both the necklace with my birthday stone is the most meaningful. More so since he has passed away after just shy of 52 years. Married at the old ages of 17 and 19.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2020

    I have been a Member at Costco for almost 18 years. I have always purchased from a couple of local Costco stores without problems. Because of the recent pandemic, It seem that Costco need to pay attention to some of their local employee and or manager. They are treating customers with disrespect. They are nasty and rude in dealing with customer. First, customers are coming to spend money and not asking for free items or charity and second they are paying fees for their membership. There is no justification for Costco not to educate or supervise their employee on how to treat its customer with respect. This review was based on my observation at Costco on 20000 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2020

    Thank you Costco for helping out the first responders during these trying times by opening your doors for us during the special hour. This have been a great help for us, especially with the long hours we have to put in to serve the communities. I have to write it again. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Stay healthy.

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