Gift Idea: Costco Membership Certificates w/ $50 in Free Costco Coupons
I was walking through Costco today and saw that they starting to promote the Costco memberships as gifts for the holidays. I got one last year, and I thought it was a nice, practical gift idea for these frugal times. But hey, why not give them a $50 membership and $50 in coupons good towards free Costco stuff? Read on:
I am happy to be able to offer special Costco membership certificates again to MyMoneyBlog readers. Available only online, they are $50 each with free shipping, and are good towards new Gold Star memberships and also upgrades to Executive Membership. Just bring them into your local Costco to redeem.
This is exactly the same price as you would pay at a Costco store, but with each membership certificate you order, you will also receive a coupon booklet worth more than $50 by itself, including a FREE rotisserie chicken, FREE 100-print digital photo processing, a FREE Kirkland Signature™ 2 lb. bag of coffee, FREE Kirkland Signature 48 pk “AA” batteries – and more.
- Join as an Executive Member: Purchase two Membership Certificates at $50 each.
- To join as a Gold Star Member or upgrade your existing membership with one Membership Certificate at $50.
- Give the gift of Costco Membership Certficates for any occasion.
More details:
This offer is only valid online and is not available at Costco locations.
Restrictions: Valid for new memberships and upgrades to Executive Membership. See the Membership Certificate for details. Costco Membership Certificate orders are fulfilled by participating National Membership Program organizations. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for processing and shipping. Costco Wholesale Membership Certificates are not replaceable if lost, stolen or destroyed. Bring the certificates to your local Costco membership counter to activate.
Update: They added an initial front page verification system where you have to enter a captcha, but it still ends up at the same place and you can still read all the terms before buying. You can also read the reader comments from my older post with positive reviews.
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