Costco Food Court Is Members Only Now, and Always Has Been

They say membership has its privileges, like that $1.50 hot dog combo at Costco. The food court has always required a membership card, but it hasn't been enforced...until now.

They will not be taking reservations, and it's not exactly the kind of "members only" dinner club that would impress a fancy date, but the word is that Costco will begin enforcing membership requirements to dine at its food court.

Like the samples at Sam's Club, shoppers look forward to the $1.99 pizza slices and $1.50 hot dog and a pop combo that has long been a staple of a trip to Costco. Those who have store memberships will continue to enjoy fine American fast food cuisine, while those without will be...without.

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⚡️UPDATE: THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! May still vary per store and roll out date may vary as well... . Received a ton of DMs on this today...and need some #Costco Employees to chime in and confirm or deny and let us know if this is true or not and if true be nationwide? . To us it makes complete sense! Not sure why it’s taken Costco so long to implement...I mean you have to have a membership for gas....Any employees out there that can help clarify this?

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h/t Better Homes & Gardens