[Expired] Buy a New Costco Membership and Get $20 Back + $25 Discount Coupon

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The Offer

Direct Link to offer

Buy Costco membership for $60 (regular price) and get the following:

  • $20 Costco Cash card
  • Coupon for $25 off $250 on costco.com

The Fine Print

  • This deal expires 2/18/18. You must go in-club to activate membership no later than 4/30/18. 
  • Please note: Your credit card statement for this purchase will show DCG One for Costco as the merchant of record.
  • Offer valid for new memberships only. To qualify as a new member, an existing Costco membership must be expired at least 18 months or more. Offer not valid for renewal of an existing Costco membership or an upgrade of an existing membership to an Executive Membership.
  • Costco Membership Activation Certificates are valid for a new Costco Gold Star, Business or Executive Membership.
  • Costco Membership Activation Certificates are not replaceable if lost, stolen or destroyed.
  • Limit one offer per household. Limit one Costco Cash Card per household.
  • This offer is valid only for new members for their first year of Costco membership at any U.S. or Puerto Rico Costco location.
  • To activate your Costco membership you must bring your Costco Membership Activation Certificate to your local Costco warehouse membership counter. New members are required to present valid government-issued photo identification before signing up for membership.
  • To qualify for the Costco Cash Card & Costco.com coupon offer you must purchase through the specific page for this promotion.
  • Costco Cash Card are not generated by purchasing a Costco Membership Activation Certificate – you must join Costco by April 30, 2018 in order to be mailed Costco Cash Card . Costco.com promo code will be emailed to you after you have purchased your Costco Membership Activation Certificate and used after you have joined Costco as a new member. Cash Card will be mailed within 2-6 weeks after you join Costco.
  • Costco.com coupon expires on 4/30/2018. 
  • Costco.com $25 off an order over $250 on Costco.com terms: Limit one offer per promo code. Ineligible purchases include: new Costco memberships, Costco membership renewals, gift of membership, online gift certificates, Costco Cash Cards, custom installation services and online digital print orders. Not valid for orders at the online pharmacy, Costco Travel or Costco Business Delivery. The merchandise total in your cart must equal $250 or more before tax and shipping to receive the $25 off. The coupon code must be entered in the promo code box at checkout to be valid.

Our Verdict

The $20 Costco Cash card brings down the cost from $60 to $40, and if you’ll be making a large Costco.com order that’s another $25 savings bringing down the out of pocket cost to just $15 which is a great deal. Here and here are links to two other deals within the past year for comparison sake.

Hat tip to SD

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Danny
Danny (@guest_554729)
January 26, 2018 18:11

Just to share a data point on this deal. The deal works in the following way,
Once you purchased this deal, Costco will immediately send you a $25 coupon and a membership activation certification, which is still not a membership card yet, via email. You still have to go to a Costco branch in person to activate your membership with a print-out of membership activation certification before the time indicated above. And you could get your $20 cash card at the time you activate your membership.
Besides, the $25 off coupon for $250 or more eligible purchase can be used by others. It is not necessarily to be used by the person who purchased the membership. This means if your friend (who is a Costco member as well) has some shopping to do, you can just pass your coupon to them as a favor or ask them to cash the coupon for you.

Trippy
Trippy (@guest_553248)
January 22, 2018 19:23

How does Costco track new membership? My membership is expiring and I wonder if I can simply become a new member by using a different phone number and email address

dan
dan (@guest_553148)
January 22, 2018 14:13

this offer is worse than previous ones, when folks did get free stuff / food; if one can wait, likely see better offer later this yr.

Trippy
Trippy (@guest_552819)
January 21, 2018 02:17

Need 2 for executive member. Does buying 2 gets $40 card + 2 coupons?

VJ
VJ (@guest_554973)
January 27, 2018 22:31

Can someone help with this DP? In this case, $40 off executive membership is an awesome deal!

Stryker
Stryker (@guest_552814)
January 21, 2018 00:59

Something wrong with the DCG site. It charged my card 30+ times and triggered fraud alert on my cc.

MoreSun
MoreSun (@guest_552794)
January 20, 2018 23:18

Dead for me as well.

MoreSun
MoreSun (@guest_552795)
January 20, 2018 23:20

But the SD link at the bottom still works!

ted
ted (@guest_552787)
January 20, 2018 22:50

The offer is gone now on the link above

Jack
Jack (@guest_552782)
January 20, 2018 22:33

If I’m a secondary member does this work?

Deb T
Deb T (@guest_552861)
January 21, 2018 14:02

I’d like to know this too.

Deb T
Deb T (@guest_553138)
January 22, 2018 13:55

Emailed costco and asked about being secondary..
“You are not eligible. A “new member” is defined as someone who:

Has never had a Costco membership, or
If they previously had a Costco membership it has been expired for more than 18 months, regardless of whether they were the primary account holder or were listed on someone else’s membership as the secondary account /family member.”

Justin
Justin (@guest_552781)
January 20, 2018 22:32

Will the $25 off $250 work on gift cards?

Danny
Danny (@guest_554726)
January 26, 2018 18:05

No, the term explicitly rules out the purchase of gift cards.

David Lawleit
David Lawleit (@guest_552780)
January 20, 2018 22:25

And the best credit card for Costco is….

Vantage west credit union connect visa signature credit card

5X points or 5% cash back at Costco capped at $1,500 per yearly quarter!!!

Chim Richalds
Chim Richalds (@guest_552783)
January 20, 2018 22:35

Wow, you got me. Had never heard of this guy before. Do you need to join VWCU to be approved for the card?

David Lawleit
David Lawleit (@guest_552785)
January 20, 2018 22:37

Yes you need to join this credit union, then pursue the credit card. Been with them for a few months:

Vantage West Connect Rewards Visa Signature

 

• Earn 5x points* (5% cash back) per $1 on one category of your choice per yearly quarter:

• Travel
• Restaurants
• Utilities [water, cell, electric, etc.]
• Wholesale [Costco, Sam’s Club, etc.]
• Department Stores
• Hardware & Home Improvement Stores
• Charitable Organizations
• Pharmacies & Drug Stores
• Amazon.com

 • 3x on gas

• 2x on groceries

• Must have a minimum 2,500 points ($25) for cash redemption.

• *Capped at $1,500 spend in qualifying purchases quarterly

1% foreign transaction fee

Anyone can join this credit union

Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson (@guest_552798)
January 20, 2018 23:24

Wow — super easy to max-out the 5% rewards categories! Looks like the credit union restricts membership as follows:

“Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or volunteers in (as well as all businesses located in) these geographic areas…

Pima, Pinal, Cochise, or Maricopa Counties
Gila River Indian Community Reservation
Arizona’s “Copper Basin” Area”

I suppose I can join a church in Arizona and meet the requirement in that manner.

https://vantagewest.org/help/who-can-join/

David Lawleit
David Lawleit (@guest_552799)
January 20, 2018 23:27

I live in California I joined got the credit card by donating $25 to some bike club

anthonyjh21
anthonyjh21 (@guest_552872)
January 21, 2018 14:46

Would you mind sharing the name of the club? Not sure if you’re wanting to be discrete but I’ve come up empty with my search. TIA from a fellow Californian.

David Lawleit
David Lawleit (@guest_552873)
January 21, 2018 14:54

Membership is open to hundreds of groups — many of which are located outside the geographic areas. (Such groups include employers, organizations, churches, schools, etc.) Relatives of current members, as well as those who work for/belong to any of the eligible groups are also eligible to join.

Our current associational partners are:
GABA – Greater Arizona Bicycling Association
PCOA – Pima Council on Aging
RPZ – Reid Park Zoological Society

anthonyjh21
anthonyjh21 (@guest_552877)
January 21, 2018 15:16

I didn’t realize you signed up with GABA. I also read what you pasted on their site, however I was under the impression it was a CA based association. Thanks for setting it straight!

Leo
Leo (@guest_552801)
January 20, 2018 23:34

Then you have a new church that you can make charitable donations to with your cc also! Good for you!

Satellite
Satellite (@guest_552849)
January 21, 2018 12:35

Also, this quarter, Chase Freedom via Samsung Pay gives you 5% anywhere where Samsung Pay works, including Costco.

David Lawleit
David Lawleit (@guest_552856)
January 21, 2018 13:12

Yea just for that yearly quarter Chase Freedom credit card that is

Vantage west credit union connect visa signature credit card has 5X or 5% cash every yearly quarter category if you so choose