Update 2/29/20: Deal is being offered to some more people.
The Offer
Costco is sending out an offer to some members via snail mail:
- Signup for auto-renewal on your Costco membership using a Visa credit card and get a free $10 Costco Cash card
The Fine Print
- Enroll your account by October 31st, 2019
- Offer valid for new auto renewal enrollments only.
- After setting up auto renewal on any visa card, a Costco $10 cash card will be sent to you by mail in 4-6 weeks after October 31st, 2019
- Enroll online, at store, or by calling 1-800-774-2678.
Our Verdict
We’ve seen a similar offer in the past, but it was for $20 instead of $10. In the past it has been possible to sign up for this offer by calling in even if you didn’t receive the offer yourself.
Hat tip to reader Susan N
Whenever I think Costco, I think about the anti Semitic incident in the bathroom at their Lawrence, NY location
I got a $20 offer, turned it off a couple months later, but have not been retargeted. Its a little convoluted to turn off the auto renew though.
And actually renewed in store, in person yesterday paying with my ATM card to get my Citigold membership benefit.
Costco is awesome if you can use their benefits. They are a pretty good travel agent actually. And their website is pretty competitive for a lot of things, especially low end clothes.
People beating up on Costco (in the comments) just don’t understand the value proposition. At our warehouse it is by far the freshest fish in town for example.
I got the free Costco membership through my fidelity card. I use it only for gas. Costco is useless.
I just got this in the mail, for me it’s Nov 30 expiration.
For 20?
Can you share a clear link of the offer?
you CANNOT turn off auto-renew otherwise would be a claw back
Clawback on what? They give you a cash card and you use it.
Not true. Just stop.
I got the $10 or $20 gift card last year. Upon receiving it, I promptly turned off auto renew. No clawback.
We’ll see if there’s another auto renew mailer in the near future.
wait, you can turn off auto-renewal?
Just uncheck the box
I just got off live chat with Costco.com and they said that ANY member who doesn’t have auto-renew enabled WILL get the offer. They were adamant on waiting until you get the offer to enable auto-renew in order to get the cash card though.
I got the $20 one a week ago.
I got the $20 card earlier. Would be good to know if anybody, who got it few months back, can get it again.
Wish I could enroll this and get an additional $10. I just bought the Groupon deal a couple of weeks ago for the $20 Costco card for enrolling as a new member with auto-renewal.