Costco
Reviews and Complaints

I ordered a 20kg bag of Sifto Water softner salt this month at a cost of $25.99. My husband usually purchases this for our machine but Kent were out of stock. I just received my order June 12. My husband was outraged when he found out what you charged. I did research on line and found that Canadian Tire offers the same product at $8.29 per bag. Kent charges $7.99 per bag. Costco charged 3 times the amount, which is completely unacceptable. I sincerely hope this was an error on your part in pricing. Supposedly membership fees are supposed to keep your products lower.

In 6/1 I took my daughter she is a student and she has become a new member of Costco to save money and to learn to shop at the Costco in Tustin ca. And after few days she find out her EBT card was scammed and all money she has was with withdrawn after that SHOpping and money was stoned from Florida she has $4.00 left that is all

She called and reported the card and I called and spoke with a manager name Jose and he said is nothing g to do with them. The only way that they could of used scamming if is date beige or they token the information. This has to do with Costco security right?

very scary hard on young people. What is becoming to our country!

-young male adopted 7 mths
-healthy, active fully vaccinated, happy cat
-no prior health problems or risks
-Kirkland Costco brand canned cat food, within 2 weeks he started to have diarrhea.
Symptoms:
-lethargy, gradual
-slight vomiting then turned to water vomit
-changes in personality and physically
-diarrhea, turned into leaky slime with blood streaks
-stomach spasms

I ordered a refrigerator from Costco. Order Number is [protected]. This whole order has been screwed up. It was ordered on the 26th of April and showed that it shipped that same day. After 9 days, I called Costco about the order. They didn't understand why it was not scheduled for delivery. So, they scheduled it for delivery on the 8th of May. I rearranged my schedule to be home. However, on the 8th, I was told that the carrier, RXO, didn't even have the product and it would not be delivered. Again, I called, and Costco didn't understand, saw that it had been scheduled, and then elevated this issue to tier 2. This time I was told that it would be another week out. Today, I talked to RXO about the delivery because I received a text message from them that day. I was told that they only deliver on Tuesdays and the 16th was already booked. The earliest they could schedule it was the 23rd when I’m not available. So, now it is scheduled for the 30th of May. Over a month to get a refrigerator from Seattle. I could drive there in 10 hours.

Obviously, I ordered this replacement refrigerator because I didn't need it anytime soon.

I'm pretty disgusted with the service I've received.

In early April 2022, we contact Costco through their Shaw Premier Flooring Program. We wanted to replace all of the carpeted flooring in our home. Costco sent out a representative MinH T. Van. Discussions culminated after a couple of weeks, and we signed a Product Purchase Order in the amount of $11,519.00. $7,865.00 was for 1752 sq./ft. of carpeting and 213 sq./ft. of hardwood flooring for our home office area.

Flooring material installation was included in the contract and subcontracted via Costco to My Flooring America in the amount of $3,654.00 for the installation of carpet and hardwood flooring. Installation was to begin the first week of May, occurring over a three-day period. We were asked to pay in full before installation could commence, so we complied.

On the day the installation began, the installers completed the installation of carpeting on the first floor, excluding the first-floor closet, and carpeted the stairs leading up to the second floor.

At the end of the first day of installation, the carpet installers ask if they could lead the balance of their carpeting material in our garage till they came back, for which I assumed would be the next day. I agreed, and the installation crew unloaded all of their material into our garage, which left no room for me to walk into the garage without walking over the flooring to be installed.

That was the last day that we saw the installers. Over the intervening 31/2 months, they never returned. I was only able to speak on the phone with the installation supervisor once in July of 2022, and he could not give me a firm date for the completion of the project installation.

In an effort to resolve this issue, I communicated with seven different Costco representatives. Between May 2022 and November 2022, I spoke with Salema, Amanda, Lena, Sasha, Eddie, Leo, Keandra R, and lastly, Connor Cox, with whom I tried to negotiate a fair solution.

With Connor, I offered to pay for the carpeting that was completed, but a return of the balance of Connors Cox counter was to refund $2,144.33, only 18 ½ percent ($9374.67 of what we paid out. Retaining $9,374.67 for work not done and material not completely delivered.

After 7 months of delay, our home having disrupted, we expressed our dissatisfaction with the lack of progress on the contract; we ask Costco’s fulfillment department to have their subcontractor come out and remove the flooring material that was delivered that clogged our garage, that had survived all summer in 100-degree heat and chemical smells in our garage be removed.

We also asked that the balance of flooring that had not been delivered, the hardwood flooring, not be delivered and that we be refunded our payment minus the cost of the carpeting that had been installed.

We deemed that Costco had failed to perform its obligation as reasonably expected and that we could no longer have our home disrupted and our business inconvenienced any longer. That we had given Costco more than reasonable time to perform on its contract as promised, three days of installation.

Halfway through this installation process, the salesman, Minh T. Van, came out to check the status of the installation. He observed the now contaminated carpeting and agreed that the installation process was unacceptable. The next day, Minh brought out another installer. The new installer assessed the project and said that he would overnight put together an installation completion plan, return and complete the installation. We never heard from that installer again.

We informed Minh T. Van, and he promised to do something about the installation, but he then never returned or communicated.

We continued conversations with Costco fulfillment representatives, but in the end, the contract was never completed. Our home is still inconvenienced with our goods packed in boxes because it makes no sense to unpack and then have to repack when we get another flooring contractor. And at 77 and 78 years of age, my wife and I are in no shape to perform the double packing and unpacking and the double cost of employing others to do it for us.

In summary, we paid in full for the flooring to be installed, and we gave Costco more than adequate time to complete the installation flooring installation. The flooring was never completed, and Costco kept all our money.

Diallo [protected], email: [protected]@gmail.com

Working at club demonstration services employee accuse me of raising my voice complaint directly to manager on floor at costco before this complaint at check out or leaving costco supposedly woman accuse me of raising my voice or it was mike I heard from rebecca and I wasn't I just never knew that was requirement and was a first time I had my back checked which wasn't problem for me anyway being I had nothing illegal in my pack just uniform for work. Just putting this complaint cause I believe maybe employee lied and scared she was gona get in trouble and all I did was go to office after bag was checked to find out if that was really a requirement being that I been working here for 5 months. So now she try to say I was getting loud and that's not true just said fine ok but right after I have to check the office about this rule. And that's what I did and since then been following the rule. So my complaint is sure just don't need anyone accusing me of stuff cause could be a form of discrimination against another accusing me against my race or accusing me of stealing or being un professional.

As a 4 year Member I do not mind showing ID upon entry and check out/ cashiers location.

New thing is to have someone surfing up and down the queue and asking for Member cards.

You can't check out without using the ID. Why do this? It is annoying and a waste of time. The employee can barely speak English too. Why not hire English speakers?

This has been happening in express lines and did again yesterday April 28 2023.

Ed Olearczyk

[protected]@gmail.com

I am writing to express my deep dissatisfaction with the customer service I experienced during my recent vacation with Costco Travel. On departure day, 3.25.23, my flight was cancelled by American Airlines. I rebooked for the next day at a different airport. 

I called your customer service department multiple times in order to resolve my problem and extend my stay on vacation by one day since I lost a day due to my flight being cancelled. Throughout my trip, I could not get a hold of anybody without waiting extended periods of time. I expressed my frustration throughout the whole week that I was on vacation with the managers and each person I talked to, which must have been about 4-6 different people. I was in need of booking an additional day at the hotel since my flight had to be rescheduled and my flight destination changed to a different airport. When I finally got through, I spoke to managers who promised to resolve my issue and return my calls with a solution.

Without any one person following up. I luckily had a friend at American Airlines who changed our flights home for me. I felt no empathy from the customer service team in helping me resolve my issues, and as a result, I was left feeling abandoned and on my own. I have been a loyal customer of Costco for many years and have always appreciated the high level of service that I have received.

However, my recent experience has left me with a very negative impression of your company. I will never book another trip through your agency because, from experience, I know that if something happens, I am on my own. I was left with anxiety all week due to the pending changes that needed to be made, and I didn't enjoy my vacation at all. I would appreciate it if you could investigate this matter and take appropriate action to ensure that this type of situation does not occur in the future. I would also appreciate it if you could provide me with an explanation for your company's failure to provide me with the level of service that I have come to expect.

Good Morning

I have been going to the COSTCO Gas Station in Naples, Florida every Friday morning for the last 20 years and have never had issues with your gas attendants. I show up before opening and sometimes I have to wait til opening and sometimes the attendants will open early and it is appreciated. I follow the rules and regulations and observe. All safety rules. When the lane is closed, there is a cone blocking the entrance to the pumps and if not ready the pumps will have locks on them. This morning I arrive as usual and pull up to the white line. I notice the attendant doing her morning checks of the pumps, and there is no cone blocking the lane. I stopped anyway and was looking at the attendant to see if she would nod to move forward. I watched her to two pumps and noticed that she was taking the locks off. I proceed. To move to the last pump and noticed that the attendant was yelling at me that the pumps were not turned on. I replied. Ok, and proceeded to wait in my car. The attendant continued to check pumps and a second car pulled up behind me and he stayed in his car to wait. The attendant finished the pump she was on and proceeded to come over to my vehicle and scorn me about waiting at the white line and causing and issue with other cars doing as I have done. I explained to her that if the lane is closed, the cone should have been blocking the entrance. She tells me that I must have run it over, which means the second car ran it over also. She proceeds to go and turn on the pumps and noticed that there was never a cone blocking entrance. This was my second encounter with her and I know how she reacts to situations because I have witnessed her interactions with other customers first thing in the mornings. As I stated before, over 20 years going to Costco gas and never had issues. I believe there are better ways to interact with your customers than the way she is going about it. I guess it was my turn this morning.

Thanks for listening.

Arnaldo Estrada.

Purchased a Dell all in one 6 months ago. Started having facial recognition problems, wouldn’t let me log in, prior random shutdowns then wouldn’t power on and then randomly started smoking out the bottom. I’ve spent hours and hours on the phone started off for a technician to come out but he was only sent parts for the first 2 problems. I work online now don’t have a computer and Instead of just sucking it up and refunding me they want to send another technician out in 10 days. How does that solve anything? Nobody wants to smell that in their home fixed or not.

I'm completely disappointed and exasperated with Citt Costco Visa's Cyber Security.

I've had my comprised card cancelled and reissued four times in five months for unauthorized charges. The problem is inconvinience for me, not being able to use my Citi Costco Visa and most annoying having to notify all of my merchant subcribers to cancel my card once again. I informed the Fraud Dept representative of my frustration and displeasure with the lack of better Cyber Security and That I was given them one more chance and that Costco would hear from me.

It first happened when we charged a pizza delivery by Door Dash on Oct/2022.

In December on, we've had charges in Pottery Barn charge of $145 (est), Door Dash three to four times and most recently, C3Tech $19.99 on March 31st.

Please repond.

Regards, Sal Sandoval -[protected]

3/17/23: Less than 2 years, more than 90 days so no return, screen went black, called Tech Serv. could not fix, told me to send pics for all angles of computer, 10+, sep emails to the next step Costco Concierge Services. Email back from them, another 24 hours.

I was told to answer a bunch more questions and then they would send me a box to mail computer back to them (in approx. 2 days). They will then evaluate it to see If I damaged it (not covered), which I did not damage, but it shows all kinds of damage when you sign up for extra coverage (I did) that is covered (?). Of course, they insisted that I back everything up before I send the computer (my screen is black). Also, I need a computer 24/7 for my business.

Here is the issue: On your Costco/Allstate coverage pamphlet, it says you will send me (I assumed by email) a prepaid shipping label and the computer would be repaired, replaced, or refunded within 2 days. This is day 2 and you plan to MAIL ME a box in 2 days? This is NOT what I signed up for. Please reread the "Quick and easy claims section" of your pamphlet.

I'm trying to return my Philips Hearing aids before my 180-Day Trial Period ends.

I have my right hearing aid in for repair at the Costco store where I purchased it. My right hearing aid as of today has been in the repair shop for 15 days. They said it would take two weeks. I took my left hearing aid in because it also needs repair. I took them that I wanted refund but because they already have my right hearing aid. But because my right hearing had not come back from repair, they would not refund my money. So they have my right hearing aid and will not except my left hearing aid for refund.

Request from the credit card company two simple things: 1. Confirmation that the Durable Power of Attorney that I have sent is recognized and they will talk to me. 2. Refund an erroneous $600 payment that was not owed. That’s it. BACKGROUND: My brother had a stroke in July 2022 which left him with severe brain injury, unable to speak and partially paralyzed. I have Durable Power of Attorney over his financial affairs. I faxed the first copy of the DPOA to Citi as directed on 8/17/22. Was advised that I would have approval in 7- 10 business days. Heard nothing. In January 2023, my brother erroneously authorized a “bill pay” from his checking account to this credit card. I saw it immediately on line and called Citi. They said they couldn't talk to me because they saw no POA and I had to resend. Resent POA by FAX ON 2/20/23. After 10 business days, I began a series of calls to have the above two questions answered. Every time I call I have to start all over again with the background and am passed from one department to another until the line simply disconnects. Over and over again. ALL the phone connection lines are so poor that I cannot understand what the person is saying (as if it matters since I am just being transferred to another person on a garbled line and then disconnected).

I Jacob campo work at cds to purchase ebike from costco spoke to manager about it weeks before decision was convinced want to buy at 7:50pm went to buy was told can not need a membership card more then one time I purchased item at costco and was never given a problem. Been working at that costco ;location since January 10th 2023.still have to work next day cold out needed and expected assembly too.i was also told that wouldn't be a problem very upset frustrated angry about this whole thing some other dude help me took control of situation and I paid for the bike like I wanted to do expected assembly and wasn't told about any protection plan . just saying I can return it in 90 days. Like these people don't want me to have the bike i earned it worked for it and want ms ray fired .for being rude disrespectful wrong inconsiderate mean and rude. also ask to speak to the manager who is not assisstant manager and was denied that service from ms ray assistant manager she should never be promoted to top manager or super visor as costco employee have to be good to your customers and other employees I in no way showed up to embarrass or get upset at any one really looking to leave costco rideing out happy.my complaint is sure. Ended up purchasing bike had to carry box took two bus and train to essemble at home. Very unprofessional on the part of manager couldn't of been nicer more respectful and have gotten manager for me to purchase item I was paying full price for plus paid 600 dollars foe item and wasn't even given a receipt I never did anything to deserve this abuse and will go to cooperate with this complaint's born and raised in the united states and I have my rights that was wrong and raciest against me cause I went to purchase a item I been saving up for.

I have enjoyed your deli items but noticed that they weigh less plus having less quality ingredients.

I had one from my freezer and it weighed far more than the latest ones but I could tell by just looking.

The newer ones have less cheese and meat as well as a high price but what really irked me this last time around was your enchilada casserole that used to have chicken only but is Now FILLED with beans. Not just a little I mean filled! The Italian ones have also been sacrificed.

You still pay less in taxes than I do but that's not enough? I'm disgusted.

You could've put beef if there is poultry problem but beans and almost no cheese?

Roll up sandwiches also now filled with cabbage and almost no meat too.

The corporate greed is the problem here not " inflation." You sacrificed quality for the cheapest ingredients possible. We used to love your deli but even the chickens have been smaller, are they younger because they're cheaper per lb. to buy?

It's really a shame, the one company I thought was somewhat ethical.

Handicapped stay away. The limerick store does not care! Handicap discrimination. I actually tried costco 1 more time and again no equipment for the handicapped. 2-8-23. Dead machines and a very limited amount for a store this size. 3 times I cannot take my handicapped wife shopping. Poor poor management. All machines today had no power and were not parked near a plug. How ignorant. Stay away