A friend of mine was invited by a Costco member as a guest and I told her

I'm not familure with Costco but am guessing it's something like our 'Sams' (owns WalMart) where you pay for a membership and make purchases at discounted prices. At Sam's the last I knew they allowed guests with a member but the member had to pay for the purchase. I don't think it's dishonest to do this - that's why the store lets members bring guests and figure the guest will be so happy with their cheaper price that they will become a member.

We have a Sam's where I live, which I'm assuming is something like Costco. You buy in bulk. You have to be a member to even enter the store. I would always go with my mother because she was member and then just pay her back when we got in the car or gave her the money before we even went in. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I am a Christian as well, but I see nothing wrong with it what so ever. I mean you are technically buying yourself, the only thing you didn't do was pay for a membership, but if you only go every now and then I would see the sense in paying for a year's membership. I don't know, maybe that just me..thanks for posting and God bless

I am a member of Sams Club and like everyone else said the member has to be with you and make the purchase. There is a photo i.d. on there so the member has to be there. Before I became a member I would go with my husband and let him purchase. I don't know how it is at Costco but I would think it would be okay. I had never thought about it being dishonest. I admire your dedication to doing what is right. I consider myself to be an honest person but I would not have questioned this. Its a breath of fresh air to see someone so concerned with doing the right thing.

unfortunately im not familiar with it..what is it then ?

Here in Texas we have a simular store,its called "Sams Club" and you can invite a guest to go,and your guest can buy anything they want to that day,it does not matter how much you buy,its like a days pass...

I have never been to one of these stores before, I think it is silly to have to be a mamber of a store to shop there. A ture store would open it's doors to all potential customers, and not restrict them to a selec few. That is not a good way to conduct bisnuess, I hope they let your friend pay for her perchases insdtead of making her friend buy them. If they did that then it would have been pointless to let her into the store in the first place.

used to do Sams Club about the same am sure its alright fo ryou to buy something there while you are there weather they have to pay for it then you pay back or ya give them the money to pay then.I never had to take a guessed for every one I knew was a member

I don't see there is anything wrong with it if Costco is okey with it. Your story reminded me of my experience with Avon before. The company that I used to work with used to handle the logistic side of their business throughout the country. Once we were toured to their main warehouse and were told to sample their products. So what we did, we got samples of their products and was told later that it's ours compliment of them. There is nothing dishonest in it if its allowed and being a consumer, it is certainly not dishonest to get some items from where it is cheaper. I am also now employed by company that is into retail and I have an employee discount. My friends let me buy items for them using my employee discount. My company knows about it and fully allows it. Even if I buy in bulk using my discount, they are still okey with it. It is only dishonest if its being done behind their backs and that there is an explicit prohibition from the company for doing such kind of transaction.

I was at Cosco with my daughter a few weeks ago actually. I am a member and so is she and I have no idea why I would have asked at that moment but I did ask a sales clerk that very question when we were paying and she told me that No we both needed to be members which we are. I was also at cosco one time with my husband, he is not a member and because I was not feeling well he paid for the items and he told the clerk where I was sitting which she could see me and I gave a little wave and there was no problem they accepted my card.

This is the way that they did it when I last went there. The first time my sister went was with me and I bought a card and gave her the extra one. Since the Costco is closer to her, she goes all the time now and I go every once in a while. So the last time we went, my card was expired, so I bought something with her card and they said that the next time I should purchase my own card. I have not been back since then. I am just one person, so most of the time I do not need to buy thing in bulk, so I do not go there. It would be different if they had everyday things on the website, but they only have big items. I don't know about anyone else, but I do not need a casket delivered to me.

Actually, I don't quite understand. As long as it is not explicitly stated that you (a member) are only supposed to buy things for your own use, it is perfectly alright to buy for a friend or your 10 mil friends - so long as you are not reselling to them at a higher price to earn money for yourself, I don't see anything wrong.

I am a Member of Costco in British Columbia. I can invite a guest. They can assemble items to purchase, I must pay for them, and the guest must pay me back. They cannot buy things on their own, even if they pay with cash, as they ask for your member card at the "check-out."

One of my sisters, actually two of them, are members at Costco and I usually go with my younger sister. I go as a guest, obviously, and I am allowed to buy as much as I want. There is no limit, although sometimes I wish there was, and I spend way too much when I go with her. I buy a lot of bulk items so that I don't have to buy them for awhile again and I find it is a lot cheaper this way, in the long run. I buy things like my toilet paper and laundry soap and bounce and toothpaste. Things that are more household items than food. I seldom buy food except by the cans. I don't think I have ever bought fresh food or my meats there. I pay for it myself right at the till, they just use her card for verification purposes.

I didn't know costco did that. I know makro does and I can't see a problem at all with that, it definitely isn't illegal in any way. I often use my credit/debit card to pay for shopping in costco, altho it is my boyfriend who is the member, I'm sure if it wasn't legal something would have been said about it.

Now, I'm not a Costco member, but if they allow guests to buy things, then it is because they are hoping to convince the "guest" to become a member. Pretty clever if you ask me.