“I purchased 4 gift cards at $500 each. Costco emailed the gift cards but only 1 would “open” at the warehouse.
On 7/5 Costco said they would refund the balance of $1500.
As of 7/20 they still have not refunded.
I guess I will have to file a dispute with my credit card company to get the promised refund.
WOW, Costco used to be so great.”
“Early June I went to buy a Costco membership, ready to pay for the full membership. At the customer service desk, they told me there was an on-line special and if I applied on-line I would get half the membership fee back in coupons. So the Manager of the Customer Service desk helped me to do it on-line in the store. She indicated I could pay on-line with my Visa card for the membership I found this strange because I was told by a friend that Costco doesn't accept Visa in store. But I did it anyway, paying with my Visa for the membership. I bought what I wanted paying cash at checkout. Yesterday I went back to Costco. When I got to cash they told me I had to pay my membership fee. At customer service two different customer service agents told me my credit card company cancelled the transaction in June. I said impossible. I went home to figure out what when wrong. Sure enough when I called Visa they told me it had been Costco that cancelled the transaction in June. When I called Costco back it was very difficult to get through to someone. Eventually I spoke with Angelie who indicated they would honour the coupons but I was told it was for only on-line shopping. This was never explained to me at the beginning that the coupons were only for on-line ordering. I would never have wasted my time in June. A short time after , another person from Costco called me, offering a $10 discount the next time I shopped in-store. She also indicated that other customers had similar experiences with the on-line promotion and membership orders being cancelled. I give her credit for the attempt to make this right. But $10 is such a small amount compared the embarrassment, stress caused and time wasted. Obviously people will always shop at Costco because of the deals. However, this experience shows me that Costco staff have extremely poor knowledge of on-line deals and on-line technical issues. Passing the buck and telling me it was my credit card company that caused the issue is appalling. Not sure that I will go back and buy a membership. I do not recommend shopping at that location as the customer service staff not knowledgeable.”
“Nobody will answer a phone at the Brookhaven Costco. Pharmacy, auto center, phone will ring forever!
You would think they would hire a customer service department to at least answer a phone call!”
“Tried to return some ill fitting glasses that simply were too big. The woman in optical assured
Me she was an expert and that they fit perfectly. Took three weeks to get them. They wouldn’t stay on my face, they were huge and heavy. I tried to return them and a man in optical said he couldn’t take them back. I said Costco will take anything back a woman assured me in customer service. The guy said I was just having buyers remorse! I said damn right, these are crappy fitting glasses that were almost shoved down my throat by a
Pushy sales gal. He said he’d refund my money but Costco will
Lose money. He will only do it once. Trust me, it’s the last time for me to buy glasses at Costco. I want expertly fitting high quality frames, not some outdated obsolete frames that couldn’t be sold somwhere else! I’m totally done with Costco Optical. Costco is also slipping hugely in customer service. You’d think I was taking money out of that chumps pocket. In hind sight, I was much too
Polite.”
“Just learned today that our Costco store bakery in Cranberry Township, PA has DISCONTINUED the "COUNTRY FRENCH BREAD". I can't believe how disheartened I was when the Costco baker gave me the bad news! This bread was perfect inside and out, with a crust that was edible (unlike the leather exterior of the other breads, such as the Rustic Italian), and just soft enough on the inside. There wasn't that sourdough taste either. I've tried all the others, did not like them at all.
Now I'll be on the hunt in other stores for a similar bread to the Costco Country French Bread. Hoping Panera or a privately owned local bakery has a bread that is very similar.”
“**Disappointed with Costco's Wholegrain Triangle Bread**
I have been a loyal Costco customer since 2018, primarily buying their wholegrain triangle bread. However, in the past 1-2 months, I've noticed a significant change in the bread. Each piece is now smaller, yet the weight remains the same. This suggests that more water has been added to the recipe to maintain the weight while reducing the size.
This change has also impacted my health. I have a sensitive stomach, and this bread used to be one of the few that didn't cause me any issues. Recently, however, it has started to bother my stomach, likely due to the altered recipe.
.While I didn't count the pieces before, the difference is noticeable and affects the value and quality of the product. Unfortunately, I am now considering alternative options due to this disappointing change.”
“Costco customer service and delivery service needs a complete re-haul. The product I ordered was suppose to have been to me in 14 days it is now over 30 days and still can't commit to delivering it till another week. I have been without a dishwasher and the person who was suppose to install was rude, lazy and did not want to do their job. I had to take out my current dishwasher to prove to him that the floor was level, even though the appliance has adjustable legs (he unaware of that said they did not, I had to read to him the installation manual). Have sending me a damaged dishwasher Costco did nothing to make sure a new one go to me ASAP. In fact I still have the damage one and the old one in my garage even though they had 3 chances to haul both away. I will never order another appliance or anything of great value from them again.”
“The lady at the customer service was very rude and taking to her friend for some Time while I was waiting to return an item, she was completely ignoring me....
Also, the patio furniture are so overpriced, Wayfair prices are way cheaper and the same quality...”
“You should all agree not to go to Costco, they don't treat you well with their membership card rules, they're just stupid and in the end it depends on the consumer. I recommend not going to Costco.”
“Failure to install dishwasher. Took mine and left water unhooked to new dishwasher because installer did not have a $8.00 coupling.
After the fact, tried to explain it away that my house was not up to code. My home was built in 1975 and is up to code.
I went and got a fitting and hooked up the water so that we could have water in the house.
The installer took all the mounting hardware with him and now the dishwasher can not be installed by anyone without locating the missing parts.
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“Wonderful experience today in Sun Prairie. Melanie, membership manager, went above and beyond! She refunded 3 years of member fees since my sister had passed and her disabled veteran husband did not use. She spent so much time with me. What a valuable employee!!!!”
“When and the Costco‘s on Junction Boulevard and the security follow me and my family around the store which we are black I they thought we were stealing something we had bags from TJ Maxx also Mandy’s and receipts for everything as we proceeded to the register, he followed me which I paid for all my items and as we were going out the door, he said this other big white guy to search our bags and ask for receipts, which I had receipts for everything he lucky. I didn’t have my phone out to record him because if so, I will be suing Costco. I had a very hard work experience. They are very racist over there. I will never go there again young guy, and this was on Sunday 😡😡”
“I purchased a Samsung washer and dryer from Costco, and the dryer has been problematic from the first few uses. I repeatedly contacted Costco customer care, and they sent out Samsung technicians who were unable to fix the issue. Despite three visits from the Samsung technicians, the problem remains unresolved. The technicians claim to have replaced the dryer heater, but they never actually replaced any parts. Samsung technicians are lying, and Costco believes them.
I have been dealing with this issue for over a year and escalated it to the Costco resolution team. I have been working with them for the last three months, making numerous phone calls and sending several emails, but the dryer issue is still not fixed.
I do not recommend buying Samsung products from Costco, except for TVs. All other Samsung products sold by Costco are of very poor quality. Costco's customer support has been poor since COVID-19. I recommend purchasing electronics from BJ's, Best Buy, or other retailers instead.”
“Worst produce of any store. Constantly have to return items as soon as I take them home and open them up. Will no longer buy any produce from them. Costco is basically a large portion junk food store.”
“I return a memory foam mattress, they told me that it would go back on my debit card and then they told me it didn’t go through. So They will have to send me a check and it’s gonna take 3 to 4 weeks for my refund check. Unbelievable that didn’t make any sense..and the was June 3, 2024 still no check.”
“The Costco in Palm Desert, CA, has the most meanest people ever and traffic is satanic. A woman with glasses named Rose is being extremely rude and a Hispanic worker named Rosantos is harassing people. A Hispanic guy in a black cap and a black shirt mocking customers. They are sent by Satan.”
“We shop in Costco all the time and love shopping there. We buy the roasted chickens all the time. Unfortunately we feel the change of packaging was a horrible decision. We are very unhappy with this change. The new packaging makes it much more difficult for to handle the chickens. Please return to the old packaging.”
“I purchased a 75 inch TV Samsung from Costco online. The tv was damaged. I was informed it would take 5 to 7 days for Costco logistics to pick up the tv we just had delivered. That was June 25, 2024. I was told we would receive a full refund of $1059.00 no later than the June 29, 2024. Still no refund, I then called and spoke with Andrew and was informed that the monies should be deposited July 1 or July 2, 2024. I again called the Costco Logistic July 2, 2024 because I was informed by Mark that I would be completed by the end of the business day of July 2, 2024 and again no deposit of $1059.00 was transferred into my account. I then spoke with Marie and she was checking to see why all the confusion. Per Marie, Mark didn't fill out paperwork correctly. My question is why is this taking so long especially for Costco's and I will never purchase another high price item again from Costco's . I will now go to Best Buy where I can get the same TV for $400.00 cheaper same model. It's a shame that I will not be purchasing any big ticket items like a new Washer and Dryer, A sink and flooring for the condo I just purchased. Costco shame on you.”
