Costco gift cards are called Costco Shop Cards and can be used by Costco members and non-members. They're a convenient way to buy items at Costco warehouses. Loading these cards and transferring funds between them can quickly be done in person by members when you visit a Costco warehouse.
Costco gift cards are a convenient way to buy anything sold in Costco warehouses without using cash or credit cards. They never expire and can be recharged with new funds. They're also available in many denominations, ranging from a minimum balance of $25 all the way up to $2000.
One of the great things about Costco Shop Cards is that both members and non-members can use them. You have to be a member to buy and load one of these cards, but you can transfer it to someone else easily and quickly even if they're not a Costco member. This guide will tell you how to do that.
Costco Shop cards can be either ordered as physical cards that you obtain in store, or they can be digitally sent to you via email. With either card format, you can load a balance to the card and then send or give it to someone else to use, regardless of whether they're a Costco member.
This is the simplest way to give someone access to a gift card's balance. If you want to add extra funds to a Shop Card, you need to be the Costco member who originally bought the card and visit a Costco warehouse to load the card balance with a new balance.
The balance on a Costco Shop card generally can't be refunded into cash or transferred to any credit or debit card. However, what you can do is move funds from one card to another. The best way to do this is by visiting a Costco warehouse and notifying customer service that you want to move an existing card's balance over to a new one.
Once you've shifted the card balance to a new card, the old card becomes inactive and you can give the new physical card or send it digitally to another person. Remember that non-members can't transfer funds from one Shop Card to another or add fresh funds to an existing Shop Card.
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