New members can join Costco for essentially FREE with a Groupon offer.
– Pay $60 for an annual Gold Star Membership
– Get a FREE $40 Costco shop card valid towards any purchase, including gas
– Get a coupon for $40 off any online order of $250+
That’s $80 dollars in discounts with a $60 membership fee. This deal is valid only for new members, and you must sign up for auto-renewal. However, you can cancel the auto-renew at any time after you activate your membership (see instructions below).
Hat tip to reader Emily G. in our Facebook Group for sharing this awesome deal!

- A One-Year Costco Gold Star Membership with auto-renewal of the Costco membership using a Visa® credit or debit card
- A membership card for the Primary Cardholder and one additional Household Card for anyone living at the same address, over the age of 18
- A $40 Costco shop card (gift card is valid towards any purchase, including gas)
- $40 off any order of $250+ on Costco.com
- Valid only for new members and those whose memberships expired prior to April 1, 2020
- Limit one per household and one purchase allowed as a gift.
- Costco Shop Card and Costco.com promo code will be mailed within 4 to 6 weeks of activating your new membership.
- Online voucher redemption required
Cancel Costco Auto-Renew
- Go to Costco.com and select Sign In / Register in the upper right corner of the page.
- Under “My Account,” choose Renew Membership.
- Add, remove or select a Visa® card for Auto Renew.