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Sharing a Costco incidence for your awareness. 

 

Me and my wife always shop in Costco together for monthly groceries. Today, we went together but my daughter was hungry so I stayed in the parking to feed her. My wife finished shopping and used self-kiosk as as always but one of the Costco guy had apparently been 'observing' her. He checked the Costco card which was in my name, not wife's. He said this is illegal, took her to the back of the shop to a room, threatened with what she did, made her wait, collected ID and made her sign a form that she is not allowed in any Costco in the country. She tried to say that my husband is here and I'll call but he said 'you don't want to involve him'. He did not give any chance to explain the situation. He took the membership card and said it's now cancelled. He didn't attempt to communicate me before cancelling my card. My wife was in shock, embarrassed and helpless. This was the only time when I wasn't physically present at the billing. I offered to go inside and resolve when my wife returned to the car but she was exhausted and my daughter got upset. So we just returned home. She is still shaken. My wife prefers to shop together and we kept postponing adding her name to the card but wasn't expecting such a punishment for just staying in the car for one time during billing. Just be aware and update your cards if required. I still don't know if I'm allowed to renew my membership but I'll fix that later, not in any rush.

 

Edit1: Thank you for your support. Most comments are puzzled about why the Costco employee didn't allow a phone call to me. We're puzzled too. At some point, I was out of the car to get water from the food court and I was right outside when all of this happened. My wife was in shock so she didn't push him for a call especially after he said 'you don't want to involve him'.

 

Edit 2:We didn't go back to shop immediately to resolve as my wife was in shock, she just wanted to go home and my toddler started crying when she saw us upset. We will go another day to resolve and they should've CCTV evidence of me being physically present if they doubt us.

 

Edit 3: Lynnwood, Washington

3 minutes ago, vamprie said:

Replies to most common comments updated in the post here. 

 

Sharing a Costco incidence for your awareness. 

 

Me and my wife always shop in Costco together for monthly groceries. Today, we went together but my daughter was hungry so I stayed in the parking to feed her. My wife finished shopping and used self-kiosk as as always but one of the Costco guy had apparently been 'observing' her. He checked the Costco card which was in my name, not wife's. He said this is illegal, took her to the back of the shop to a room, threatened with what she did, made her wait, collected ID and made her sign a form that she is not allowed in any Costco in the country. She tried to say that my husband is here and I'll call but he said 'you don't want to involve him'. He did not give any chance to explain the situation. He took the membership card and said it's now cancelled. He didn't attempt to communicate me before cancelling my card. My wife was in shock, embarrassed and helpless. This was the only time when I wasn't physically present at the billing. I offered to go inside and resolve when my wife returned to the car but she was exhausted and my daughter got upset. So we just returned home. She is still shaken. My wife prefers to shop together and we kept postponing adding her name to the card but wasn't expecting such a punishment for just staying in the car for one time during billing. Just be aware and update your cards if required. I still don't know if I'm allowed to renew my membership but I'll fix that later, not in any rush.

 

Edit1: Thank you for your support. Most comments are puzzled about why the Costco employee didn't allow a phone call to me. We're puzzled too. At some point, I was out of the car to get water from the food court and I was right outside when all of this happened. My wife was in shock so she didn't push him for a call especially after he said 'you don't want to involve him'.

 

Edit 2:We didn't go back to shop immediately to resolve as my wife was in shock, she just wanted to go home and my toddler started crying when she saw us upset. We will go another day to resolve and they should've CCTV evidence of me being physically present if they doubt us.

 

Edit 3: Lynnwood, Washington

Not just this, there is some backend story which we don’t know. 

4 minutes ago, vamprie said:

Replies to most common comments updated in the post here. 

 

Sharing a Costco incidence for your awareness. 

 

Me and my wife always shop in Costco together for monthly groceries. Today, we went together but my daughter was hungry so I stayed in the parking to feed her. My wife finished shopping and used self-kiosk as as always but one of the Costco guy had apparently been 'observing' her. He checked the Costco card which was in my name, not wife's. He said this is illegal, took her to the back of the shop to a room, threatened with what she did, made her wait, collected ID and made her sign a form that she is not allowed in any Costco in the country. She tried to say that my husband is here and I'll call but he said 'you don't want to involve him'. He did not give any chance to explain the situation. He took the membership card and said it's now cancelled. He didn't attempt to communicate me before cancelling my card. My wife was in shock, embarrassed and helpless. This was the only time when I wasn't physically present at the billing. I offered to go inside and resolve when my wife returned to the car but she was exhausted and my daughter got upset. So we just returned home. She is still shaken. My wife prefers to shop together and we kept postponing adding her name to the card but wasn't expecting such a punishment for just staying in the car for one time during billing. Just be aware and update your cards if required. I still don't know if I'm allowed to renew my membership but I'll fix that later, not in any rush.

 

Edit1: Thank you for your support. Most comments are puzzled about why the Costco employee didn't allow a phone call to me. We're puzzled too. At some point, I was out of the car to get water from the food court and I was right outside when all of this happened. My wife was in shock so she didn't push him for a call especially after he said 'you don't want to involve him'.

 

Edit 2:We didn't go back to shop immediately to resolve as my wife was in shock, she just wanted to go home and my toddler started crying when she saw us upset. We will go another day to resolve and they should've CCTV evidence of me being physically present if they doubt us.

 

Edit 3: Lynnwood, Washington

ekkado theda kotting veedi story...wife shopping enti..veedu feeding kid outside endhi..costco lone boledantha sitting area untadhi akkade aaa feeding edho chesukovachu gaa...edho story cut chesthundhu eedu..

10 minutes ago, vamprie said:

Replies to most common comments updated in the post here. 

 

Sharing a Costco incidence for your awareness. 

 

Me and my wife always shop in Costco together for monthly groceries. Today, we went together but my daughter was hungry so I stayed in the parking to feed her. My wife finished shopping and used self-kiosk as as always but one of the Costco guy had apparently been 'observing' her. He checked the Costco card which was in my name, not wife's. He said this is illegal, took her to the back of the shop to a room, threatened with what she did, made her wait, collected ID and made her sign a form that she is not allowed in any Costco in the country. She tried to say that my husband is here and I'll call but he said 'you don't want to involve him'. He did not give any chance to explain the situation. He took the membership card and said it's now cancelled. He didn't attempt to communicate me before cancelling my card. My wife was in shock, embarrassed and helpless. This was the only time when I wasn't physically present at the billing. I offered to go inside and resolve when my wife returned to the car but she was exhausted and my daughter got upset. So we just returned home. She is still shaken. My wife prefers to shop together and we kept postponing adding her name to the card but wasn't expecting such a punishment for just staying in the car for one time during billing. Just be aware and update your cards if required. I still don't know if I'm allowed to renew my membership but I'll fix that later, not in any rush.

 

Edit1: Thank you for your support. Most comments are puzzled about why the Costco employee didn't allow a phone call to me. We're puzzled too. At some point, I was out of the car to get water from the food court and I was right outside when all of this happened. My wife was in shock so she didn't push him for a call especially after he said 'you don't want to involve him'.

 

Edit 2:We didn't go back to shop immediately to resolve as my wife was in shock, she just wanted to go home and my toddler started crying when she saw us upset. We will go another day to resolve and they should've CCTV evidence of me being physically present if they doubt us.

 

Edit 3: Lynnwood, Washington

I was about to post about it

In my recent visit , they checked the photo on the card at kiosk 

Costco runs on membership fees maybe they are tightening it 

If the story is true….racist incident…velli vaani meeda complaint iyochu …vaadi job peeki 10gutaaru

3 minutes ago, sarfaroshi said:

If the story is true….racist incident…velli vaani meeda complaint iyochu …vaadi job peeki 10gutaaru

How is it racist? What he did is ethical or not is different question. But pakka legal. 
ur not supposed to use cards owned by others in physical stores when they are not present

saw similar incident yesterday in costco.

mana indian brought some other guy costco card. don't know what triggered the cashier to ask him are you the holder of this card??

after asking couple of times he said it is my cousin and cashier asked where is he??  he replied he is in parking.

cashier asked him to call him and come to the counter. edho call cheyyadaniki try chesadu...

final ga this card is non transferrable anna text choopinchadu card meeda. velli card member ni teeskochi samanlu pattukellu annadu.

14 minutes ago, sarfaroshi said:

If the story is true….racist incident…velli vaani meeda complaint iyochu …vaadi job peeki 10gutaaru

Akkada politician undi Indian origin aame. May be vadu aa hate vella meeda chupinchi undochu, if his version is true. Coming to legality,my limited knowledge is... they can't take her phone or prevent her from leaving the store. It is the duty of LE officers,they can call them . If they did it, it is illegal detainment  and in some states amounts to kidnapping. 

They know there is one card for ten Indian families ani , andukani rules tight chesi padadobbutunnaru.

44 minutes ago, vamprie said:

Replies to most common comments updated in the post here. 

 

Sharing a Costco incidence for your awareness. 

 

Me and my wife always shop in Costco together for monthly groceries. Today, we went together but my daughter was hungry so I stayed in the parking to feed her. My wife finished shopping and used self-kiosk as as always but one of the Costco guy had apparently been 'observing' her. He checked the Costco card which was in my name, not wife's. He said this is illegal, took her to the back of the shop to a room, threatened with what she did, made her wait, collected ID and made her sign a form that she is not allowed in any Costco in the country. She tried to say that my husband is here and I'll call but he said 'you don't want to involve him'. He did not give any chance to explain the situation. He took the membership card and said it's now cancelled. He didn't attempt to communicate me before cancelling my card. My wife was in shock, embarrassed and helpless. This was the only time when I wasn't physically present at the billing. I offered to go inside and resolve when my wife returned to the car but she was exhausted and my daughter got upset. So we just returned home. She is still shaken. My wife prefers to shop together and we kept postponing adding her name to the card but wasn't expecting such a punishment for just staying in the car for one time during billing. Just be aware and update your cards if required. I still don't know if I'm allowed to renew my membership but I'll fix that later, not in any rush.

 

Edit1: Thank you for your support. Most comments are puzzled about why the Costco employee didn't allow a phone call to me. We're puzzled too. At some point, I was out of the car to get water from the food court and I was right outside when all of this happened. My wife was in shock so she didn't push him for a call especially after he said 'you don't want to involve him'.

 

Edit 2:We didn't go back to shop immediately to resolve as my wife was in shock, she just wanted to go home and my toddler started crying when she saw us upset. We will go another day to resolve and they should've CCTV evidence of me being physically present if they doubt us.

 

Edit 3: Lynnwood, Washington

Plot very similar to shoplifters plot in cornhub.

strict officer, wife alone, shoplifting, husband feeding child ..

Costco allows adding additional family member to card kadha , they issue new card on family member, why use primary member card without that person present?

40 minutes ago, Vikkasr said:

How is it racist? What he did is ethical or not is different question. But pakka legal. 
ur not supposed to use cards owned by others in physical stores when they are not present

Yes, Costco is very strict about this. It happened to me once, where I went with a friend who has the card, and I was at the register and my friend was behind getting something. The costco guy started talking as if this was a cheating incident,  I kept telling my friend was there right some where behind the line. Luckily, my friend saw this and came to the register. They did not allow us to use my card, they allowed only my friend card to be used 

Thokkalo Costco we have BJs and sams club 

e lovade Costco lo desi managers Gina join ayinaru emo 

sue cheyali 

1 hour ago, vamprie said:

Replies to most common comments updated in the post here. 

 

Sharing a Costco incidence for your awareness. 

 

Me and my wife always shop in Costco together for monthly groceries. Today, we went together but my daughter was hungry so I stayed in the parking to feed her. My wife finished shopping and used self-kiosk as as always but one of the Costco guy had apparently been 'observing' her. He checked the Costco card which was in my name, not wife's. He said this is illegal, took her to the back of the shop to a room, threatened with what she did, made her wait, collected ID and made her sign a form that she is not allowed in any Costco in the country. She tried to say that my husband is here and I'll call but he said 'you don't want to involve him'. He did not give any chance to explain the situation. He took the membership card and said it's now cancelled. He didn't attempt to communicate me before cancelling my card. My wife was in shock, embarrassed and helpless. This was the only time when I wasn't physically present at the billing. I offered to go inside and resolve when my wife returned to the car but she was exhausted and my daughter got upset. So we just returned home. She is still shaken. My wife prefers to shop together and we kept postponing adding her name to the card but wasn't expecting such a punishment for just staying in the car for one time during billing. Just be aware and update your cards if required. I still don't know if I'm allowed to renew my membership but I'll fix that later, not in any rush.

 

Edit1: Thank you for your support. Most comments are puzzled about why the Costco employee didn't allow a phone call to me. We're puzzled too. At some point, I was out of the car to get water from the food court and I was right outside when all of this happened. My wife was in shock so she didn't push him for a call especially after he said 'you don't want to involve him'.

 

Edit 2:We didn't go back to shop immediately to resolve as my wife was in shock, she just wanted to go home and my toddler started crying when she saw us upset. We will go another day to resolve and they should've CCTV evidence of me being physically present if they doubt us.

 

Edit 3: Lynnwood, Washington

Wow . Usually employees at  alderwood Costco are very friendly . I am that you had to go through this .