This Costco deal on Groupon continues only through the end of today.  I’m amazed there are people who still don’t have a membership – out here, anyway! Get all your household shopping done (buy a car!) and enjoy lots of samples.  Groupon deal costs the same as buying directly from Costco, but you get shop cards plus travel promo codes.  The $130 Executive membership is also available and that one snags not only the gift card, but you also earn 2% back on purchases, a nice benefit (This is the card we have and sigh, use heavily).  Your $65 yearly Gold Star Membership Package includes:

A membership card for the Primary Cardholder and one additional Household Card for anyone living at the same address, over the age of 16

A $50 Digital Costco Shop Card (valid at Costco locations and Costco.com). A One-Year Costco Gold Star Membership

Costco is good for more than toilet paper and eggs; gas is always cheaper so fill up before or after you shop. Pita and I drove to SIU over COD’s Spring Break for a personalized campus visit.   Went to Avis, where basic economy was almost $600 for the week. They suggested checking Costco online because of travel discounts; I did and saved over $200 (Budget, Enterprise & Avis were all listed using my zip code). Membership also entitled us to add another driver for free instead of paying their usual extra charge. I would NEVER have thought about this, and that one tip paid for a yearly membership at either level!