Costco Is Cracking Down on Card Sharing

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If you've been borrowing your pal's Costco membership card every time you need to save a few bucks on a vacuum, massive box of Cheez-Its, or a stand-up paddleboard, watch out!

The warehouse club says it's time for a crackdown.

Since expanding its use of self-checkout lanes, Costco says it has noticed an increased amount of card-sharing, NBC News reports.

So a change is happening now or coming soon. Shoppers at self-checkout registers will be asked to show a membership card with a photo (or a photo ID if the membership card does not have a photo), just like those in the regular checkout lanes are asked to do.

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