Costco
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 95% of 19 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Get help with (5)
- Refund requestCostco refunds most products under its satisfaction guarantee; electronics and major appliances have 90 days.
- Item arrived damaged or defectiveRefuse a damaged delivery, or return or replace the item through Orders & Returns.
- Lost packageReport a lost Costco.com shipment for a return or replacement; missing items are replaced, not refunded.
- Cancellation problemCancel the membership and ask for a fee refund; stop auto-renewal at least 72 hours before the renewal month.
- Warranty claimUse Costco Technical & Warranty Services for covered electronics and appliances.
Contacts (7)
Phone
- Costco.com online orders and Costco Logistics deliveries
Hours: Mon-Fri 5am-8pm PT, Sat-Sun 5am-7pm PT (chat same hours)
Use for: Refund request, Lost package, Item arrived damaged or defective, Billing error
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Membership and warehouse (Member Service Center)
Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-6pm PT, Sat-Sun 8am-5pm PT
Also the number for reporting a lost or stolen membership card.
Use for: Cancellation problem, Refund request, Unauthorized charge, Account access
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Costco Technical & Warranty Services
Hours: Mon-Sun 5am-8pm PT
Self-help: https://productsupport.costco.com/
Use for: Warranty claim
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
Chat
- Costco Customer Service contact page (phone and chat by topic)
Use for: Refund request, Lost package, Item arrived damaged or defective, Cancellation problem
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
Online forms
- Costco feedback form
Use for: Poor service or broken promise
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
Online tools and accounts
- Return or replace a Costco.com order (Orders & Returns) Sign-in required
Use for: Refund request, Item arrived damaged or defective, Lost package
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Price match / price adjustment requests
Use for: Refund request
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
Escalation path
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Supervisor
Written complaint
Card or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Public complaint
RegulatorBetter Business Bureau
Known blockers
- Costco.com returns and price adjustments need the member's sign-in.
Scam warnings
Official domains
costco.com
Real links and emails from Costco end in one of these.
Costco will never ask you for
Costco says unsolicited electronic communications from Costco do not ask for personal information such as your username, password, credit card information, birth date or Social Security number.
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
Costco says its emails come from a costco.com domain; Digital Costco Shop Cards come from costco@digitalshopcard.costco.com.
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
Known scams
Costco's list of currently known scams (published 09/11/2026) includes fake surveys and giveaways, "Costco Membership Payment Failed" and membership expiration messages, "loyalty reward" and overcharge reimbursement texts, and calls from "Chinese Costco Member Service".
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
BBB Scam Tracker's 2025 Risk Report lists Costco as the No. 7 most impersonated organization or brand in 2025, with 418 reports.
Source: bbbmarketplacetrust.org, verified 2026-10-12
Report phishing
- Report suspicious emails through the Contact Us options on Costco's Preventing Fraud page
Use for: Fraud or scam
Source: customerservice.costco.com, verified 2026-10-12
For the whole industry, read Retail and online shopping — how complaints work.
Verification notes
Costco is a paid-membership warehouse club. Its terms of use send legal actions to the state or federal courts in Seattle, Washington; no arbitration clause was found in the terms (last updated October 7, 2026).
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