Back in January, Costco introduced newmembership card scannersat the entrance of its flagship warehouse in Issaquah, Wash. “It is extremely quick to scan the card.

I’ve had no delays or issues,” a shopperwroteon Reddit.

I’d rather have them turned away at the entry as opposed to the checkout," another Redditorsaid.

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Since January, Costco has beeninstalling the new membership card scanners at more and more warehousesacross the United States.

The card scanners have been rolled out at about 350 warehouses in the United States so far.

“Reaction has been very positive…both from the members and from the operators as well.”

Costco membership card scanner

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