Costco Suspends Food Samples Due to Coronavirus Concerns

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If you’ve been to Costco recently, you may have noticed that it looks a little different these days. It’s not just the larger-than-usual crowds or the empty shelves where hand sanitizer and toilet paper used to be. It’s also the complete absence of food samples!

Although there has been no official word on whether free samples have been removed from all locations company-wide, but some stores have stopped distributing them to help limit the communicability of coronavirus! There is no telling when Costco’s free samples will return, as this will depend on how the coronavirus situation unfolds.

Costco’s free samples have been one of the fun perks of warehouse club shopping for years, and they will most certainly be missed. In the meantime, there’s always the food court! Just be prepared to show your membership card.