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Costco only takes Visa.



I want to say that's a relatively recent change.


Yes, sometime within the last 5 years they broke their long partnership with AMEX. It seems to be Citibank now.


Have to wonder whether it’ll change in another 5 years.

Making 4% back on gas is mega killer though.


My understanding is that they changed because Citi offered them a better deal.[0]

That said, I do kinda miss the Amex and its automatic extended warranty.

[0]https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/31/pf/costco-visa-american-exp...


> That said, I do kinda miss the Amex and its automatic extended warranty

The Costco Visa also include an automatic warranty extension of 2 years beyond manufacturer.


In Canada it is Mastercard only. Used to be Amex.


In Canada they only accepted Mastercard for some time.


Visa or Mastercard debit (not credit). They used to be American Express exclusive.


Wrong It takes American Express too.


They used to be AmEx only. They're now Visa only.


I paid with Amex at Costco yesterday.


https://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7...

AmEx not listed anywhere.

Maybe yours does something different, or it's an AmEx branded debit card, or you're not in the US and they do something different abroad, but no Costco I've been to since the switch has accepted any credit card that isn't a Visa.




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