Costco is a disease!
Completely agree with the premise and I have the same illness.
We once had to put a self-imposed moratorium on laundry detergent purchases, and it took us at least six years to run out. I only recently started buying it again.
I also went almost a decade without buying a bar of soap thanks to all of the surplus hotel soap from business travel. I eventually married someone with a strong brand preference for a particular soap, so that went out the window almost immediately. 
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Its a disease once you step into Costco even you are not a member yet!
My wife brought the groupon deal as I showed her yesterday. We redeemed it and went to Costco to start the $60 membership, then the customer service keep telling my wife that she will get all these benefits if she upgraded to executive member. So we end up paying $120 for the executive membership plus she applied their credit card. 
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Until last week Iād never noticed the small selection of Prime beef (almost all of their beef, at least at the store we frequent, is Choice).
I bought some Prime NY strips, which were outstanding. 
I recommend the Costco/Citi Visa rewards card. One of the best rewards cards available. Check out the perks ā¦
The Cashback makes worth upgrading to executive membership if you plan to shop a lot at Costco which will happen once you step in ;). And good decision on credit card because it has really good cashback perks.
Yea, I know. But it was funny that before we step in, my wife was like: we going only do gold star membership, and will see if the upgrade and credit card make sense later. But then she get all them right after the Costco employee said " you only get these benefit if you do it today" lol
This is a good card if simplicity is your main objective.
There are better cards for every one of these categories, though, if youāre willing to juggle a few cards to maximize your return.
Iām getting 3.5% back on Costco purchases from my Bank of America Cash Rewards Visa, for example.
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Agreed. Amex Blue is 5% gas stations and grocery stories 365 days a week.
Oh sorry is mentioning Amex flaunting my āwealthā 
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Is this card still available? Iāve been looking around for the best gas card.
I work from home 90% of the time so I donāt use a lot of gas, but this category is an obvious gap in my card portfolio.
PenFed used to have a 5% gas card, which is no longer available.
If you shop at costco, you definitely need a large trunk, like that on a 7 series bmw. Come to think of it, maybe need a Chevy suburban
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I use this card solely for gas. Canāt beat no fee 4%. And can actually be used at Costco gas 
Shopping at Costco and navigating their parking lots is a nightmare. Itās always busy. I despise going there.
Iād rather pay a little extra and go to my local supermarket or target.
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5.25% back on gas at the Platinum Honors relationship tier when you choose gas as your "3% category). 4.5% at the Platinum level. No annual fee.
I have this card but Iāve chosen online shopping for my ā3% categoryā because we spend more in that category.
You can have multiple cards with their 3/2/1 structure where you can choose your 3% category, and thatās probably what Iāll do for gas.
Donāt forget about the hordes of mouth breathers crashing their carts into your ankles on their way to grab a free sample of organic acorn mayonnaise.
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You have to have what, $100,000 with BOA for that to work though 
You donāt have to have any money for utilizing 4% from Citi Costco
Only $50k for Platinum, and Merrill account balances count.
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Not bad. Might actually switch to BOA. Currently have an old good chase unlimited + reserve and amex gold, but I am thinking boa with 4.5% cash back on online purchases is way way better bc I spend tons in that category.
This is my dining card (4X MRs / $), but Iām canceling it just prior to the next annual fee now that I can no longer use the airline fee credits (airline gift cards no longer trigger the credit).
Canāt justify the fee without this.
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Thereāre few data points of it still working, but I am in the same boat. Will be cancelling unless I find a way to still use $100 airline fee credit
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