Open https://www.costco.com/costco-shop-card. Enter the Shop Card number and PIN, then complete Costco’s reCAPTCHA.
Digital Shop Cards: use the number and PIN from the email, not a photo of someone else’s plastic.
You do not need to be a member to check or spend a Shop Card. You may still need a member to walk you into the warehouse.
Sell unused Costco Shop Card balance or buy discounted cards when listed.
No. The Shop Card checker is on the public Shop Card page. Spending also does not require you to be the member, subject to door policy.
Costco’s current Shop Card page is a first-party Costco form with reCAPTCHA. Use that page, not a random stored-value host.
No. The 2% Executive reward is a membership rebate. A Shop Card is prepaid tender.