Discover the 4 things Costco never tells you about the rules about their free samples. In particular, the secrets you MUST keep from your children.

The Secret World of Costco Free Samples

 

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Let’s face it: a Costco trip with kids in tow is like unleashing a pack of snack-loving velociraptors into a buffet. The moment the word “Costco” leaves my lips, my kids light up like they’ve won the snack lottery.

I’m not above the sample shuffle myself. There’s nothing quite like assembling an entire meal from free bites of ravioli, juice, and chocolate-covered almonds.

 

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However, Mashed just spilled the tea on four Costco free sample rules, and let me tell you—secrets 2, 3, and 4 are ones your kids absolutely shouldn’t know. Trust me, once they do, you’ll never shop in peace again.

Are you ready to discover these secrets? Just don’t blame me when your snack-crazed offspring find out.


 

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Costco Free Sample Secret #1

The people preparing and serving you those free samples, the ones that are always so nice to my kids, do not work for Costco. According to Mashed, all sample distributors and demonstrators are independently employed by a group called Club Demonstration Services (CDS)

Costco Free Sample Secret #2

Costco makes BIG money from free samples. If you love the sample, it won't be long before you're bringing home a box of 50. Which one of your kids can you hear right now convincing their grandmother that they're helping Costco by eating so many free samples?

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Costco Free Sample Secret #3

For maximum free sample eating, time your visits. You'll see more free sample distributors on weekends as they are of course busier than weekdays, but the experts Mashed shared say Saturday is the best day for free samples as it's less busy than Sunday.

Of all the free sample secrets shared, this next one is the one you better use all your powers to keep from them. You may be able to keep your children from leveraging this secret, but I'll bet there's a grandparent who will get suckered into a full-on free sample food tour.

Costco Free Sample Secret #4

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You can eat as much as you want. If my youngest knew this, savage mode might get switched on.

You do need to follow a few rules like refraining from grabbing an entire tray of samples. Just take one or two at a time, and don't camp out at the sample table, either.

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