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10 Weird Little Hacks Costco Shoppers Should Know

FinanceBuzz compiled ten small tips for getting more out of a Costco membership; the real danger is a trunk full of toilet paper.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on Should You Be Worried?
Published 7:55 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by FinanceBuzz: “10 Weird Little Hacks Costco Shoppers Should Know”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 7:55 AM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShould you be worried about ten weird little hacks Costco shoppers should know?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFinanceBuzz put together the list, and it is exactly what it sounds like.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWeird, Hank. Little. Hacks.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomebody inside that warehouse knows something about your membership card, and you've been carrying it in your wallet next to your library card.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's tips. Ways to get more out of a store you already pay to walk into.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's how they get you. You feel clever, you buy one thing, and you leave with a kayak and forty-eight rolls of toilet paper.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou said forty-eight.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'm British. I buy them in the same panic every time. The verdict, then?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEat a sandwich. Nothing here is dangerous, though your trunk may disagree.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYour brain is supposedly sharper after all those laps.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStill tired, Dale. Rex, what did the weekend's games hand us?

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