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Costco Shoppers Get 10 Weird Little Hacks

Costco's own site says the deli sells a rotisserie chicken for $4.99 and that cashiers can scan heavy items left in the cart.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After Hours
Published 3:54 AM ET, Friday, October 23, 2026

Photo: Aaron F. Stone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photo: Costco — Photo: Aaron F. Stone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0

At a glance

First reported by FinanceBuzz: “10 Weird Little Hacks Costco Shoppers Should Know”, with reporting from Costco and Jhu Innovations.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 3:54 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.

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FinanceBuzz10 Weird Little Hacks Costco Shoppers Should Know
CostcoCostco's report facts used on air
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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCostco says if you buy something heavy, you can leave it in the cart and the cashier will scan it right there.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is one of the hacks in a FinanceBuzz list. Another says an asterisk on a price sign means the item will not be restocked.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSpiritually Florida. Nobody lifts anything, and every sign has an asterisk. That's a Tuesday in Tampa.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNothing in the story happened in Florida, Chip.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe rotisserie chicken is four ninety-nine. That's a Florida price on a Florida bird.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRating, two alligators. Gold Star membership is fifty-five dollars a year, and the hack for wine is to lay the bottles flat.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYou pay fifty-five dollars, and someone else lifts the gator.

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