Does Costco accept ebt card

Answer 1

As of March 14, 2011, you can use EBT cards for food items. They do not provide cash back features if your EBT benefits offer financial aid. Call your local Costco for more information.

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I just called the Costco in the Miami area and it does not accept EBT cards.

Right now they are only accepting EBT in NYC as a pilot program. Since it has been so successful they expect to accept EBT in all the stores by the end of the year.

You can use the card in CA now.

In November of 2009 Leo Ribas, Community Services Division Director for the Washington state Department of Social and Health Services, issued a press release stating Costco would be accepting EBT cards "in all of its warehouse stores, following a successful pilot program in New York City." There are a number of restrictions, however, including the exclusion of Costco's club membership fee.

The article further states that the stores would be accepting as early as Thanksgiving of last year, but to be sure it is probably best to phone your local Costco before planning to shop. There does not appear to be an update of the progress of the program's implementation recently.

Answer 2

No they don't accept EBT. They only accept American Express, cash, checks, or debit cards. I called and asked them the same question about EBT.

Yes, beginning in November 2009 ebt is accepted at Costco in Washington state and New York... if you live in any other area call your local store