Comments on: SEPTEMBER VEGAS PROMOTIONS (Part 1)

By: Uavshadow

Uavshadow — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:02:59 +0000

Costco does allow a non-Costco member to indeed use a Costco gift card.

Consider for those of us needing prescription drugs, Costco typically is the low cost provider and this along with lower cost supplements and similar health related items even to include their in my opinion high quality fruits and vegetables can make a membership valuable even without the bulk items most think of that they dont need.

Last Costco does allow you to purchase a membership and then cancel it for a full refund on demand if after a time you do not see the savings or convenience you need to justify a membership.

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 21:11:37 +0000

The Ellis coins promo is pretty dumb, though generous. The various bottom-feeders in town will go to the bank, buy a whole bunch of rolls of pennies, nickels, and dimes, and then take them to Ellis in a jar for a 20% bonus. If they put restrictions on this such as a low maximum amount or only one time per person, the local homeless will be used as proxies. Believe me, I’ve seen this sort of thing hundreds of times–that’s how most promos get burned out and canceled prematurely. And Ellis is smack-dab in the middle of Vegas’s famed Crummy Transient Apartment District, where thousands of people live on casino coupons. Terrible’s used to have the same problem (due to having a similar location), which they handled by reneging on promos without any warning. I don’t think Ellis will do that–that’s not their style, especially now that they’ve belatedly realized that antagonizing their customers is not an optimal strategy (who woulda thunk it!). But employees at the cage are going to get terribly sick of dumping jars of coins into the counter’s hopper, fishing out the used cigarette butts, and bagging the coins. Also: don’t most casino coin counting machines not handle dimes???

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:09:13 +0000

Hi Jean!
If you don’t have a Costco membership and you have a friend that does (like me), you can get in with them and make purchases under their card.

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:33:48 +0000

At The Palms, to check your point accumulation, pull your card and stick it back in. Be sure to note your starting number of points beforehand. The slot attendants don’t seem to know about this.

By: Karen Miller

Karen Miller — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:09:44 +0000

It is true you can use the cards if you are not a member. I have done it. They just call a Supervisor over who performs their magic.

By: WannaBeAP

WannaBeAP — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:06:03 +0000

It is my understanding that any member can buy a Costco cash card, give it to anyone, and the bearer can shop at Costco without being a member. Also good for gas.

I’d think a Costco card obtained under this promotion is a cash equivalent and, if not a Costco member, the first one might be worth an additional $35 (the typical membership fee IIRC). Though if the player thought Costco membership was worth it, they’d already be a member…

By: Richard Gordon

Richard Gordon — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 02:54:40 +0000

I made the same comment about Costco. However, while I cannot verify it, a friend told me that you can use Costco gift cards even if you are not a member.