You were never supposed to be able to get to the food court without a membership. Some places care more about it than others but that’s the policy.
You entered the exit door to get in. You’re supposed to enter from the entrance door and then you can cross over to the food court from there. When you enter always go in through the entrance door that’s common sense.
The receipt checkers see literally thousands of people per day and they aren’t generally looking at faces they’re checking receipts and carts. Expecting them to recognize you out of the hundred people they’ve checked through in the last 10 minutes is insanity.
I like how you are getting downvoted. Food court never required a membership before, you could just go in the exit and say I’m going to the food court and they would let you per policy. This all changed a few years ago, and OP clearly didn’t know bc they probably haven’t done that in a while.
You were never supposed to be able to get to the food court without a membership. Some places care more about it than others but that’s the policy.
You entered the exit door to get in. You’re supposed to enter from the entrance door and then you can cross over to the food court from there. When you enter always go in through the entrance door that’s common sense.
The receipt checkers see literally thousands of people per day and they aren’t generally looking at faces they’re checking receipts and carts. Expecting them to recognize you out of the hundred people they’ve checked through in the last 10 minutes is insanity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/03/26/costco-food-court-memberships-required/73111473007/
For as long as Costco has existed, a membership was not required at any location to buy from the food court.
I like how you are getting downvoted. Food court never required a membership before, you could just go in the exit and say I’m going to the food court and they would let you per policy. This all changed a few years ago, and OP clearly didn’t know bc they probably haven’t done that in a while.