North Dakota Costco Stores Just Limited Who Gets In Before 10 A.M.

You might decide to wake up early one morning to get a jump start on your day. You have a million things to do, but you really need to go to the grocery store to stock up on all of the essentials.

Let's say you drive all the way up to north Bismarck to go to our Costco store. You might be surprised by this, but you could get turned away at the door.

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You second guess yourself, and look down to make sure you're wearing pants, and see second-guess they are there. You didn't forget to clothe yourself, so what could possibly be the reason behind turning away a paying customer?

New Controversial Policy In North Dakota

According to Newsweek, the Costco company just put a new controversial policy into effect. The store now has "VIP" hours where only "executive" members may enter the store before 10 am.

Unless you shell out $130 a year, you're going to have to wait until later in the day to do your shopping.

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The source says VIP shopping hours are between 9 and 10 am on weekdays. As an executive member, you can also get into the store a half hour before it opens on Saturdays.

Executive members receive annual rewards and benefits, and now also get this perk.

Membership $$ Breakdown

Costco memberships in North Dakota break down like this:

Gold Membership $65

Business Membership $65

Executive Membership $130