==== cash back rewards ====
  * [asof | 2024-02-01] If you earn \$300 or more in cash back rewards, you can deposit the reward certificate directly into your bank. [1]

  * [asof | 2024-03-14] You can encash the entire Costco Citi credit card reward certificate at Costco without purchasing anything. Only the rewards from Costco membership requires a purchase. But the credit card rewards does not require a purchase.

Ref:-
  * [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/1agikui/there_is_a_new_way_to_redeem_your_costco_citi/

==== links I came across ====
  * https://tires.costco.com/
    * You can get the make and model of a car by entering license plate information in here.
    * Also, shows which tires are suitable for a given model of the car.
    * Related: https://opendata.stackexchange.com/questions/16000/from-where-does-costco-get-data-correlating-license-plate-numbers-and-vehicle-ma

==== qna ====
~~QNA~~

??? how many warehouses does costco have?
!!! 847 as of 2023-01-05

Ref:- From https://investor.costco.com/news/default.aspx -> [[https://investor.costco.com/news/news-details/2023/Costco-Wholesale-Corporation-Reports-December-Sales-Results/default.aspx | 2023-01-05 Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports December Sales Results]]
> Costco currently operates 847 warehouses, including 583 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 31 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 18 in Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 14 in Australia, four in Spain, two each in France and China, and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.

==== When is the next ex-dividend date for costco dividends? ====
https://investor.costco.com/stock-info/dividend-history/default.aspx -> "Dividend History"

==== dummy ====
  * Asof 2023-09-25, Costco has about 125 million cardholders worldwide, and generates roughly 70% of sales in the US.
    * Ref:- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-25/costco-offers-health-care-to-members-in-deal-with-sesame-cost?srnd=premium
  * Charlie Munger served on Costco’s board from 1997 until his death in 2023


==== Morganville Costco ====
  * Costco does not do check printing anymore.
    * checked on | 2024-02-18
  * It is open normal hours on President's day.
    * checked on | 2024-02-19