For many Costco loyalists, free samples are more of a ritual than just a perk of each visit. A warm pretzel bite here, a surprise smoothie sip there. Some folks even time their shopping around sample ...

Free samples are such a huge part of the Costco Wholesale Corp. shopping experience that there are unofficial rules to govern the occasionally unruly masses. Don't park your cart in the middle of the ...

Costco is bringing back a pre-pandemic staple: Food samples.The warehouse chain announced that it's "beginning a phased return to full sampling" early next month after a 14-month hiatus. Roughly 170 U ...

At long last, Costco is bringing back those free food samples that customers have been longing for throughout the pandemic. As first reported by CNN, samples will slowly but surely be making a ...

We’ve all seen the serial samplers at Costco. They’ve made it quite the art, standing in line at each sample station, often still chewing or holding other samples. They have the concentration and ...