Costco Will Stop Food Sampling to Assist Forestall Spread of the Coronavirus

The COSTCO logo on the front exterior of a local store. J. Michael Jones/Getty Images

Better safe than deplorable, given how hands COVID-19 spreads.

It sounds like we won't exist snacking on Costco samples whatsoever time soon. Rumor has it, Costco will temporarily suspend its food sampling to keep spread of the coronavirus in check. And then far, the wholesale lodge has not released an official argument well-nigh changes to its sampling procedure, but multiple sources have confirmed the ban.

Instagram account @costcodeals announced that i of its followers, a sample person for Costco, said the warehouse club will not exist serving samples "for the foreseeable futurity."

The sampling ban is already taking upshot at certain locations. Hip2Save spoke to one Costco manager, who said that the shop had already stopped giving out samples. If your Costco location is nonetheless handing out food samples, go along in listen that workers take cleanlinessveryseriously.

When Will Samples Return?

No give-and-take on when Costco's free samples will render. In the concurrently, we'll exist stocking upward on Kirkland Signature toilet paper, paw soap and enough of Costco pizza. Be condom, shoppers!

Next up: How to wash your hands really, really well.

Originally Published: March 06, 2020