Anonymous ID: 19d69f July 11, 2022, 12:45 p.m. No.16716840   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Costco limiting gasoline sales to members only in New Jersey

 

Costco has began limiting gas sales in New Jersey to those who pay membership fees to the big-box retailer.

 

Starting on Tuesday, motorists in the Garden State who aren’t Costco members won’t be able to fill up their tanks at one of the store’s gas stations.

 

Costco, which normally sells gasoline at slightly below-market value, hasn’t yet issued a statement on why it chose to implement the change at this time, when soaring energy prices have pushed the price of gas in New Jersey to an average of $4.81 a gallon.

 

As of Tuesday, a gallon of regular gasoline at a Costco gas station cost $4.55, which is about 25 cents less than the statewide average for unleaded.

 

Before the new policy took effect on Tuesday, New Jersey motorists had benefited from discounted gas at Costco fuel stations which sold to anyone regardless of whether they were store members.

 

In 2004, Costco tried to limit gas sales to only those who pay the $60-a-year membership fee, but New Jersey state lawmakers said the move was illegal. This time, however, Trenton officials will not stand in the way of the members-only perk.

 

https://nypost.com/2022/07/05/costco-limiting-gasoline-sales-to-members-only-in-new-jersey/