Costco Amex Account Manager vs Authorized User

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@takeshi74 wrote:

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work.

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Always read the T&C's:

https://www304.americanexpress.com/personal-card-application/terms/costco-trueearnings-credit-card/2...

Costco Additional Card Members 
Additional Card Members must have current Costco Memberships in their names. Must be 18 years or older and must never have had a defaulted account with American Express.

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+1.  AMEX has Additional Cardmembers, not authorized users.   ACs can be held liable for their own charges, as opposed to AUs who aren't.

[peaceonearth]

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work. I did however add them as account manager...

What is the difference? Will they get a card? Will my history report on their credit report?

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You can with the Costco store credit card. Just call capital one CS for that purpose.

[Creditaddict]

They don't even advertise this and not sure very many have it so can't add an auth to it

[09Lexie]

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work. I did however add them as account manager...

What is the difference? Will they get a card? Will my history report on their credit report?

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You can with the Costco store credit card. Just call capital one CS for that purpose.

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I wasn't aware that they had a store card. 

[peaceonearth]

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@09Lexie wrote:

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work. I did however add them as account manager...

What is the difference? Will they get a card? Will my history report on their credit report?

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You can with the Costco store credit card. Just call capital one CS for that purpose.

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I wasn't aware that they had a store card. 

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It used to be HSBC and now Capital One.

Costco does not promote the store credit card inlieu, they encourage and push members to apply for the AMEX true E.

[14Fiesta]

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@09Lexie wrote:

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work. I did however add them as account manager...

What is the difference? Will they get a card? Will my history report on their credit report?

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You can with the Costco store credit card. Just call capital one CS for that purpose.

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I wasn't aware that they had a store card. 

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It used to be HSBC and now Capital One.

Costco does not promote the store credit card inlieu, they encourage and push members to apply for the AMEX true E.

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Is there somewhere you could link me too that would give me more info/ app page for the store card? I remember seeing a sign somewhere in Costco that was mentioning payment methods, and they separated AMEX TE and something called the Costco Credit Card, but I thought maybe they were one in the same.

[Creditaddict]

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@14Fiesta wrote:

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@09Lexie wrote:

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work. I did however add them as account manager...

What is the difference? Will they get a card? Will my history report on their credit report?

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You can with the Costco store credit card. Just call capital one CS for that purpose.

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I wasn't aware that they had a store card. 

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It used to be HSBC and now Capital One.

Costco does not promote the store credit card inlieu, they encourage and push members to apply for the AMEX true E.

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Is there somewhere you could link me too that would give me more info/ app page for the store card? I remember seeing a sign somewhere in Costco that was mentioning payment methods, and they separated AMEX TE and something called the Costco Credit Card, but I thought maybe they were one in the same.

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you use to have to get a paper application and fax it... the local costco didn't even know how to get it when I did it many many years ago.

the down side to the card is it has no rewards.

[peaceonearth]

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@14Fiesta wrote:

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@09Lexie wrote:

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@peaceonearth wrote:

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@KillerCut wrote:

Been trying to add a parent as an authorized user for my amex costco card, but they are not costco members, so that did not work. I did however add them as account manager...

What is the difference? Will they get a card? Will my history report on their credit report?

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You can with the Costco store credit card. Just call capital one CS for that purpose.

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I wasn't aware that they had a store card. 

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It used to be HSBC and now Capital One.

Costco does not promote the store credit card inlieu, they encourage and push members to apply for the AMEX true E.

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Is there somewhere you could link me too that would give me more info/ app page for the store card? I remember seeing a sign somewhere in Costco that was mentioning payment methods, and they separated AMEX TE and something called the Costco Credit Card, but I thought maybe they were one in the same.

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Capital one Costco Credit Services phone# 1 800 220-8594

You can apply via phone for Business account using the the above phone# or go to Costco and tell them you want to apply for Capital One Costco credit Card if they say, NO call the 800# from the store and let Capital one CS talk to them.

Yes, 99.9% of Costco employees don't know about this card.

Someone told me that Menards credit card can bu used at Costco: https://www.esnapw.com/rses/ESnapServlet?MerchantNumberSent=03598

Best of luck.