Incorporating a Company just to join Costco ?

jasonwatkins

The question really is in the title I suppose.   I don't know anyone who has a Costco membership that could get me on it, so I've always wondered what would happen if I paid the £12 to incorporate a UK Company and whether or not it would allow me to join Costco on my own ?

Has anyone ever tried it ?

MrsStepford

Nope. Seems daft. Costs me £15 pa for an online membership and paid for itself with first order. 

jasonwatkins

MrsStepford said:

Nope. Seems daft. Costs me £15 pa for an online membership and paid for itself with first order. 

I've looked at the online membership but I'd rather go there physically if i can.

macman

I'm not suggesting that you should do anything fraudulent, but Costco's standard of evidence for proving your self employed status is very low. I think mine was just a business card or letterhead?
And the qualifying 'employment membership groups' are also very wide-ranging now:

• Banking / Finance
• Local Government
• Fire / Rescue Service
• Post Office
• Airlines
• Education
• Police Force
• Civil Service / Armed Forces
• Medical / Health Service
• Insurance

OR

Qualified as:

• Qualified / Certified / Chartered Accountant
• Chartered Architect
• Doctors (MD) / Dentist / Optician / Pharmacist
• Chartered Surveyor
• Solicitor / Barrister / Magistrate / Advocate
• Chartered Engineer / Civil etc

jasonwatkins

macman said:

I'm not suggesting that you should do anything fraudulent, but Costco's standard of evidence for proving your self employed status is very low. I think mine was just a business card or letterhead?

Interesting, thankyou.
I really don't have a problem with incoporating a company though - it's cheap enough to do and if it would get me access then it would be worth it.

Hasbeen

MrsStepford said:

Nope. Seems daft. Costs me £15 pa for an online membership and paid for itself with first order. 

OP : Appears to want trade membership at £26:40 to get trade discounts.  LINKY

jasonwatkins

Hasbeen said:

MrsStepford said:

Nope. Seems daft. Costs me £15 pa for an online membership and paid for itself with first order. 

OP : Appears to want trade membership at £26:40 to get trade discounts.  LINKY

Yes I'm fully and comprehensively aware of the membership requirements thanks, and also patently aware of the fact that I don't meet any of the criteria.


That's why I asked the question I asked.