Costco is the place to be for wholesale goods, but the chain also is home to peculiar samplings -- like this one, which left ...

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 ...

Costco's free samples strategy now includes self-serve kiosks, but this isn't the change generating the hottest takes online. These days, the spiciest Costco chatter on Instagram, Reddit, and other ...