As of 5/2024, Costco is no longer accepting new accounts for UCSB departments. However, you can use the FlexCard for your membership fee and purchases. Costco does not allow accounts in the UCSB or UCSB department name; rather they must be in the individual’s name.
For those departments “grandfathered” in with existing accounts, they are still accepting Walk In Purchase Orders as follows:
- Costco has agreed to honor the 2014 UCSB Master Contract with Costco for any department that currently has an account.
- UCSB limits the membership to the Business card priced at $60. Executive Memberships are NOT allowed.
- Memberships are restricted to up to 6 cards per account ($60 per group of 2 cards).
- Only Walk-In PO's in Gateway can be used, or the FlexCard. If using a PO, print out your Walk-In PO before going to Costco.
- Take your printed out Walk-In PO to the Membership counter, and walk away with your product(s). Costco will provide you with an Invoice.
- To pay invoices, please write your Gateway Walk-In PO # on the invoice, and send the product invoices to invoicesONLY@bfs.ucsb.edu.
- Membership invoices ($60) can be paid on the FlexCard or processed on a Payment Request for Memberships directly to Accounts Payable.