A COSTCO customer got into an argument with employees after claiming they were overcharged for her food court order.
No trip to Costco is complete without a stop at the food court.
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A customer asked for a soda as a gift after purchasing his groceries and was shocked to see a 7-cent tax on his 69-cent purchase.
William Baumbach wrote in a Facebook post that the Costco location in Manassas, Virginia, charged him just over 10% tax.
“Costco in Manassas is charging 4% more sales tax on a drink in their food court,” he wrote in the publish.
“I asked to speak to the manager and he immediately said it’s automatic, and I said, ‘Sir, that’s no excuse to illegally charge a lot of sales tax.’”
He argued that the sales tax in Prince William County – about an hour from Washington D.C. – is 4% on food and beverages, and the state tax is 6% on beverage orders.
He said the full 10% tax applies “only if the drink is purchased and served with a meal.”
Baumbach shared a link to the county’s 2022 food and beverage tax guidelines, which state that beverages sold alone are not taxable.
However, a local buyer disagreed with Baumbach’s interpretation of tax law.
“Because the drink is a source and is actually ‘prepared’ for you, they can turn to that. But the tax is for food and drinks when purchased,” they wrote.
“Nowhere does it say that if you just buy one drink you won’t have to pay the extra 4%. IT says that food and drinks sold must collect the tax.”
Baumbach said the soda dispenser is a vending machine and would be exempt from the tax.
Snack foods such as pre-packaged donuts, gum and sweets are exempt from the tax.
The two buyers were unable to reach an agreement on the law.
O latest update Prince William County’s food and beverage tax is 4% of the total cost of food and beverages sold.
CHAOS IN THE POWER BRAID
Costco shoppers were also disturbed when they found new, smaller hot dog buns in the food court.
“Today I bought a hot dog at Costco. They served it on these rolls,” one customer wrote in a Reddit post.
Costco Return Policy
What are the details of the famous return policy?
“We guarantee your satisfaction with every product we sell and will refund the purchase price,” said the return policy States.
There are some exceptions to this 100% satisfaction guarantee, which are:
- Electronics – Returns will be accepted within 90 days from the date the member received the product.
- Diamonds – 1.00 ct or larger must be returned with all original documentation within 48 hours and will be inspected for authenticity.
- Cigarettes and alcoholic beverages – These items cannot be returned by law.
- Items with a limited shelf life, such as batteries and tires, cannot be returned.
- Special order kiosk and custom installed programs may only be returned or refunded if under warranty repair/replacement.
- Gold bars, silver bars and coins are non-refundable.
- Store Cards are non-refundable.
- Airline and live performance event items are non-refundable.
Costco memberships can be canceled and refunded at any time if the customer is dissatisfied.
One photo showed the famous giant hot dog hanging from the ends of a much smaller bun.
“You can’t add too many condiments. Disappointing,” they added.
Shoppers revealed the smaller loaves had been rolling out to stores for at least six months.
“We have had bread with reduced inflation for a few months now,” wrote one buyer.
Another customer said the buns disintegrate before they finish the hot dog.
“I’m ready to petition them to choose a new baker as I know they choose locally,” they wrote.
An iconic bakery item is reportedly being reduced.
Costco Faces $2 Million Settlement Where Shoppers Could Receive One-Time Payment.
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