A Reddit post about a parent calling two young boys “rude” for taking all the free samples at Costco quickly went viral, ...

Come on, what's better than free food? Costco has been serving up free samples for years -- with a brief halt during the pandemic. It's one of the many things that makes Costco a universal fan ...

One of the best parts about shopping at Costco is the free samples. The wholesaler offers them in its frozen food section, bakery, prepared foods section and pantry snacks area. Workers affiliated ...

Snacking and shopping—the way it's meant to be Costco’s free samples are one of life’s simple pleasures. There you are, perusing bulk buy after bulk buy, and, like an oasis in the desert, a kind soul ...

In-store samples increase sales, both in the immediate and extended time frame. Sampling drives sharper and more sustained sales than end-of-aisle displays. If incremental cost of a sampling event ...