Even a regular store I shop at is going against the idiot's claim of

[theking]

.."Shoplifting and theft are no big deal, the retailers can just write if off".. :

Costco makes a major change to stop theft, keep non-members out

"Costco said it's adding more staff in self-checkout areas after it found that non-members were sneaking in to use membership cards that didn't belong to them at self-checkout," CBS News reported. To shop at a Costco, you must be a member of the warehouse club.