Coronavirus Outbreak Means Costco Shoppers Can Say Goodbye to Free Samples

The coronavirus outbreak that’s spread to at least 25 states now means that Costco customers can say goodbye to free food samples while shopping, according to media reports.

“Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, there are no food product samples,” a Costco representative in Nashville, Tennessee, told NBC’s Today.

Costco’s decision comes after Trader Joe’s changed how its employees distribute food samples to customers, according to an internal memo leaked on Thursday. The memo tells employees to plate samples for customers individually instead of keeping pre-plated samples on a platter, according to Business Insider. . .

Shoppers should be careful when they take samples all the time and not because of the recent coronavirus outbreak, Stone said. She said to make sure the employee handing you a sample has gloves and access to hand sanitizer or a sink. (Read more from “Coronavirus Outbreak Means Costco Shoppers Can Say Goodbye to Free Samples” HERE)

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