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Costco adds membership scanners upon entry to crack down on customers sharing cards.
The big box retailer issued a statement on its website detailing the new system.
Costco has caught on to friends utilizing someone else's membership card to access the big box store.
Members without a photo on their card can also go to the membership counter and get their photo taken to add to the card.
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