By this first week of June, 170 Costco locations will bring back full sampling and the rest will follow suit by the end of June. Costco has also made updates to how they'll be preparing samples and setting up food court tables to increase COVID-19 safety.

Is Costco giving samples again?

Food sampling is back: Costco is bringing back sampling stations at 170 of its roughly 550 locations this week, after the warehouse club suspended sample stations 14 months ago, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

What time do Costco samples come out?

Samples are typically served at Costco between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. during the day. The timing could vary from Costco to Costco, but generally, this is the time that you can expect samples to be served at the warehouse.