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Costco Cards Now Accepted as Official Identification!

Mentally disabled man flew with store card ID As a frequent long-distance flyer, I just don't understand how someone was allowed to board a plane with only a VISA and a Costco card as ID.  Really?  Nothing to verify his citizenship, real name, place of birth, address?  I've never flown anywhere without presenting at the very least my valid passport!  Apparently Doug Tiedeman isn't the only on in this situation operating at the mental capacity of a 12-year-old.  The difference is that Mr. Tiedeman cannot help his condition, the person who checked him in can. I suppose that now when someone asks me for a piece of ID, that I can present my Costco card.  It doesn't matter that the blurry, black and white picture on the back doesn't look a thing like me, the card has absolutely no personal information on it but my name and the only date on it is the date I got my initial membership.  Heck, I know people who have borrowed other people's Costco cards and h...