Around mid-morning, the site just… stopped. You couldn’t check your membership, you couldn’t reorder that giant jar of pickles. It was chaos, but the quiet, frustrated kind.
I was halfway through buying a new vacuum cleaner. Just sitting there, cursor blinking, my cart full of dreams. Then—poof. The digital warehouse door slammed shut in my face.
The Outage Vibrations
People flooded social media. “Is Costco down?” “Did my cart survive?” It felt like a national crisis for anyone trying to avoid a trip to the physical store. You know the drill: the parking lot, the crowds, the guy sample-hogging the mini quiches.
Meanwhile, Costco’s official account was radio silent for a bit. Which, honestly, only made things spookier. No apology, no “we’ll be right back.” Just that terrible, empty loading bar.
Do you think someone accidentally unplugged the server? I like to imagine a technician tripped over a power cord while reaching for a box of Cheez-Its. It’s funnier that way.
