“If zombies attack, go to Costco…” (joke)

“If zombies attack, go to Costco…” (or “If zombies attack, go to Sam’s Club…”) is a joke that has been printed on many images. Here’s why—“There’s cement walls, years worth of food and tons of supplies. Plus, zombies can’t get in without a membership.” The joke has been cited in print since 2011.
   
 
Wikipedia: Costco
Costco Wholesale Corporation (commonly shortened to Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores.
 
Wikipedia: Sam’s Club
Sam’s West, Inc. (doing business as Sam’s Club) is an American chain of membership-only warehouse club retail stores owned and operated by Walmart Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton as Sam’s Wholesale Club.
 
 
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Brittany 🏴‍☠️🍉
@britlovesmusic
It has thick concrete walls, years worth of supplies, and the zombies can’t get in without a membership card.
3:23 AM · May 5, 2011
   
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Sarah
@Betweenshades
When zombies attack, everyone should go to Sams Club; It has thick walls, tons of supplies, and they can’t get in without a membership card.
5:21 PM · Jul 10, 2011
 
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Edde Martinez
@AnittaMaxxWynn
When zombies come imma hide at sams club or a costco cause u can’t get in without a membership #smarthoughts #realtalk #wellprepared lmfao
11:31 PM · Jul 10, 2011
     
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Keven Lopez
July 16, 2011 at 1:16 AM ·
When the zombies start invading 1st place to go… costco. Thick concrete walls, years worth of food, and zombies can’t get in without membership ..LMFAO
 
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Zach Zelasko
@Zachary_Zelasko
When zombies control, everyone should go to Costco. It has concrete walls, supplies, and you can’t get in without a membership card.
9:29 PM · Oct 23, 2011
   
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The Fat Jewish (Blue check)
@FATJEW
“If zombies ever attack, go to Costco. It has concrete walls, years of supplies, and the zombies can’t get in without a membership card.”
4:44 PM · Nov 29, 2011
   
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Chelsea Rucker
@ChelsLoveChels
If zombies attack go to Sam’s they have concrete walls and years supply of stuff,and zombies can’t even get in without a membership card
11:48 PM · Dec 1, 2011 from White House, TN
 
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The Weed Tao
@weedtao
If zombies ever attack, go to Costco: they have concrete walls, years of supplies and zombies can’t get in without a Costco membership card
10:58 PM · Dec 6, 2011
   
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Sydney Burns
@__AlphaQUP__
If zombies ever attack, go to SAMS. It has concrete walls, years of supplies, & the zombies can’t even get in without a membership card.
7:30 AM · Dec 9, 2011
 
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Cloyd Rivers
@CloydRivers
If Zombies attack, go to Sam’s Club. They got walls and years of food and supplies. Plus, zombies can’t get in without a membership. Merica.
11:29 AM · Jan 17, 2014
     
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Earl Dibbles Jr
@EarlDibblesJr
If zombies attack go to Sam’s Club. There’s cement walls, years of food & tons of supplies. Plus, zombies can’t get in without a membership.
10:36 PM · Jan 22, 2014
 
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𝕭𝖔𝖇 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖆𝖒𝖘🖕
@XxNOname85xX
If #zombieapocalypse, go to @SamsClub, cement walls, food, supplies. #zombies can’t get in without a membership!
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
IF ZOMBIES ATTACK, GO TO
SAM’S CLUB. THERE’S CEMENT
WALLS, YEARS WORTH OF
FOOD AND TONS OF SUPPLIES.
PLUS, ZOMBIES CAN’T GET IN
WITHOUT A MEMBERSHIP.
9:47 AM · Mar 28, 2014 from Gray, ME
 
Reddit—Funny
donnieburke—June 17, 2014
If zombies ever attack, go to Sam’s Club. They have walls and years of food and supplies. Also, zombies can’t get in without a membership.
 
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Sarcasm
@Heissarcastic
If zombies ever attack just go to Costco, they have walls, years of food and supplies, and zombies cant get in without a Costco membership
10:35 AM · Aug 30, 2014
     
Reddit—Shittyaskscience
demFailz—January 14, 2015
Would CostCo be the best place to go in a zombie apochalypse?
My friend told me that CostCo would be the best place to be during a zombie apochalyspe. He said that since there’s an abundance of supplies there and that zombies can’t get in without a membership card, CostCo would be the godsend in the zombie apochalyspe. Is this correct?
 
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Earl Dibbles Jr
@EarlDibblesJr
If Zombies attack, go to Sam’s Club. They got walls and years of food and supplies. Plus, zombies can’t get in without a membership.
7:21 PM · Oct 18, 2015
 
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Cloyd Rivers
@CloydRivers
If Zombies attack, go to Sam’s Club. They have walls and years of food & supplies. Plus, zombies can’t get in without a membership. Merica.
7:10 PM · Jul 24, 2016
 
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Cloyd Rivers
@CloydRivers
If Zombies ever attack, go to Costco. They have walls and years of food & supplies. Plus, zombies can’t get in without a membership. Merica.
7:10 PM · Oct 29, 2017
   
Reddit—Dadjokes
viperfour—August 16, 2019
If zombies attack…
Goto Sam’s Club. There’s cement walls, years worth of food and tons of supplies. Plus zombies can’t get in without a membership.
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
If zombies ever attack just go to Costco, they have walls, years of food and supplies, and zombies can’t get in without a Costco membership
11:45 AM · Nov 12, 2023
 
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im not right in the head.com
July 15, 2024 at 9:44 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
IF ZOMBIES ATTACK,
GO TO COSTCO.
THERE’S CEMENT
WALLS, YEARS WORTH
OF FOOD AND TONS OF
SUPPLIES. PLUS
ZOMBIES CAN’T GET IN
WITHOUT A MEMBERSHIP