Quick answer: No — Costco doesn’t offer public fax services at its warehouses, and even the Print & Copy Centers at select Business Centers don’t fax. To send one, use a store like UPS, FedEx or Staples — or skip the trip and fax straight from your phone with Municorn Fax ($9.99/week, unlimited).
Costco is the place for bulk groceries, cheap petrol and a hot dog on the way out — so it’s reasonable to wonder whether you can cross ‘send a fax’ off your list on the same trip. Unfortunately, you can’t. Costco does not offer fax services to members at any of its warehouse locations. There’s no public fax machine on the floor, and no counter that will send a fax for you.
It’s an easy assumption to make, because Costco does sell fax machines and multifunction printers through its website and Business Delivery service. But selling the hardware isn’t the same as offering the service — and a boxed fax machine isn’t much help when you need one document sent this afternoon.
Does Costco’s Print & Copy Center Fax?
Not quite. A handful of Costco Business Centers have a Print & Copy Center, but it’s built for marketing and business printing — black-and-white and colour copies, business cards, banners, booklets and promotional material. Faxing isn’t on the menu, and these centres only exist at select Business Center locations, which are far rarer than standard warehouses. So even if you have one nearby, it won’t send your fax.
Where to Fax Instead of Costco
The good news is that reliable fax options are usually close by — often in the same retail parks as Costco. These are the dependable walk-in choices:
- The UPS Store – faxing at 5,500+ locations, around $2 for the first local page and $1.50 for each additional page.
- FedEx Office – walk-in faxing from about $1.89 first page and $1.59 each additional, with no charge for a cover sheet.
- Staples – copy & print centres that fax, usually the cheapest of the three at around $1.79 first page.
- Your local library – many public libraries fax for as little as $1 a page, though availability varies.
Prices vary by location and each store is independently run, so it’s worth calling ahead — and remember that every one of these charges per page, which adds up fast on a longer document.
The Easier Option: Fax From Your Phone
If you’d rather not drive anywhere, you don’t have to. Municorn Fax lets you send and receive faxes straight from your iPhone or iPad — scan a document with your camera or pull one in from cloud storage, type the fax number, and send, with delivery confirmation when it arrives. You get your own dedicated fax number, and because it’s a flat $9.99 a week for unlimited faxing, there’s no per-page charge to watch and no trip to make.
For anything sensitive — medical, legal or financial paperwork — it’s also HIPAA-compliant, which a shared machine at a store counter can’t promise. For most people needing to fax more than a single page, it works out cheaper and far quicker than any counter.
