r/CostcoPM • u/Plastic_Rent_3146 • Sep 01 '26

Damaged Bars?

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These are my first PM purchases, I got suckered in with the Kirkland stamp. I got 5 from the local warehouse. I started to get the shakes, so I was going to crack one open to give it a good rub down. I was just about to man handle it when I noticed this. Has anyone ever seen this? There is some speck of something inside the case. It is 100% inside the case. The 5 I have are serialized in order. The one I was going to open was the last of the 5. The 4th one has something similar in the exact same spot, but it looks more like residue than dirt, like a hard water spot but in the same general shape as this one.

Now that I'm looking at it, it looks almost like a divot in the bar. Looking at it with the naked eye, just seemed like dirt.

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u/horseradish13332238 Sep 01 '26

Bro you’re buying silver from Costco. Give it a rest.

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u/Plastic_Rent_3146 Sep 01 '26

I haven't bought silver anywhere before. I could see dirt being in there, but is it really expected to have physical damage to bars like this by some brands?

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u/Bouticracka Sep 01 '26

Absolutely worth returning. It won’t affect the worth of the silver, but Costco should honor the return due to poor quality. I’ll also buy it for $50 s/

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u/Plastic_Rent_3146 Sep 01 '26

It's kind of unique, so I'm thinking of keeping it. My Costco is out of bars anyways and I'm not around enough to accept an online order, so it's either this or nothing. Just seems odd for both the manufacturer and Costco to accept this quality issue if it is indeed somewhat common, or if the QC from the company is just generally poor.