Santosh Lachke, 61, from Fort, whose 17-gram gold chain was snatched. Vilas Chavan, 72, from Charkop, who reported his 20-gram chain stolen. Mohan Kamat, 70, from Dadar, who lost a 35-gram gold chain.

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One option without a limit is the smaller 5-gram gold bar on an 18-karat gold chain, priced at $1,149.99. Costco did not respond to a request for comment from USA TODAY.