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Walmart grocery delivery

Snoopp — Tue, 19 May 2020 19:28:06 GMT

Anyone use this service? I am thinking of trying it since they don’t have any upcharge for grocery items.

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pigletsmom — Tue, 19 May 2020 19:35:10 GMT

I used this for an order for my parents before the pandemic. I had only used pickup before that and loved it. They had no problems but I'm not sure how busy they are right now. I noticed they were promoting it on their page lately.

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Snoopp — Tue, 19 May 2020 19:53:04 GMT

The annual fee is like the instacart fee. I really hate the upcharges on food from instacart and Walmart doesn’t do this. I’m thinking about a trial. The negative is the store isn’t very close to me.

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Catty2 — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:08:18 GMT

I've been using Walmart grocery pickup for the last few months. You choose a day/time and they load your order into your car. I'm happy with this service. Very convenient and they have good prices. No service charge for orders of $30 or more.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:24:13 GMT

Walmart hasn't resumed delivery service here but I had a terrible time with the produce they picked out. I use Instacart exclusively now.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:35:48 GMT

@GenXmuse wrote:
Walmart hasn't resumed delivery service here but I had a terrible time with the produce they picked out. I use Instacart exclusively now.

@GenXmuse My store picks the produce for my pick up orders from the "back room" not from the floor. It's much nicer than what I see on display. I wouldn't pay Instacart fees plus they charge a state sales tax due to quirk in the tax law. Normally we don't have tax on food, so that's 8% more on the bill. When I had a complaint, I called and talked to the picker supervisor.

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tiny 2 — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:44:24 GMT

@GenXmuse wrote:
Walmart hasn't resumed delivery service here but I had a terrible time with the produce they picked out. I use Instacart exclusively now.

@GenXmuse I think it must be the individual store instructions from management. My produce is always excellent from them. My regular grocery store was booked up weeks in advance and Walmart has been great but I have heard complaints from other stores.

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Bhvbum — Tue, 19 May 2020 21:53:21 GMT

Long before Covid, my DIL has used for years. It is a godsend if you have a bunch of little kids and easy to place order and then appt. time for pick up. Only complaint I have heard from her recently is appt. times have stretched out a couple of weeks. Thats OK if you are getting staples. Also they have shortages just like everyone.

When all this is over, she will still be getting groceries there.

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corita — Tue, 19 May 2020 23:00:46 GMT

I have used WM delivery for several months now. I don't have any issues with the service. The item picker is not the delivery person. They are on time and friendly.

I can't pick anything up heavy, so I have them place the groceries right inside the front door. Then I can distribute the goods to their storage location...pantry, fridge etc. I really do appreciate the service!!! Once in a while they substitute an item or an item will not be available, but over all, I get what I ordered.

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songbird — Wed, 20 May 2020 00:26:48 GMT

Walmart does not have a delivery service. Haven't had one for a long time. Just the pick up service. Even then, some of the food is for inside the store only. The store is not that clean too. I rarely went there. Amazon Fresh is still jammed up. Impossible to get a slot in my area. So I joined Instacart. I joined Instacart Express too. Put my list together the night before and order early in the morning. I have the food delivered before noon. Can't beat the convenience. I do this weekly now.

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SunValley — Wed, 20 May 2020 00:38:06 GMT

I have used WM home delivery for months. The store near me is very clean. I mark the items that I don't want to be substituted. If substitutions are made, they are satisfactory, and even if upgraded or a larger size, the price is not changed from the item originally ordered. The app is super easy to use, and after your first order you build up an automatic favorites list, which speeds up the ordering process. The search feature is also good. I pay the monthly fee for unlimited deliveries, and it's well worth it. I find I save money because I am not tempted to throw extras in the cart. The only negative is that it all comes in plastic bags.

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SuhseK — Wed, 20 May 2020 01:28:30 GMT

@songbird wrote:
Walmart does not have a delivery service. Haven't had one for a long time. Just the pick up service. Even then, some of the food is for inside the store only. The store is not that clean too. I rarely went there. Amazon Fresh is still jammed up. Impossible to get a slot in my area. So I joined Instacart. I joined Instacart Express too. Put my list together the night before and order early in the morning. I have the food delivered before noon. Can't beat the convenience. I do this weekly now.

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You must mean Walmart doesn't have delivery, in your area?

They certainly have delivery service in my area. Pretty easy, now, to get a time, and I've been very pleased with them!

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Kachina624 — Wed, 20 May 2020 01:57:39 GMT

@songbird wrote:
Walmart does not have a delivery service. Haven't had one for a long time. Just the pick up service. Even then, some of the food is for inside the store only. The store is not that clean too. I rarely went there. Amazon Fresh is still jammed up. Impossible to get a slot in my area. So I joined Instacart. I joined Instacart Express too. Put my list together the night before and order early in the morning. I have the food delivered before noon. Can't beat the convenience. I do this weekly now.

@songbird Walmart DOES HAVE A DELIVERY SERVICE! If you have the funds to pay exoribent fees and tips, plus in my state pay a non-existent sales tax of 8% on food plus don't mind being cheated (check the archives here for reports), well then enjoy your Instacart experience. My store is just as clean as any other grocery store.

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tiny 2 — Wed, 20 May 2020 02:53:01 GMT

@songbird wrote:
Walmart does not have a delivery service. Haven't had one for a long time. Just the pick up service. Even then, some of the food is for inside the store only. The store is not that clean too. I rarely went there. Amazon Fresh is still jammed up. Impossible to get a slot in my area. So I joined Instacart. I joined Instacart Express too. Put my list together the night before and order early in the morning. I have the food delivered before noon. Can't beat the convenience. I do this weekly now.

@songbird, You might want to check other Walmarts in the area. We have a couple that do not deliver but most do. I think all here offer pick up. I am getting delivery because I am immune suppressed due to meds and my MD does not want me out at all. I raise my garage door and they transfer the food to my SUV. When they are gone I back out turn around and then back in right to my kitchen door and there is a pantry in my garage where my freezer is.

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stevieb — Wed, 20 May 2020 03:05:03 GMT

I've tried a few delivery resources so far, some are affiliated with a particular store and some are just generic delivery services. I've not tried pick up, but think I might. Of those I've tried, unless things change, I'm not planning to go back to the Instacart well...

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lovesrecess — Wed, 20 May 2020 03:07:10 GMT

I have been using Kroger pickup because they are not charging the normal pickup fee now. Quick and easy to order online but hate when so much of what I need is out of stock. It does seem that shortages and hard to find items are slowly becoming available,

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lovesrecess — Wed, 20 May 2020 03:08:58 GMT

I don’t order produce when I do pickup. You don’t know who is shopping your cart, and high school boys have no idea how to read freshness dates or pick out bananas that are in decent condition.

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CalminHeart — Wed, 20 May 2020 10:59:23 GMT

As much as I don't like WalMart, I started having some of my groceries delivered by them. I don't buy their produce or meat but the other products are a lot cheaper and that's important now that I'm retired on a fixed income.

I just signed up for their delivery program and get unlimited deliveries. It's $12.95 per month instead of $9.95 per delivery. Even two deliveries a month is cheaper than paying each time. I can cancel if I want or if it doesn't work out longterm for me.

The only thing I don't like are the constant reminders about tipping my delivery driver. I tip in cash at the time of delivery.

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tiny 2 — Wed, 20 May 2020 11:27:56 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:
As much as I don't like WalMart, I started having some of my groceries delivered by them. I don't buy their produce or meat but the other products are a lot cheaper and that's important now that I'm retired on a fixed income.

I just signed up for their delivery program and get unlimited deliveries. It's $12.95 per month instead of $9.95 per delivery. Even two deliveries a month is cheaper than paying each time. I can cancel if I want or if it doesn't work out longterm for me.

The only thing I don't like are the constant reminders about tipping my delivery driver. I tip in cash at the time of delivery.

@CalminHeart, I always tip at the time of delivery. When you get the never ending pop-ups about tipping the driver, click on "custom" and you will get a 0 option. Click that and the pop-up reminders will stop.

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mimomof4 — Wed, 20 May 2020 12:10:02 GMT

I tried to schedule a grocery delivery but found it hard to find available times so I gave up. Even grocery pick up has become difficult to schedule. Although both services were free, it was just easier to pick out my own groceries especially considering that I have a hard time trusting others to pick out produce for me.