Is that assuming Instacart/DoorDash? Click and collect or even delivery from grocery stores isn't nearly that bad, right? I thought it was pretty competitive.

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ortusdux 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Walmart, for example, maintains in-store pricing, but charges a $95/year membership fee and you tip the driver.

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tzs 2 hours ago | parent [-]

If you order at least once a month it is probably worth upgrading from Walmart+ to Walmart+ InHome. That's $40/year but it has these advantages:

• Delivery is by a background checked salaried Walmart employee in a company van rather than third party contractors.

• Tipping is not allowed.

• Instead of just delivering to your doorstop you can have them deliver to your garage, or even inside your home where they will even unpack them and put the perishable items in your fridge and leave the rest neatly arranged on your counter top or table.

Since the minimum order for free delivery with Walmart+ is $35, a 10% tip on a single order would be more than the $3.33 that a $40 year annual subscription divide by 12 is (and most people would tip $5 on a minimum order rather than 10%).

	▲	ortusdux 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Very interesting. The person I know that thoroughly uses the services avoids buying some perishables (milk, meat) because they get to unsafe temps and quickly spoil. Maybe this would solve their problems!