Grocery store subscriptions for "free" shipping. Do you guys use them? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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Walmart (Canada) has started offering subscriptions for "free" shipping for under $10 a month. The cost of gas to go there a few times a month would be more than the subscription fee.

Since I normally bike to get groceries, this isn't really a factor, but the idea of getting groceries shipped over the winter seems like a nice idea.

Does anyone here use these grocery store shipping subscriptions? Is it worth strategically getting it for a few months out of the year?

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[-] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I can't comment on Walmart's version, but it's been a good deal for me on other services.

A possibly hidden cost to keep in mind is there may be a person doing the delivery who survives on tips (if same day delivery is part of the service).

If it's just shipping, it tends to be a good deal because they're just shipping directly to you instead of first to a store, then to you. So they save a lot on the supply end, and cash pass some of that to you.

As someone already mentioned, it's luck if the draw if you order something like fresh fruit, of course.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

A possibly hidden cost to keep in mind is there may be a person doing the delivery who survives on tips (if same day delivery is part of the service).

Walmart clearly states no tips, so that's one cost out of the equation.

As someone already mentioned, it’s luck if the draw if you order something like fresh fruit, of course.

Yes, this is my biggest concern. This applies to pick-up orders, too, unfortunately.

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