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?
I can’t speak to the delivery aspect, but I almost always do pickup orders nowadays. With respect to the produce, the only area I’ve had troubles with is when I order pre-bagged produce like potatoes, apples, or oranges that come in 3 or 5 pound bags. In those cases about half the time I would get a bag that had a bad apple or potato in it where if I’d been shopping in person I would’ve dug around to find a better bag.
My solution has been to order individual apples and potatoes. Doing it this way I haven’t had any issues. The other tip I would offer is use their “choose a substitution” option for the items you order. That way you can let the shopper know what to do if something is out of stock instead of relying on their best guess.