It is possible that I am just strange, but I actually enjoy grocery shopping. Everything from making my list to picking out what we need is just enjoyable for me. What I hate though, is taking the kids to the grocery store. I end up with a crying baby and a 4-year-old who wants to touch everything. Recently though, I discovered something life-changing, the Walmart Online Grocery Pickup. Yes, your order online and then pick up your order! Seriously, this has been the best discovery for me and I will probably never go back to the old ways of grocery shopping again.
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Walmart Online Grocery Pickup
I have used the Walmart online grocery pickup three times now and I can honestly say that I love it. Not only does it save me time, I feel like it saves me money as well! I no longer have to tell my daughter 100 times that she can’t get something. Gone are the days of things somehow sneaking into the cart. Now, it isn’t all sunshine and roses and there are a few cons but all in all, the pro’s totally outweigh them!
What To Do
All you need to do is head over to the Walmart website and click over to the grocery department. From there you can start loading up your cart with everything you need. I like to decide what foods I am making for the week and add the ingredients accordingly. This ensures that I get everything that I need and only what I need.
Once you have your cart all loaded up, you can check out. First-time shoppers can get $10 off of their order through this link. I mean, who wouldn’t want a free $10 towards groceries? Anyways, you can then select your store and a time slot for pick up. Then all you have to do is pay and pick up during your scheduled time.
You don’t even have to schedule your pick-up right away. You can do it for a day or more in advance and plan your times. I personally like to pick mine up after I drop my oldest off at school for the day since I am already in town.
When you go pick up your groceries, there will be orange signs directing you to your pickup destination. Park in one of the reserved spaces, and call the phone number to let them know you are there. You will be asked for your name, and someone will be right out with your whole order.
As it can take a few minutes, In-case you’re worried about waiting for them to pop over, just have a coffee ready to sip on while you wait. Wave if you see me sipping on my favorite iced coffee from Starbucks!
In no time a friendly associate comes out with all of your groceries and loads them into your car for you. All you need to do is a sign for them. See, super easy and you don’t even need to get the kids out of the car! My son sleeps through the whole thing most of the time.
Pros of Walmart Online Grocery Pickup
As I mentioned earlier, there are both pros and cons to this service. Now that you know how it works, you can weigh the options and see if they will work for you.
Pro #1 saves time. I still get to make my list and meal plan, but I don’t have to load up the kids. Unload them. Get them in a cart. Walk around the store. Check out. Load groceries. Load the kids.
Pro #2, saves money (in a way). It seems like grocery shopping before I always ended up with extras that I didn’t plan on getting. Either I was hungry and added things myself or my daughter ended up convincing me she NEEDED something. Either way, with the Walmart online grocery pickup you only get what you need. No more impulse buys while standing in the checkout line.
Pro #3, Substitutions. When you order, you can check the box that allows for substitutions if they are out of what you chose. From my experience, they will give you a comparable item at the lowest price. For example, what you picked was $1.00 but they are out and substitute it for an item that normally costs $1.50. You will get it for the lower price of $1. I can’t confirm this is ALWAYS how it is, but it is at my store.
Pro #4, first-time perks. If it is your first time using the service, you can get a few cool perks. For one, you will get a little reusable grocery bag filled with samples. I didn’t get a picture because my daughter tore into ours, but my bag had full-sized sparkling water and granola bars. You can also get $10 off of your first order. which is basically like free money and who does not like free money?
Pro#5, you can earn money for your groceries. You heard right, for any customer you refer, you will get $10 towards your next grocery purchase. So not only does the new customer get $10, you do as well!
Cons of Walmart Online Grocery Pickup
While I do love this service and will continue using it, there are a few cons that you should be aware of.
Con#1, you can’t use coupons. So in exchange for convenience, you are not able to use coupons, rebate apps, or the Walmart savings catcher on these purchases. Y’all know I love my coupons, so what I do is look to see what is on sale that I would like to use coupons for at Publix. I will get those items at Publix, and the rest with the online pickup.
Con#2, Not available at all locations. So Walmart which is actually super close to me does not offer this service. I have to drive a little out of my way, but for me, it is worth it. It isn’t extremely far so I think it is a small sacrifice for convenience.
Con#3, you get plastic bags. Lately, I have been trying to use my reusable shopping bags. I have enough plastic bags at home and I am really just sick of them. Unfortunately, with Walmart’s online grocery pickup, they always bring you out your groceries in plastic bags. So now I have more to add to my collection.
Final Thoughts
While there are some cons, I personally think that the pros well outweigh them. I love the convenience and simplicity that it offers. Not having to get my kids in and out and in and out is enough to make me love it alone! The $10 coupon isn’t a bad incentive either though.
Do you plan on trying out the Walmart online grocery pickup for the first time? Or are you already a customer?
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I have actually heard a lot of good buzz about this lately and have been wanting to try it. It sounds super convenient.
I love Walmart Grocery, but I still have to do some of our shopping elsewhere because of food allergies and sometimes sales. But it’s been a life-saver this summer! Being able to order 90% of our stuff online and just drive over to load it into the car the next day is awesome 🙂
I feel ya there. We probably do most of ours from here but I get all of my meat from Sam’s Club and my produce I prefer Publix
WOW! This is an amazing service!
I need this available close to me, stat! I live on the edge of my town, though, so there’s not a Walmart nearby, let alone one that does this. 🙁
Our Walmart doesn’t have store pickup yet for groceries, but it will be nice once they do. Makes shopping a lot quicker, easier and more cost effective.
A lot of the grocery stores near me do this and it is the perfect balance between doing it myself and having groceries delivered to my door! This seriously helps me save money because I’m not picking up anything I didn’t plan on!
This is a great idea! Man, I’m so sad we don’t have Walmart here in Australia. Everytime I visit the states I always hit up at least one Walmart (but more like 2 or 3) and stock up on anything I can fit in my luggage haha
This definitely makes life convenient for me! I love that you can shop online and just pick it up! It also lessens the unnecessary shopping since you just pick the things that you actually need.
It seems like a great idea except for fruit and vegetables which I like to pick out myself. There is no Walmart by me believe it or not so it is not an issue.
This is one of the best things Walmart has done in a long time! It is so convenient. I love it.
what a life saver for busy moms!! I know so many people that would love this service.
I love grocery pick up but I don’t use it regularly because I forget to order in time for that day. But I see that it could be amazing for couples that both work.
I generally hate walmart, but I do love my time. I am thinking i might have to try it. It is available in my area and the walmart is 2 minutes from my house.
I cannot believe I haven’t tried this one yet! I frequent Walmart and this is definitely going to make life easier for me and the family.
I just looked into this from your link, and they don’t offer it in our area. I would love for this to be a thing here. I spend so much money at the grocery store, and it’s because I always buy things that aren’t on my list. Those impulse “oh it’s on sale!” buys. I need this to be a thing in my life!
Hopefully they offer it there,soon! Most of my purchases have been “oh that looks good” while in the store lol hopefully Wal-Mart will roll this out to more stores soon!
I used to do Harris Teeter’s grocery pickup all the time. It made it easy to get my groceries, without all the stress and hassle of going to the store. Plus you can’t impulse buy if you aren’t in the store! I am so glad Walmart finally got on board
I love this idea. I wish the one close to me would get this. I know a few do in other areas of my city but this is awesome and would save SO MUCH time!
This is how I shop for my groceries – Walmart online pick up. Definitely easy and convenient. I only go in store if I need more fresh fruit, bread, milk, etc for the week.
When I was still living at home with my parents I use to do this a lot. As it saves mum and i shopping and time. I do like the idea of tihs.
I usually prefer shopping in-store, but this would definitely be convenient for those moments that I’m unable to. I’ll have to try this service out sometime!
I’ve tried grocery delivery services in the past and have mixed feeling about them. While I like the flexibility of either having items delivered or heading straight to the pickup window, I also like to be able to choose my own produce or meats. I think I would have to try this out before deciding whether I’m getting what I like. I do wish they didn’t use plastic bags.
I do wish I could use my reusable bags for sure. Meat and produce I get other places because I am picky and like to see them. Sam’s club is my number one for meat so we buy in bulk and freeze it
This is a really great options for busy families. I can see how it could save you so much time spent roaming the grocery aisles and waiting in line. I do wish they would use paper or even boxes to pack the groceries in instead of those horrible plastic bags.
Boxes would be perfect! I get why I can’t use my reusable bags, it would be more time consuming, but boxes would even be easier to bring in the,house!
ASDA do this over here as well and it’s such a good idea! Perfect combination of online and in-house shopping
That is a very nice comparison of the pros and cons of these feature. I like how convenient this is and makes it easier for us.
This would be the perfect service for our Walmart to offer. I am going to put in a suggestion.
I still can’t believe they have a pick up option now! I love it! Especially for my busy and crazy life. I need every ounce of help possible.
We have customers that ask specific things with their grocery pickup such as “no bags”, “deli bread thinly sliced”, “soda 2liter bottles double bagged”… stuff like that and when the order comes up were ready for the customer to pickup their order. Hopefully, this is an option for all the stores as that’s great service to our customers!!
That is so awesome! I am going to try asking for no bags next time 🙂 I do the pick up twice a month so all the bags are adding up lol
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