Tipping when picking up groceries

[NoTrespassing]

Hey All,

We've never shopped online for groceries for pickup before. It's a pretty lazy Sunday here at our house and we're considering trying it today.

Do any of you use the grocery pickup services offered? We're considering Walmart.

The main question I have is, do you tip the associate that brings the groceries to your car? Do you tip by percentage? Our bill will be around $250.00.

 

[2515R Dude]

I think Walmart do not allow employees to take tips. I tried ones to give $5 to a Tire dep boy for mounting my sxs stubborn tires, he said they are not allowed. I don't know about other departments

 

[Racer4]

I don’t tip when I pick up orders from BJ’s. I don’t tip much beyond restaurants, or maybe a tow truck driver. Or something like appliance delivery.

 

[steve tym]

My local Shaws grocery store does not allow the employees to accept tips.

 

[oosik]

None of the stores around here have personal shopper services. I would appreciate a service that shopped and delivered groceries to my house. I would definitely tip for that kind of service. None of the services - example, Uber - will come out as far as my place.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Well, we picked up our groceries from Walmart. I tried to tip the guy that loaded the groceries into our suv but he nervously looked around and said, "I'm not actually allowed to receive tips". I thanked him and he said, "it's OK, I'm working a lot of overtime".

Overall the experience was OK and we learned a few things. They will be out of things, just like when you enter the store, we'll get our order in earlier next time and schedule pickup for a future date.

This time we placed our order at about 2pm and picked it up at 7:30pm.

 

[NoTrespassing]

None of the stores around here have personal shopper services. I would appreciate a service that shopped and delivered groceries to my house. I would definitely tip for that kind of service. None of the services - example, Uber - will come out as far as my place.

Near Spokane?

 

[WM75Guy]

My wife uses the Walmart online ordering and curbside pickup service every week, have never tipped them. It works OK. They seem to substitute some things that you wouldn't think would be out of stock. What I think is it may be a way to get rid of alternate brand stock approaching expiration. You can reject the substitutions. They will also ask if you want them to ship you out of stock items. What they don't tell you is you have to pay for the shipping. It usually arrives the next day.

I order stuff from Sam's Club online and have it shipped to us as well, especially coffee pods, chips, and paper goods. Cheaper than buying it at Walmart. With Sam's Plus membership I get free shipping.

 

[jyoutz]

None of the stores around here have personal shopper services. I would appreciate a service that shopped and delivered groceries to my house. I would definitely tip for that kind of service. None of the services - example, Uber - will come out as far as my place.

Walmart has an online ordering system where you order and pay. You drive into the Walmart parking lot and they bring the orders to your vehicle. Nobody will deliver to my address either, but we have used the online ordering service before.

 

[square1]

From what I gather, if you are tipping when picking up groceries you need more ballast or a larger tractor. I understand being on level ground also helps during the lift. I'm not certain of all the yees and yaws, but it's on the interwebs so it has to be true.

 

[oosik]

No Trespassing - it exactly 26 miles - one way - from my house to downtown Spokane. I don't like driving in big cities. That includes Spokane. I'll go to an amusement park if I want to play "bumper cars".

A short story. There is a particularly cute clerk at the local grocery store. I guess it's their policy - they always ask if I would like help loading my groceries into the Taco Wagon ( Ram HD 2500 Power Wagon ).

I always say - no - but could sure use some help getting them into the house. She has gotten over blushing when I say this. But she does say - Not today Mr Land.

 

[Oaktree]

I'm not really the type of shopper these services seem to be catering to. For one thing I'm kinda fussy about perishables (meat, produce, etc.), I almost never just grab whatever's on top of the pile and call it good. Plus I always check the mark-down section. Maybe if you're willing to let someone else select your groceries, and/or find shopping a major imposition it might be for you, but that's not me.
WM75guy makes a good point about them trying to foist the older stock on you to.

 

[NoTrespassing]

I'm not really the type of shopper these services seem to be catering to. For one thing I'm kinda fussy about perishables (meat, produce, etc.), I almost never just grab whatever's on top of the pile and call it good. Plus I always check the mark-down section. Maybe if you're willing to let someone else select your groceries, and/or find shopping a major imposition it might be for you, but that's not me.
WM75guy makes a good point about them trying to foist the older stock on you to.

Points taken. I never buy meat from Walmart, we find sales on meat elsewhere. The produce the shopper picked looked fine. My wife will probably miss shopping the day-old bread rack.

 

[lman]

I'm not really the type of shopper these services seem to be catering to. For one thing I'm kinda fussy about perishables (meat, produce, etc.), I almost never just grab whatever's on top of the pile and call it good. Plus I always check the mark-down section. Maybe if you're willing to let someone else select your groceries, and/or find shopping a major imposition it might be for you, but that's not me.
WM75guy makes a good point about them trying to foist the older stock on you to.

I've never done it. I always had concerns that it was a way for the grocer to move lower quality produce or meat. We always just stop at the grocery store on the way home from work. No extra charges that way.

 

[Tinhack]

I look forward to my weekly trip to the grocery store. I get to see the neighborhood, get in a good walk through the store and flirt with the girls.

 

[NoTrespassing]

I've never done it. I always had concerns that it was a way for the grocer to move lower quality produce or meat. We always just stop at the grocery store on the way home from work. No extra charges that way.

There are no extra charges at Wally World btw.

 

[oosik]

Yes - Tinhack. Flirting with the girls. That IS an important part. That's why I always have a grocery list. Sometime I forget what I'm really there for.