As a Walmart Mom, I was sent out on a mission this last week. My mission was to try one of Walmart’s new services – Pick Up Today. Pick Up Today makes fast, free delivery possible for online shopping. The idea is that you can order online at Walmart.com and pick up your item later that day at your local Walmart, with no shipping fees.
I decided to purchase the new RIO Wii game for Ben. Since he loved the movie, I knew it would be a nice surprise, not only for him, but for all of my kids. So, on Friday morning I hopped online, selected our nearest Walmart and purchased the game, hoping to pick it up that afternoon, so we could have a game night with the kids.
Now, I love the concept of Pick Up Today. I mean, think about it… I have seven kids. It’s hard to shop with all of them sometimes. Especially if I just need one or two items.
It’s quite possible that, since the service is so new, they are still working out the glitches. But, honestly, I’m not sure that I will ever use the service again. As shown below, my order should have been ready 4 hours after I received my confirmation email at around noon. I did not receive a Ready for Pickup email until 24 hours after I placed my order, meaning my order wasn’t ready until just about noon the next day. After family game night.
Pick Up Today is not yet available in all locations, so be sure you check your local Walmart. It will be available on thousands of items across many different categories, including Electronics, Media & Gaming, Toys, Sporting Goods, Kitchen, Home Décor, and Baby (excluding apparel).
Talk back!
What do you think of the concept? Do you think you would ever try Pick Up Today?
I have been compensated by Walmart, as a Walmart Mom, for my time and efforts to create this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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I’m sure they are working on the glitches.
But I think I would definitely use this feature. Just think about how when you already have a shopping list but don’t have enough time to pick up the kids and run other errands before the post office closes. You just submit everything online and you (in theory) pick it up a few hours later. I’m from California and I don’t think they have it out here yet. But I hope they do soon!
I’m in Northern California, Stephania. They do have Pick Up Today available in some Californian stores so far.
I’ll definitely have to check it out! It would make shopping a little bit easier with 10 hour work days. Do you know of anyone else who has used this service?
Several of my fellow Walmart Moms have tried the service. You can find a link to all of their blogs here – http://www.fromdatestodiapers.com/blogroll/the-walmart-elevenmoms