I’m a Walmart grocery delivery person. When I think of something I want for the next week, I either tell Alexa to put it on my grocery list (if I’m in the kitchen), or add it to my Walmart grocery order (if I’m at the computer). Most often times I do my order on Thursday for delivery on Friday.
I always tip.
I figure if someone drives from Scottsburg to the barndo — even though they’re also making a base rate from Spark and may have multiple stops — they deserve a $20 tip. That’s $80 bucks a month on my now greatly reduced income. This week, I opted for pick-up on Saturday morning.
CONS of grocery pick-up:
- Hugo is still too much of a puppy to leave home alone, so he has to go or someone has to stay around to keep an eye on him.
- If you schedule in the morning (like I did), you don’t have time for a shower.
- You still have to purchase gas to drive to 21 miles round trip.
- You have a 30 minute round trip time investment to get there and back home.
- We waited 40 minutes after parking before our groceries were put in our vehicle.
- My Mini Cooper (besides being small it’s also a convertible which leaves a trunk that is about the size of a duffle bag) requires you think about how much you’re going to order.
CONS of grocery delivery:
- It’s $20 bucks.
- Standard tip (per Google) is 15-20% of the order minus tax and I’m closer to 10% most weeks.
I’m thinking of applying for a “greeter” position at Walmart.
ZipRecruiter says they make on average $33,000/yr for full-time. I figure I could work a couple days a week and that would pay for my groceries and I wouldn’t even need delivery. The downside is it would have to be on weekends so Perry could babysit the puppies. 🙂
Now you know: 10 US states have absolutely no vehicle inspection whatsoever (i.e no safety, emissions, or VIN inspections)