At this point, we are pretty much 'sheltering in place'. The wife is high risk and is more than a little afraid of this virus. I'd still be going out and getting things on my own if she wasn't so upset at the possibility of me bringing something back home because I got exposed during a trip to the store. All of you living with a spouse know how this goes.
The last couple of days we've been doing yard work in the back since the weather has been nice. (freaking carpenter bees are out mating in big numbers) When I did shopping a month ago to up our supply levels it was cold/wet and I wasn't thinking about yard work. Ran out of several items yesterday, so got online at Walmart and put together a list. Only about $40 of stuff. Delivery fee is $9.95 for a one time charge, or you can join the service and either pay $84/year up front or $12.9?/month. I opted for the one time fee. They do have a 15 day free trail period, but I didn't want a re-occurring monthly fee or the hassle of going back and canceling it right now. $30 minimum order.
Yesterday when I did this in the evening, there were no delivery times available for that day or the following day. They basically allow/require you to pick a one hour window for your delivery. I woke up around 1:30 am for bio needs, so popped online to check and they had the next day's delivery times available. I'm not sure what the normal range of times is, or if it varies from location to location, but the first time slot was 11-12 in the morning and I think it went into the evening, but don't remember how late. I ticked the box for 11-12 and then it prompted me for payment, did that and successfully placed the order. Supposed to be delivered Thus. Got email confirmation almost immediately.
This is my first time tying a delivery order like this. There is a box you can check that allows substitutions, which defaults to being checked. I left that selected. We'll see how that goes. Some interesting take aways from the ordering process. Anything in the store is available, but pharmacy prescriptions are still a separate deal. My order ran the gamut from 55 gal trash bags and hornet spray to green onions for the kitchen. If something is out of stock, it won't show it, or won't allow you to order it. One item on my list went out of stock when I tried to first place my order and it automatically removed it from my cart/list, (and it notifies you of this then). Later when I went back at 1:30 am to select a time, there was an option after selecting your time and payment info, to edit your list. I clicked on that and was able to add the item back to my list that had been removed the day before, as it had been re-stocked.
I already had a Walmart account from ordering things not stocked in the store and already had a debit card linked to my account, so that sped up the process a little. Painless, available to shop 24-7, but not instant gratification like going shopping and just picking up what you need. I'll report back with a brief note on how the delivery went and if I got what I ordered. Kroger in town also does deliveries, so may try that at some point since they sell a few items we like that Walmart does not.