Do you tip Walmart grocery delivery?

Question

So I was thinking of signing up for Walmart+ the service is $98 a year. The main reason I was considering the service is for the free grocery delivery on $35 and up orders. We are trying to limit our exposure to the public because of Covid. Also I don’t drive for medical reasons so my husband always has to come with me to the grocery store so this will take a lot of responsibility off of him that I wish I could do for myself but can’t. We are not rich by any means so we have to budget to buy enough grocery’s for the month. Each order will easily be $200 2 to 3 times a month. We are less than a 10 minute drive from Walmart. So are you supposed to tip the delivery drivers? Don’t get me wrong I am all for tipping but if it’s supposed to be 20% of your order and each order is $200 that would be $40 each time. So I would estimate $120 in tips a month on top of the $98 a year for the service. At that rate it would not be worth it anymore. 
I know Walmart curbside pickup is not allowed to except tips so I was wondering if it’s the same for delivery drivers or are you expected to tip?

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The delivery drivers that actually bring your groceries work for DoorDash. I know this because my husband actually picks up Walmart orders and delivers them. They can see what they are getting tipped and normally what they do is if the order is expecting them to drive say 15 miles they aren’t going to do it for a low price. 
Let’s be clear they don’t paid much to actually deliver the base pay for that order is $3-$4. If you can make the drive you are better off doing it yourself or paying a neighbor to do it for you. These people are not getting hourly it’s solely based on the orders they pick up. 
Even if you tipped them $10 it’s better than nothing.

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Not really sure how Walmart delivery works because they make you pay a subscription to use the service which I believe isn’t worth spending 12.99.  I think you can get tipped for delivery but you can always check their delivery driver guidelines and rules.

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I do Shipt, which is similar and I order through target. I will tip my delivery person every time. They’re usually so nice and really communicative & respectful of my property. They keep 100% of the tip, too.

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At least 20% but if you can use instacart instead, I would 😬 I always have issues with Walmart and they have that $35 limit AND limited availability windows. With Instacart, there’s no limit. You can order $1 item if you want. However, it will charge you $8 to deliver. Anything $35 and up is free delivery with a $10 per month subscription. You can also order from multiple stores with that $35. You don’t have to spend it all at one store. They also allow you to pick what your items are substituted with if it’s not available, unlike Walmart.

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I’m not sure but I’d highly recommend a different grocery service. I’ve used their pickup before and it’s awful

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Curbside is no tips ever, associates can lose their jobs if they’re believed to have accepted one. As far as I am concerned the same applies to delivery drivers who are Walmart staff and not doordash or something similar. 
What you’re saying about not driving makes a lot of sense. 
I would like to, however, remind you that all Walmart store employees come into contact with thousands of people daily. State dependent, many of whom do not wear masks and enter stores when they may be feeling sick. In the online grocery department there are a number of associates who will touch all of your items with no masks, no gloves, after having touched their faces etc. Many have also been exposed to covid. Walmart doesn’t really tent to think being sick is a good reason not to work. 
Weigh these things out with the cost idea.

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I use Shipt with Target and always tip my shopper 20%. I don’t know how WalMart works but with Shipt the shopper is actually doing all my shopping, going through the store during a pandemic finding exactly what I want and communicating with me if there’s something out of stock. That stuff plus driving and unloading everything on my front porch. They for sure deserve to be tipped.

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Always, always, always tip the driver for deliveries. Always.

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I don’t go to Walmart. I tip 20% with instacart though. Shoppers are literally risking their lives for me. I order less luxury foods, but it’s fine. 
It’s also where the majority of my stimulus check has gone. Following the rules and recommendations just costs more. 
After I’m vaccinated I’ll still probably do an order once a month or every other month. I might drop down to 15% since the risk won’t be so high. I’ll see what’s recommended then.

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I would tip 20% each time.

Do you tip Walmart grocery delivery?

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