Walmart & Amex bring Walmart+ to USA Platinum Card (Paramount Plus added Sept 2022)
#271



Join Date: Feb 2018
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Having lived many years elsewhere, the expectations for tipping are completely out of control in the US.
I refuse to pay them for anything ordered from a big box retailer and delivered to my house I don't tip the UPS guy, I don't tip the FedEx guy, I don't tip the guy who shows up in the Amazon van, and I'm certainly not about to tip whoever Walmart contracts a particular delivery to.
Either charge a transparent cost for delivery per order (fine), build it into your advertised prices (also fine), or have a delivery subscription service like W+ or Amazon Prime (also fine), but do not advertise "free" delivery or have me pay a subscription AND then ask me to pay a hidden fee in the form of an expected tip because you don't want to pay your costs of doing business. I refuse to subsidise giant publicly-traded companies.
I refuse to pay them for anything ordered from a big box retailer and delivered to my house I don't tip the UPS guy, I don't tip the FedEx guy, I don't tip the guy who shows up in the Amazon van, and I'm certainly not about to tip whoever Walmart contracts a particular delivery to.
Either charge a transparent cost for delivery per order (fine), build it into your advertised prices (also fine), or have a delivery subscription service like W+ or Amazon Prime (also fine), but do not advertise "free" delivery or have me pay a subscription AND then ask me to pay a hidden fee in the form of an expected tip because you don't want to pay your costs of doing business. I refuse to subsidise giant publicly-traded companies.
https://www.walmart.com/plus/inhome
#272


Join Date: Mar 2005
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My Freedom card gave me the 5% for the quarter it applied and I still used the WM+ code for the discount.
#273
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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This is changing:
Starting Feb. 28, 2023, Amazon Fresh delivery orders under $150 will incur a service fee. Prime members will continue to receive free grocery delivery on orders more than $150. Delivery charges will be $3.95 for orders $100-$150, $6.95 for orders $50-$100, and $9.95 for orders under $50.
#275


Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: DFW
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Instacart gives 20%-40% off coupons like average once a month. Walmart+ never offers any special coupons to members at least I'm not aware of. Only offer I'm aware of was slightly earlier access to holiday deals.
But anyway I cancelled W+ along with the PLT so nothing to lose.
#276


Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: District of Columbia
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#277
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,188
local store delivery used to be free too, but they changed recently( minimum order $35 + mandatory driver tips). On-line order from out of state warehouse is free but take several days to arrive, longer than Amazon, so why would I use Walmart?
#278
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#279




Join Date: Aug 2015
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I am told it’s a muddy area whether and how much to tip a Walmart delivery driver. Optional on paper, but that’s about where it stops. I can’t imagine you’d expect even basic service with a habit of leaving no tip. Even when tipped, a family member has informed me, it’s often not great. Come to think of it, it was so bad one time she called to cancel the tip, because she couldn't remove it herself.
When that is said, tipping has gone haywire these days, at times on top of an extra fee labeled as say operational fee or inflation adjustment. And of course taxes.
Are tip requests getting out of hand? Many consumers say yes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping...w-much-to-tip/
'It makes you feel bad': People are getting sick of being asked for tips everywhere they go
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...s/11145497002/
When that is said, tipping has gone haywire these days, at times on top of an extra fee labeled as say operational fee or inflation adjustment. And of course taxes.
Are tip requests getting out of hand? Many consumers say yes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping...w-much-to-tip/
'It makes you feel bad': People are getting sick of being asked for tips everywhere they go
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...s/11145497002/
Last edited by vanillabean; Jan 30, 2023 at 4:00 pm
#281
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#282
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
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I am told its a muddy area weather and how much to tip a Walmart delivery driver. Optional on paper, but thats about where it stops. I cant imagine youd expect even basic service with a habit of leaving no tip. Even when tipped, a family member has informed me, its often not great. Come to think of it, it was so bad one time she called to cancel the tip, because she couldn't remove it herself.
When that is said, tipping has gone haywire these days, at times on top of an extra fee labeled as say operational fee or inflation adjustment. And of course taxes.
Are tip requests getting out of hand? Many consumers say yes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping...w-much-to-tip/
'It makes you feel bad': People are getting sick of being asked for tips everywhere they go
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...s/11145497002/
When that is said, tipping has gone haywire these days, at times on top of an extra fee labeled as say operational fee or inflation adjustment. And of course taxes.
Are tip requests getting out of hand? Many consumers say yes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping...w-much-to-tip/
'It makes you feel bad': People are getting sick of being asked for tips everywhere they go
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...s/11145497002/
Also not sure if they rate customers like Uber does and if drivers will end up refusing to get my deliveries for not tipping either. I know someone that drives for Uber and he said if passengers don't tip, a lot of drivers will rate them one star and a lot of drivers won't pick up a low rated driver since it probvably means no tip.
#283
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I'm told they use services like Instacart and Doordash for local deliveries instead of their own employees like Amazon does, and those company drivers depend on tips. I understand they depend on tips and that's why for stuff that is done throughI delveriy service, that I avoid Walmart and use Amazon. I'm not home to tip the driver anyway and they leave the stuff in the package room and if I'm going to be tipping on top of a delivery fee, I may as well just pick it up at the store.
Also not sure if they rate customers like Uber does and if drivers will end up refusing to get my deliveries for not tipping either. I know someone that drives for Uber and he said if passengers don't tip, a lot of drivers will rate them one star and a lot of drivers won't pick up a low rated driver since it probvably means no tip.
Also not sure if they rate customers like Uber does and if drivers will end up refusing to get my deliveries for not tipping either. I know someone that drives for Uber and he said if passengers don't tip, a lot of drivers will rate them one star and a lot of drivers won't pick up a low rated driver since it probvably means no tip.
#284


Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North Oregon Coast
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And even then, if WM+ was something I'd use and pay for anyway, I'd consider its value to be $99, not $156, because I'd be paying $99 once a year rather than the $13 monthly this credit applies to.
#285
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
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I value it at $49.99 since that is what Paramount plus cost a year and I would have Paramount Plus if I didn't have the AmEx card.




