Save Shipping Costs By Using Walmart Pickup

 Every year, I order more and more online, it’s efficient, more fun than facing lines at the stores, and takes less time.  But sometimes I find an item that’s perfect for the kids, but I don’t have enough items in my shopping basket to qualify for free shipping.  

Sure, I could wait a little longer and perhaps I’ll think of more things to add to my shopping cart in the coming week, but by then, the original item I wanted may no longer be in stock (this has happened to me a few times before.)

I buy a lot of my presents and clothes online at Walmart.  They offer a huge variety of products at low prices, so I can be more generous with my gift giving with the money I save.  Recently, I wanted to buy my kids the Disney Infinity 3.0 Sadness character from the Inside Out movie.  I didn’t see it in stores, but found it at Walmart.com.  

Currently, Sadness is on Rollback for $12.22, a 12% savings…a good deal…but still well below the $50 free shipping limit.  So I decided to use the free Walmart Pickup service.  I ordered Sadness online and had her shipped to my local Walmart store.  I’ve used the Walmart Pickup service in the past and have found it quite handy.

But now, the Walmart Pickup service has really “picked up” since the last time I used it.  Walmart has made it easier than ever to use their service.  Here’s how it’s improved…

Walmart Pickup Service

1. Finding the Pickup Service is easier now with bright orange signage.
2. A Walmart Pickup check-in appears as a notification as a part of the Walmart app.

Finding Walmart Pickup in Your Store

The Walmart Pickup in my store is in the middle of the very back of the store.  A couple of years ago, it took me a while to realize it was back there.  

When I went recently, I found it much more obvious!

While I was picking up Sadness in the Walmart Pickup area, there were two other customers already there using the Pickup service too.  Word is getting out!

Walmart Pickup App Notifications

Being a techie, I loved this feature.  If you haven’t already downloaded the Walmart app, do it today!  It’s free and gives you all sorts of great advantages like easily tracking your Walmart Pharmacy prescriptions, giving you an effortless way to feel confident you’re saving money versus other stores through Savings Catcher, and allowing you to scan products you find without a price tag.

But now, when I have my Walmart app open and I walk into the store, after being notified via email that my Walmart Pickup order is ready, I receive an alert asking me to check in for Walmart Pickup.

Once I click on the Check-in, the associates in the Walmart Pickup area know I have arrived and will go in the stockroom to retrieve my package.  In the past, retrieving my package has taken up to 5-8 minutes.  When I make it to the Pickup area, there could still be a line for other customers wanting their Pickup’s too, but for me it will go faster because my item is waiting for me behind the counter.  Love it!

A Mom’s Perspective

Walmart Pickup is a free service and can be used on any value of product(s) you purchase through Walmart.com.  In the past, I have had gifts that qualify for free shipping on the website, sent to Walmart Pickup instead, so I could pick up the items while the kids were at school.

There’s nothing worse than when my kids’ gifts land on the front porch and my kids ask endlessly, what is it…and watch to see where I put the boxes.  Walmart Pickup eliminates their insatiable curiosity!

With Walmart, there’s no need to pay for shipping.  Walmart Pickup is a time and money-saving way to get your gifts and pick them up on your own time schedule.