08-14-2020, 02:53 PM
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I use Wal-Mart pick-up all the time.
Their substitution algorithm is awful, so I never permit substitution.
Their produce is often sub-par, a business model choice I understand. However, that allows them to dump a lot of the undesirable leftovers on the curbsiders.
My pre-COVID shopping pattern included going to a store with a strong reputation in produce, but the store I supported had one of the first few cases of COVID in my area. So I haven't been back, though I am sure other stores likely have had COVID cases too by now. It probably is hard to overcome that stigma as the first store with COVID in your area.
The curbside process works like a charm, especially once you have an ordering history.
The team loads everything in a minute or two into the rear of your vehicle and you can get items across so many categories of retail outlets.
I certainly understand why so many retailers were not happy when they were forced to close while Walmart got to sell all kinds of non-grocery items as a grocery store.
Creating curbside for grocery apparently is not easy, as even now most food stores in my area don't offer it. And that's too bad. I really prefer the curbside model to the walk-in/pick-up model. Both are better than the stroll/browse/shop model right now IMO.
When force to go in a store I try hard to visit as early in the day as possible and use the electronic self-checkout to avoid meeting up with friendly service industry staffers that are required to interact with hundreds or thousands of people each day.
I use Wal-Mart pick-up all the time.
Their substitution algorithm is awful, so I never permit substitution.
Their produce is often sub-par, a business model choice I understand. However, that allows them to dump a lot of the undesirable leftovers on the curbsiders.
My pre-COVID shopping pattern included going to a store with a strong reputation in produce, but the store I supported had one of the first few cases of COVID in my area. So I haven't been back, though I am sure other stores likely have had COVID cases too by now. It probably is hard to overcome that stigma as the first store with COVID in your area.
The curbside process works like a charm, especially once you have an ordering history.
The team loads everything in a minute or two into the rear of your vehicle and you can get items across so many categories of retail outlets.
I certainly understand why so many retailers were not happy when they were forced to close while Walmart got to sell all kinds of non-grocery items as a grocery store.
Creating curbside for grocery apparently is not easy, as even now most food stores in my area don't offer it. And that's too bad. I really prefer the curbside model to the walk-in/pick-up model. Both are better than the stroll/browse/shop model right now IMO.
When force to go in a store I try hard to visit as early in the day as possible and use the electronic self-checkout to avoid meeting up with friendly service industry staffers that are required to interact with hundreds or thousands of people each day.