Like many here, I find joining a club and paying for a membership to shop somewhere to be ludicrous! I also find them to be detrimental on many levels such as encouraging consumerism and creating more environmental waste. Most everyone I know has Amazon Prime and get at least one, usually more, packages ever other day, if not daily! They are more inclined to buy impulsively and place orders for single items than those of us who have to reach a minimum for free shipping. I've had things in my cart for weeks and eventually realized, I don't need that!

That said, Walmart was very helpful for me during the pandemic. I don't have one near me and they were great to get pantry staples and such delivered. It was never difficult to reach the $35 minimum. However, lately, what I am seeing more and more is that many items on their site that I've ordered in the past are unavailable for shipping and say "Pickup, today at...". Below that, there is a box advertising "Walmart+ Get free delivery, shipping and more". I've never understood, and haven't inquired, if that means that the membership would make those 'unavailable for shipping' items deliverable again. Does anyone know?