Dang it's cold now....

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not bad here. low to mid 20s   it is this damn inversion that is killing it.   cold and no sun sucks.

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Frank.  Two words.  Walmart Plus.  Buy a membership for $100 a year, 1/2 that if on government assistance plus you get streaming services like Prime with the membership.

They deliver for a few bucks.  Usually a 4-6 hour time to delivery that you pick (and you can pick your time whenever from a list including tomorrow) and the cost is zero with a minimum order of $50 sometimes less.  There is recommended driver tip but you can say no. 

There is a $5 option for delivery within 3 hours. 

I joined three years ago when I was staying in Louisiana with my mom.  It was 8 miles (15 minutes) to the Walmart plus the time there and the time back which was an issue since she needed constant care.  It was a great deal for us.  I used it once or twice a week...which quickly covered my (then $50 annual fee it was new then) membership fee. 

It's great when we head to one of our boy's houses and need to pick up stuff for Thanksgiving or Christmas ( or whatever..birthday, etc.) because you can specify alternate delivery addresses.  One son lives in the Tulsa area and the other in Baton Rouge.  We order what we need and have it delivered...it costs nothing with the paid membership.  Sometimes we order on the drive over...and if you do it right it arrives before you get there so you don't have to be the one to put it up!!!

Yes..sometimes they get something wrong in the order and sometimes you get something extra.  They will straighten it out if you call.  Maybe you get green bananas...things like that which you learn.  They also assume substitutions with items but you can turn substitutions off individually or for the entire order.  I zero out any substitutions so sometimes I don't get an item...they will text/email and let you know that an item is unavailable and you may have the option to allow a substitution.

All in all pretty slick.  If you don't have it you should.  Delivered to your doorstep.  I can't get delivery here in the Ozarks I am 40 miles from the nearest Walmart...but we still use it since you can order your groceries (or motor oil, television, whatever) and schedule a pickup on the same day or the next day or so. 

When you order it remembers what you order and you can choose from past items which speeds up the process.

Not a bad deal.  We used it yesterday and saved an hour and a half of time.