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I help a blind friend order his groceries online from Walmart once a month. He's disabled and on food stamps (EBT/Link). The groceries are all taken care of, but the site always requests a $30 tip for the driver.

I drop it down a bit and pay it on my credit card for him, but what's the right way to deal with this situation?

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A 30$ tip? Does this company not give their drivers a wage, or something?

Ironically, they do not. They are the largest employer of employees on welfare.

Should be illegal to pay someone less than the cost of living. The free labor ”market” has clearly not managed to solve the problem.

(BYW that’s my proposed solution for the tipping problem, too, to stick to the topic.)

Walmart InHome is $40/year and no tips.

Wow, that's not bad.

"Walmart InHome is a premium service that delivers groceries and essentials directly into a customer's home (fridge/kitchen) or garage, using trained, vetted Walmart associates. As an add-on to Walmart+, it costs an additional $40/year (or $7/month) to provide unlimited, tip-free, and free-delivery-fee service."

Can even do it when you aren't home.

My sister has run her Daycare company and family off this service for many years and has high praise for the service.

Wow, thank you, I had no idea about this. Going to look into it. He has Walmart+ which you get for half price if you are on benefits, which also removes the regular $9.95 delivery fee.

Man $30 can still buy a lot of food at Aldi

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