Walmart grocery pickup allows you to get groceries without entering the store. But life happens, and you may arrive later than the specified grocery pickup time or completely forget that you had a Walmart pickup.
Can you still pick up your items if you’re late for your Walmart grocery pickup?
What Happens if You Are Late for Walmart Grocery Pickup?
If you are late for your Walmart grocery pickup, Walmart will hold your grocery items until 8 pm that day, after which they will cancel your grocery order. If you are late, Walmart will send you an email to remind you of your grocery pickup and ask you to reschedule.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- If you miss your Walmart grocery pickup time, Walmart will hold your items until the maximum curbside pickup time of 8 pm.
- Walmart will cancel your grocery order if you don’t pick it up within 24 hours.
- For non-grocery orders, Walmart may hold on to your order for up to seven days before they cancel it.
Keep reading to see what you should do if you are late for your grocery pickup, how long Walmart will hold your pick-up order, and more.
How Long Does Walmart Hold Pickup Orders?
Because groceries may contain perishable items, Walmart will hold on to grocery pickup orders till 8 pm on the allocated pickup date. Walmart will send you an email to ask you to reschedule your grocery pickup. So, you can follow the steps to reschedule pickup.
Alternatively, if you can’t come for your groceries before 8 pm, you can reach out to Walmart customer service and discuss with them to reschedule your grocery pickup.
Walmart can only hold grocery pickup orders for a maximum of 24 hours, after which they will return the grocery items to stock and offer you a refund. If you still need the groceries, you can place another order.
Walmart may hold non-grocery pickup orders for up to seven days from the pickup date. If you don’t pick up your order within these seven days, Walmart will cancel your order, restock the item, and issue a refund to your original payment method (refunds may take up to 10 business days).
However, you should note that Walmart can decide to cancel your order and reshelve the items anytime within these seven days, especially if the order items are in high demand or almost out of stock.
So, while Walmart offers curbside pickup seven days a week from 8 am to 8 pm, they treat your pickup order differently depending on whether or not it contains perishable grocery items.
Things That May Happen if You Miss Your Walmart Pickup Time
There are no serious consequences to missing your pickup time except that Walmart will cancel your grocery order if you don’t show up by 8 pm or call them the following morning. If you show up within the curbside time, you will get your items, and Walmart will still load them into your car.
Always pick up your order or reschedule your pickup time as soon as possible before Walmart cancels your order. If you frequently don’t pick up your Walmart order, Walmart may suspend your account, and you may pay restocking fees.
Should You Do Anything if You Are Late for a Walmart Grocery Pickup?
If you are late for a Walmart grocery pickup, Walmart will email you to remind you of your pickup order and ask you to reschedule. If you don’t reschedule your pickup, Walmart will cancel your order, restock the item, and refund you after 24 hours.
So, if you don’t want Walmart to cancel your order, follow these steps to reschedule your Walmart pickup.
- Sign in to your Walmart account
- Go to “Recent Orders”
- Choose “Edit Order“
- Locate your current pickup slot.
- Change the pickup time by clicking ‘Change.’
- Choose a convenient time to avoid missing it again.
If you can’t find the option to reschedule pickup, you can call Walmart customer service to let them know when you will be available to pick up the order. Alternatively, someone else can pick up your Walmart order if you cannot make it within your scheduled time slot.
Note that orders that have passed the cutoff time cannot be rescheduled. Use the “reorder all items” button to make a fresh order.
Conclusion
If you are late for your Walmart grocery pickup, you can usually still pick up your order before 8 pm (local time). Walmart cancels grocery pickups after 24 hours and non-grocery pickups after seven days if you fail to show up. However, Walmart can cancel your order anytime within this period.
Walmart will send you an email to ask you to reschedule your order. You can reschedule or cancel the order on the website or app or ask someone to pick up your order on your behalf. Alternatively, you can call your local Walmart store to reschedule pickup.
