5 Tips for a Less Stressful Vacation (Hint – I Saved Time & Money w/ Walmart+ Grocery Delivery!)
We are sharing five tips to have a more relaxing vacation, including how a Walmart+ grocery delivery saves you TONS of time!
Walmart grocery delivery & my Walmart+ membership onlinees to the rescue again – this time on vacation! 🙌
Most everyone loves to travel, but sometimes travel can also be stressful. Luckily, a Walmart+ membership can help!
If you’re preparing for a fun summer vacation, I’m here to share a few of our team’s tips for making your trip go off without a hitch. We learned the hard way so you don’t have to!
One of the best pieces of advice repeated by multiple team members, is to snag yourself a Walmart+ membership! Read on for our top 5 tips for a stress-free vacation, and how I used my Walmart+ membership both before AND during my recent vacation.
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1. Have a Walmart+ grocery delivery send food right to your vacation home.
Are you staying in a vacation home? If so, you’ll want to make sure you have plenty of snacks and meals on hand! Instead of spending part of your vacation in the grocery store, why not use your Walmart+ membership to order online and have Walmart grocery delivery bring the food right to your door?
That’s what I recently did when we headed to Tennessee for vacation! Walmart+ grocery delivery, which is free on orders $35 or more (exclusions apply), will deliver EVERYTHING you could need! We forgot conditioner and guess what? I didn’t even have to leave the house to get more.
It’s so easy, so convenient, and I loved that we saved money by not eating out for every single meal. That meant more fun and more pool time!
Plus, if you decide you don’t need something and want to make a return, Walmart will onlinee back and pick up the item for free!
This tip gets our number 1 spot because Walmart grocery delivery truly saves you so much stress and time – our entire team genuinely raves about their Walmart+ memberships on a daily basis. Whether you’re on vacation or having a staycation, you can skip time at the store and get right to making more memories with your loved ones. 📸
HIP TIP: If you do have to shop in-store, use Walmart’s Scan-and-Go app to skip the checkout lines and find special in-store savings! It’s. A. Game. Changer! 🙌
2. Create an itinerary so you don’t miss a thing.
To help you have an unforgettable trip, spend a few weeks prior to your vacation planning out a sample itinerary. You can still leave room for spontaneity, but a little advanced planning can give you time to find the best prices, deals, and coupons. Do your research on the web, or buy a travel guide to help you see the sights.
Knowing some of the following can help cut down stress as you sight-see:
- When and where you can get FREE parking
- The run times, ticket cost, and location of public transportation
- The location of the nearest hospital, post office, firehouse, and police station
- Affordable lodging
- Popular restaurants, local attractions, and free things to do
“I was always annoyed as a kid that my mom made itineraries because I like to wing it LOL….but now that I’m a mom I find myself doing the exact same thing to maximize our trips. 🤣 I like doing a rough itinerary and making a list of fun things to do in the area….best beaches to visit, hikes, water parks, etc., then another list for food….where to grocery shop, best restaurants, where to grab ice cream late on a Tuesday, etc. It takes a lot of stress off of everyone when you have the solid options and depending on the day you can go do them.
Also PARKING! So important to know anywhere you go where parking is. I find that so stressful in cities/beaches/etc. that I don’t know. And this really saved me one year in the Hamptons because I didn’t know the majority of parking was permit parking.” – Sara, Hip teammate
“I am one who makes an itinerary with options. Are they color coded? Yes. Are there clickable links? Yes, 😆 but I always tell my family/friends nothing is set in stone, it just makes decisions that much easier.” – Rachel, Hip teammate
3. Use your Walmart+ membership to save on fuel.
If you’re taking a road trip, you’re going to want to know this tip that my Hip teammate Chelsey shared with me: when you have a Walmart+ membership, you can save up to 10¢ off per gallon at over 14,000 participating fuel stations nationwide – including stations like Mobil and Exxon. The discount varies by location and station (and is subject to change), but any savings can really add up.
Members can save about $75 a year when they take advantage of this benefit! See Walmart+ terms and conditions for all the details!
4. Bring activities to keep the kiddos busy…
Every parent knows that kids can get restless on car trips and airplane rides. Chelsey also suggested that one way to encourage a smooth trip is to have snacks, travel games and activity books on hand.
If your kids aren’t fans of games, bring along a laptop or tablet and you can pop on a movie or show for them to enjoy.
“When we fly or go on a roadtrip, I always have a ton of snacks and fun items for the kiddos. It’s so much easier to bring stuff you know your kids will eat with you rather than paying $20 for a stick of gum at the airport. Plus, if you get stuck somewhere or have a long wait, snacks always help pass the time.” – Chelsey, Hip teammate
5. Tidy up before leaving so you can return home to a clean house.
Let’s face it, you’re going to be tired after traveling. The last thing anyone wants to do is return home to a messy house that needs to be cleaned, on top of unpacking and doing vacation laundry. If you clean up before you head out the door, that’s one less chore you’ll have waiting for you.
“I find vacation to be less stressful for myself if I know I’m onlineing home to a clean house when we get back. So I’m usually stressing much before, in order to get as much cleaning done as possible. 😆 It is an end of vacation gift to myself and then we can all just relax as a family and settle back into our daily routines easier.” – Amber, Hip teammate
So many of us are huge fans of Walmart grocery delivery & our Walmart+ membership!
Whether you are on vacation or you’re at home, there are so many fantastic benefits to having a Walmart+ membership. You can see Walmart+ terms and conditions for more, but here are a few that stand out to us the most:
- Fast and free shipping on $35+ orders of groceries and household essentials (restrictions apply)
- The ability to have your delivery go to a different address than your home address
- Fuel savings at over 14,000 gas stations nationwide including Mobil and Exxon (fuel discount varies by location & station, subject to change)
- The Scan and Go app which offers in-store savings and lets you skip the long checkout lines
- Early access to special deals, sales, & offers throughout the year
- Walmart picks up your returns right from your home
Unsure if this membership is right for you? There is a FREE 30-day trial!
If you decide you love it as much as we do, you’ll pay just $12.95/month after the trial ends.
