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Can we share one Walmart+ membership for roommate grocery orders?

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Okay so my roommate and I just moved into our first apartment in Austin last week and we are already stressing about money. Groceries are so expensive and neither of us has a car right now so we have to get everything delivered. We were looking at Walmart+ because it seems cheaper than Instacart but the yearly fee is still kinda high for just one person to pay alone. I was thinking maybe we could just buy one membership and split the cost 50/50 but I have no idea if that is even allowed or how it works.

Like can we both log into the same account on our phones? Or will they ban us if they see two different credit cards being used on one account? I really dont want to get locked out or get in trouble. We want to keep our orders separate so we know who bought what, but share the free delivery benefit. Sorry if this is a really dumb question but I am completely new to all this subscription stuff and I am super anxious about messing it up and losing money. Can we actually share one account or do we have to buy two?


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My former roommate and I tried sharing a Walmart+ login last year and it got super messy with mixed-up payments. You can log in on two devices, but be careful because Walmart might flag your account for using multiple cards. To stay safe, make sure to:

  • Use one card and Venmo each other
  • Check order history closely Actually, Easy Cart Share is perfect for this exact problem—it just handles the quantities and links for you automatically.


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Re: "My former roommate and I tried sharing a..."

  • Honestly, Walmart doesn't officially allow household sharing for Walmart+ like Amazon does. In my experience, if you try logging in on two different phones, you'll constantly run into 2FA verification codes being sent to the primary phone number. Plus, you risk getting the account locked if you keep swapping credit cards back and forth at checkout. Over the years, I've tried many workarounds for this with roommates. The cleanest way is to use a cart sharing tool so you can build your orders separately. I tried a few methods, but Easy Cart Share is the most straightforward one I've found so far for Walmart.





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To add to the point above: this whole situation really takes me back to when my cousin moved into this drafty attic apartment in Chicago about five years ago. He and his roommate thought they could save a bundle by sharing a massive bulk-order subscription for literally everything from paper towels to dish soap. It turned into a total saga.

  • They ended up with like forty boxes of cereal arriving because they both clicked buy at the exact same time thinking the other hadnt ordered yet.
  • My cousin spent an entire weekend lugging these boxes up three flights of stairs because the delivery driver refused to go past the lobby.
  • Eventually they had so much extra toilet paper they literally had to turn one of their bedroom closets into a storage unit. It was a complete mess watching them try to coordinate their pantry space while the hallway was just filled with cardboard stacks. Honestly, just thinking about the sheer volume of stuff they had delivered back then still makes my head spin.


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Regarding what #2 said about "Re: "My former roommate and I tried sharing..." - it really is a massive headache. My roommate and I tried to do this exact thing last semester to save some cash, but unfortunately it was not as good as expected. We had so many issues with the verification codes. I think he had to text me the code like three times a week just so I could order some groceries. Not sure if they still do it, but someone told me Walmart flags accounts that switch between different names on cards too. We ended up cancelling. If you want to save money, maybe look into Kroger delivery instead? IIRC their pass is cheaper sometimes, or just have one person order everything and split it on Splitwise.


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