Walmart Wants To Deliver Groceries Directly Into Your Fridge

Walmart is taking the grocery delivery game a step further, promising to deliver your food not just to your doorstep but having someone place your groceries directly into your refrigerator.

The company announced the somewhat ambitious experiment in a blog post on Friday, selling it as a convenience for busy families. Walmart, feeling the heat from companies like FreshDirect and Amazon's recent takeover of Whole Foods, is partnering with smart lock company August Home and delivery startup Deliv to test the possibility.

Here's how Walmart says the test will work:

I place an order on Walmart.com for several items, even groceries. When my order is ready, a Deliv driver will retrieve my items and bring them to my home. If no one answers the doorbell, he or she will have a one-time passcode that I’ve pre-authorized which will open my home’s smart lock. As the homeowner, I’m in control of the experience the entire time – the moment the Deliv driver rings my doorbell, I receive a smartphone notification that the delivery is occurring and, if I choose, I can watch the delivery take place in real-time. The Deliv associate will drop off my packages in my foyer and then carry my groceries to the kitchen, unload them in my fridge and leave. I’m watching the entire process from start to finish from my home security cameras through the August app. As I watch the Deliv associate exit my front door, I even receive confirmation that my door has automatically been locked.

Walmart is heavily selling the aspect of having someone else unload your groceries, a task that no doubt can be tedious but yet is simple enough.

The company says it will debut the test in Silicon Valley with a small group of August Home customers who have opted in to participate.

Would you let someone deliver groceries to your home and place them inside your refrigerator when nobody is at home?

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