We posted about a deal for Walmart shipping pass for $1, this pass gives you free 3 day shipping on all Walmart orders with no minimum spend requirements. The deal didn’t last long before being pulled, but if you were quick enough to sign up you should have received the following e-mail:
Dear <your name>,
Whoa! Was that unlimited shipping for a year for $1? Well, the truth is that you found a link to an employee-only test of our unlimited shipping program. Unfortunately, this one isn’t yet ready for its public debut, because we want to test and make sure it’s up to snuff. You might have seen in the press that we are in the midst of planning a pilot of free, unlimited shipping for just $50 a year. So here’s the deal…we’re going to add you to the waitlist for an invitation to the pilot AND we’re giving you a $50 eGift card that you can use to buy that special something you’ve been thinking about. Oh, and we’ll refund your $1 subscription. Anything you already ordered will be on the way with no shipping charge. We’re sorry for the confusion on this one.
Please look for a separate email within the next 24 hours that will include your eGift card.
For additional assistance, please go to http://help.walmart.com. Please do not reply to this email as the mailbox is not monitored.
Warm regards,
Michele Watson
VP Customer Care
Walmart.com
Given that you’ll be able to buy the pass for $50 soon enough, this seems like a pretty great outcome for those who did sign up. Now you have the option of keeping the giftcard or signing up for the service using the giftcard at a later stage.
Hat tip to reader J. Grant
