NEW YORK (AP/CLARKSVILLENOW) — Would you be OK with letting a stranger into your house for the sake of convenience?
Walmart is testing the idea with a new service that lets a delivery person walk into your home when you’re not there to drop off packages or put groceries in the fridge.
The retailer said it is trying out the service with a small group of tech-savvy Walmart.com shoppers in California’s Silicon Valley who have internet-connected locks.
The delivery person is given a one-time code to open the door and customers get an alert on their smartphones when someone enters.
If they have cameras set up in the home, customers can watch as their orders are dropped off. Walmart says service is aimed at busy families that don’t have time to stop at a store or unpack their groceries.