[largesse]

Wal-Mart is big enough that they can take those thefts as a loss.

I see it working. If done right, it could leverage into neighborliness. It should be marketed that way. I can see people doing it just to have an excuse to meet their neighbors.

[ebbv]

You misunderstand the problem. It's not the loss of the $20 of goods or whatever that are lost. Obviously they can absorb that.

It's the lawsuits due to the emotional/physical trauma of being robbed while delivering for Wal-Mart.

[largesse]

There's that, but I'm sure they'd have lawyers work out some sort of indemnification. The first media reports would need careful PR handling.

I see this as something similar to what AirBnB went through. It's not unprecedented.

[ebbv]

AirBnB is miniscule compared to Wal-Mart, though. Not even a blip.

The ambulance chasers would be all over this.

Not to mention widespread fraud. It's just a dumb idea.