How to Cancel Shipt in 2026 (Target's $99/Year Delivery Trap)
Updated 2026-02-19 · 5 min read
🎯 The Target Checkout Trap
Target promotes Shipt membership at checkout with "Free delivery on this order!" Many people sign up thinking it's a one-time thing, then get hit with $99/year auto-renewal 12 months later. If you only order delivery 1-2 times a month, you're losing money.
Shipt Pricing (2026)
Annual membership: $99/year ($8.25/month)
Monthly membership: $10.99/month ($131.88/year)
Per-delivery (no membership): $7.99-9.99 per order
Service fee: Variable % even WITH membership (this is new — wasn't there originally)
Tip: Expected 15-20% on top
Markup: Some items are 10-15% higher than in-store prices
The Real Break-Even Math
Shipt says you save on delivery fees. But with the service fee, markups, and tips, here's what you actually pay:
Without membership: $8 delivery + $3 service fee + $8 tip = $19 extra per order
With membership: $0 delivery + $3 service fee + $8 tip = $11 extra per order + $99/year
Break-even: You need ~12 orders/year (once a month) just to break even on delivery fees alone
Real cost: Including markups, a $100 grocery order through Shipt costs $115-125 total
How to Cancel
Method 1: Shipt App/Website
Open the Shipt app or go to shipt.com
Tap Account → Shipt Membership
Tap Cancel Membership
Complete the survey (required) → confirm
Screenshot the confirmation page
Method 2: Through Target (If Signed Up at Checkout)
Go to target.com → sign in
Go to Account → Memberships
Find Shipt → Cancel Membership
If you can't find it here, you need to cancel through Shipt directly
Method 3: Contact Support
Email help@shipt.com or call 1-205-502-2500. They process cancellations quickly.
⚠️ Refund Window
If your annual membership just renewed and you haven't used it yet, contact support immediately — they may issue a full refund within 48 hours of renewal. After that, no prorated refunds.
Better Alternatives
Target Drive Up: FREE — order on the app, they bring it to your car. Same products, zero delivery fees, zero markup
Target same-day pickup: Also free, ready in 2 hours
Walmart+ ($98/yr): Includes free delivery, Paramount+, gas discounts — more value per dollar
Amazon Fresh: Free delivery on $100+ orders with Prime (which you might already have)
Instacart+: $99/yr but works at 80+ stores vs Shipt's limited selection
💡 The Target Drive Up Hack
Target Drive Up is Shipt's free competitor — from Target itself. Order through the Target app, park in the designated spots, and an employee brings your order to your trunk. Zero fees, zero tips, zero markups. Available at 95% of Target stores.
🔍 Delivery Subscription Audit
Shipt, DashPass, Instacart+, Uber One, Walmart+ — most people have 2-3 delivery memberships they forgot about. Upload your bank statement to JustCancel to find them all.