joining us now, mary beth, big box stores like sam's club and costco have been doing this for years, you have amazon prime, a lot of people are fans of. who else is getting in on this membership deal? >> first of all, wal-mart joined the band wagon, they offer a certain amount and you get free two-day shipping all year longs, other stores are dock it. rei, barnes and noble, bed, bath and beyond land's end. you can get percs. this you also pay for a year, but you get free shipping and returns and other perks that can offer better customer service. you might have access to sales throughout the year and you can get special sales. >> so many of them are a fee. is that a turnoff? >> it is, this will replace your sh shopping. it's sitting there bothering you. >> how do you decide what the value is to you? how scloes it to you? close to your home or office or somewhere you want to stop by. you basically want something not more work for you. >> i find myself to blame. i get restoration hardware, how much am i going to spend at this particular store? if you are getting ready to do all of your

joining us now is mary beth quirk, the consumerists.com. great to have you here. big box stores like sam's club and costco have been doing this for year. you have amazon prime which a lot of people are fans of. who else is getting in on this membership deal? >> walmart recently jumped on the bandwagon with amazon. they are not offering where you can pay a certain amount of money for year, you get free two-day shipping all year long and other stores doing this it, brands you might not have hardware, land's end, all different than the free programs you can join and get the regular kind of perks. this you also pay for a year and then you get free shipping in return, sometimes other perks or conveniences they can offer and better customer service and may have bert access for sales throughout the year. might get a flat 20% off on everything you buy from the rell tailer and can get access to special sales that are just for members. >> it's interesting when you are talking about having a loyalty program because so many of them loyalty program a turnoff for some customers

. >> reporter: mary beth saw the philadelphia wish wall and wanted one in marlton. to simonetta the wish maker because of their wish wall non-profit and the two thought it was great way to actively honor christina grimmie's memory. it's simple you place your wish on the wall and the community get to work. >> you look for wishes that you can actually grant? >> yes. >> as i'm looking for some, donating to toys for tots. >> yes. after every wish wall we grant one. if we can do more than one that will be awesome. we try fine the one it's more i would say impactful for the community. >> they take on one large challenge but the community can take on several. >> some of these can be granted just by the community. >> that's actually the idea that i have behind all of this. the first thing was how can i put people together? >> reporter: two, three. >> whoo! good wish wall launched in december on the six month anniversary of christina's murder with her family in attendance. i spoke to her brother who told me the idea touch them because it truly represents who his sister was.

. >> mary beth saw the philadelphia wish wall and wanted one in marlton. out to simonetti lien known as the wish maker because of her wish wall non-profit and the two thought it was great way to actively honor christina grimmie's memory. it's simple. you place your wish on the wall and simonetta and the community get to work. >> you look for wishes that you can actually grant? >> yes. >> i'm looking for some, donat donating to toys for tots. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> our forum is aft wish wall we grant one if we can do more than one that would be awesome. but we'll try to find the one that it's more i would impactful for the community. >> reporter: they take on one large challenge but the community can take on several. >> some of these can be granted just by the community. >> that's actually the idea that i have behind all of this. the first thing was how can i put people together? >> reporter: wish wall launched in december on the six month anniversary of christina's murder with her family in attendance. i spoke to her brother who told me the idea touch the

mary plans to continue bringing joy to service members for as long as she can. >> the best part is seeing them week after week getting better. >> hello, hello. >> in beth and bethesda, andrea mccarren, wusa 9. >> mary is a great grandmother who was recently honored by the governor of maryland for her service. she's also volunteered at the children's nih for 25 years. >> she's truly extraordinary. >>> coming up, the five special deliveries one hospital calls a christmas miracle. >> but up next the kind gesture that a dad found was so spectacular that he just had to share it on social media. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we're offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, just in time for the holidays. hurry, freddy, you're gonna miss it! coming. i can't believe he is doing this. it's so fast that in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, held by gary watson... fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how