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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well now we can finally confirm the rumor that rich people are cheap AF [/quote]

This. Doing instacart I have definitely figured this out. Instacart has a process of matching big tip orders with non-tip/low tip orders, so that the no tip orders get picked up. 9 times out of 10, the big house, expensive Bethesda, McLean, Potomac neighborhood drop off is the no tip/low tip order and the Rockville/Aspen Hill, Montgomery Villiage house, is the big tipper. I guess that’s how the rich stay richer as they say.[/quote]

Can you share more what is a “big” tip vs little tip from your perspective and experience?[/quote]

Quick answer 40% of order total is a big tip.  Since Covid is just about blowing over for most folks, those type of tips are hard to come by. But, I promise, the poorest “looking” homes tip the most. Almost all the time. Middle class “looking” homes tip on average of about 5%-10% of order total. UMC “looking” homes usually tip flat $5, $7 or $10, and are usually the hardest to please and will give you a bad review for the slightest error, which then affects the orders instacart sends the shopper.

I’m not shopping anybody’s order for less than 20% of the order total. I shop like I would shop for my grandmother. I look at all produce carefully, I check all expiration dates. I suggest and make replacements with care, I communicate with the customer via the chat,  send them pics on empty shelves so they know I really looked for something, I offer to pick up additional needed items at the end. No smooshed bread, no overripe avocados, bananas or peaches. If I make a mistake on your order and instacart informs me, I redeliver within two days of being informed of the error (at my expense).

If you are ordering several cases of water, cases of coke and/or large items, again  “I” think an appropriate tip is 15%-20%. But then again, some people will order 20 cases of water and tip $5 because that is about 14% of the price for 20 cases of water, but WTF, $5 for someone to bring you 20 cases of water?

Instacart only pays the shopper $7 to shop your order (+.60 per mile over 7 miles from store) if it’s a single and if they couple it with 1or 2 other orders, they pay the shopper $4 per order, so the shopper is very dependent on the tips.

Also keep in mind if you apply a % tip and things are out of stock or refunded, that lowers the shoppers tip.

If you tip cheaply, you will get a desperate person shopping your order. I wouldn’t want a desperate person shopping for groceries that I feed my family. Just saying.  The lowest tip (single) orders go to the lowest rated instacart shoppers.

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