Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy to me because I’ve used Instacart weekly since March 2020 and now can’t imagine going to the grocery store.

#owned

I have no idea what this means

I began using grocery delivery in 2016/ 2017 (first through Peapod!) and have used it very regularly since but I have to say my Instacart/ Wegmans bill last week was my tipping point -- it was about 50% higher than what I pay for a normal week of groceries after tip, fees, and markups. I made my way to the grocery store this week after that sticker shock!

I dont care who calls me lazy. I have two really small kids, a full time job, and plenty of other obligations. I am prioritizing my to-do list and outsourcing the things that someone else can do. If that's lazy, so be it! Unfortunately at this point I am only going to be using Instacart when I am really, really pinched for time going forward because I can't justify that extreme cost.

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy to me because I’ve used Instacart weekly since March 2020 and now can’t imagine going to the grocery store.

#owned

This is crazy to me because I’ve used Instacart weekly since March 2020 and now can’t imagine going to the grocery store.

I've never used instacart because even with the prior lower fee structure, I still thought it was ridiculously expensive. I never stopped going to the grocery store even in the depth of the pandemic -- it was my ONLY normal out of the house activity. I do all my grocery runs on foot and have no problem dragging heavy bags home a mile. If I should become injured or disabled, I'm sure that my value calculations may change, and certainly appreciate that such a service exists.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GO TO THE STORE OP or use a store that has FREE drive up pick up.

I also use Instacart because I can't drive due to being in a cast on my driving foot. Not everyone can get to the store. So rude.

Taxi's, Uber, Lyft, a friend, bus plenty of ways to get there. Nice try, I've also broke my foot before.

Some of the people complaining about Instacart are the ones who outsource everything else because they can afford it. Why do they care if someone with an injury doesn’t want to take a bus, shop in person, and drag all of their groceries back home if they can afford to outsource shopping. What is the difference? Such hypocrisy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GO TO THE STORE OP or use a store that has FREE drive up pick up.

I also use Instacart because I can't drive due to being in a cast on my driving foot. Not everyone can get to the store. So rude.

Taxi's, Uber, Lyft, a friend, bus plenty of ways to get there. Nice try, I've also broke my foot before.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GO TO THE STORE OP or use a store that has FREE drive up pick up.

I also use Instacart because I can't drive due to being in a cast on my driving foot. Not everyone can get to the store. So rude.

You (and the other people with medical conditions that prevent them from shopping in person) are not who the PP had in mind.

Anonymous wrote:GO TO THE STORE OP or use a store that has FREE drive up pick up.

I also use Instacart because I can't drive due to being in a cast on my driving foot. Not everyone can get to the store. So rude.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only person in America who has not used Instacart? You people are lazy.

I never have either

I haven’t and will never use it while I’m an able-bodied person with a vehicle. If either of those factors change, though, who knows…

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only person in America who has not used Instacart? You people are lazy.

I never have. I also don't have take out for delivered either and I'm pretty lazy in general.

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only person in America who has not used Instacart? You people are lazy.

I used it to send groceries to my sister in law returning home from being in the hospital with her husband for three weeks. I know it was lazy as hell but I didn’t want to drive eight hours there and back for $100 worth of groceries.

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only person in America who has not used Instacart? You people are lazy.

I am lazy and never used it 😀

I read all the complaints on here and wonder why anyone uses it more than once. If I have to go back to buy the crap they did not include, I might as well go.

I can see how some people feel like they need it, but they also need to understand that Instacart and the shoppers are in it to make money, not to help them out. Fees probably need to go up to attract shoppers.

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only person in America who has not used Instacart? You people are lazy.

I never have either

Anonymous wrote:So many DCUMers swear by Instacart but I haven’t had good experiences. Insanely inflated prices, shoppers failing to find in-stock items, bad produce picks… I wish this was a good outsourcing solution but it’s just not.

+1

I wouldn’t mind the markup if it were a useful service. But I always end up having to go back and buy things they missed, or they can’t seem to properly identify produce or whatever. Then add in the fact I sometimes can’t even find items to add to my cart that I know are in the store, but apparently just not offered for purchase on Instacart.

I’ve found the store app (we use Harris Teeter) to be much more accurate and user friendly. Just drive up and they’ll put the groceries in your trunk.