Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clearly you all make too much money. No way I am paying 25% of my grocery order in a tip.

This is more or less what I think when I read a thread like this.

There are plenty of essential workers out there doing their essential jobs. Do people also tip trash removal people, your mailman, the grocery and pharmacy clerks, the receptionist at urgent care, the vet techs?

This. I do not understand the professional class guilt that drives these **specific** tips, which lead your Instacart driver to make $100+ an hour.

You've just propelled the shopper/driver into a wage bracket that is higher than that of the respiratory therapist, nurse, pharmacist and, possibly, the ER doc taking direct care of COVID patients. Never mind the vet techs and urgent care receptionists, where PP makes a good point.

I get that you feel guilty, and gratitude, but c'mon.

I always do 20% for Instacart. They live off those tips, and they almost always work very hard for it. Yes, they can tell what the tip is, I’m told. I haven’t had any bad experiences with Instacart, and I use them frequently. Often, I don’t get exactly what I wanted, but that’s my fault for not being specific enough. So a substitution might be off. But it’s a pandemic, there are a lot of new shoppers. I feel like a bit of flexibility is needed on all sides.

Anonymous wrote:Clearly you all make too much money. No way I am paying 25% of my grocery order in a tip.

This is more or less what I think when I read a thread like this.

There are plenty of essential workers out there doing their essential jobs. Do people also tip trash removal people, your mailman, the grocery and pharmacy clerks, the receptionist at urgent care, the vet techs?

Getting a small delivery from Whole Foods tomorrow, tipping $5 on $35. I think that's fair.

I told my DH I'm going to start tipping myself $25-30 when I go to the store for my bigger (~$300) orders. We can't afford to throw money away (and still not get what we ordered).

Clearly you all make too much money. No way I am paying 25% of my grocery order in a tip.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20%, which must be pretty good since my orders are getting chosen quickly.

Chosen how? Which service lets shoppers choose orders and with tips visible, Instacart?

Instacart

I did not know that -- but I placed an Instacart order a few days ago with a 20 percent tip and it IMMEDIATELY indicated that the shopper had already started shopping. I've been tipping 20 percent anyway, given the circumstances.

I'm the PP. I'm usually doing this through costco, which I assume adds to the attractiveness. Fewer items, but high priced orders.

I've been tipping $20, which is 20-40% depending on my order size.

Anonymous wrote:I order from FreshDirect. The driver is not the shopper and he makes more than one drop-off per hour.

I now tip $25.

Actually, shopper is not the right word, since FreshDirect has no store. The driver is not the warehouse packer.

I order from FreshDirect. The driver is not the shopper and he makes more than one drop-off per hour.

I now tip $25.

Anonymous wrote:10% for Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh, since they are just driving the items to my house. I usually order $200 at a time and tip around $20-25. For smaller orders, I tip a higher percentage, like $10 tip on $50 or $15-20 on $100. I think $10 should be a good minimum tip.

With InstaCart , the driver is also the shopper and pay is lower I think, so I would tip more. But I haven’t used them due to all the bad things I’ve heard. I’d love to get some items from Wegmans and Hmart that way.

I've always had good experiences with Instacart. I watch the order while it's being shopped so I can easily communicate with the shopper about replacements for missing items. Other than items not being available, I've never had a problem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20%, which must be pretty good since my orders are getting chosen quickly.

Chosen how? Which service lets shoppers choose orders and with tips visible, Instacart?

Instacart

I did not know that -- but I placed an Instacart order a few days ago with a 20 percent tip and it IMMEDIATELY indicated that the shopper had already started shopping. I've been tipping 20 percent anyway, given the circumstances.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20%, which must be pretty good since my orders are getting chosen quickly.

Chosen how? Which service lets shoppers choose orders and with tips visible, Instacart?

Instacart