Instacart Shoppers Earn Below Minimum Wage & Justify It- VETERAN SHOPPERS UPSET
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2022
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Instacart shoppers are earning below minimum wage and are justifying why. Instacart is NOT a charity, yet shoppers are treating it as such. Veteran Instacart Shoppers are outraged that shoppers are taking these exploitative batch payments which ruins it for all shoppers who are trying to earn a wage with dignity. As long as Instacart is getting their customers served, they are perfectly okay with shoppers working for free.
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IC Is taking advantage of shoppers.
7 dollars with 1.10 dollar tip and 68 items ,72 units and 6.3 miles away, but wouldn’t sit so long cuz new shoppers take it anyway, it’s hard to say more
Unbelievable and so frustrating! IC takes advantage, because they can. 💛
I have a screenshot thats almost two months old for $7.46 to shop for 62 items and drive 4 miles. I also have two screenshots from Costco and Staples where customers purchased the Apple earbuds and didn’t tip a nickel, and a $9.50 batch with no tip for 139 items. What really cheesed me was that last interview with Fidji, the reporter asked if this was representative of Instacart but failed miserably to put the spot light on Fidji and ask why they permit their algorithm push the batch out on their app. I knew then that interview was all planned out and Fidji likely even got shown the questions ahead of time. Lousy interview from the reporter.
@@ThisNamesNowTaken unbelievable that new shoppers would take the lowest pay.it's not worth it if they have to work 2 hrs. plus to complete the order or maybe longer, IC love this kind of shoppers.
its time for veteran shoppers to speak out and let the newbies know not to accept anything less than $15 , in every instacart facebook group or whatever
You are right.💛
“Instacart is a luxury service and customers don’t have to use it” 💯
100% !! 💛
Completely agree
Absolutely. I agree
It’s such a shame what some desperate shoppers have allowed IC to become. They’ve made it the norm to accept multiples and long distances. We veterans wouldn’t take those and IC was forced to accept peak boosts up to $22 extra and separate multiples back into singles. Low and no tipping customers don’t deserve service - let IC pay the difference and wait! Don’t swipe blindly.
I honestly feel like instacart shouldn’t let customers order from stores that is over a certain amount of miles from their house! It’s really ridiculous
Love you Jen and you're absolutely correct they'll just keep hiring new Shoppers to take these low-ball paying offers they don't care about nobody but themselves there's a surprise
Love ya back, Steve. You are so right. 💛
Absolutely correct. I see these batches and wonder why someone would take them. I respect that people need to earn, but like jen said, you aren't earning anything after you calculate in your time and gas money. It's so difficult to get any decent paying batches and it will never happen again if people keep volunteering to work for instacart. :-(
Totally agree with all of this..would never ever take these shitty batches and/or no tip orders..for all of those who are taking them, please stop you are screwing us all
Hello Jen,
Multi store batches are the worst Instacart batches. I like the flexibility of gig work but I think I feel better now that I got a W-2 job. Thank you for your videos! Please keep making videos!
I rarely do IC anymore. When I do I’m very selective with that I take. I would only do 2-3 orders just to get some extra pocket change. My stress level is so much better now. The customers that lie about not getting items and damaged items will meet their karma one day.
So many fraudulent claims that these customers never hesitate to make . Heartbreaking
@@sahilsaab4850 I ALWAYS *_REPORT THEM._* Very, very rarely are the claims true. When I made a mistake, I don't report it. But, I DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT. The investigation, to the extent they actually investigate (it's questionable), ALWAYS COMES BACK AS FRADULENT on the CUSTOMERS PART!
I just signed up and I'm picky only because I was doing doordash and know how the orders come up. The orders on IC omg.
Spot on Jen!! Even the order’s that are popping up with a tip are a ton of item’s with a very low tip. I have to spend a lot of time sitting in my vehicle because I’m not providing a service for Free. I certainly don’t mind taking lower pay order’s that’s make sense the mileage and the item’s need to make sense tho! I’m constantly every other day having to refill up with gas . And you can tell if you are not taking the rubbish that’s on the screen it’s almost like you aren’t getting anything for a huge period of time almost like hey you aren’t getting another offer! Over the last 3 weeks I have gotten some really good batches but then it’s like a teeter totter effect you are up then the next day you are down. This line of work is really only intended to make some side money. I seen a Costco order this evening from my house it was a double paying $16 going 20 miles no tip for both order’s it sat there for 7 minute’s then it went away came back paying $34 … The system was testing then when the order didn’t get taken it raised it up with no boosts listed. Even at $34 I can’t believe someone took it. Sorry folk’s but as long as you keep taking the rubbish you are accepting being taken advantage of. And these double store order’s if you are smart and don’t take them the order’s will reappear not together!
if i sit there long enough I might get a good shop? I really want to know i feel like im being screwed right now. I took a chance the other day and did a no tip one. man i regretted it. the person was picky, a lot of times were out of stock. The guy was polite.
it was 111.00 order he tipped me 7 dollars in cash, he lived in apartment and knew he was lowballing me, He kept saying how much appreciated me. All i kept thinking, dude you should have rode the bus to a grocery store.
i didnt except a no tip after that.
Where do I learn to get the goodstuff? And channels you recommend? I like shopping for people better than delivering food, but i need better pay like 20 or more per hour to keep doing this. Would appreciate any tips you have. thanks
@@EileenJOfficial in my state the only store that gives me any benefit financially is Costco. But you have to play your cards right on those batches as well. One of the other shopper’s that does Costco took a decent order today and as soon as the second order got dropped off the customer removed all of the tip for no reason and delivery was far. That is so insulting and hurtful that people want to be catered to and they want to take away from the person who took the time to provide them a service… I see how expensive it is for a customer to have to place an order but if they can’t afford it they should seek other option’s.. we have to put food on the table as well.. I love doing Instacart but I can’t provide charity while I’m out doing this. I will be happy to help charity in other way’s. With inflation the low tip, no tip, and tip removal is going to increase. My best advise is don’t take anything that isn’t going to benefit you!
I got lucky today and got 2 batches for $70 a piece but that was just luck, Tomorrow will be a different story.
@@EileenJOfficial PLEASE DON'T EVER! DO THAT AGAIN
"Seasoned Veteran Shoppers" had enough and learned to walk away... and as hard as it was to walk away from the addiction, we're doing wayyy better and, for me, am making more money!
Facts I gotta job interview today. I can’t do Instacarts anymore . Can’t even make 200 a week on it anymore lol
Congratulations, Tim! 💛
@@timjenkins1354 $200.00 a week? LoL. I have never made more than $175.00 in one week.
Jen I’m also a veteran shopper and that is spot on I refuse to take any orders. The other day I had 5 units but they expected me to drive from the store with 5 units to deliver near Vermont 54.1 miles and it was 7.40 it sat there for awhile but someone took it I couldn’t believe it!!!!!!! I would never take a batch like that. How demeaning!! I love you Jenn!!!!!
Spot on Jen!!! I don't understand why they are accepting those orders. With the price of gas, insurance, etc these days.... they're losing money!!!
Paying Instacart to shop & deliver!! Win win for IC. Hope you are doing well, Mary! 💛
@@JENontheGO I am doing well.... Looks like Florida life is agreeing with you!
It’s an adjustment. I’m not sure yet, lol. I may be homesick for MA. 💛
@@JENontheGO I understand that. I am still homesick for the change of seasons of Nova Scotia.
Awe. Nothing like the seasons. Onward & upward! 💛
There was a 70 dollar order for 44 miles the other day, but the batch pay was 31 something and the tip was gonna be 38 and some change. I screen shot the batch for evidence. The item count was 40ish items and 58 total. I did not accept the order because I felt like it was a baited shop. Also, where it was going to take me is well out of my area and I know that there would be less areas to shop over there and I would have to drive back within my area to start getting good orders again. I've been getting 10-15 dollar orders at about 2 miles or so from the store I park outside of which is fine, but when I start seeing these larger orders with high miles and less pay, I decline.
I've been getting smaller orders too for under $20 going 2 miles or so for about 10-12 items. I've been doing these lately (plus larger batches if I get them) bc I can sometimes get 2 in an hour and easily make $30, whereas it might take ALL DAY to see a single batch for $30.
Good. Good.
How these shoppers can keep justifying taking low paying, no tipping batches Just baffles me.😱🤦🏼♀️
I know. 💛
They want to because they want you to fail
I'm a new Instacart shopper, but. I'm so agree 👍🏿 with you. This is not a charity..
Jenn you look fantastic. Your videos are always spot on.
Wow very well said. I like watching your videos I’m learning a lot from you.
Something is better than nothing? When they take these low ball orders and basically losing money when you factor in gas prices,wear and tear on their cars,time spent etc...and they are in actuality basically paying Instacart to make these deliveries.That's foolish! Who in the he'll would go to a regular w-2 job and pay your employer for allowing you to work there?
Perfectly stated, Roger. How do they not see this? 💛
Something must be wrong with them. Like you said, it's a loss not a cent in gain for the shopper.
They end up owing themselves. Makes no sense.
The app feels more micro management like. Even bullying you to an undesirable area. Really hope they have karma coming their way,
ALL other platforms know when to stop hiring & newbies must be on a wait list. Why does IC CONTINUE to hire?? They ARE absurd!
I had a promotion offer 30 out of 31 days in march . "Complete 5 batches today and get a guaranteed $90 " It would say . Sometimes as hi as 6 batches for $150 . There is no minimum size for the batch to count towards the promotion so if i take 6 of the smallest orders i see , say all of them are $7 and i get $150 for completing them then why not ? Instead of $42 they will add $118 to it for doing 6 orders that nobody wants to do . Not everyone is seeing the same promotions in an area so just because it was only offered to you for $7 that batch may be worth more to another shopper than you think it is . Just another reason to add to the list Jen !
I’ve done that before but since the tips don’t count towards it’s yes I will take small batches but not for far distances and they had a tip . The only thing that doesn’t bother me is small shop in stores for no tip because no matter what your pay isn’t affected . So imagine Instead of taking those small no tips and just get the boost to the 150 you could possibly get a bigger boost with tips .
Yes. Some people are trying to complete a promo, but I never take orders without tip. Most of the promos I see are not even worth the effort since it seems IC only shows the horrible double and triple when you are trying to do a promo.
Derek, the point Jen was trying to make is that shoppers are working their vehicles and physical bodies to the ground doing $7 batches with high mileages and high item numbers. She is not talking about small orders with low pay.
@@ceciliacree1446 so true. The promotions they have In Miami aren’t even worth a look
I noticed IC is paying $7.45 for 2 batch orders now 😡
Florida has done you some good Jen, you are glowing! Your hair looks beautiful!
I refuse to take no tip batches and batches that I believe will make me less than $15 per hour. There is a rare instance late at night and batches can’t be found that I need 1 more match to make a promotional, but still I am making over $15 per hour with the promotional taking the batch.
Wish the labor board could do something about this it's less than minimum wage
Thank you Jen 🙂 You nailed it !
Thank you for watching, Bettina! 💛
On a another random note, I really enjoyed UDM and Pedro’s beef video, you could say I was one of the “trolls”, as UDM says that enjoy their beefs lol.
Hi Wesley! I can honestly say I try stay in my own lane. Really not interested in hearing more drama. There is enough of that in our own country. SMH . I hope you are well! Happy weekend! 💛
@@JENontheGO I honestly feel like Michael Jackson in the 1982 thriller video eating popcorn when I see gig tube drama.
That’s funny!! SO ridiculous!!!! Lol
I have been doing IC for almost a year. Get great reviews. Normally a 5 start shopper until recently. I had a couple of people give me 3 stars as they disputed items they darn well got and were not damaged. I am seeing an uptick in people disputing items to help cover the cost of having delivery They also justify it by giving bad ratings. So now I am getting bad order opportunities and it makes a challenge to get enough orders to rotate out the three-star ratings. A catch-22 situation. As gas prices go up every day, I am amazed IC isn't addressing that. The token $0.40 they are giving is a joke......it costs me $0.20 per mile in just the gas I use for my SUV. I average 75 miles a day. You do the math.
I honestly don't think ratings have anything to do with getting access to better batches. I've been doing instacart with 4years and for those 4 years I've been a five-star shopper. Instacart is simply telling shoppers that having better ratings will get you better back
I did it from 2018- 2021 . Shit company
Let's be clear that the paltry $0.40 is not from instacart. It's being charged to the customers and passed on to the shoppers. Also there are several stores that the orders don't have any fuel assistance. Why? We will probably never know why.
That's *_$15.00_* for 75 miles! DAYUM!
@@micahclothier It's definitely BECOMING THAT!
I was watching your videos to learn about Instacart. I'm glad I saw this before I signed up.
I stopped IC months ago because it got slow , plus I was sitting waiting long periods of times for batches. I’ve gone into a store that I used to shop for IC at and the workers said there’s just a new set of people that shop now. There are other hustles that you can create or other gig work to be done. When I reflect, even when I made decent money, the bulk of customers were not even tipping 15 percent, which seems fair for someone grocery shopping for you (tedious work).
I was work as a IC shopper for over 2 years, and thank GOD now I am out from it. Much peaceful , no stress with rating , and rude customers. IC need to watch your UA-cam jein, so they know that what they did is absolutely wrong.
I’m so curious to know what kind of promotion’s new shopper’s are getting? It’s also so rude to find out that when you are talking to 2 other shoppers that have been doing this the same amount of time as you have a great promotion but I don’t on my end. Talk about not treating people equal. And why does only some shopper’s get the extra $5 batch incentive that have been shopper’s the same amount of time. I guess they think that shopper’s don’t compare notes 😒
Been shopping since 2017. Instacart used to pay so good and now It seems like you’re spending more than you’re making by buying gas and pretty much working for free. I’ve decided to call it quits on July 3rd due to being cheated out of my promotion. I’ve been putting up for so much from them but That was my last straw
This abysmal pay has been going on in my part of Florida for well over a year now. It's so messed up. And this would be the last state to protect its workers. Instacart pimping out the vulnerable people who don't get it, and some customers know it. Gross.
Same here in St. Louis, Mo
That's my Jenn Jenn! Always speaking truth 💯 I used to take them before I figured out all the above for myself 😜 it's like Hwhat? Hwho? Not me 🙅🏾♀️ I don't take anything under $20-25 you guys have to teach this algorithm what you will and will NOT do! It's simple let them low batches pass and watch them big, bigger orders gonna push through, accept those and start your rythms 😜
Good video, thanks for the advice, I'm new to gig driving can you give a few guidelines like a minimum $ to work with on ic and door dash tnx
This is all so on point.
I used to love to do instacart, but I haven't done it this year since Feb 21 , I'm done, the batches are awful and between the price of gas and the miles they want you to drive its not worth it. It's a bummer because I really enjoyed it. But this year I'm spending my weekends at my pool. 😀
I think it's insane that the platform is paying .40cents as an incentive for fuel. How do they not consider we have to drive so far just to find a store with actual work. I need to drive 5 to 6 miles just to find a store that actually has work, but there are almost 10 instacart workers in the same store. I don't get paid to get to the store only after i shop and drive does my driving count. Anyone can say it's your choice to drive that far which is true, but if the shoppers don't drive to the store the orders would never be picked up or shopped, so how does that not count as reimbursement of gas in some matter. These areas I go I can guarantee the workers do not live in these wealthier areas.
I love how this shopper put it. It's spot on. Thank you Jen
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I'm an X Instacart customer, reason is they have too many fees!!
So many! Not sure how everyone affords IC with the fees and inflation! 💛
Good to see you Jen 👋😊
Hi Tameka! So happy to see you, here. 💛
IC accepts ebt transactions now. Unfortunately people paying with ebt are low income and assume you signed up for it so they don’t tip. Usually people who don’t tip at restaurants. I’ve done IC since 2018 off and on. I place an order in the app and then Go to the shoppers app just to see how much the batch will be. I always tip 20 percent..The order was lumped in with two other orders and no tip from the others. I was pissed! I made sure I told the shopper I was the one that tipped and also to please message me if she has questions about the order and I’m a fellow IC shopper..
Just because someone uses EBT to pay for groceries does not mean they do not tip.
@@mastljn I was making a general observation. I’m not saying none of them tip I’m saying they’re low income so it’s not always feasible for them to tip.
@@dianehutchins22 IC only takes EBT at certain stores in my area but not all of them. I unfortunately need some of that assistance but also always tip the shopper on the app about 15% but I choose the other amount option when tipping in app. (I remember doing food delivery back in the day). I also almost give a little extra between $5 and $10 cash at time of delivery. I appreciate the service when I need it. Hoping the shoppers know I am tipping if mine is in a multi batch. They should see it once they deliver all orders in a batch. I have had a few repeat shoppers now so hoping with the new rating customers thing that no one blocks me from seeing my orders.
@@mastljn hopefully not 💖
@@dianehutchins22 On a different note, I know the service fee goes up with the dollar amount of the order no matter how few items/units are in the order, but do you have any idea what triggers heavy pay being charged and how much it is? I am afraid to order more than one 1/2 gallon or milk or juice. I feel that is not obvious enough to a customer so I never ordered even one case of water or juice or one full gallon of milk, or even a 2 liter or a 12 pack of soda.
Jen, thank you for continuing to educate all the newbies because IC does their best in lying to them. As a former veteran shopper, I averaged below a fair and reasonable wage and took anything that paid anything, but still wasn't good enough. Sadly, something was better than nothing and IC knows this so very well. They are extremely sleazey and time will tell. They are all for themselves and heck with the people that does all the work. My market in Southeast Ohio has practically crashed except for the weekends. Even then, most batches pays extremely poor. I worked 2.5 hours last Sunday and made $40 because the customer paid a decent tip, which Im very grateful. Orders are few and far in-between and gone within seconds. The price of gas and inflation in general is hurting a whole lot of people, and my hunch is most people are returning back to shopping for themselves. I'm shopping for myself now including terminating my membership at Walmart, which never boosted prices on their items. I decided to keep my Amazon Prime because there are many Nutrional items that no one else around my area sells. Please keep up all the Great work because I do believe that IC is starting to hurt because of inflation and all the very bad publicity that IC deserves and receives.
Trying, Wayne! I really appreciate your support. 💛
Wonderfully said! This is getting ridiculous. IC isn't what it used to be. Thanks Jen 👌 ❤ 😊
Thanks so much, Michelle! 💛
The reason the batches are getting accepted so fast with low paying batches is because they hire more shoppers and giving promos to the new shoppers. So basically 8 batches get extra 35 dollar. But Instacart service is going to go bad. Because the veterans shoppers knows how to handle situations with the app and items. So at the end lesser orders for everyone Because of bad customer service. Which will make customers not want to use Instacart
I’ve only been doing Instacart for three weeks and I have figured out everything you are talking about real quickly. I absolutely will never take a batch with no tip. And if a batch has 60 items they better be ponying up $30 or more for me to take it. I will never devalue myself. If you can afford to order your groceries with all the outrageous fees you can afford to tip. Instacart is a greedy greedy company.
I only accept orders that pay a MINIMUM of $1 per item, and are less than 10 miles from the store...also, NO TRIPLES EVER, and
DOUBLES only if they meet the two requirements I mentioned above. I would NEVER shop a 60 item order for any less than a $60 in batch pay. The orders that meet this criteria are out there...you just have to be patient, and willing to walk away from your phone for a bit if all the batches you are seeing are paying less than $1 per item...give it a rest and log back on in 30 min or so and check the orders in the queue again...you should see a few big orders to pick from.
Veteran shoppers - IC must love that label 🤣🤣🤣
Spot on
Jen you our so wright and on the ball. About the instacart . I have been a full time shopper for 3 year now and it's got so bad that I have stopped shopping now. It now worth my time to work for them and get payed for driving wasting my time and not getting paid for it. It was good 3 year ago made in 6 days all the time 1500 a week and they change it for customers that do not ok pay you or instacart for your time just a bad company work for now and get peanuts and nothing for an exchange and the miles that you go for people I will not might drive my car from them at all . And the people that do it for him and take these badges are crazy knowing how it used to be it's got to stop now I just look at it and hardly do anything at all now thank you you're a smart cookie jen
The people who take the orders have trained customers that they work for free
I was at Costco in the Bay Area this morning shopping personally and saw teams of people IC shopping one order. And another guy walking the aisles looking for items (for another shopper probably) while swiping down on two phones waiting for a batch. All of them were likely illegal immigrants working for someone else running fake accounts and bot apps. This is what's ruining it for regular people like us just trying to make an honest dollar.
I’m curious how you can tell someone’s immigration status by their appearance. You should be applying for a job at ICE with that unique skillset.
Absolutely correct!
Hi Jen, I just started following you and I do both Shiit and Instacart as my full time job. I am 59 and I live in Ohio. I have been doing both because I lost my job during the pandemic and needed to pay my bills (like we all do.)
I have to make a certain amount so I will only take the larger paying orders however, I took a shop over this past weekend and it was a $26 dollar shop for one customer and it showed that it had a $6.23 tip as well. The map looked as though it was around a 16 mile deliver and it was only 7 items. The minute I walked in Meijer and clicked the start shop, I immediately got a message that the shop had been updated. It dropped down to a $16 dollar pay with NO TIP and it became a 26 mile one way drive. I was sooo “sorry” PISSED. I remembered you talking about the “bait and switch” tactic they use and I could not believe they finally got me!!! Not only that but a major road was shut down and I had to drive farther to get to the next crossroad to get to the small rural town which made it a 30 mile drive one way so 60 miles of gas later…. Then the customer knew they removed the tip because they did not communicate with me thru the whole shop and 5 of the 7 items needed subs. It wasn’t until I was half way there that the customer responded and said I am soo sorry I just saw this and any sub is fine. This is a small town that has many Instacart local orders and shoppers and they all use the local Kroger store so why this customer wanted the general items from Meijer 30 miles away, I will never know. I then felt uneasy and wondered if it was a sketchy customer and I was being lured into a bad situation. It was not but you can bet I marked it as a bad shop and told Instacart about it in a long message because I knew they did it because no one would take it before I did so they upped the pay and probably knew the customer drops the tip after every accepted shopper picks up their order. I will probably not get anymore decent shops from Instacart after I gave this delivery a bottom of the barrel rating and blasted Instacart for the bait and switch tactic they used. I should turn them into the better business bureaus for how they treat their self employed shopper employees.
I love listening to you and appreciate your honesty. Totally agree with not taking the $6 and $7 dollar orders with no tip or $2 dollar tips. Slap in the face. Our time is more valuable than that! Period… done with rant and I apologize to you and everyone for this extremely (book) long comment. Stay safe and cool out there my fellow buggy pushers.
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Agreed 💯 Jenn
Jen, Do you have any merch? As gig worker, I really need a "Know Your Worth, Know Your Value" ball cap & T. I also agree with you completely about no tip orders. I know my worth & value.
Hi! I’ve thought about making merch with this logo! Absolutely! I am will work on a design and let everyone know when it’s ready. 💛
Oh, and someone tried to scam me. They tried to get me to contact them outside the app using my personal number. They messaged me; I am currently at work and cannot be answering messages. Can you please contact my wife at 605 area code number and she will assist you with any changes or refunds that need to be done. I quickly shopped the the order and did not contact the outside line. I messaged the person back on the app when they sent me ???. This is after they have already told me they cannot contact me because they are currently at work and would get in trouble if they contacted me. I told them I am already in the line waiting for checkout and had no issues with the order. All items were accounted for and everything is good to go. A moment later I get a message and it says this batch has removed.
70 miles?!? Holy heavenly Father 😵😵😵
Triple orders are terrible. They give you three order and pay you $20-$25 to make it look good keep the tips if any and your making only $7 per batch. It’s too the point they rarely give you single orders now it’s all double and triple!
Another weird ISSUE IS .. why send us to a store and deliver 15 miles away. Not a specialty store… a store like publix that is on EVERY CORNER.. LITERALLY. Who takes those unless you forget to look and see how many miles away and don’t want to cancel?😱But why ?!?!
That's why they offer it: to make it look like work is available. AND if you accidentally forget to look, you may keep it to protect your canx rate.
Jen givin us Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz Vibes
Hahaha! There’s no place like home! 💛
I HAD A QUESTION that blows my mind…. my cancellation went from 7% to 11% in on day last night I had to grocery pickups one at CVS PHARMACY AND ORHER ONE AT RITE AID THEY WERE BOTH CLOSED IT WAS AROUND MIDNIGHT WHICH THEY USE TO BE OPEN 24 hours. I contacted customer thru messaging to inform them store is closed for $5 for both but why did my cancellation go up ? I didn’t cancel customer service did so why do I get a notification I’m ver close in being deactivated notification? Plz help
The same thing happened to me. I should have followed up but just decided to work it off. BUT I WILL NEXT TIME. That's the first time the cancellation counted against me in 2 years. When we call in for legit reasons, the cancellation is not supposed to count against us. This time, it did.
They are probably trying to get one of the promos or bonuses that IC intermittently offers certain Shoppers (which we can't see in the batches). That's the only way it makes sense. 🤷 However, Shoppers still need to evaluate each batch as a stand alone otherwise you're teaching the algorithm you'll take crap and that's all it will offer you.
I really don't do IC much anymore because of the crappy pay, but they do offer the promos to me.
I agree!!! I’m looking for a job because I’m tired of these customers and Instacart. I took one order of the faith that they will tip after order because maybe they had a bad experience. Not tip was added after and it was a large order. No more!!!!! Lol Taught me a lesson. The truth is if you let the batch sit it will increase but folks grab it before that happens.
More than half the batches offered will cost you money after you get done doing them and paying for gas. I just seen one $15.03 different stops, 54 items 10 miles away that would take about three hours, depending how busy the store is is that legal?
I signed up but after a couple of days looking I know better than working for free...I have not taken an order
Instacart has been showing batches for extremely long distances. I just took a picture of a single batch 2 items 9 units for $41.06. Instacart is paying $38.94 not bad right? The delivery was 62.4 miles. $2.12 tip. My wife took one for 42 miles because it was a large tip but the customer complained from the very beginning when she saw how far away my wife was. Then removed the tip. She was reported and the tip was restored and the customer was removed from the platform because she had a history of being rude to the shoppers. But this long distance stuff from Instacart has got to stop. I see 6 or 7 a day of 20+ mile deliveries with low pay and these new shoppers are taking them. As long as shoppers accept these stupid batches instacart won’t stop. Love your channel.
If you carry even an ounce of self-respect, do not work for this disgrace of a company.
I do a decent hourly wage on Doordash, I have only signed on my Instacart to be disappointed and return to DD.
Has anybody gotten back to shop at Costco after being ban? I got an email i didnt use the costumers digital membership, i have always used the digital one provided, i dont know what i did wrong,
Instacart just deactivated me cuz I was getting too much money, they claim fraudulent activities and when I asked them to elaborate they said they do not have to
Howmuch were you making?
I agree
The other day I had a $15 Batch Oeder it was so far away I had to stop and GET GAS TWICE!!!!
I just started and want to know how to get the better shops. I did 5hours yesterday pretty much got 12dollars per hour, before gas. i did about 40miles total . help
I am curious if anyone else noticed the differnce in tips. I work an area the tips have always been between 5-10 now they are 1-3. Weird thing is on the food service apps I do the same are tips are increasing 🤔I think the tips never changed IC is taking 5 dollars and putting it towards your 7 batch pay and pocketing the money.
And imagine in 2023 the lowest batches are $4.50 20 items lol. How can one accept these
I’m new to IC so Sunday when I saw $29.00 I really didn’t pay attention to it was 3 different orders A was simple 6 items B was 3 then C was 38 and my rating was I was not on time but I took your tips on shopping first then hit start shopping but it still wasn’t enough smh 🤦♀️
Instacart is currently valued a $24 billion.
Here in WA State our governor Inslee is leading a campaign called "Pay Up" in order to convince legislators to pass state laws to include gig workers who are getting paid less than half of minimum wage and literally have to work 60 to 80 hours a week to make ends meet over the rising costs of inflation and gas prices.
The “Pay Up” campaign has been passed into law in Seattle!
As I'm watching this a $7.40 batch order popped up in my area 🤣🤣🤣
Let’s see who takes it, because they will! 💛
I've been noticing IC isn't adding fuel assistance in some batches.
They don't add fuel assistance at Costco or Sam's Club in No CA.
Jen! Jen! Jen! The people who are accepting these orders are thieves! I live in Memphis, Tennessee. These people accepting these orders here are 17, 18 or 19 years old. They have a sibling who actually has an instacart account. They will use this account and accept these ridiculous orders because they will go through self-checkout and steal! An Aldi store closed this week because they couldn’t handle the thefts.
Please I need your help . I want to file legal complaint to instacart about customer representative . Do you happen to email for them where can I file complaint. Thank you 🙏
I’m new and I won’t be accepting those orders with these gas prices especially
IC charges at least $2 more for most food items and adds a $1.50 - $3.40 service fee on top of the monthly membership fee, so I get why some customers don't think they need to tip. I am not one of those customers. When they send newbie shoppers, they sometimes have to send another shopper (no tip order) to finish or correct my original order. I always tip the second shopper. I have been watching your videos and other IC content creators to be a better customer, and I want the veteran IC shoppers to see my name and scoop up the batch so I don't have to suffer through newbie shopper stress. Having to babysit my order is aggravating because I am placing my order while working.
That's right. It's a luxury service. What would poor people do if IC never existed? How did they shop before grocery delivery services became available? I'm 100% sure shoppers who work on IC platform are not rich people. We are all trying to make ends meet. I work like a military horse. Start at 7am, come home at 8pm. I'm not in position to donate anything, including my time and effort. Otherwise I'd be a part of some charity. You know, a lot of people cannot afford foaming. So, they buy some Dimond dust from Walmart or nothing at all. Same applies here. You can't afford to tip, shop at some discount store yourself. Majority of shoppers work very hard to make living. So take care of yourself and your family or go work as a volunteer if you want. Nothings wrong with it.
Low paying batch orders make me wanna slap a batch! Low paying batch be gone!
It's really the truth we all have to be picky so it weeds out the none tipping customers I changed my model to only accepting 1 order batches with low miles even if it's $10-$18 long as it's under 20 items I've noticed I can do them in 20-25 minutes from accepting to delivering. I will do a 2 part every now and then. Never doing a 3 part again no more how much money.
I had been a shopper for over 2 years and it is getting worst. Instacart is cheating. I accept a single $10 batch and from nowhere 2 more batches were added to my app. $8 each far distance and heavy items. I was not able to cancel them because the girl from customer service told me it will be against me
How is it legal for Insta cart to pay below minimum wage? They have to pay at least minimum wage or the flat rate pay has to equal out to at least minimum wage
Jen absolutely correct, . With the price of gas it not worth it.... it below minimum wage..
Also, Instacart offers no insurance coverage. If you have an accident while picking up or dropping off an order, you are not covered! I spent hours in the phone with insurance companies and at least in NJ this is something shoppers are missing.
No. That depends on your policy. I am fully covered for IC. Just not Uber or lyft. U just have to make sure you have the righ tpolicy for your current needs.
They're still living with mommy and daddy and not paying rent, paying for food, paying a car payment or car insurance.
If IC was upfront on TOTAL miles...To the store, Then to the customer...they would go out of business because no one would take those batches.
Do you think door dash is a good gig?
Instacart has been offering a promo almost every day today in my area its 64 $ guaranteed for Completing 5 batches . So people are accepting these orders trying to reach that earnings guarantee which really is not anything much if it’s a 7dollar payout to start . A lot of triples and doubles a complete waste of time and energy . I hate Instacart they are so greedy .
That used to be $80 less than 2 years ago!
I live in Chattanooga.. and Chattanooga is station between 3 major mountains. It’s raccoon, signal and lookout mountain. Guess what all the major grocery stores are located at the foot of these mountains! Instacart doesn’t factor elevation into batches! 95% of these batches are very low and no tippers and at top of these mountain lay very affluent neighborhoods! These batches sit for awhile on the screen until a newbie comes in and takes them! It’s going up and down the mountains that kills the gas twice as hard for no tips!
I never would’ve though wealthy people are the biggest stiffs
I just started shopping for instacart and I learned very fast that them triple batches are a no go. Maybe if they earn me $30 for 6 miles but other than that I'm good. Usually they bump no tippers in those that will try fraud , happened to me twice.
Golden age of this app was 2020 crazy enough
No truer statement! 💛
No one should tell another shopper what to do.
Not telling them what to do, but definitely strongly advising them to know their worth. 💛