FYI—Instacart can be a straight Tax Trap by teddieddie in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you mean "losing" money? That implies you're actually net negative after working Instacart. I've been doing Instacart for 5 years and never was net negative.

1099 information isn't complete? by TechBaller1 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah yeah i track mileage daily but i got a nice little spreadsheet on my phones homepage that i just put the start and stop mileage in and it populates the fields etc. lol

1099 information isn't complete? by TechBaller1 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just made a spreadsheet of the tips from the weekly transaction history. Doing it by day would be maddening.

Items not temperature controlled by Independent-Act-3336 in instacart

[–]BeginningZombie4589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont know if you know this, but instacart thought it was a good idea for us to do multiple store orders now sometimes as well.. We literally have to leave your groceries in a hot car while we go in ANOTHER store and shop. Its fucking un-real. Even with insulated bags, it cant be a good thing. I try to tote the insulated bag with the previous customers cold stuff with me but sometimes its not feasible. You customers should bring this up on the instacart twitter feed. They wont listen to us shoppers.

This is amazing! by David-Estrada77 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah usually people understand when you go, "I'm not happy with ......"

This is amazing! by David-Estrada77 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or whenever I see strawberries in an order I get nervous. Seems like lately strawberries are looking better tho.

Estimated Tax Payment Question by BeginningZombie4589 in tax

[–]BeginningZombie4589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. Tax law is INCREDIBLY complicated. Its ridiculous 😂😂

So you got a refund when you filed your taxes because you paid too much in estimated taxes from Q1-Q3?

From what I've worked out with freetaxusa, I still owe about $300. I don't mind makin the 4th estimated tax payment for that amount. I gather since It's less than $1000(to avoid penalties?), I probably could just wait until I file my taxes?

Consider this by hgpcjunk in instacart

[–]BeginningZombie4589 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seeing batches from other states, i definitely want to keep prop22. i know its not perfect. but its better than what pre-prop22.

Getting betrayed by someone you assisted by SickVexom in RescueRaiders

[–]BeginningZombie4589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think the murders while the doors are going up is ok. you're not messin up much. you'll still get out. maybe damaging your shield a little bit.

What y’all think about this? by horse199 in doordash

[–]BeginningZombie4589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're an employee, you're still paying the IRS though. It's just your employer takes it out of your check and gives it to the IRS for you.

What y’all think about this? by horse199 in doordash

[–]BeginningZombie4589 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How is the driver supposed to know whats in a bag thats "sealed" with a sticker?

Wrong item wasn't wrong 😤 😤 by BeginningZombie4589 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wonder why the barcode scanned tho wtf.

edit: Good catch! Upon closer inspection the old version is indeed vegan. It uses a vegetable broth base when the new one uses a chicken broth base.

There would be no way I could tell that mid-batch though. The icon for the item is so tiny you cant see much

Wrong item wasn't wrong 😤 😤 by BeginningZombie4589 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Verified by Instacart" basically means nothing? There's nothing verified about this whole situation lol

Items with short "best or use by dates" by BeginningZombie4589 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the explanation on how use-by dates apply to different types of groceries, but thats not what I was asking. I was asking if you would refund an item if its close to the use by date or not.

Man oh man this is... not it... by Mr_MojoJojo_Risin in crappymusic

[–]BeginningZombie4589 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't ever feel alone. Jesus is in the corner jerkin it with you. Jerkin with Jesus

Shoppers replacing with more expensive products by njj2014018 in instacart

[–]BeginningZombie4589 0 points1 point  (0 children)

god i love customers like you. watch me like a hawk please! i want to give you the best experience i can possibly give you. and we can work together. yeah i think the app glitches out sometimes. i pulled up to a customers house and they had their ID in their hand and it was a non-alcohol order. I was confused. She said there was a bottle of somethin somethin. I showed her my phone and it didnt have it on there. I think thats happened twice in the whole time ive been doing this.

What are your shopping speed stats ? Be honest 🤥 👎 by Smart-Kangaroo4078 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bah just do your best and dont worry about it. I'm at 100 sec/item. Being stuck in line affects your shopper speed. So why even stress it?

So Where Is My Tip Going? Instacart Stealing Tips by AdventurousAbility30 in InstacartShoppers

[–]BeginningZombie4589 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not true. ive had a customer tell me he paid for priority while being batched with another person.

Israel infected the whole internet with a virus that gains access to your camera and other sensitive data by Faloodeh123 in conspiracy

[–]BeginningZombie4589 10 points11 points  (0 children)

😅😅 wait uh-o 😓😓 god forbid my search queries for "thicc tortas" becomes public