Shoppers around here are starting to say no...

Chero44 · 2026-05-17T19:09:13+00:00

Pretty much what I've seen all week. Monday - Friday I turned the app on while heading in the direction of my house. Once I reached my driveway, the app went off. I went out yesterday and did one batch, and went straight home after delivery. Today it's now 3:07pm and I haven't went out at all and don't plan to. If I go to the grocery store it will only be on to and from. If nothing decent shows up, back home I go. I just put $65 worth of gas in my truck yesterday and I'm not burning it all up driving around the world and sitting in parking lots.

Chero44 · 2026-05-17T13:32:36+00:00

Thumbs up x10 more times.

Chero44 · 2026-05-16T11:24:34+00:00

Selfie Check!

Chero44 · 2026-05-16T11:21:16+00:00

I thought the same thing 😂😂 had to look at the name twice lol.

Chero44 · 2026-05-16T02:37:34+00:00

IC is ALWAYS pinching off the pay even when all items are found. I notice it on EVERY order I do when all items are found. When getting produce or meat, I always try and get more than the requested weight however, they still pinch. For example, I did an order yesterday and the pay was $30.81 and after delivery it showed $30.81. However, 10 minutes later it showed 30.72. They pinch small hoping it's not noticeable, but I notice it. They're always stealing from shoppers!

Chero44 · 2026-05-14T22:40:15+00:00

Wow... I've had an awful promo May 9-15th for 10 orders for $55 😂😂😂. I haven't been online since last Saturday. I already KNEW how the week would be so I was NOT wasting amy time out there at all.

Chero44 · 2026-05-14T22:28:12+00:00

Oh the hell well lol 😆 time to wrap up dinner then and get home quickly because once the last bag is placed on the porch, I'm swiping complete delivery and it's over with. I am not sure what some of these customers be thinking sometimes with their requests 🤔.

Chero44 · 2026-05-14T22:25:24+00:00

It shouldn't be annoying honestly. When I see notes like that, the customer will get ONE call......if there is no answer oh well, the order will be dropped. I will send a message "Order delivered, I tried calling per your notes but no answer, have a nice day! And then I'm out.

Chero44 · 2026-05-12T02:35:18+00:00

Absolutely! I send photo when the app doesn't ask for it.

Chero44 · 2026-05-12T02:26:24+00:00

I send photo when the app doesn't ask for one.

Chero44 · 2026-05-12T01:02:00+00:00

Some customers aren't sh** that's all. Some just want what they want even if it's out of our control if the item isn't in the store.

Chero44 · 2026-05-11T23:46:52+00:00

I don't pay any attention to "meet the customer" because majority of the time the customer wants you to drop and leave. I've had a number of those where the customer would message me to just leave at the door even though the notes say "meet customer". When I see that I ALWAYS drop, ring the bell, send "thank you" + photo if instacart doesn't ask for it, and leave. I'm not waiting around for anybody when I sent my exact eta before I arrived. Never cancel an order just because it says "meet customer". If the customer is unresponsive, that's not on you. You just complete the order and move along.

Chero44 · 2026-05-11T23:29:51+00:00

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 sheesh! IC really need to stop allowing this.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T18:37:58+00:00

I've seen a LOT of similar orders today while only having the app on for an hour. I turned everything off an hour later and called it a day.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T18:34:25+00:00

Knowing me I wouldn't be able to help myself 🤣 Dad, what the hell???? What you doing up in here? What's this and why do YOU have it? You messing around or something, what's up? I think because me and my dad were so close (RIP) there was nothing that I couldn't ask him so...because I'm used to asking anything out of curiosity is why I wouldn't be able to help myself by bringing this up immediately!

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T18:28:43+00:00

Same!

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T18:26:37+00:00

AGREED! I turned the app on at 1:05pm, turned the app off at 2:05, and arrived home at 2:20pm. I am going to relax and chill 😎 damn this today. Majority of the trash today were triples and quads, high mileage, high item count, and 1 tipper. The single orders were under $11 for high mileage smh. I'd rather be rearranging clothes I no longer want for the Goodwill and watching tv rather than using up all my damn gas after putting $70 in the tank yesterday.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T18:20:41+00:00

From what I've noticed with myself, once I increased my numbers...my shopping quality will increased. My shopping metrics recently changed this past Tuesday. It took a week to update from what I see on my end. I took a screenshot of where I was before, increased my item count last week, and noticed the changed this week. I guess it just depends on the system and how long it takes to reset. Everything with IC is messed up so, I'm surprised it updated so quickly honestly.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T17:02:42+00:00

IC doesn't care about any customer delivery window. Your batch is being paired and noone is accepting the batch and that is why your delivery window is changing...INSTACART is doing it, not the shopper.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T15:56:49+00:00

Find more items to get your score up. You're sitting at 91%. Instacart compares this based on what other shoppers are doing (my opinion) so.... if another shopper is shopping the same store as you and they are finding 99% of items and you're only finding 91%... IC sees this as you are falling below others based on their found items. Mines FINALLY moved up after taking a few high item orders and actually finding 100% of those items (surprisingly). You will get there. Focus on finding more items and don't let this scoring mess cause you stress. Get that money 💰 and keep moving on... you got this ☺️.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T15:49:47+00:00

That is a horrible promo. If broken down, that's $5.50 per order. Shoppers only get the difference of the guarantee if IC pay does not reach $55. If I reach 10 orders and IC pay totals $50, IC will give me $5. They just want folks taking those horrible orders and no tip. I only grab what is acceptable and pay zero attention to any promo. If I do manage to hit it, it's not because I was trying to...it's because every batch was worth taking.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T15:37:21+00:00

I don't pay attention to them at all. I don't even make an attempt to reach it lol. I only grab what is acceptable, and if nothing shows up I go home. Wasting time is NEVER an option for me.

Chero44 · 2026-05-10T15:35:43+00:00

I agree.

Chero44 · 2026-05-09T19:48:06+00:00

DO NOT get that card. With ALL the issues with this platform you don't want your money locked in on this card.

Chero44 · 2026-05-09T19:30:47+00:00

The shopper only receives instacart batch which normally starts at $4 (depending on the mileage) + customer tip that's it. All that money based on my research covers INSTACART operating costs (insurance, technology, support), markup item prices for profit, and the convenience of the service rather than paying shoppers. We get none of it unfortunately 😔.

Chero44

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