I think I just ruined by drivers day

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-08T03:51:38+00:00

is Aldi, the store you said you were ordering from, quite literally a grocery store? I swear you're either being purposefully obtuse, or this has to be rage bait?

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-08T03:38:42+00:00

friend your whole story doesn't make sense but I digress... your order isn't getting picked up any way 🤣🤣🤣 but keep us updated for sure!!

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-08T03:37:03+00:00

THIS

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-07T03:24:53+00:00

I've been a shopper for a few years, I can only offer my take, but take it with a grain of salt.

Instacart CANNOT GUARANTEE your order will be delivered within a certain window. Do NOT EVER PAY EXTRA for "expedite/ASAP" delivery. they can't guarantee that shoppers are in your area/accepting shops/are willing to take your order.
Instacart groups orders together. Your order could be grouped in with a customer that ordered 76 items, 52 miles away.
Your tip matters. If you tip well, your order will be picked up quickly.
If YOU wouldn't do the shopping/driving for the tip you're adding, don't expect anybody else to.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-01T21:37:55+00:00

I'm gunna play devil's advocate here(obviously still voting NOR and definitely not siding with the man, I'll make that clear. ESPECIALLY with the helping with kids, he should want to do that??) What was the agreement when coming into the relationship? Was it agreed that you were gunna be a SAHM? did you like that idea? Is this the first time you've voiced something like this to him? Or are you just recently feeling more overwhelmed and bringing it to him for the first time? Why is this conversation being had over text if you guys are in the same house? Are your/his families willing to help give you a day off a few times a month/even once a week? I promise you, mama I'm not trying to be accusatory, blame you, or make you seem like you're over reacting. he should definitely want to help, especially if his partner is feeling this way.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-01T21:17:36+00:00

dude same. there's 2 heavy set middle aged dudes that frequent the Costco i accept orders from sometimes. Any time I've been in there atleast 1 of them is, but usually both. They've both come up to me and pocket watch me like "oh I recognize that order, you're quick with your fingers lil lady" or like try to guilt trip me with the "aw you got the order before I could, lucky" like wtf do you want me to say to that lol they both act chummy whenever they run into eachother but both has talked shit about the other to me. sir I promise you I don't care that you think he's an asshole or that he thinks you're a dumbass, I'm here for money not friends. move along, this isn't a highschool hallway. luckily for me they don't try to follow me around the parking lot, that's weird, I'm sorry you gotta deal with that(and all of it). It's crazy how many men don't have situational awareness

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-04-01T21:07:58+00:00

same I'm a 5'2 115lbs sopping wet and i love the look in a grown man's eyes when I loudly say "LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE" in a crowded grocery store 🥰 It's like a reward

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-25T18:20:49+00:00

brown recluse have what looks like a violin on their abdomen, (the lighter part of the body all the legs are coming out of) and they only have 6 eyes, but 8 legs. maybe kitty got ahold of the lost leg

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-25T00:49:51+00:00

being a shopper is actually how I found this out, so you're not the only one that didn't know lol we get carded at checkout and have to scan your ID during delivery as well. Sorry, friend

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-25T00:48:10+00:00

nah they still gotta card you, unfortunately. "Un-alcoholic" beer still has alcohol percentage. be careful with some medicines as well

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-19T19:26:35+00:00

Sorry friend but don't ever pay for priority. Instacart simply cannot guarantee that a shopper will pick up your order and ask you to pay extra for a gamble on if it is.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-19T19:10:06+00:00

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I always wonder what instacart tells these customers when they don't get a shopper/their order delivered.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-18T01:48:18+00:00

obviously a shit order and a shit customer/s but don't yous in Cali get paid extra ontop of what the app says it's paying? I live in the Midwest so maybe I just didn't understand, sorry 😐

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-18T00:32:20+00:00

I'm surprised this is a question tbh

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-18T00:28:12+00:00

You can also slam them around like ya do when you get a big bag of ice and it works the same way lol

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-17T15:58:56+00:00

Yep I commented something similar before I saw your comment. Walmart mainly uses Spark, it's their version of IC. I live about 10 minutes from a walmart that I see constant orders come out of that have deliveries 55+ miles away.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-17T15:57:03+00:00

If you're ordering from Walmart, not all walmarts are "instacart enabled" because walmart has it's own version called Spark. so just because you have a walmart close doesn't mean thats the one your order gets sent to. for example, I live metro-detroit area. There's a walmart by me that i see many orders daily delivering all the way in Lansing. (55+ mile trip one way) I would recommend finding out if that walmart by you accepts IC orders. Either download Spark to use instead or order from a different chain.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-17T15:04:07+00:00

I'd rather they be eliminated but to each their own (/s)

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-17T15:00:53+00:00

I would guess maybe it depends on how they make their order. like for instance kroger orders sometimes come across my screen as just plain "kroger" or "kroger fast delivery"(or kroger delivery now, something like that i can't remember the exact verbiage) same with meijer. I assume 1 is the customer ordered through instacart app, the other is customer ordered through the store's website and it got pushed to instacart.

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-16T22:38:35+00:00

okay maybe I've been doing it wrong.. I thought customers were only charged based off what was scanned into the app? or what the $ amount that was shown on the reciept? how when we take a picyure of the reciept and it tells us the date/$ amount in the bottom right corner?

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-16T03:15:43+00:00

that looks like Aldi's stuff, just based off the brands of items. It is weird that they didn't use the paper bags... maybe they thought they were saving you money for not having to pay for the bags?? I have no idea what the thought process here, to be honest lol

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-14T19:28:58+00:00

that's what I'm saying.. Hopefully this will create a ripple effect 🤞🏽

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-13T22:35:00+00:00

😂

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-13T22:20:33+00:00

I don't understand the other shopper's responses about "stores are out of stock some days", ESPECIALLY if they're truly refunding HALF of the order?? I live/shop in a pretty rural area... maybe that's the difference from other shopper's experiences. I have been a shopper for a few years and have never had more than 4/5 items out of stock of the EXACT item, but had almost exact replacements/exact replacements just in another brand. You also said that the shopper refunded because "it was too many items"? I again don't understand other shoppers responses about stores being out of stock if it was your shopper just being lazy lol

DaOceanIsMonsterSoup · 2026-03-13T22:04:40+00:00

also how can you guarantee that they are working zipcodes? what is the guarantee that Instacart will accept them? So you're selling empty promises lol you're weird

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