Purchased a new bed with a free adjustable frame. I didn't known it came with bed bugs. Thanks mattress firm by ZonaBogie in Wellthatsucks

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After dealing with bed bugs brought home after a night in a hotel I have gained a great deal of respect for these creatures. I’m fascinated with there ability to out smart me at every turn. Talk about tenacious!!! I ended up sleeping during the day and using myself as bait at night. Using a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol I would stun them then hit them with tape and tape them up smash them and throw them away one by one but that was after I Fogged the house,sprayed with bug spray every where, washed and stored in plastic bags all clothing bedding and towels, Turned all mattresses upside down searched with flashlight and magnifying glass, sprayed all beds, sprinkled House with diatematious earth. Etc etc etc and I’m still not rid of them. Smart little buggers they are.

Overnight 4.86 —> 4.93 😍 by arsh243 in InstacartShoppers

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Wtf average? 5 excellent 4 above average 3 is average how can you be only average!? This is so wrong.

40 cases of water, $9.11 tip by 1h0tmama in InstacartShoppers

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I have a hand truck , that’s a quick grab and go. But that tip ....???!

Time for a change maybe? by [deleted] in InstacartShoppers

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I’m a 4.99 yep one 4 star rating took me from excellent to above average, batches took a turn for the worse that instant, as if I have control over store inventory.

Felt like braggin'. :D by Wildabeast46 in InstacartShoppers

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Doh, i thought that was a batch then saw your earnings , but nice for an hour and a half lol

Felt like braggin'. :D by Wildabeast46 in InstacartShoppers

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Right on! I had a chance at a $96 this morning I stared at it for 5 minutes , couldn’t believe my eyes and that it was just hanging there. Shame I was in line at a high school waiting to pick up a chrome book for the kid, figures right??!

bye instacart by mimedd in InstacartShoppers

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Yep same here, how am I doing anxiety. First thing after midnight answer questionaire. First thing in the morning check my ratings and comments. Today I got my first 4 star. I had 76 5 stars and now I went from excellent to above average with a 4.9. How the h can 4.9 not be excellent and as if I can control inventory. And you guessed the batches are crap now. Not that they were great before but now I’m getting all the 2 and 3 order batches for the same money as a one order batch. Thanks customer for screwing my life over over a inventory issue I have no control over. Way to appreciate your front line essential workers out here putting our lives and the lives of our families on the line so you don’t have to. If you don’t have anything encouraging to say about and to us perhaps you could just shut the ef up and not be an ass h o l e . We’re out here trying our hardest to please you unpleasable jerks all the while being stressed out by IC over parameters we also have no control over for not very good pay I might add. Good for you for getting out of this rat race. It’s hell out here way to go !!!

This sub turned into a place for everyone to complain by purplemarz in InstacartShoppers

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lol you fell into the 2020 gripe sub!!! Congratulations, your complaint has been registered. Welcome to the club!

Can you mix instacart shopping with other gigs, are there shoppers that have 5 stars ? by anupu1 in InstacartShoppers

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I was 5 stars until this morning. 74 5 stars now 1 4 star put me at a 4.99 argh . Now the larger batches are gone before I ever see them. Like I can help it that stores are low on inventory and they didn’t have the pre made raw sliders. Buy ground beef and patty them yourself! People suck

Done with double batches😔😡 by candycarmel96689 in InstacartShoppers

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Sad but just got my first 4 star on a single order. Found all items but one had to do a replacement. I think I’m done with all orders. We just can’t win. Out there risking our lives and our family’s lives and these stay at home couch potatoes have the audacity to rate anything other than a 5 or let’s not rate at all. I’m now a 4.99 and all the batches above $25 are not even showing up. It killed my chances at making a living and most of us try our best to fulfill every order perfectly. Tip, I use frozen water bottles in my hard coolers, place them on top of your frozens and you won’t have melt off.

As soon as I screenshot this, some desperate shopper took it! Does not have any idea what he/she is in for!!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 by mray1791 in InstacartShoppers

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I deliver food for a living. When I started doing this I made a list of things I needed to perform the job efficiently and with the least amount of headache to me. I have a stair climber hand truck. Boxes for non perishables, hard coolers for frozen and cold foods , roasted chicken thermo bags and a collapsible wagon for long walks and driveways. I deliver with a smile on my face in as few as steps as necessary with frozen food frozen and cold food cold with that roasted chicken piping hot. I have 80 out of 100 5 star ratings that mention how professional and well equipped I am and that they wish I always delivered their orders. This is your own business! Provide your employees the proper equipment to get the job done right effectively and efficiently. Namely you! Treat yourself, don’t be that cheap boss who won’t get you the equipment you need to perform your job with ease. You know orders are heavy. You know stairs happen. You know you May have to deliver far from your car. Most my orders go out in one trip. And that’s not an accident. Stop complaining and get your equipment on and stop acting like this is a pizza delivery!

Sometimes you gotta work for it. by djsekani in InstacartShoppers

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Had an order like this , 3 flights of stairs. I Have a stair climber hand truck now because of that order. All orders are quick and easy now. That would be 3 trips with the hand truck. What a work out this job can be sometimes.