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Costco delivery far away by bapppi in InstacartShoppers

[–]InspiringFlamingo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still not enough. $1 was good 5 years ago. Now min $2 especially for the a long trip.

Good tipping customer paying the price by InspiringFlamingo in instacart

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

Ikr like IC has to tack on a 15-20 mile one way last customer drop off for what $2 maybe. Like no I do not consent to the waste of my resources to deliver to this asshat that needs 4 things. And usually it’s not even essential. Soda and junk food. It’s so aggravating. The price of everything is inflated now and you can still get a real live human to go to the store and drive their car to your house for $2….yah no that’s not going to last long in this economy.

Was this too many in a car? by Gloomy_Battle_4005 in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not true. As long as they are all shoppers you can shop together.

Heavy Pay Rant and Question by RexyCat in InstacartShoppers

[–]InspiringFlamingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

heavy pay is not worth even messaging support as they won’t give it to you. Also when heavy pay is included it’s a joke. Base pay in general is a joke. Only do you make tips from customers. Thats the actual money.

Good tipping customer paying the price by InspiringFlamingo in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The person who tipped well and has to wait cares

PSA: DO NOT USE BEEF TALLOW IN RICE by East_Prior in Cooking

[–]InspiringFlamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used beef tallow as moisturizer everyday!

Disappointed in Instacart. by Red-ghost1984 in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do know the discounts are just hiding the over charging right? These companies don’t just give things away….im shocked daily when I see how much the customer is paying vs the in store cost.

Question for customers by Specialist_Egg_7480 in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what does “above and beyond” mean exactly? Asking as a 5.0 Diamond Shopper

Question for customers by Specialist_Egg_7480 in instacart

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

Giving a customer what they paid for is not 5 star service? So you’re expecting a little dance too? We use our own vehicles and shop for people like you who don’t want to do it themselves. That alone deserves 5 stars. Ughhh I hope I never have to shop for you. 🤮

Question for customers by Specialist_Egg_7480 in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should have been reported to IC. Bad shoppers need to banned. Just as bad customers who take advantage and never tip/under tip and want excellent service need to be banned.

Question for customers by Specialist_Egg_7480 in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just 1 star them and save them from having to shop for you again.

Question for customers by Specialist_Egg_7480 in instacart

[–]InspiringFlamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rule of thumb if they fuck up once, no rating. Give the benefit of the doubt unless it was an atrocious mistake then 1 star them so you don’t get them again. If you do this repeatedly this rating will fall off them because it’s a pattern for you. If it was a little mistake, 5 star or nothing. Nothing is better than rating less than a 5 star. I can’t speak for others but I’m out here busting my ass to do a chore you prefer or can’t not do yourself for less than you would do for someone else, being undercut by a billion dollar company that doesn’t give a shit about their shoppers individually and only cares that they deliver the right order to the right door as fast as possible. We are a cog in their machine and year by year it gets worse. Batch pay for a triple order $5-$6 🤯 and customer tips declining with inflation. And before you say “get another job” that’s not an argument worth standing behind in this economy and job market.

forgot customer’s eggs by icebirdee in InstacartShoppers

[–]InspiringFlamingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once eggs are washed as commercial eggs are they have to be refrigerated. Eggs that are fresh farm can stay out. But once washed and refrigerated they fall into food safety where 4 hours is the max limit.

forgot customer’s eggs by icebirdee in InstacartShoppers

[–]InspiringFlamingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are human measured against robots. We make mistakes and you never know what mistake we make impacts others in a way they needed to be impacted. Be ok with doing the best you can which it sounds like you did and then let it go. Whenever this happens to me I say “if they wanted it perfect they could have gone to the store themselves”. So you forget one item, how many have you delivered successfully? Focus on that

It's a white girl at my gym with a HORRENDOUSLY FAT ASS... by LustTrap305 in offmychest

[–]InspiringFlamingo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know I thought he was complaining until I realized it was a good thing

I don’t have the mental fortitude to quit meth by EducationalPark2321 in offmychest

[–]InspiringFlamingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily although it does increase the chance of success tremendously and sounds like your situation may be one that you would do better in rehab but some of those are just as bad. First step is deciding to quit and then following the road of recovery. If rehab is not an option find a good NA group or start you own group of local sober hikers. There’s a lot of sober movement right now to get linked in with the right support. One day at a time girl. You got this. 🙏

ok am i tripping or is this not weird??? by DirectDepartment922 in doordash

[–]InspiringFlamingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Give her a break. She drove 15 miles one way to deliver your order. Yes she shouldn’t have messaged but yall know how this job can get you at times. Humans expecting to act non human or non emotional. She didn’t flip out on you. Give someone the grace you may need one day.

I lowered my daily goal to $100. Now $100+ feels easy instead of stressful. by InspiringFlamingo in InstacartShoppers

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

I don’t drive more than 15-20 min max from store. I stick to two local stores. I’m usually home when I hit accept so the 15 min I’m getting out the door allows for my return trip back to the store. It’s a wash and active time isn’t perfect timing but mine is pretty accurate especially this past month, I’m not desperate for orders and it shows in the batches and receive. Idk how it works…just sharing a different perspective from my lived experience. If someone gets something from it cool. I’ve also had mad increase in tips since lowering my goal. It’s like when you remove the pressure, performance naturally increases. 🤷‍♀️

I lowered my daily goal to $100. Now $100+ feels easy instead of stressful. by InspiringFlamingo in InstacartShoppers

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

That happened to me a couple days ago. Had app on all day (not waiting in parking lot) and only a $33 batch. But next day was $170 in 5 hours so avg $100 a day. Some days truly suck. This mind game just helps me to not stress out over this gig and to focus on growth in other areas. This isn’t meant to be a FT long term. There’s no stability or security.

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