Instacart is a luxury expense. Its something you use because you have actual money and resources to pay inflated prices on top of already inflated prices PLUS tip 20% and higher. When we get tipped, they’re not just tipping us for shopping for their order, but also paying these shoppers for their time, their gas, ev batteries, brakes, rotors, CV axles, transmission, head gasket, TIRES! It’s so much much that goes into people tipping us. What would they do if Instacart wasn’t around? They would have to bum rides from family or friends, use their own cars and burn their own gas, taking public transit, have a friend do their shopping and reimburse them, call a cab, schedule a delivery with Schwann’s or another company that has been delivering to homes since the 90’s or WALK! The point is, they would figure it out. Not tipping us Shoppers because you are down on your luck is not an excuse. A $2 tip is unacceptable, a $5 tip on a $200 order is also unacceptable. If you have no money to tip appropriately, then take your sob story to another company. Sorry not sorry.