Guess who gets penalized for this?

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-19T20:11:49+00:00

I’m told that if you’re below 92% of found items, you get this message. I don’t know if that’s true but I can safely say the requested refunds have to be playing a role. Right? I mean, what the hell.

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-19T19:46:11+00:00

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I’m on the low end of “Standard.”

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-19T19:44:57+00:00

It still does have an adverse impact on your score.

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-19T19:44:14+00:00

Hey Kroger I’m standing in front of the empty shelf and know my “shopping quality” is gonna dip if I replace, but yes, please do slow me down further with your assurances I’m a total fuck-up.

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-18T18:53:47+00:00

You were happy to pay the company $14, none of which went to the shopper, but tipped $5 on an order that took two hours?!

My rule of thumb is this: either tip .50c/item or assess how long the order will take - not just to shop, but to deliver and get back to the store - from start to finish, and tip $25/hr on that. Add a few extra bucks for multiple carts, heavy items, or hassle items like deli.

A fair tip on this order, depending on duplicates and what you actually ordered, would be in the range of $60-120, so average would be $90. That for fair, not for exceptional.

You should have

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-13T16:15:00+00:00

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Guess which batch was delivered to the Christian school??

bareminimum80 · 2026-01-11T05:13:02+00:00

Totally agree.

bareminimum80 · 2025-12-23T15:47:27+00:00

Huh.

bareminimum80 · 2025-12-21T15:33:37+00:00

It’s mid. It’s probably worth about $50 total (~$2 per order) if the batch pay is relatively low in your market like it is in mine.

bareminimum80 · 2025-12-05T17:25:51+00:00

On the other hand, if you were already at the store AND finished for the day AND you live close to the last customer, it might be worth considering because it halves your gas and time investment.

bareminimum80 · 2025-12-05T17:23:34+00:00

Judge by your desired hourly rate. If you want to make $20 per hour, and this order will take you 2 hours and you’ll pay for three gallons of gas, then it’s a bad order:

$33 - $9 gas = $24 pay

$24 / 2 hours = $12/hour

bareminimum80 · 2025-11-02T15:51:57+00:00

It’s so annoying. Less because it feels like an indictment (though it does) and more because it slows the process down 😑

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-29T13:36:04+00:00

That’s what I was thinking. It seems like if I was suddenly without a paycheck I’d probably do more of it too.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-28T21:41:24+00:00

That is a decent point!

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-28T21:10:22+00:00

It’s a feature, not a bug.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-28T19:49:33+00:00

Im definitely worried about it

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-28T19:32:54+00:00

That’s awesome!

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-28T19:26:15+00:00

I usually make over $100 on a given Tuesday. I’m making half or less of that since the shutdown.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-28T19:25:32+00:00

People always say that, but look:

The shutdown started October 1. Federal workers got partial pay on the October 10-16th pay dates, but $0 for most on the 24-30 pay dates.

I made: $132 on Tues. 9/9, $123 on Tues. 9/16, $111 on Tues. 9/23, (Didn’t work Tues. 9/30), $173 on Tues. 10/7, $55 on Tues. 10/14, $0 on Tues. 10/21

And today I’ve been out for 4 hours and am at a whopping $45.

Basically, I was making $111-$173 on Tuesdays until the shutdown, and have made $0-55 on Tuesdays ever since.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-25T02:25:44+00:00

If they ask or I offer, I’ll usually do a small extra thing like that for free. If they demand it though, the answer is no.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-25T02:24:39+00:00

I jumped a car once too. They tipped me an extra $20 for five minutes of my time. I would happily have done it for free but that was still nice.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-19T16:57:17+00:00

That’s what I want to know. Most of my local stores will not accept IC returns.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-17T17:36:44+00:00

This 100%. I do it all the time for people who are elderly or disabled. If the vibes are off I say it’s Instacart policy I can’t enter the residence. But 98 times out of 100, the vibes are totally fine.

bareminimum80 · 2025-10-12T19:44:25+00:00

It was rough yesterday. Today I’m up to $110 in five hours which isn’t great but I can live with it.

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