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Many or most deliveries are contactless: https://news.instacart.com/introducing-leave-at-my-door-delivery-new-doorstep-delivery-service-now-available-across-nor

Many or most deliveries are contactless: https://news.instacart.com/introducing-leave-at-my-door-delivery-new-doorstep-delivery-service-now-available-across-north-f06f9e3bd346 https://news.instacart.com/introducing-leave-at-my-door-deli...

derwiki 6y ago
I doubt an Instacart contractor would turn down a cash tip. Pre-COVID, I exclusively tipped Lyft drivers cash. Yes I had to keep small bills around. Ended up not being a big deal.
dylan604 6y ago
Taping an envelope to your door clearly visible for the delivery person would still remain contactless. If the envelope is still there when you pick up your items, then no harm in trying
- Johnny555 6y ago
  And if it's not, then you'll wonder if it went to the Instacart driver or the UPS guy. (well, not my UPS guy, he's actually a she, and she gives my dogs treats when she sees him)
  - dylan604 6y ago
    You kind of know if you have deliveries coming to your house, right? You get to schedule your Insta deliveries, so just don't make your Insta deliver 10:30am, 3pm, or 9pm. Should avoid the UPS delivery
    - Johnny555 6y ago
      I live in a condo with 4 doors in close proximity, so I don't really know when UPS, Fededx, Ontrac, Amazon Delivery or USPS are coming -- UPS could come anytime from 8am-6pm, and sometimes more than once a day.
      - dylan604 6y ago
        Fair enough. I wasn't considering non-single family locations. At that point, you wouldn't know if it was a rando walking down the corridors let alone an actual delivery person. No good deed goes unpunished
- base3 6y ago
  This is what I do. I write INSTACART on it. Everyone loves cash.
  - csunbird 6y ago
    How do you secure it? People steal Amazon packages regularly, I think they would not hesitate to steal something that says "Instacart" on it.
- qppo 6y ago
  Is there an app to deliver cash to my house? I haven't been to an ATM in at least a year. /s but only kind of.
  - dylan604 6y ago
    you do have a point. i have used cashapp more in the past 4 months than i have ever used it.

derwiki 6y ago

I doubt an Instacart contractor would turn down a cash tip. Pre-COVID, I exclusively tipped Lyft drivers cash. Yes I had to keep small bills around. Ended up not being a big deal.

dylan604 6y ago

Taping an envelope to your door clearly visible for the delivery person would still remain contactless. If the envelope is still there when you pick up your items, then no harm in trying

Johnny555 6y ago
And if it's not, then you'll wonder if it went to the Instacart driver or the UPS guy. (well, not my UPS guy, he's actually a she, and she gives my dogs treats when she sees him)
- dylan604 6y ago
  You kind of know if you have deliveries coming to your house, right? You get to schedule your Insta deliveries, so just don't make your Insta deliver 10:30am, 3pm, or 9pm. Should avoid the UPS delivery
  - Johnny555 6y ago
    I live in a condo with 4 doors in close proximity, so I don't really know when UPS, Fededx, Ontrac, Amazon Delivery or USPS are coming -- UPS could come anytime from 8am-6pm, and sometimes more than once a day.
    - dylan604 6y ago
      Fair enough. I wasn't considering non-single family locations. At that point, you wouldn't know if it was a rando walking down the corridors let alone an actual delivery person. No good deed goes unpunished
base3 6y ago
This is what I do. I write INSTACART on it. Everyone loves cash.
- csunbird 6y ago
  How do you secure it? People steal Amazon packages regularly, I think they would not hesitate to steal something that says "Instacart" on it.
qppo 6y ago
Is there an app to deliver cash to my house? I haven't been to an ATM in at least a year. /s but only kind of.
- dylan604 6y ago
  you do have a point. i have used cashapp more in the past 4 months than i have ever used it.