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Just last week I made a large Instacart order to Costco, and the shopper was nice enough to leave the Costco receipt in one of the bags so I could compare. Ins
by mpentecost 6y ago
Just last week I made a large Instacart order to Costco, and the shopper was nice enough to leave the Costco receipt in one of the bags so I could compare.
Instacart Receipt:
$340
+ $35 tip
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$375
Costco Receipt:
$245
I cancelled my Instacart premium membership after that and will not use them again. I just can't justify a $90+ upcharge before tip. IMO Instacart took way too much cut for themselves.
I have been sticking to my local grocery who uses their own in-house shoppers. I miss some of the items I am used to from Costco but at least won't be paying 30%+ premiums.
- SN76477 6y agoIt is likely the shopper was only paid $20 for their efforts. When times were hard I did instacart and it was a struggle to pay my modest bills even when working 55 hours a week.
- gbronner 6y agoIt takes a while to shop at Costco, load everything carefully into your car, drive it to you, and deliver it, not to mention provision for breakage, overhead for the car, etc.