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Instacart already delivers within an hour to my home from a store of my choice. This means in addition to the regular grocery store items, I can get speciality
by huytersd 2y ago
Instacart already delivers within an hour to my home from a store of my choice. This means in addition to the regular grocery store items, I can get speciality items from the ethnic Indian, Chinese, Korean stores delivered too. With the subscription ($9.99/month) there are no delivery fees either. That’s going to be hard to beat.
- eurleif 2y agoYes, no delivery fees; merely service fees for the service of delivery.
- huytersd 2y agoYeah but it’s like $2-3, not terrible for the convenience.
- csa 2y ago> there are no delivery fees either Careful with that. The delivery fees may not be explicit, but they definitely charge more for items at some stores, with Costco being one of the more egregious ones.
- huytersd 2y agoAre you sure about that? Because if so I would reconsider my use of instacart. We buy a lot of stuff from Costco and it’s a 45 min drive away so we almost never go into the store.
- csa 2y agoCheck out this thread on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/1cal0ff/comparing_costco_prices_instacart_vs_in_store/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/1cal0ff/comparing_c... Short answers: - Yes, they mark up. 24%ish. - Markup may be different when shopping on IC directly versus Costco same day delivery (via IC). - Coupons like 50% off orders over $xx changes that math. - Factor in tip into the equation.