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Incidentally, of all the startups we've funded, Instacart is one of the ones we ourselves use most. Jessica can't stop talking about how great it is. You lear
by pg 14y ago
Incidentally, of all the startups we've funded, Instacart is one of the ones we ourselves use most. Jessica can't stop talking about how great it is. You learn how useful grocery delivery when you have small children like we do, and Instacart is by far the best option for this.
Instacart is one of those rare products that's surprisingly great. I.e. you don't realize how good such a thing could be till you try it. A lot of the best startups have this quality. I wish we could figure out a way to identify them when they apply to YC, but at the moment I admit we can't.
- jl 14y agoI just got a delivery 30 minutes ago, in fact. For years, I'd used Safeway.com's delivery services and now that I have used Instacart, I'll never go back. The UX is 100x better, delivery is much quicker (and cheaper), and I can order on my phone.
- someperson 14y ago> You learn how useful grocery delivery when you have small children like we do, and Instacart is by far the best option for this. Woah, I've been reading PG essays and the HN comments by you and the other YC partners for several years but didn't realize you two have kids!! Congratulations! I imagine they'll have incredible futures ahead of them growing up in such an intellectually stimulating environment/family!! Again, congratulations PG/JL! I'm sure you two will be wonderful parents! :-)
- jhong 14y agoI just tried it out. agreed it is a great experience, but i wish they were more upfront about their pricing. I figured they were just charging the delivery fee on top of safeway's prices, but later realized they are also marking safeway up by 5%. I'm sure most people won't notice it, and most people wouldn't really care about it even if they did know about it (myself included), but somehow discovering it on my own I couldn't help but feel a little bit duped.