Hey all,
I placed an Instacart order a few days ago, thinking it would be a great idea to "avoid large gatherings" such as the ones where 100s of people are lining up at Costcos across SoCal to stockpile toilet paper, water and food. This was my first time using Instacart, so I placed the order and left the *default* tip amount, thinking I'd just give cash or increase the tip amount later (similar to what I've done when ordering Doordash, Grubhub, etc).
I stumbled across this thread just today, after wondering what was going on with my order:
https://www.reddit.com/r/instacart/comments/fi5p14/customers/I didn't realize shoppers can *choose* to fulfill your order or skip it. I guess that makes sense, seeing that's sort of how Uber and Lyft work (except if you skip too many 'contracts' you get flagged and eventually booted). Seems a bit discriminatory to pass up an order based on tip but I understand. Again, it's my first time trying this and due to wanting to avoid running head-first into lines of panicked people (as well as heeding the govt's warning of gathering in large groups). All I wanted was some dish soap, mac and cheese, vitamins and King's Hawaiian bread...
That said, I tried reaching out to Instacart but they're completely slammed. Sent them an email and shortly after my order was canceled. Oh well, I still refuse to wait in mile-long lines at Costco let alone be exposed. I guess Instacart shoppers are probably also intentionally not choosing to fulfill people's orders for this same reason (unless you tip them $400 maybe lol)
Anyone here in a heavily-impacted area and tried doing the same?