What does an Instacart shopper do?
Full-service shoppers are self-employed independent contractors who receive customer orders through the Instacart app, accept or decline them based on the expected payout, and then fill accepted orders at customers’ preferred stores and deliver them to customers’ doors.
How much does Instacart pay full service shoppers?
Full-service shoppers’ pay depends on the order. Instacart provides an estimate of potential earnings for every order and guarantees shoppers will earn at least $5 for each delivery-only batch and $7 to $10 for each full-service (shop and deliver) batch.
What does 2 full service orders mean on Instacart?
Double Batches
How much money does an Instacart shopper make?
Instacart pays shoppers $20+ per hour, including tips which are usually 5-20%+ of the order. Instacart shoppers keep 100% of tips. The most efficient Instacart shoppers are earning up to $45/hour.
Why don’t I get any batches on Instacart?
You Might Not Be Close Enough to Stores In addition to your ratings, your physical location also determines which batches you see. If you’re too far away from stores, you won’t see batches. Make sure location services are turned on for the shopper app, and consider allowing the app to always know your location.
Is Instacart a good full time job?
Yes, Instacart is a good company to work for with an average rating of 3.4 in most reviews and an almost 60% overall approval rating.
Why are there no Instacart times?
When the Instacart app says no delivery times available, it means there are no shoppers currently available to take and deliver your orders. As you probably know, Instacart does not have its own store. Its shoppers have to go from store to store picking and delivering others to different parts of the city.
What do Instacart customers see?
The way the Instacart system works is that the company’s shoppers can see details of the order — items to be bought, store location, what Instacart will pay for the delivery and the customer’s tip amount — when it comes in.
Can Instacart leave groceries on porch?
Yes, Someone needs to be home to accept the items from Instacart, unless you leave a note in the “special instructions” section of the app to leave the bags at a particular place.
Can Instacart leave at door?
Instacart has added a no-contact, “Leave at My Door Delivery,” which allows customers to have an order left by their door during a designated time frame instead of having an in-person hand-off. Handy if you or anyone in your home is feeling ill.
Can you buy from multiple stores on Instacart?
With Instacart, you can shop from multiple stores when placing an order. You’ll have separate carts for each store and can switch between stores while you’re shopping to find and add items.
What stores use Instacart?
Instacart partners with the most popular national and regional retailers such as Albertsons, ALDI, Costco, CVS, Kroger, Loblaw, Publix, Sam’s Club, Sprouts, and Wegmans, among others. The Instacart marketplace offers more than 300 retailers and trusted local grocers that customers love.
Can Instacart deliver cigarettes?
Instacart does not deliver cigarettes. In fact, they don’t currently deliver any tobacco products.