Full service delivery - Full Service Delivery Instacart Employee Review

1.0
Jan 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing is pro, they pay under minimum wage

Cons

You will get a batch payment 7 dollar to go pick 40 items from aldi which can take easy 1hr 30min for all the changes then checkout putting all that in car. People usually do not tip or give 2 dollar tip, so this is a complete utter garbage because you also have to deliver items on 3rd floor with an elevator as well. instacart is very greedy and cheap for customers to order.

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5.0
Mar 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Batch pay and promotions are top notch, especially here in Olney. I've worked in St. Louis, MO, Sparta, IL, Carbondale, IL and Mount Vernon, IL. My favorite has been Olney. I won't reach Diamond status like I did in St. Louis, but the rewards are better in the smaller communities. Instacart cares about their drivers.

Cons

Batch pay could be better.

2.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun going out and talking to people. You will interact with people everyday. You control how much you get paid. Lots of flexibility in the time between accepting an order and traveling to the store and beginning to shop. It isn't pedal to the metal to get to the store like DoorDash is. You can also cancel batches after accepting as long as you keep your rate under 15%. This is different from DoorDash where your rankings will suffer if g.t. 2% cancellation rate.

Cons

There's a learning curve and it takes a while to learn each chain of stores' items. Once you become proficient at one store, the algorithm will lowball your offers relative to other less-experienced Instacart shoppers. Overall, Instacart shoppers likely get paid similar or less than the store's regular employees.

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