Don’t Do It -In Store Shopper - In Store Shopper Instacart Employee Review

1.0
Nov 15, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Um. It’s an easy paycheck?

Cons

-Women who work as in store shoppers seemed to be targeted by creepy grocery store employees. We are constantly harassed, and because we believe in professionalism, we have to keep our cool. And, even in the era of Times Up and Me Too, reporting said harassment will likely result in absolutely nothing, so what’s the point of reporting sexual harassment? We feel unsafe, and have to put up with it. -Shift leads are hit and miss. The one I work with is always telling inappropriate stories/jokes, as well as treating some of us poorly (eg. implying I have adhd because I left hand lotion at home, as well as telling racist jokes to shoppers who aren’t white). -demeaning work; customers are rude and expect us to be dumber than dirt.

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
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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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