Great money, work when u want-as often as you want - Full Service Shopper Instacart Employee Review

4.0
3 May 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can make up your own schedule so it’s very flexible around my college schedule. Right now, during the pandemic, the opportunity to make money is great-that is- if you get good customer tips. But we are putting our lives in danger being out in public at this time and some customers can be quite stingy as well as demanding.. but that’s only here and there- most people are appreciative and tip well

Cons

A lot of wear and tear in your vehicle, some customers can constantly message you and drain the battery on your phone and make it so you take forever on one batch and so you earn much less money for your time and can’t get as many orders done in a day, also- and I just figured this out- Instacart WILL punish you and end your days early or not give you any batches at all( really sucks when you’ve been risking your life during the pandemic to do this work!!:( and if you need to replace/refund items that aren’t in stock After trying your very best to get the customers the items they have requested- Instacart docks your pay for this!! So after all of your hard work- you get punished for this as well.. it can be a real bummer

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible schedule and independent work environment with good earning potential during busy hours.

Cons

Pay can vary by day and vehicle expenses like gas and maintenance add up quickly.

2.0
21 Jun 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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