# Ask the newish instacart shopper

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-newish-instacart-shopper/851875>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-newish-instacart-shopper/851875 "2020-04-15T20:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-newish-instacart-shopper/851875/41 "2020-04-22T19:25:58Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> Sorry for not replying earlier. Yes, I can understand that in your circumstances, it’s worth the expense.

Another thought: the amount of the tip was probably far less than the amount saved with no impulse buying!

When shopping with Mr VOW, I find a whole lot of stuff in the basket that wasn’t on the list. You know what I mean. Chocolate peanut clusters, a six-pack of canned olives, a case of car oil, a back yard floodlight…

The usual nonsense.  
~VOW

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-newish-instacart-shopper/851875/42 "2020-04-22T19:30:06Z")

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That’s also true. I don’t generally use shopping lists and of course there are always impulse buys.

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-newish-instacart-shopper/851875/43 "2020-05-09T22:30:42Z")

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How does checkout work for Instacart shoppers?

A couple of weeks ago, our order included four cups of yogurt, but we only paid for two. We also got a block of tofu, no charge. We also got two jars of chicken stock, despite having only ordered (and paid for) just one.

Today, my wife ordered a head of cabbage. It was priced by the pound, so she guessed 3 pounds for a single head. We received three whole heads of cabbage, totaling maybe ten pounds - but we were only charged for three pounds.

What’s going on here?

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**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-newish-instacart-shopper/851875/44 "2020-05-10T05:13:57Z")

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How does shopping from Sam’s Club or Costco work? Does the customer have to have a membership, or is there a generic Instacart account that is used?

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