# Delivery price difference

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-price-difference/1031334>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-price-difference/1031334 "2026-07-01T15:55:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-price-difference/1031334/8 "2026-07-01T21:58:41Z")

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I raised this issue a couple of years ago in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-scam/1009217). I previously used Instacart for grocery delivery, mostly from Safeway. But since I discovered Instacart’s practice of marking up prices, I’ve stopped using Instacart and just shop directly on the Safeway web site. As far as I can tell, they don’t mark up over in-store prices, and with a FreshPass membership, delivery is free. FreshPass costs $99/year, but gives you a $5/month credit, so if you use it every month it’s really $39/year, which is totally worth it. All you pay above going to the store and shopping yourself is the driver tip.

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