I’m physically disabled and have issue shopping due to bone tumors all over my bones (poly ostotic fibrous dysplasia with mccune albright syndrome). It hurts to live, walk, lift, exist, etc.
I’m also on what is essentially a keto diet to help keep my diabetes in the “pre-diabetes” state.
I use Instacart to help me survive and eat. It helps me not burden others and helps my independence.
Groceries are becoming more and more expensive. This is particularly true if you’re on a special diet like me.
Delivering five or so bags of groceries or a few larger (but essential) items can be like $150-200 on Instacart per trip. Then, when I check out, Instacart recommends tipping $40+?
That seems insane to me. Like $20 for that amount seems about right? Maybe throw in an extra $10 if I have some heavy things or items that are large in volume.
Should I be tipping $40+ dollars?
Not sure if this helps, but I always did a 20% of the subtotal tip. I switched to exclusively Instacart in early 2020 (because COVID, of course) and didn’t quit doing weekly Instacart for groceries pretty much weekly until probably… September of 2023? (Estimating here.) And every trip I did a tip of 20% of the subtotal. A typical order might have a subtotal of $450 for a tip of about $90.
Now, I know that’s way more than Instacart would ever suggest and I did see it as going “above and beyond”. Also, I was fortunate to be in a position to be able to do tips of that size and most people who ordered Instacart probably couldn’t afford it.
So, again, not sure if it helps any.