L4sBotAug 16, 2023

An Instacart customer said she discovered the app's higher prices cost her nearly $100 after accidentally seeing the store's paper receipt

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An Instacart customer said she discovered the app's higher prices cost her nearly $100 after accidentally seeing the store's paper receipt - Lemmy.world

An Instacart customer said she discovered the app’s higher prices cost her nearly $100 after accidentally seeing the store’s paper receipt::undefined

Show threadkrayj

Is this not a thing that is already known by every customer of these services? Seems naive to suddenly have a TIL moment over this.

Instacart is not the first nor last service to be doing this. People still using DoorDash better go start comparing the cost of the food items they are ordering from restaurants. And if you run out of gas in your car and call AAA to bring you some, newsflash: you aren’t paying the local pump prices for those gallons of gas.

Aug 16, 2023 at 11:50pmWeb
Show threadSyntheadAug 16, 2023
If this is expected and everything is peachy, then why does Instacart say to not give the receipt to the customer? You don’t see this as something to hide?
Show threadsurewhynotlemAug 17, 2023
Because, even though you know it’s happening, you’ll be shocked by how much.
Show threadkrayjAug 17, 2023

I didn’t say it was expected or peachy…just that it was known.

I think it’s perfectly acceptable to dislike the practice, and even acceptable to be vocal about how shitty it is. I was just pointing out how weird it is to be surprised about it - because I thought everyone already knew what they were doing.

Show threadrenrenPDXAug 17, 2023
I used DoorDash for a year with their membership. The pricing is criminal without one. Even with a membership and various discounts, it’s still high. My main issue with DD though, is the stores that get to set higher prices for DD. “Prices on this menu are set directly by the Merchant”. Crumbl does this, for example. Stores should not be enjoying a markup at all. Oh, and they don’t reliably tag Virtual Kitchens either.