Instacart Driver Urges Other Drivers To Skip Orders That Don’t Tip, And The Internet Has Thoughts

I'm happy to tip and I always do - but only after the fact. A tip is made and appreciation of a job well done and a service given, but apps have now changed that so a tip is required before I even get that service. If that service is done poorly, I don't get my tip back. I will never again use any app that requires me to tip beforehand. I will only use services that allow me to tip once I've seen what the quality of service has been.

100% the fault of Instacart. Stop delivering for them and watch their business model crumble.

(1) Your company underpays you. Blame them. Start a union. Quit and get a different job. It's not your customers who are a$$holes; it's your employer. (2) Tips are given AFTER the service has been provided, not before. It's entitled af to automatically expect a tip for a job you haven't even done yet. Tips are literally based on quality of service. (I always generously tip anyone who delivers anything to me, if their job allows tipping. And I tip AFTER the service has been provided.)

Tipping culture is so messed up. So a tip is now required in order to receive a service? That isn't tipping, that's paying for a service. If people want the option to pay more for a slightly better / faster service that's fine, but that shouldn't be called tipping.

COMPANIES NEED TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES BETTER! Is that loud enough? No one should have to rely on tips to get by. It’s morally wrong.

Frankly, even if we didn't live in a "tipping" economy, I'd tip anyone who delivers food to my door. I'm sick as heck with a vvirus, and not having to force myself through the store is a huge relief. I'll give 'em a very good tip because they're doing me a service that isn't just walking across a room to fill a mug. They have to drive across the county.

As long as Instacart drivers have the option of accepting/rejecting orders, there's absolutely nothing wrong with this. The tipping system is messed up. The only one who really profits is the owner who somehow gets to raise their prices because of inflation but also can't afford to pay their employees a living wage (or even minimum wage) because...inflation? The same thing they use to make more money? Meanwhile servers live on unreliable sources of income, customers are the ones expected to pay for what the employer won't, and if customers don't tip the amount others think is acceptable, the customer gets lambasted with insults by peers. Maybe if this was a restaurant, the server should be expected to serve tipless tables or quit, but this is Instacart. It works differently. It's no different than if he rejected the order because he had to pick up his kid from soccer practice. He's not violating any contract he made; he's just choosing to focus on his own financial situation.

Instacart, doordash, postmates, Uber, etc. were all advertised as side hustles, but people are relying on them as fulltime jobs. As someone who's worked in the service industry and now no longer does, I am conflicted because I see both sides to the argument. Imo, tipping beforehand is unfair to the consumer and this is where I feel these service workers are getting greedy. With not just the food cost, but all the extra fees, we're paying an extra 20% already, so tipping another 18%-20% on top of that can easily add an extra $40+ to the bill. Personally, I've found tipping well doesn't even mean I'll get good service. Often times, items are missing or incorrect or even damaged and unusable (one time the eggs I recieved were all broken). As a consumer it stings to have paid a hefty tip beforehand in addition to all the extra fees (which easily add $40+ to the bill) only to get poor service anyways.

SO.. we tell them dont take a order if you dont like what you are being paid, argue for more money but.. when they dont take the order.. they are the bad guy. Its not like the ones who brag about being bloody thieves.

If you can't tip, go shop yourself. It's a service so pay for it or just deal with the fact no one wants to deliver your order. You don't need the service, you're choosing it voluntarily so you have to deal with how it's set up. People who bait (add a tip but redact it later) drivers are the worst. If you can't afford to tip... don't use the service?

Instacart not only marks up every single item on the list (which can add up a huge amount on big orders) but then they charge a service AND delivery fee on top. By the end of it you're paying 1.5 - 2X the amount you would in store. Sometimes adding a huge tip isn't even possible at that point because you're trying to just pay for the food. I've only ever used this service not when I'm "lazy" as the tik toker claims, but in emergency situations when my car was broken down and was pregnant and needed food badly. Was low on money and didn't have a bunch to just throw into a tip. Especially because I've had drivers accept orders before, start the order, message me trying to solicit their personal business, and when I didn't join right away they canceled the order halfway through the shop and I was without groceries the rest of the night. It really does go both ways but I agree instacart needs to do something about it, when I messaged them regarding that issue I didn't even recieve a repl

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Pleb tier worker ants and lazy tramps lmao

I generally avoid tipping via app--because I prefer to give a CASH tip so I can make sure they get 100%. I usually notate "cash tip" as well--if that means someone won't deliver my order because they think zero gratuity, then f**k them because I try to tip at least 25%...

Maybe this just isn't an economically viable business. The demand is there, but shopping and delivering is a labour/time-intensive service. But, too many people -- whether it is through the app's fees or through tipping -- just don't want to pay for time, effort, and expenses involved. They just don't value it sufficiently to pay for the workers. (And I hope the app bans users who repeatedly claw back tips. That bait and switch stuff is gross and disrespectful of the workers.)

It sucks that people reverse their tips, for no good reason - yeah I understand why the option has to be there, there are a*****e delivery people too, but giving someone 5 stars, and reversing the tip? I see that as theft of service. There should be a flag on orders of purchasers who do this so contractors can avoid taking that risk.

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Let's see how many obligatory "tHe rEaL pRObleM is TippINg" comments we get AS IF WE DONT ALREADY KNOW THAT. You're not saying anything new nor profound. Until that changes people rely on tips.

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We shouldn't as Gig workers have to justify better pay either to the Company itself or the customer.. Bottom line is if you like the Service and convenience. Pay the poor soul doing the job requested by you. In order to even be remotely a liveable wage we must earn 30.00 an hour or more just to break even believe it or not. This is quite ridiculous to hear these entitled folks crying over a 5 or 10 dollar tip minimum. PopSupport your shoppers and always tip.. Until you walk a mile in our shoes for months. Keep your silly opinions to yourself. Gas, oil. Tires csr insurance, Car note, Time and many other things factor into our needs.. If you like or enjoy these services.. Freaking tip or you'll lose the very people who do this work and actually care to try to make this economy work. ""Grease the squeaky wheels" or they'll stop turning eventually. 🤔

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If you can afford to ask them to pick us twenty something items for the total of three hundred dollars or so, you sure as F**k can tip them because you're too lazy to do it yourself.