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About Instacart

Instacart is a grocery delivery service that allows customers to shop one app and get access to multiple stores. Users can submit a grocery order online or through the app and have groceries delivered straight to their door for a one-time or monthly fee.

Pros
  • Order from many stores on one order
  • Direct contact with personal shopper
  • Flexible delivery options
Cons
  • Prices may be higher than in store

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed March 8, 2026

    Absolute worst company ever to deal with. When you call for complaint they tell you they can't find your account by phone number or email... Drivers have worst attitudes and leave your stuff out by street. I had an order for myself delivered and it was running late and they were to notify me when it was on the way. Never did. Finally when I got driver info to contact they told me "oh I left outside your building". By time I got out by the street half the order was stolen. If you can try to get to store yourself and do not ever use this loser company.

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    Price

    Reviewed March 7, 2026

    I placed an order with Instacart at noon which was supposed to be free delivery. This was a SIMPLE order due for delivery between 4p and 6p. Once my order was placed I was notified that the free delivery I was offered was dishonored. Since it was placed 4 hours ago My order has sat unattended and for the entire day then stating at 5:00 began getting notified that the order was delayed for no reason 4 times in 30 minute increments until they had added an additional 2 hours to the originally promised no longer free delivery time. Instacart is a terrible, unreliable service and should be avoided at all costs!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed March 4, 2026

    In general I really love Instacart. I think their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. Shoppers are usually great, my biggest complaint is the expedited service they offer which they charge for and never deliver on time. I placed an order over an hour ago and my delivery time has just been pushed out for the 3rd time.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed March 2, 2026

    I ordered food on Instacart and called due to food took hour and half after they picked up. Driver took multiple orders. My food was ice cold and asked for refund.. No apologies. Nothing. Refuse any compensation. Nor cared saying they don't do that portion of customer service and literally left me no way to get compensation. I'm furious. Will never use them again. After their 3 free deliveries worst theft I had from a company who wants my business. 4 deliveries 2 of them stole money from me. Don't ever use them. Take your money. Not return any of it.. and give you garbage. Considering to call DHEC and other agencies about appropriate food temps. at delivery. They make no attempt to fix. Just excuses.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed March 1, 2026

    I place an order with Instacart for 49 items. 45 items were found on arrival of the shopper. He said the fish smelled spoiled so I put them back. My order came up to $340. I waited for a refund. I never got it so I tried contacting support. They keep telling me they can’t find an order to resolve. I had several conversations and they keep either cutting off the chat while I’m typing or they would tell me they can’t find my order. I finally got to a specialist only for them to tell me unfortunately they can’t refund me because it’s past three days. Mind you I have been speaking to them from day one. Fish is very expensive. From that $340 the fish alone was $100. I was very disappointed. I will never use this app again. The customer service sucks. They have no regard for hard working people spending their money so I just lost my money to them. Just so very disheartening.

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2026

    I usually order groceries for delivery, because I suffer from anxiety and PTSD. I ordered groceries on February 25, 2026. I noticed that I paid a higher price for meat than the store's price. My online receipt stated higher prices than marked on food items. I don't know how long I have been paying this marked up price, but I normally order at least 1 or 2 times in a month. Very disappointed in this.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2026

    Kroger called and told me my order showed to be ready but they couldn't find it. After being on the phone with them, chatting with 2 different "specialists", one of which just ended the chat... it was determined my order was in fact lost. So Instacart canceled it for me and refunded my money. I was told that this was a one time $15 courtesy cancelation... It wasn't even my fault. And it wasn't that the mistake was made with my order, it was the HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I canceled my Instacart membership which was paid annually, but when I told him I wanted to cancel my Instacart.... he gave me instructions to delete my account. I knew if I deleted my account that it wouldn't be canceled! Liars, thieves and rude.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2026

    They somehow signed me up for a yearly subscription without my knowledge and are telling me it is non refundable. What a rip off. I will tell everyone I come into contact with that Instacart deals with people in this manner. That is not what people are looking for (a sneaky company) when dealing with a company.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2026

    I will never order through Instacart again. I ordered groceries. Waited all day for delivery. My order was cancelled. Then they told me my money wouldn't be given back to me for t to 7 business days. Then had the nerve to send me an email to tell me they are charging me $15 because the delivery person cancelled my order because they couldn't contact me which is a lie. These people are scammers. I have to wait to eat because of the bastards.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2026

    Stop trying to take money out of my Cash App account...for membership renewal...I don't want to renew my membership ...now stop this, the second time you people have tried to take 105.00 out of my account done.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2026

    They just delivered everything from somebody else’s order and nothing from my own. I’ve not yet received the email where they said I would get my money back and they put a $408 pending hold on my credit card. A third of which I actually spent on the purchase. How dare they put my entire order on hold three times!

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    Customer ServiceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2026

    I would give a zero. I ordered a bunch of things for my brother's birthday and balloons. Paid to get it there that day. The time changed 3 times till they cancelled it at 11 pm. Then let me choose the next day, I choose the earliest, and once again they cancelled 3 times that day, and then it finally arrived at almost 10 pm that night. I tried to contact someone, the help button is never helpful for this place. Just a robot repeating words. They suck, they say stuff is in stock, then it's not, and they choose, but you have to accept the swap. It kept me in my phone like a crack head staring at Instacart for two days. Ridiculous. Horrible company.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2026

    I placed an order for four items, which several items were expensive so the total was over $50 plus tip. I placed the order at 4:30 p.m., and initially my order was to be delivered by 5:30. However the shopper was horrible and extremely rude. He didn't even start chatting with me until 5:30, therefore my order delivery time changed twice; first to 6:30 then to 7:30. After 6:00 p.m. the rude shopper told me only one of my items was available. And he was extremely rude telling me he'd already told me that which he hadn't. I hadn't used Instacart in a few years and I will never never use them again.

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    Customer ServicePriceRates

    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2026

    I have been a customer since Covid quarantine. We use it frequently in winter months. I have to say that customer service had been pretty good but with recent issues it has been subpar. Recently, they have imposed an automatic tip of 10% that you cannot override till after the order has been delivered. I have always tipped shoppers but do not like the practice of adding a tip by the company without addressing issue with the consumer. When I tried to discuss this with customer service they did not address my concern, they send me directions on how to delete tip after delivery. I am very dissatisfied with this practice. I will be cancelling my subscription. Also, just an FYI prices are higher than if you shop yourself.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2026

    The delivery driver roamed through the grocery bag right in front of our RING Doorbell and pulled out the crab cakes. Then she brought us subpar food in addition to over ordering items that we needed.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2026

    They do not give refunds whether you let them know at the time of the shopper asking to substitute an item, and you request a refund instead. I did not receive a refund. Another time, there were 8 items on my shopping list I did not receive when delivered. I requested a refund and did not receive that one either. I will no longer use Instacart due to the fact they are a rip off.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2026

    Shopper charged me for several items. Did not deliver the items. She did deliver several cheap items I did not order. Per Insacart I have to file a claim appeal. Last week the shopper shopped my Sam's and Fresh Thyme orders. She delivered both to the wrong address. The picture in the delivery was not my house and I sent a picture of my house and now I'm being penalized for the shopper's inability to pay attention.

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2026

    On Sunday I had a delivery. Somehow everything got erased out of the app. I text the help section trying to get the customer address. I was told that they could not help me. I also asked them if they could contact the customer. I was told that they could not do that. I still have the customer food in my refrigerator. Now they looking at me like I stole some lady food. I have no number to contact no one do. What if that happens again? I was told to donate the food.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2026

    I do not know who they hire. I can tell you when someone drops my food off at the wrong address is bad. Today I did an order and the text messages were in another language. I speak English; I expected to be spoken to in English! I have no idea what this lady was texting me. I’ve had awful experiences with this! I’ve had expired food & dented can goods. I hope they do background checks on the people they hire!

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2026

    I ordered 3 1099 MISC packaged forms from Office Depot via Instacart on January 30. I used a package and had to return 2 packages on February 2. Once the cashier scanned my receipt and the returned items, he informed me the refund will be going to my Mastercard ending in **. Immediately, I informed the Office Depot staff and we agreed I contact Instacart. For days, I couldn't get through and when I finally did, the Instacart representative confirmed that the Mastercard was my card and I may not get a refund because it's more than 3 days since the purchase.

    I informed her severally the Mastercard wasn't mine and that the items were returned within 3-days even though the Instacart site states it has to be 14-days. She later came back that the shopper used their card to make the purchases and the returns went to the shopper. She asked for copies of the original receipt and that of the return receipt which I emailed and she confirmed received.

    She promised the refund would be credited to my Instacart account and I would get an email - February 2nd. It's February 10th, and I had to call back and the same storyline occurred, but finally a supervisor confirmed my original form of payment with me and promised it will now be credited within 7-10 days. Nowhere on their site does it state, a shopper or Instacart gets the refund, and not the actual customer. To me this is stealing... If that representative hadn't state "....To your Mastercard card **" I wouldn't have even noticed. Will definitely not shop with them any longer.

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    Punctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2026

    If I could give this company 0 stars, I would. My sister uses them, so I thought they were a good company. I ordered groceries, and they came three days later. I had a 10 dollar credit and decided to use it before I closed out the account. I ordered Wingstop and the driver never brought my food. I still have not received my food or a refund. Stay away from Instacart. They are horrible.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2026

    I’ve had ongoing issues with Instacart delivering the wrong version of the same product over and over again. About 90% of the problems involve Polar Diet Grapefruit soda. The diet and regular versions have very similar labels, so I always leave a clear note for the shopper to read the label carefully, and I consistently set the item to refund if unavailable, not substitute. Despite this, shoppers frequently deliver the non-diet (full sugar) version, or a mix of diet and non-diet. This continues to happen even with explicit instructions and refund settings in place.

    When I report the issue, refunds are handled inconsistently. In several cases, support has denied refunds or warned me that refunds may stop because I am making “too many complaints,” even though the complaints are caused by repeated shopper mistakes and ignored instructions. This is not an ordering issue on my end. The correct item is selected every time, and the instructions are clear. The problem is lack of shopper attention to labels and Instacart’s failure to address an obvious recurring issue. I’m posting here because the problem has not been resolved internally.

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    MaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2026

    DO NOT WORK INSTACART AS A JOB!!! They’ll pamper you at the beginning then throw you under the bus like the rest of us once you find pace!! This is happening to ALL of us shoppers, not just me. I’ve had multiple other shopper friends explain the same frustration to me. They’ll give you tons of batches when you first start, stay consistent, and eventually you’ll notice you barely even receiving orders like they couldn’t care one bit about you. I’m not a spiteful person. I tend to be too accepting sometimes, but I WON’T let this company run over me without voicing it to the public and possibly saving other the HEADACHE. There’s plenty other delivery apps you could work for like Shipt, Spark, DoorDash, UberEats, but Instacart should NOT be one of them. They show NO loyalty to their shoppers and this is coming from someone with 7,000+ orders completed. TRUST I know what I’m talking about.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2026

    I like this service. However, every other time I order there is a problem. Customer service is terrible. "I want you to know you're being heard". Thanks for gaslighting me. Clearly you are not hearing me or you'd refund the service fee. I should not have to make two separate orders because it was misrepresented on the order interface that "many" were in stock, when actually "none" were in stock. In that way it is completely unreliable.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2026

    I ordered some fish fillets. They were the same brand I always buy but these tasted real fishy. When I looked closer they were made with minced fish not whole fillets. I bought them 5 days ago. They won't do anything because it is past 3 days. Same way with my cat food I bought 10 days ago. My cat has been sick and she ate a couple of cans and now won't eat it. I was almost $23.00.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2026

    If you are looking for a second source of income, don't come to Instacart. I have personally been sitting on their "Waitlist" for almost 4 years now. Same crap responses. Don't waste your time if you are trying to make money and quickly. Company is a joke.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaffBillingResolutionHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2026

    I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding an interaction I had with your automated support assistant. During my conversation, I requested to cancel my account and ensure that I would never be charged again. However, the assistant repeatedly provided redundant and confusing information, conflating account deletion with subscription cancellation. When I clarified my concern and stated that I did not consent to further handling or sharing of the chat, the assistant disregarded that statement and continued responding with repeated prompts.

    This experience was both frustrating and misleading. I expect your support systems to: Provide accurate, non‑contradictory information about cancellation versus billing termination. Respect explicit user statements regarding privacy and consent to data use. Offer a clear process for escalation to a human agent when requested.

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    Customer ServiceMaintenanceStaffRatesHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2026

    As an Instacart Shopper, the company is terrible, it steals from shoppers, lies to them and refuses to follow their own procedures and rules. They promise money that they will never actually give you and say that they will remove ratings that are not the shopper's fault, but they don't and since there is no actual way to contact support there is no way to fix anything properly. Can only call support during orders, otherwise you have to chat to the AI that doesn't understand basic sentences and disconnects constantly.

    I've had my referral bonus stolen, despite multiple agents promising I would get it before lying and saying I never referred anyone, despite them accepting the person I referred, and have had them, they have had me chat with support for 2 hours due to them sending me a delivery only order that wouldn't be ready for another hour, twice in a row, then promised I would get a pay bump, then decided that the 2 hours was actually only 10 minutes and they would give me $5... Then they never gave it to me. It's a horrible company that takes advantage of their employees and customers. Very shady and morally corrupt.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2026

    Placed an order, about 90 minutes later, got a confirmation that the order was delivered. However, no order has been received. Hard fail - will never use this service again. Please do not rely on Instacart - they are fake.

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    Customer ServiceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2026

    I have been dealing with this issue now. For over a year. I used to use Instacart to order groceries for my dad, who was homeridden. My dad passed away. They locked the account because they said of some suspicious activity and asked for a driver's license and credit card for the items used. My dad had a credit card. But never had a driver's license. It was taken away from him. Over fifteen years ago. I have tried to explain to people on their chat and all they do is say, "Sorry, nothing I can do for you."

    They send me a link and it says, in close a copy of driver's license and credit card. This was the information that was used by my dad. Who is deceased and has been deceased for over a year. I'm trying to get my email address off the account. Their customer service is not existent. No one wants to help you. They see. You have to send an email in to this address, customerprivacy@instacart.com. I send it in and they say they can't do anything until they receive the driver's license of a dead man who never had one. I would recommend staying away from Instacart.

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    Punctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2026

    Absolutely disgusting service. Their delivery drivers are incompetent! They canceled my order for trying to explain to the order picker that I have a milk allergy. In the house they proceeded to not understand English and kept showing me non lactose free products and also after telling them I needed plain they continued to show me flavoured yogurt options! I was extremely nice and articulated as best as I could for the person to cancel my order! It was all the money I had left and now I have to wait 1-5 business days to be refunded. I am disgusted! And now go without for their incompetence. :-( This company should be shut down. Highly recommended using another delivery service!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2026

    Ordered an order from Costco. Was told via email order would be here at 1:36 pm. At 11:58 order was cancel. I never got a phone call or text. They said no one was home. This is BS! 3 people were home and not one attempt was made by the delivery person Jasian!! I live in a gated home so the driver should have called. No text other than he was going to call.

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    Customer ServiceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2026

    I've dealt with them previously and should had learned my lesson with poor, uncaring delivery drivers and customer service. I gave them another try and was utterly disappointed again by not receiving my order at all. No response from the driver named Zoe B. and a customer service representative hung up on me. I will NOT be using Instacart again!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2026

    On 1/17 I placed an order through Instacart for Chinese food. The order was $11.75, a .49 special delivery charge & $4.00 tip. $16.24 should be my total. Immediately I got receipt for $22 & change. I called restaurant. He Said he put order in correctly, it's on their end. I canceled my order with him, I called driver also. I Tried contacting Instacart but could only do Chats. I chatted, I explained issue. Instacart didn't show my order & told me they contract with Uber Eats for delivery. I tried contacting them, they don't show my order.

    No orders showed until Tuesday 1/20 7:30 am due to holiday weekend. The pending $22+ chg was billed my bank immediately & in pending status. My bank said wait to see if they remove it. I still tried calling both companies all weekend. Still no check on their end. Finally the checking appears 3 days later. I called Instacart. Now I'm told I called after the 48 hr. period to Cancel. They can't view any of my Chats etc.to show my attempts. I never got the food, I'm out $22, and couldn't dispute all weekend regardless how many times I tried. What a SCAM. My bank is working on the dispute. If I could give a 0 rating I would.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2026

    I'm a caregiver, and was unable to get groceries before we received over a foot of snow. My walkway and stairs are not shoveled, but Instacart delivered my groceries right to my door. The shopper even cleared some snow so he could place them right in front of my door so I could just open it and get my groceries. It was so considerate.

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    Customer ServiceTechSales & MarketingOnline & AppMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2026

    Yesterday morning, I put my back out and my daughter suggested that I use Instacart. Wow, what a nightmare!! I downloaded the app and got signed in and started shopping. I thought wow what a great idea! I can shop anywhere from home, not just Amazon!! I ended up ordering just over $100 from Costco and 80 something I think from Walmart. The first delivery messaged me was Lexi at Walmart. I get a text saying that my groceries are dropped off. I go upstairs and check and they're not there, so I come back downstairs and look at my phone again, and it shows the picture of upstairs front door.

    My back was out so going up there to carry water, kitty litter, fruit, jars and cans felt like it hurt. So I messaged the girl right away and let her know that I specifically put the address to say left side of house to make sure it comes to my door because I'm in a lot of pain. Plus, it was snowing to beat the band, which I felt bad for her about, too. I was just scared of falling. I was very kind when I asked her, and she came back and brought it to my door.

    My next delivery to come was Costco. That delivery went the exact same another person not reading the correct address, but this was from Costco and it was another heavy load. Anyways I talked with the guy and he said it's at my neighbor's and that he would come back. He turned the chat off immediately and from the footprints in the snow, it looks like he did come back but then I had no groceries at the front door anymore. That's what I'm thinking anyway. I don't have proof, my neighbors haven't been home the whole day and there's two sets of footprints earlier and two sets of recent footprints. Somebody took them. With the same set of footprints I spent the day trying to get a complaint through to Instacart.

    I was cut off at least six times going through all of the questions and then they say that they're putting me through to a specialist and then they cut off. I've asked them repeatedly to call me and I have had zero calls. I haven't even received an email to say anything from customer service. My house burnt down in BC in October and I moved to Calgary in November with nothing but my pets. I do not work, I do not have any income and I cannot afford to give a thief over $100 of groceries. I'm very very disappointed in the customer service at this place. I am still out groceries and out of my $100. This has been such a big disappointment and a lot of stress.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2026

    I had a promo code in my app. I placed an order, it applied in checkout and then when I went to pay, an error came up that said I already used it. Customer service said it expired. So either the error message was wrong or customer service was wrong.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedTimeliness

    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2026

    I have had a few mishaps with Instacart before but I never did a review but today is the day. I placed an order Friday afternoon and there were no options for me to get my order the same day so I had to pick a time for the next day which is Saturday. We have a big storm coming so the stores are packed and there is nothing on the shelves so I’m really having anxiety so the shopper Melissa started shopping. We’re texting back-and-forth about what they do have and what they don’t have. I see she’s almost done….The next text I got was from customer support telling me they have to find me another shopper because this shopper had a problem so now I waiting again for someone to start my order again and I called customer service and she couldn’t give a 💩about my problem. This is a reminder of an old saying….WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT DO IT YOURSELF!!!!

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2026

    They can't fulfill your order. Look for another reliable service, they cater to the shopper rather than the paying customer. They do not value customers at all, they will take your money and you have to work hard to get your own money refunded.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2026

    Food delivery is a necessity for me. Sometimes prices you are charged are higher than the store prices, & due to emailed receipts you have difficulty establishing how much. But recently a $17 item had a $63 charge which showed up when I investigated the high credit card charge on my monthly statement. It was 13 days after the delivery was made, so Instacart refused to refund the $46 over charge. As a result the store from which it was purchased is now investigating whether they will make the refund. I'm used to seeing $ or so increases from purchasing through Instacart, but this is ridiculous. I don't have an account with them because 1 order evey couple of months isn't worth the yearly cost. DO NOT TRUST THOSE TOTALS! CHECK YOUR TOTALS QUICKLY ON ANY INSTACART DELIVERIES!

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    Customer ServiceRates

    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2026

    Instacart is by far the most useless company I have ever dealt with. When it comes to customer service I would rate them negative 10. They redirect. They don't support. Inaccurate information. Useless!!

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsStaffResolution

    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2026

    Two items delivered on 1/6/26 were spoiled but we didn't know until we opened them on 1/10/26 (use before date was 1/13/26). I attempted to contact the company on 1/11/26 via their website and help email and received a very confusing email, closing my request, with ten CVS attachments that were irrelevant. Ultimately I was told that refunds are only issued within 3 days of purchase even when escalating to a supervisor. How can we ask for a refund for a product that hasn't yet been used? I've been a customer for 6 years and am cancelling my account.

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    PriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2026

    Was charged a membership when I was only looking for the $5 flat fee option only for my card to be added to my son's existing account. Was told that I couldn't get a refund because I used the membership even though I never subscribed to one. This means they charged me and my son for the same account.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2026

    Wrong ETA, No available shopper, worst customer service, minimum effort to help and provide a solution. Even the representative interact like AI. Very disappointing. They stole my money and didn't help.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2026

    Poor delivery driver and very poor customer service. Delivered wrong item and won't correct their mistake... Very, very poor.. many Negative stars.. Don't use Instacart as they don't stand behind their commitment. Not good at all... Will never ever use them again.

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    StaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2026

    They suck. Time goes further and further for a delivery. Do not use Instacart, your order won’t arrive or will arrive next day. They should sell the business to someone who’s a real CEO that will care about their business. They need to hire people. Cancel Instacart.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2026

    Instacart has a ridiculous policy of only refunding an item not beyond 3 days. There is no way a customer can check all sealed items such as cans, resealable packaging etc within that time frame. You are not going to be using all those items in your purchased groceries in that period of time to know if they are fresh or not right in any way in 3 days. Especially when some items don’t have a best used by stamp or an expiration date. Just posterous

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2026

    Should be -5. This is the worst company ever. They've never gotten an order to us. They show delivery to some house that doesn't look remotely like ours. Then we have to fight to get our money back. Companies should ban them from delivering for them.

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    Customer ServicePriceResolution

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2026

    If I could leave less that a 1 star, I would. I ordered $400 worth of groceries, and when my items finally arrived, my frozen items were thawed, and my dairy was warm, and my meat was warm. The shopper had 2 deliveries before mine, and instacart said that my items would be in a climate controlled bag - I assumed the same type of bag my whole foods orders arrive in. Everything was in plastic. Instead of assisting me and attempting to resolve my issue, instacart decided to deactivate my account. I called customer service 3 times and was hung up on each time.

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    Refunds & PayoutsLoan ProcessResolution

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2026

    So, the fan and air purifier that a loan from the love of my life let me order yesterday, to try to deal with the problem of ** fumes/stink getting into this apartment, got delivered somewhere else by mistake. But Instacart won't give me a refund or credit. No idea why. Not planning on using instacart again.

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2026

    Do not use this company. We ordered a 400 dollar vacuum from Costco using Instacart, but received a cheaper model instead. After returning the cheaper model, we were still out 150 bucks. This was in November of 2025. Still fighting to get the difference. Hope our credit card will take care of this. They seem to be slow about it as well. Horrible experience.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceRefunds & PayoutsValue

    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2026

    “Customer Service” is not a thing. They send you a refund confirmation, yet never process it. Must deal with MULTIPLE people if you email them. One person says something - then another disagrees & changes what was already done. Fees for EVERYTHING! If strawberries are $4 in the store, Instacart is charging $5. You pay a yearly fee, then more fees EVERY single time you order. Orders are confirmed, then not picked up by someone & no recourse for expecting something that didn’t happen… Just order somewhere else. Not worth it.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2026

    This company is a complete rip off. I had a promo code that offered 3 free deliveries and I had ordered 1 time and they charged me anyways. I called to let them know and refused to refund the money. They tried to tell me that I used them 22 times. The customer service is rude. They would rather lose customers than refund a delivery fee.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2026

    So disappointed. I for the first time put in a order for pickup. I was in communication with shopper for exchanges. My pick up was at 7:09pm. When I got to the store the Publix employee who was very friendly said, "I am sorry we can't find your order. It's been erased from the system." In other words shopper took my order. Instacart was a nightmare to get through. Publix helped me get through to at least get my money back. I literally had to now go shopping when I did not feel good. Instacart gave me a 5.00 credit only. Not happy with this experience at all.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2026

    Poor customer service. They stated that they didn't have access to my receipt from my Order and needed to screenshot it to them and when I did they stated since my receipt in the app matched what I ordered (of course it did, it's the receipt from when I placed the order) I was not eligible for even a credit on the shake I never received. I called the store first and was told I had to contact the delivery service I used.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2026

    Company is impossible to deal with. Their shoppers make numerous mistakes and they are very cheap when trying to make it right for the customer. I have had more issues with this company than any other service. I lost my cool with them and they banned me. That’s how bad they are. I can’t even get my account deleted. They don’t answer emails. STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2026

    Horrible program. They don’t have drivers available make you wait hours and hours and still charge if you cancel and refunds are slow to arrive. They added extra items into the order and said I did it - this was a malfunction I’m sure with their program app as I was trying to edit my order and it wasn’t editing. I was given $5 previously for my inconveniences of them not coming through with a shopper. I wanted to get a refund for the rest of my membership prorated to June and they said no. I deleted the app and am not going to use or recommend them to anyone. They had great drivers too. When it worked it was great. I blame the parent company and the app. Horrible customer device on the app and phone from the company - drivers had great communication.

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    Sales & MarketingRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2026

    First, I ordered Vitamin Water Zero Calories and they sent the sugar variety. The would not give me a refund, only a credit. Stuck with a credit, I reordered what I wanted and Instacart sent the sugar variety again. After that, they wanted photo after photo and then ultimately denied a refund. This is a scam!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2026

    I used to receive promotions on a regular basis but I haven't received any information at least 6 months. When I called and chatted with them I was told it's because my notifications weren't on but they are nothing has changed on my end. Another said he didn't know why and couldn't help me. I ordered 5 times in one month. Very disappointing for no promotions and that they can't answer to why.

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    PriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2026

    One item was missing from our order, and 4 items were expired. Instacart refused to refund for these items. On appeal they said that they would not even explain why except to reiterate that they are allowed to charge for wrong, missing and expired items. That is illegal and unethical.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2025

    I've used Instacart twice now and both times I received complicated orders in unbelievable time and everything was there. I see a lot of negative reviews here but for me this service is a dream. The Walmart is 6 miles of L.A. traffic away and this order was assembled and delivered in less than 2 hours! Truly amazing.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2025

    I had an extremely disappointing experience with this business due to poor customer service. My concerns were not taken seriously, communication was unprofessional, and I felt dismissed rather than helped. I gave multiple opportunities for the issue to be resolved, but nothing changed. Customer service should make people feel heard and supported—unfortunately, that was not the case here. I would not recommend this business based on my experience.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2025

    Terrible service! They NEVER have a cart to bring your groceries to your door!!!! The drivers do not follow very basic instructions and are RUDE when you try to explain things to them. Stores should stop outsourcing delivery to Instacart.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2025

    Terrible customer service for members. They say in their policy very clearly that they will communicate to the customer or member if there is increase in fees. They raise the fees and still don’t communicate. High charges everywhere. Not worth.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2025

    After over a year with them, I've finally come to understand why my friends hate them. On 19th, I placed a grocery order for delivery on the 20th between Noon and 3:00 PM. They confirmed it, then sent a series of delay reschedules finally ending at 6PM to 9PM on the 20th. I rescheduled to the 21st 11AM to 2PM and they confirmed that. There were no updates from them and no delivery. Then it got ugly. I discovered that they hide behind a chat function and use canned responses. They kept referring to a help function on the order app that did not work. When I finally got a live chat agent, he used canned responses and never did answer my question as to why they accept a delivery schedule if they have no one to deliver it. There is no way... no way you can use a phone to talk with a supervisor are get a straight answer. He said, via chat, they would "try" to have my delivery by 5:24 PM.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2025

    I ordered a stop and shop order on 12/11/2025 and received an expired 12 Pack of Sugarfree Rootbeer. I reported this the same day and Instacart is reducing to credit & refund the expired item, I contacted Instacart online via chat & instacart representative said they couldn't process the credit for the rootbeer cause they only credit expired items within same day. I reached out to Instacart by email after the online chat, The online representative said they would not refund or credit the expired item because it passed the 3 day period for expired items. I reported this issue the same day so how is is past the supposed 7 and 4 day period. They claim for refund or credit on expired items. They also were sent pics of the expired items. I am taking this matter to the Better Business Bureau, ConsumerAffairs and the Food and Drug Administration due to my family member is in the hospital due to the expired item.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2025

    Absolutely ridiculous. Ordered food. Simple request.. Hot food... should be a given ordering from a restaurant right? WRONG. Was told "according to our policy your order does NOT qualify for a discount or refund." Really??? Disabled and ordered a single meal. They had one job... deliver a hot meal. The Teriyaki Chicken should NOT be the same temperature as the COLD macaroni salad! Called customer NO SERVICE... was told "it is out of my hands and I can't help you because you contacted the "Help" center. They advise me to contact them again. I did. I was told "I know, this is not the experience you were expecting..." Ya think? Who wants COLD dinner? I would honestly like to know what policy says "If your food is cold... you're out of luck but feel free to order again.."

    They obviously do not care about their customers... the businesses that use them nor people in general. I paid for an entire year of THIS??!! Absolutely ludicrous and sad that a company cares so little about people.. Zero integrity. 100% dissatisfaction is more like it. If you want hot food.. pick it up yourself. Save yourself money and the aggravation! DO NOT RECCOMEND! 🤦‍♀️

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2025

    I put in an order to be delivered at a certain time because I wouldn't be home until the scheduled arrival and didn't want my frozen items sitting out in the warmer temperatures. The order was delivered 40 minutes earlier than scheduled. The shopper did not attempt to replace an item (which I needed) and when I asked directly through text to replace with a different brand I was told there was none. When I called later I was informed they have stock of the item I needed. I hadn't used Instacart in many years because these things were issues in the past and sadly nothing has changed. I will not use this again. I should have done a pick up myself order.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceRates

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2025

    I have been using Instacart for years and have liked it a lot. I have been aware of the upcharges on many items but I am very upset about the coupons they send. My daughter and I placed an order at a restaurant and it was $38.00. Then I realized I had a coupon from instacart for that restaurant so we placed the exact same order with a $15 off coupon and the total was $39.00. Instacart—Shame on you. That’s unacceptable! The coupons are false because your price of food at that restaurant increases when you use the coupon!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2025

    INSTACART STOLE MY MONEY!!! So I had missing items in my order, I reported those missing items, I waited 3 days to inquire about my refund for those items only for me to be met with a very rude customer service representative. I asked for a supervisor for the situation and the supervisor wasn't much help at all. I was told to fill out a form, and when I filled this form out, I got an email stating that I'm not going to get a refund, credit, or a redelivery for the three items that were missing. WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION!

    I feel it is not fair that the consumer has to suffer because their shoppers aren't doing what they're supposed to or possibly forgetting things. I know that these drivers combine orders and these things can get mixed up. I feel if it was so easy for Instacart to take my money for the order, I mean we are talking about $10 for a long-distance fee and all these other various fees for their service, but when it's time for them to pay back a customer for a mistake, they refuse to do so. They took my money with no reason. I feel anyone who wants to use this service should be very careful because I do not care about the customers; they just care about subscriptions and fees. I'M CANCELLING MY SUBSCRIPTION TODAY!

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    PriceRefunds & PayoutsRates

    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2025

    Ordered a padded folding chair. The shopper delivered past my delivery time and picked up the wrong chair. Instacart only refunded the price of chair and not the tip and service fees. No accountability to their incompetent shoppers. They are doing multiple orders and not paying attention.

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    PriceRefunds & PayoutsRates

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2025

    Why do you pay for a priority service and there's no priority service given when you can't hold up your end of the bargain charging a high price for a priority service plus a tip and a service charge and the membership is over a hundred dollars. I think for the inconvenience, there should be a $100 gift card in place every time that happens.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2025

    I ordered tube socks through Instacart and received crew socks instead. I was away when the delivery. I immediately contacted Instacart and was told they would do nothing as I contacted them outside the 3 day window. My initial contact was at 3.5 days. Bottom line, I will never do business with Instacart again and recommend you reframe from doing business with them as well.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2025

    I am extremely disappointed in this company, not only doesn’t charge you yearly and does not let you cancel if you are unsatisfied, but it charges you monthly and then every time you order groceries, the charges seem to go up. There always seems to be some hidden reason why they have to give you another charge and another charge and another charge. I put in a complaint and they were just well that’s because yada yada. Very much a scam and then when I went to cancel finally because my year is up, they forced me to do another year, locked me into it and now I’m paying for a service I don’t want so so I went with a different company that lets you cancel at any time and it is highly recommended by not overcharging you being reliable because even Instacart also at least five or six times didn’t bring my order. So completely unreliable. Very disappointed.

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    Refunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2025

    I wish I could give zero stars!!!! The driver stole my grocery!!! They refuse to give me a refund! They basically stole my grocery and my money!!!! I wish I could give zero stars!!!! The driver stole my grocery!!! They refuse to give me a refund! They basically stole my grocery and my money!!!!

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    Sales & MarketingPriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2025

    They charge you twice--whatever your order costs, you'll see two charges hit your account, and the second charge takes about a week to get refunded. I don't know why, but they are scamming you temporarily out of a LOT of money! Nowhere is it disclosed that they are going to do this. My budget it tight & I can't have that extra $$ gone every week. Terrible practice.

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    Punctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2025

    I am writing this review as a SHOPPER, not a customer. INSTACART policies and promos are very MISLEADING!!!!! For example, they had a promo to complete six (6) BATCHES in the Bronx and get an additional $64. Well not so fast! One of the orders I did not get credit for because I was told E. 173rd St., Bronx, NY is not the Bronx. Then after completing 6 batches when I made an inquiry into the $64, I was told the promo works like this: if a SHOPPER earned $50 Instacart would make up the difference by adding $14 to the money earned. However, if a SHOPPER earned $70 then no additional money is given. Yet that is not explained in the promo nor the promo details.

    Instacart treat its SHOPPERS horribly. What is unfortunate is many shoppers do not tell the truth about Instacart. In NYC the majority of the Shoppers are immigrants and I believe that is the reason for the deceit, low Batch pay, many times no tips and more. I would not recommend anyone to be a SHOPPER for Instacart. In addition, they do not reimburse for gas and rolls. Therefore, if you drive, to make a halfway decent amount of money you gotta be out all day and you could end up spending a lot of your earnings on gas.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2025

    I placed an order with Costco, but the shopper delivered melted ice cream and poor-quality meat. Instacart sent an email stating they would issue a $66 refund, yet they only refunded $32. When I contacted Instacart customer service, they falsely claimed that the full $66 was sent from their end and blamed my bank for not processing the remaining $30. This is incredibly frustrating! I called my bank, and they confirmed that only one transfer was made. I reached out to Instacart again and got Costco warehouse on the call as well, but Costco is also refusing to take responsibility.

    Instacart continues to lie, stating that they refunded the money after a month has passed, but if they had, it would be reflected in my bank account! Never ever again will use Instacart! Their product prices are way higher, they deliver melted products and never care for the quality, but to lie that they did transfer the money, when they didn't -it's another level of fulling the customers!!!

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2025

    A few of my orders have been delivered to the incorrect house. UPS, FedEx and other Instacart shoppers don’t have an issue finding the house. I even leave the people delivering my groceries instructions and a picture of the house. Anyways, I have a had a few deliveries go to the wrong house, they even sent me a picture of the wrong house. I have contacted Instacart and now they are saying if they deliver to the wrong house again I will not get a refund even though they are delivering it to the incorrect house.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2025

    I had a horrible experience with Instacart. Their shoppers don’t really take their time to look and pick out fresh food. They just pick up anything so a lot of my items were expired or just about to be expired. For example, my mushrooms were brown. They just don’t care about the people they’re shopping for.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2025

    It is the week of Thanksgiving and there are a few staple items I needed more of before I can leave on our journey to my daughter's to help cook. I placed my Instacart order to be picked up on Monday the 24th, from 5-6. Not exact on this time, but hours before 5 am notified the someone was picking my order and found 4 items. I'm thinking, great, we are on our way to fulfilling my order! Then, for the next few hours, there has been no progress. I think that's ok, I'm sure they are busy. 5 o'clock rolls around and still no progress. Text to see if things are good if we are looking to have this ready by 6. Nothing.....it is now 6:15 and no response.

    So, I need this stuff for our journey. So, I cancel the order and hopefully be able to get it someplace else. Order cancels but now I am charged $15 to do so. Well, I wouldn't do that if they held up their end of the plan. Tried to contact Instacart to get this back, and was told no because I should have canceled before someone started picking the order. Just not fair....so everyone be careful of this. I know it's not a lot of money but it is the principle!!!!

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    Customer ServiceRates

    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2025

    I put an order in with a large tip. The shopper input that she couldn't find my items. I sent a response with basically pick up whatever works. She never texted me back and then cancelled the order. BY THE WAY, if they cancel the order, you cannot leave a rating on them! So all these people with nothing but 5 stars just cancel anything going sideways or if they don’t want to drive far. Horrible service.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2025

    Instacart has become horrible, I have come to the conclusion that some of shopper I believe are stealing items that the customer (me) are paying for, example, today 11/23/25 I place a order that had 13 items listed. The shopper check all item found yet I did not receive them all!... Of the 13 items ordered I was missing a item short of half my order, the one consolation I was refunded for those items that were kept by the shopper (my gut is telling me these shopper not all but some... have found a way to hustle on the customer's dime, maybe getting items for themselves). I'm not sure, just my thoughts.. I do not have proof... This is the second time I have not received all my items. And had to get a refund!.. Something is suspect.

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    Verified purchase

    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2025

    I've tried this company three times and all three times my orders were cancelled ten minutes after they were placed. After the first cancellation, I went through the settings, made sure all was in order - and then the same thing happened twice more. I don't have time for this nonsense. Look elsewhere.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2025

    I had a very upsetting experience with Instacart. When checking out for my order, the page clearly showed $0 surcharge, $0 fees, and stated that my membership would auto-renew in November 2026. There was no obvious notice that I was being enrolled into a new paid membership. There was extremely tiny fine print hidden underneath the “Accept & Checkout” button — so small that even with my glasses, I could not read it. Without my knowledge or consent, Instacart immediately charged me $99, which I absolutely cannot afford as a senior on a fixed income and currently unemployed.

    When I called customer service, I was shocked to be told that I could not receive a refund because I had already placed my first order — even though I never knowingly signed up for this membership. This is a classic “gotcha” tactic, and it feels deeply anti-senior, predatory, and deceptive. No company should be setting up seniors with surprise charges through unreadable fine print and misleading checkout screens. Instacart should be upfront and ethical about when they are enrolling customers into paid memberships. I’m extremely disappointed and feel taken advantage of.

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    TechPrice

    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2025

    Even when I choose items listed with "many in stock", the item will be substituted as "out of stock". If I put "no substitute", the total is reduced and I'm charged a delivery fee. It would be a great service if not for this issue, but I will not renew unless they fix this.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2025

    I’m so extremely upset that I ordered one 12-pack of Weruva kitten pate was charged $29.82 for ONLY ONE CAN DELIVERED! This was ordered on 11/14 evening, came on time, but the shopper only picked up one 3 oz can and INSTA CART CHARGED me for the WHOLE 12 pack! I spent hours last night trying to rectify this mistake and every PERSON I SPOKE TO and TEXT with kept telling me I ONLY ORDERED ONE can!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceBilling

    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2025

    I used Instacart once. It popped up when I was searching for a small order with a promotion entitling me to a free delivery. Because some items were unavailable my bill from ShopRite was for $16.22. Instacart charged my card card for $29.81. I wrote a complaint and they credited me $7.25 which meant that I was overcharged by $6.34. Now I see a new charge on my credit card for $105.56. I checked my email and found that they have charged me a membership for Instacart + $99 plus $6.56 tax. I never authorized this membership. What a scam. Now I have to report this to the authorities and contact my credit card company. This is a horror. Please be wary of this company.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2025

    This is the first time I’ve ever written a negative review, BUT my experience has been awful. The first problem I had was being billed twice for the same order. The shopper took a picture that didn’t show anything to show they had delivered both orders. When I called Instacart they said they would look into it and call me back. They never called back, when I called back they said I was more than 3 days after the problem so would not refund. My most recent order, I only got 1 bag of 3, put in for refund for items not delivered, right in the order, got email saying that I was being refunded, didn’t get the refund, tried calling and again outside the 3 day limit. I will never again use instacart and will tell everyone I know my story.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2025

    I am disabled, which is why I was forced to use this service. I only order food once a month because of ordeals like this one. I post all over my shopping lists to not make the bags too heavy. I just chased my canned goods down the walk. The bag PAPER bag was filled with dozens of cans, the bag gave of course gave out as soon as I picked it up. One bag had over 30 pounds of meat. That is beyond the limit of the bag and my stated 10-pound weight limit!! I can't say it was every bag, there was one with 2 boxes of cereal and nothing else!

    When I called to revoke his tip, I was informed it was past a magical 2-hour window and he got $40 and I got to spend hours picking up each item because all but one bag ripped! I was having trouble walking during the fabled 2-hour window, so I left the groceries in subzero temperatures until I could walk without fear of falling! When I was finally able to walk, I found by stairs were completely barricaded with bags. If there has been an emergency, I would have not been able to get out of my house!! I was offered $10 credit that miraculously turned into $5 because I wasn't appreciative. I was put on hold for an 40 minutes the first time and 75 the next. This was not the first time this happened, but it will be the last!

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    Transparency

    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2025

    I used them for the first time and they send way too many texts. I was so mad they sent the first text at 6:00 AM on a Sunday. I don’t need so many updates. Otherwise it was a good as any other grocery delivery.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2025

    This company is a horror in the New York area. There is always a shortage of shoppers, & orders are constantly late. I never have a problem with their competition, & I believe Instacart just doesn't care about its customers.

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & App

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2025

    I seldom had a problem with Instacart until this week, when the app refused to load. It has been several days now and I don’t know how I can contact them about it. On occasion, an item would be missing, or I would receive an item that was probably a part of another person’s order but I did receive a credit for missing items when I reported it. I don’t expect perfection all of the time, and it is rare that it happens. I also get the discount on sale items. The app not loading is a new problem.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2025

    Placed order with address and apartment number. Order was listed as arrived but it did not get delivered. The delivery person took a picture of the delivery out in the street and claimed it was delivered. They probably just took the picture and kept the order because they can't make any money delivering for Instacart. When I called Instacart to tell them the issue they said they could not try again to re-deliver the order until the next day when it would be far too late. They said they would process a refund but it could take weeks to get it. The opportunity cost of using Instacart is that I am left without the groceries I needed to cook what I needed to make tonight and by the time they pretended to deliver them the stores are all closed. Don't use them if you don't want to be their next victim.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2025

    I have a good job but feel like even that’s not cutting it anymore, so I thought I’d make a few extra bucks being an Instacart Shopper. I signed up with all my information, a CORRECT address, and uploaded my ID. In order to start you need a shopper card, and I applied for one in MID SEPTEMBER. Mind you it’s now November 5. It says shipping would take 5-7 business days. I went on vacation in late September fully expecting my card to be there when I returned. It did NOT arrive. OK, I thought maybe it got lost so I ordered a new one. Well this one also did not arrive.

    Wash, rinse, repeat and I’ve now attempted to order a card 6 times now. On 2 occasions I contacted a supposed human on their useless chat bot, since customer service is otherwise non existent. They confirmed my address and assured me they ordered a card for me. Still no card. What the ** is problem?!? The first time I excused, but 6 times?!? This is completely unacceptable and ridiculous. It’s not like I live in the middle of nowhere, with no reception where a mail truck comes once a week. What is wrong with this company and why is no one capable of helping or actually sending a card??? I attempted to contact them via bot again and I got cut off mid sentence and then the second “assistant” I connected with just didn’t bother to answer me at all! This place is a complete joke.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2025

    So I made an order through Publix and canceled immediately due to price and drove up to publix. Was told by Instacart that it is taken out immediately and wasn't refunded, mind you on Venmo account, it was $115.66. How could a company do this to anyone, it's called stealing!!! Lucky to get a star, they don't deserve it!

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2025

    These guys are a farce, we ordered and not all of our products were delivered and yet they charged us for these items, we tried contacting them and all we got back was a generic email saying they will not refund us or bring us our product. Never again will I use this.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2025

    My deliveries are consistently an hour or two late which means I end up sitting around for 3-4 hours waiting. This is just absurd. I can’t believe they are unable to predict a more accurate window. 2 hours is plenty of wiggle room.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2025

    Driver, Alina delivered restaurant order to garage door during rainstorm on wrong side of town! Driver did not respond to messages. Staff did not try to map correct address or read messages! Charged for meal never received!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2025

    Instacart is the worst service I've ever used. The website makes it incredibly difficult to see what the store hours are. When the shopper is contacting you there is absolutely NO NOTIFICATION pop-up. The store I ordered from was closed and I didn't realize the shopper was contacting me the whole time. I ended up spending a bunch of money on basically NOTHING.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2025

    DO NOT BECOME A SHOPPER FOR INSTACART! They will SCAM you out of money that you earned. You cannot get in contact with a support specialist. I accepted a 153$ order that required me to go 2 hours away. I accepted it, drove 2 hours, paid tolls costing 30$ and started shopping. The customer cancels mid shopping and Instacart DID NOT PAY ME. I contacted them multiple times stating that I needed to be paid for this order and got no response. THIS BUSINESS IS A SCAM FOR CUSTOMERS AND SHOPPERS!!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2025

    First time I ever used them. Ordered some beer, I never put in a replacement item! Driver showed up out of the blue with wrong beer. She took it back for exchange and came back and said because it was alcohol, no replacement or refund. After calling cust service, which were extremely rude, I'm stuck with something I didn't order and don't want.

    2nd problem. I ordered beer again and instead of sending it from the Safeway 2 miles away, you ordered it from Roseville, CA and I'm in Elk Grove, like 45 miles away. I texted the driver 5 times and told him to cancel order and turn around and not waste his time and gas but no reply. He texted me for gate code when he got here which tells me he got the previous texted but just didn't care. I texted him the gate code 4 times and then finally walked out to the gate and tried to get his attention and he just peeled out really fast. I want a FULL REFUND FOR ALL OF MY PURCHASES FOR TODAY. I FEEL YOU ARE THIEFS AND WILL NEVER USE YOU AGAIN and certainly will not recommend you to anyone. Horrible business practices.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2025

    I was billed for an annual membership which I never applied for or requested. After numerous emails and messages to have my money refunded I am still waiting. First they couldn’t find the the transaction and then I receive an email that, "Oh it’s for a membership." I know that, I can read. I don’t ask what it’s for, I asked for a refund. I would’ve had to close my bank account to prevent them from taking my money it seems.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2025

    I recently had a delivery from Publix Supermarket that never arrived. This was 1 of over 300 such deliveries I have had over the past few years. Never a big issue. However, the shopper decided she did not want to complete the delivery and dumped my entire order in a hallway at the other end of our complex. We have an elevator and even offered our wagon to haul them up in. Shopper was rude and a liar after claiming she searched for the elevator for 20 minutes (she was here for 5 minutes). I just had shoulder replacement surgery and was helpless to go search for the groceries. I filed a complaint with Instacart on 10/4 and was told I would have credit/refund in 24 hours. It is now 10/6 and I get the same canned responses. They fired the shopper but still feel it's necessary to investigate my story before refunding. I have a case with the BBB as well as reported to my states attorney office. I am still waiting for my $280 plus refund.

    Meanwhile, I had to re-order and this time the delivery was fine. Instacart customer service is typical ** call center where you get scripted responses and no real assistance. They will treat you like you are lying about your delivery even with presented with an obvious shopper problem. This incident shows their true colors and extremely poor customer service. Beware!

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    PriceRefunds & PayoutsRates

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2025

    Extremely unreliable. Very nice delivery people, for the most part; but they do not refund our tax $ on incorrect deliveries. WHERE ARE OUR TAX $ GOING? This is a State and Federal crime. Check your receipts for different prices. Ask for refund of your tax $ charged if there are refunds.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2025

    Instacart is falling down to the commitment and services. They are not capable to solve any problem. The shopper misplaced my Grocery in the wrong location because she was not qualified or doesn’t know the addresses. Then following up with Instacart, I haven’t received anything. Not a confirmation when this will be delivered. Different messages, unqualified supervisor that communications and now I’m fighting to get the Grocery. I have been five years with them and I can tell you you are losing money with using them. I know it’s a hassle to go and do your grocery, but that’s the only way unless a competitor comes in the market and beat them in the service.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2025

    While staying in Florida, I had to use Instacart for the first time and was bitterly disappointed. The order was missing items and ALL OF MY BUY ONE/GET ONE items were MISSING. Instacart refunded some of the money but not all and I'm sick of dealing with their customer "service" department. DON'T USE INSTACART!!

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2025

    This app could have been a game changer for me, but when it comes to the human aspect of the app, very disappointing, most of shoppers are lazy, will not put forth the effort to find items, these last two orders were shocking, the shopper was making a delivery on a bike, and gave my order to a drug dealer up the street to deliver to me, the drug dealer said, his cousin has another order so I’m helping him out, and the last order, the shopper couldn’t read or write English, this shopper didn’t know what a Apple Turnover was, kept sending me pictures of grapefruit,

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2025

    Have used Instacart for almost 5 years, I am a senior & unable to drive, so I rely on delivery for my groceries. Up until recently it was OK. But now my orders have been all messed up! Instacart offers little assistance. Not trying to be rude or racist, but can't understand the people on the phone. The online chat is useless. Don't recommend them at all anymore. Looking for other options.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2025

    If I could leave zero stars I would!! DOORDASH DOORDASH DOORDASH!! EFF INSTACART!!! AND PLEASE BE CAREFUL. They will cancel your order, say you did it, and charge you a $15 cancellation fee!!! They are clowns!! Everything they deliver you can easily get another way!!!!

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    PriceRatesHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2025

    I wish I could give them zero Stars. The fees are lies. The prices are ridiculous. They're never on time. It's hard to get a resolution. It's hard to find someone when you do get to speak to someone to know what they're doing where you're not frustrated and constantly have to ask for a supervisor. They suck.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaffEase of Use

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2025

    Absolutely the WORST as a company overall! No customer service, no one there really cares what the problem is. The software is not intuitive and when there are no showers it should tell you so you can make other arrangements. If Walmart was closer I would never use Instacart again.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2025

    I got locked out of my Yahoo email account and had to create a new email address because yahoo wanted me to buy a subscription in order to get tech support. I went to update my email with Instacart and in order to do that, they sent an email to the account I no longer had access to. Even though I was signed into my instacart account, I could not update my information. So I had to search for a customer service number to call and they refused to help. So I requested my account be closed. They refused. I would have to go into the app and do it by sending an email to an account I no longer have access to. I do not recommend this service. If I am signed into the account, I should be able to update my information without this much hassle.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2025

    Terrible service! They dropped orders on my doorstep and walked off without even ringing my doorbell many different times. We didn't get multiple different orders because they delivered it to the wrong address, I'm assuming and they refused to refund our last order that we purchased, yet didn't receive. They are absolutely terrible. We've had so much better luck with doordash!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2025

    On May the 1st 2025 I ordered a pizza from Papa John's through Instacart who uses Uber eats as their delivery service. My order went through smoothly. I ordered a medium pepperoni pizza and a 20 oz. coke. As I was tracking the order I noticed that the person who was picking up my order was riding on a bike. That was the first red flag for me. How are you going to deliver a pizza and soda on a bike. It was well over 90 degrees as well that day. I live about 9 minutes by car from Papa John's. Anways I am standing to the door tracking my order. And because I don't like my food on the ground. So as I am staying there it's like the lady goes off the radar. Then a few minutes later it says delivered.

    I step outside to see if I see a person on a bike. I only saw a man exercising. I asked him did he see anyone on a E bike. He says no I did not. I then call Instacart to report my missing food. I went through all the steps they told me to do. Someone promised to get back with me in 2 hours. I never heard back from anyone. I reached out to my bank and they also gave them the run around. Then after I heard back from the bank I reached out to Instacart again and they continued to give me the run around even more. What happened to good customer service in this country. It's this simple either deliver my order or refund me my $23.95. The people who deliver the food are required to take a picture in case people lie about not getting their food with the address shown. Where is the picture?

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    Sales & MarketingPriceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2025

    If I could give a zero I would. This company needs to be searched for fraud. Misleading fees and expectations. Poor service to the shoppers (workers) who get paid below the horrible unreasonable fee charges. Lack of respect and care with a fake voice of customer support. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Report them if you can to stop them from scamming more people.

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2025

    Don’t even bother if you’re in Ontario Canada. My shopper didn’t communicate. Probably only delivered 7 out of the 25 items I ordered and dropped it off at the wrong address. Huge disappointing experience and everything costs more. Better off to try another delivery service. This was a nightmare.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2025

    Many orders over the past couple of years and no issues. On 09/10/25, I ordered a few items and paid a delivery fee of $1.99 plus a nice tip. The delivery time was supposed to be 8pm-10pm. Order time kept being pushed up until it reached after midnight. I contacted the shopper and received no response. I contacted a specialist at Instacart, who also received no response from the shopper, and I was given the option to cancel... for an EXTRA $15 since the shopper completed the order. I chose not to cancel. Now it's 11:41 pm and I have a new shopper. I'm going to ride this out, but after this ordeal ends, so does my relationship with this service.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2025

    They continue to make their drivers shop for orders but DO NOT support them with the appropriate technology to make an effective and efficient delivery to their customers. And they really don’t care about being an ethical business!

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2025

    I'm disabled and I cannot go to the grocery store so I was using Walmart but Walmart kept double charging me for one order so I thought well I'll try Instacart. I ordered groceries on Saturday around noon for a Sunday delivery between 10:00 and 12:00. That is their times of delivery on Sundays. It's right there on their website. I did not get my order till after 1:00 after they stopped for it at 9:45 I said there and contacted customer service. Customer service called me a liar saying that no their deliveries on Sunday is from 10:00 to 1:00. I even sent them a screenshot of their delivery times on Sunday and they still called me a liar and argued with me. My food was warm and I will never use them again because number one you call me a liar when I've got it and print on your own website. It's on instacart's website. Yeah look it says 10 to 12:00 on Sundays not 10:00 to 1:00 but they're going to argue with me. Do not use them. They are rip off.

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    PriceRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceRates

    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2025

    Until recently my experience was rather positive. Unfortunately, lately my shoppers have been doing a sloppy job when it comes to hand off and product selection. I ordered a detergent, he brought me a broken bottle because he placed a heavy item on it. I have disc herniation and am in bed now. Today I ordered some items. I wanted a 1 pint blueberries but got something else. I ordered paper towels just 2 in a pack. Got 16 value size for a much higher price instead when my selection was refund if item was not found. I tried to stop the female shopper by saying "Excuse me" but she didn't stop and said "Thank you" and left. Thank you for what? Another thing is the shopper' picture was blurred but clearly male. So lately, this is another issue. The person bringing the items and the picture do not match. If a psychopath brings my items and kills me when I open the door, who will take responsibility?

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2025

    Many items arrive in good shape. Chilled items arrive warm and frozen items are thawed. They claim items are kept in temperature-controlled containers. This is clearly not true. Kroger delivery actually keeps items chilled and frozen. Also, Instacart shoppers will not deliver items like a case of water. They told me I had to go to shopper's car and get it myself. Kroger and other services deliver water and the like. I just received 5 cases of water from Kroger delivery with no issues.

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    Online & App

    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2025

    Instacart is garbage. You can't place a complaint with them. They force me to use Publix in Holiday Florida which never has anything in stock and can't change it. Can't communicate with them. This website is garbage too.

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2025

    Had I gone to the store, my Costco Order would have cost $80, but with the 25% price markup, it came to $100. On top of that, the service fee, delivery fee, tax and 10% tip came to $130 total so I was charged an extra $50 extra on an $80 order!!!! Do the math yourself. This is INSANE.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2025

    I ordered. My driver dropped off most my order. Left something. We responded through text. I told her she realized but was dropping off another person stuff. Instacart stopped messages saying order complete. She was awesome. Sending messages where she was as I have a gate and and dogs to put in but thanks to instacart she couldn't see my messages. Instacart things happen people fix it but you just can't stop the respondents when things go wrong. This will probably be my last time ordering from you.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRatesHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2025

    I grateful Instacart is there when I need to make money but sometimes it's a real pain when it says items are available when they are not. Even worse when replacement for that item is unavailable also. Even worse when the shopper gets penalties on their rating when there isn't anything I could have done to make the situation better. On top of that I would recommend getting your pay instantly rather than wait for direct deposit. You have to pay a fee but you don't have to settle for lies when speaking with customer service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2025

    The worst of the worst customer service. It essentially does not exist. When I get in touch with a live agent, he says he will look into the issue and help me. But after waiting for over 5 minutes, the chat will time out and disconnect me. It will then keep repeating. This is the worst customer service I have ever seen in my whole life.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2025

    Today, I used Uber Eats through my Instacart account to order some breakfast to be delivered. When our order arrived, I went outside to get it and could not find it so I looked at the front door camera feed. The Uber driver brings the order, as seen on our front door camera, puts the food at the front door, took a photo of the order and walked away. Then within minutes, the same Uber driver walked back to our front door, picked the order up and walked away with the order.

    I then contact by phone Instacart and told a representative what had occurred. She advised me that I should talk to Uber Eats. I contact Uber Eats, the only way I found was by chat, and was told that since I ordered it on Instacart that I should contact them (not in those exact words). I go onto Instacart phone App to check can I see what happened on there where I originated the order and took actions to refund my order and got a message that there was a photo showing it was delivered. Though this message happened, I was still able to follow more prompts to refund the food I ordered.

    My husband and I then decided to just order again direct from the same restaurant, go pick it up and investigate further about the Uber order before contacting authorities about this. Apparently, no one had picked up our order and the restaurant was nice enough to give us that order and our newly ordered food. SPECIAL NOTE: Uber Eats still charged us for the driver tip of more than $14 though they delivered nothing.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2025

    I am absolutely floored at the lack of support by issues on Instacart's end. Here I spend the time to get my order placed. Watch the shopper has gotten my order ready. It is ready for pick up and I am 5 mins from walking out the door to go pick up and I get an email my order has been cancelled bc my items are out of stock which is a total lie. Because I already saw the shopper got my items ready. Then I try to reach out for support 4 times on the app. 3 of them just keep getting disconnected as soon as I get connected to someone. The 4th person tells me the "shopper" had a barcode issue and cancelled my entire order and that I need to replace my entire order. Offers no support for an issue on your company's end.

    I have no way to leave a review for the lazy shopper who just canceled my order without my permission. I try to call and the representative puts me on a long hold. I finally gave up and terminated the call. At this point I have spent longer trying to put my order together, figure out why something was cancelled without my permission and got zero help from customer service. It is such a disappointing and frustrating experience that has now messed up my whole Saturday. I just want to share what a poor experience it is to use instacart. I truly don't know if I can ever trust to use this service ever again. Signed a very disappointed customer, Amanda **

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    Refunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2025

    BEWARE: After paying $9.99 for the membership fee on August 14th, Instacart attempted to take out an additional $9.99 membership fee today, August 23rd. I contacted them via chat and was told that they didn't. I informed them that I had proof that they did and even after the proof, when I requested a refund and the cancellation of my membership, they said that they were unable to give me a refund. I have had them for 6 years and looking back on my banking history, this isn't the first time that if it's tempted or collected membership fees in the same billing cycle. I think it is very disgraceful and will never use them again.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2025

    Useless customer service who use stalling and frustration tactics to avoid providing customer service. Sick of pushing 1 for English and never getting someone who can speak it clearly. [outsourcing strikes again].. there's a problem with almost every order.. being disabled and in a small city, there's no other good options to get my food. The drivers take on too many orders and often forget/steal items or entire orders. The customer service won't do a thing about this. And will even go as far as threatening you if you try to escalate your complaint ["Johnny"].

    If you call in over and over you might get an English speaker and then sometimes it gets resolved.. but otherwise it's like trial and error until you find the needle in a haystack that is the professional employee instead of the trolling fast talking scammers that keep asking for "account confirmation" information that Instacart doesn't even have like my birthday or mother's maiden name.. when confronted they hang up..

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2025

    Customer service is terrible. My milk exploded all over my porch and I immediately went through the process recommended by the app to get a refund. My refund never came, so I followed up with customer service and they said too much time had gone by and there was nothing that they could do. I even have photos.

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    Contract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppRates

    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2025

    Just started using Instacart so I’m very new to it, and found out they are price gouging. The prices for items at a local grocery store are more on the app than what they actually cost. My receipt shows my order came up to $137.41 but my EBT card was charged $156.59 + service fee + tip. They should not be allowed to raise the prices on the app than what the items actually cost plus charge the other fees. That’s price gouging and I wasn’t AWARE of it. So it actually cost me $35.56 more to order on Instacart VS going to the store and getting them myself. BEWARE.

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    Timeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2025

    Cancelled orders at the last minute. Not reliable. When I place my order online stock was available. Next day 1 hour before delivery time cancelled. Not too good for business so overall I my orders sometimes in the future again. ☹️☹️☹️

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2025

    I didn't directly place an order through Instacart, but through the Meijer app which was to be fulfilled by Instacart. I never received my order. Instacart ended up canceling my order after it has already purchased and I was texting my driver (Marlon D.). He claimed multiple things were showing as canceled and that he also was talking to support however they couldn't reach him. Most ridiculous thing was the customer service agent told me I'd have to reorder my original order. Now why would I want anything to do with your service when your driver walked away with 100 bucks worth of groceries that were purchased. I never had this issue with Shipt.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2025

    This site is a joke. They do whatever they want. While one time you may have zero issues, the next time you will. The customer service platform is a don't care platform. They will reimburse but people order through them to have to service and ease. I suggest don't wait for dinner for same day. The don't refund delivery or service fees. They don't reschedule to get you your items either. They don't make you a priority or your items. I say order through the store itself instead. Several you have are wasted here.

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    PriceRefunds & PayoutsRates

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2025

    Was upcharged over $50 without approval by me. No notice until delivery and shopper said take it up with Instacart. They said no refunds, exchanges, adjustments and that I should adjust my substitution settings.

    ADJUSTMENTS (H-E-B) 1 WEIGHT ADJUSTMENTS

    Prime Trimmed Beef Brisket (per unit) $6.49 /lb
    Adjustment: 6.0 lb replaced with 16.0 lb
    16.0 lb x $6.49
    Subtotal before weight adjustment: $38.94
    Adjustment: $64.90

    Final item price: $103.84

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2025

    I placed an order from Instacart that was supposed to be delivered from between 4pm to 6pm. At 5:45pm I wondered why I never received a text, call and no one rang my doorbell. I checked my cameras and found that the delivery had been made 30 minutes prior! All of my refrigerated items had been left in the Houston heat without any indication that the order had been fulfilled or delivered. This is a question of food safety! They should have the "right to deliver" revoked unless a more conscious effort to comply with basic food safety is adhered to.

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2025

    Do not work for this platform, there are many issues with this platform from little to no driver support, issues with paying for products at stores as in the app wallet comes back NSF and the driver paying for the order and not getting reimbursed, DON'T DO IT.

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    Online & App

    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2025

    Instacart consumers need to be aware that when they tip to these jerks they mostly do not pack. It is the cashier at the grocery store doing all the work and they reap all the glory and tips for a job that it says on the website they are supposed to shop, pack and deliver your groceries.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2025

    Instacart is an irresponsible, incompetent, and completely disrespectful company toward its customers. I ordered $197.86 worth of groceries that I never received, and their only “proof of delivery” is a ridiculous photo of groceries in the trunk of a car — not at my home, not in my possession. After insisting and appealing, they denied me any refund, credit, or redelivery, completely ignoring the clear evidence that they failed. Now, they are even threatening to block my account over alleged “failed deliveries” that are not my fault — this is outright abuse and a total lack of ethics!

    Instacart doesn’t deserve a single penny of my money. Their “customer service” is a bad joke, with no ability or willingness to resolve real problems. If you want to lose your money and be treated like a worthless number, go ahead and use Instacart. I will keep fighting for what I’m owed and will not let this injustice go unpunished.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2025

    Instacart customer service team are group of jerks, thieves and rude! They don’t care about their customers! Please people don’t shopping with Instacart. They’ll stolen your money and disrespect you! Stay away as much as possible from Instacart. They are untrustworthy people!! Go with door dash instead. They will better serve you and appreciate your business with them and you will be in a safe hands! Never recommend Instacart to anybody !! Poor customer service!!!👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾Booo.

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    PriceTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2025

    SOMEONE STOLE $536.00 wiped out our entire EBT card WHICH WAS LOCKED FOR OUT OF STATE USE!!! I notified your company within hours of the charge you could have stopped the delivery BUT NO YOU INSISTED I fill out a bogus report and I would hear in 7-10 days! Then you come back and say you can't find the charge. THAT IS BULLSHIT!!! YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THE DELIVERY. NOW I WILL HAVE TO SUE YOU AND YOU BE OUT $1076!!! Instead you protect the criminals!!! I HAVE NEVER EVER IN MY LIFE USED INSTACART AND HOW DID SOMEONE PURCHASE WITHOUT MY PIN!!! MUCH LESS IT% WAS LOCKLED!!! I suggest you get someone who knows what they are doing in your dept that handles these things!!!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2025

    Review of customer service for the delivery drivers (Instacart driver here). When I started driving for the company 2 years ago, the customer service for the drivers was decent. You were connected with help fairly quickly and you could get a reasonable resolution in a timely matter. Fast forward to 2025 and the help afforded to the drivers is so incredibly bad, I often just call it a day after having to deal with them.

    The wait times to connect with an agent is ridiculous (drivers are often shopping an order when trouble comes up, and I've had to wait up to 30 minutes for a solution to a simple issue before being able to continue with a customer order.) Orders disappear while they are being shopped for, leaving the shopper in the middle of a store with a half shopped order. When customer service is contacted for help, most often they will say there was "suspicious" activity and the order was pulled and given to someone else, leaving the shopper having to put everything back without getting paid. Issues like this ultimately effect customer while throwing drivers under the bus.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2025

    I have over 400 orders with them. I was promised a refund and never got it. No one speaks English and they keep giving me the run around everytime I call in. Very disrespectful and disappointed. Shop somewhere else. They lie horribly too.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2025

    Every time I do Instacart and there is always something missing and they push you to buy something else. Or they argue with you. And then Instacart has the audacity to be like, "Oh if you want to cancel your order you’ll have to pay 15$." I don’t know how many times I got frustrated from by the shopper because in the message they don’t make a lot of sense. For example they reply was, "I did it." Did what? You need to be more specific with your words and today the reply was, "I’m not talking your lessons!" Like what does that even mean?

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2025

    Their customer service policies are completely unreasonable. The free trial moves instantly into a year long membership which is annoying, but I should have read more carefully about that. However, because I use Instacart for Costco only, I did not shop again until several weeks later and the membership that I paid $111 for did not show up on my account. When I finally was able to reach someone to find out why, they said I had purchased a US membership and refused to reimburse me OR switch my membership to a Canadian membership. It's completely useless to me and all they would say was "sorry, because it's been 5 days since you bought your membership there is nothing we can do" ... From a company this big I'm absolutely shocked that they would do nothing.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2025

    Instacart is a scam, WHY? Because once they you get the membership things change over time. You are not supposed to pay for delivery, but even if you order the required amount. They still want to charge you a delivery fees. Yes the more you spend the more they lower it. Then the real kicker is you can only get free delivery when they say so. It's bad enough that they send people who cannot even speak English or Read English. It is even worst when they text and tell you, you are going to be issued a credit for a product not in stock. And then you are charge for it again. By this same person who cannot speak or read English. When my membersip is up, I am gone. Tired of being rip off by some company in California. No wonder that state has gone to the dogs.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2025

    My wife signed up for free trial back in 2021. Ordered only once since. Long story short after free trial they charge credit card for $104.94/ year. And they have been since 2021. Finally I was able to stop the auto renewal but they refused to refund the membership fee?? Be Aware!!!

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    Reviewed July 31, 2025

    I was just about to hit checkout when something caught my eye. A 5.00 long distance service fee? The store is 5 blocks away, I used another store the day before same distance, wasn't charged that then but instead of 4.95 for shopper fee it was 9.95 fee. I went to the help chat to ask them they said, Are you sure you are not looking at the shopper fee? I said it says long distance 5.00. The Rate your Experience rating ad came up so I guess I was like basically "hung up" on? So not sure who was getting taken here was it me or the shopper? I feel bad for the shoppers.

    The company seems to be making all the money but wants the consumer to pay the wages in tips. I don't mind tipping but it shouldn't be to pay their wages. It's to be extra as in a tip. I read that the company use to pay mileage and now they don't. What? So tired of these big corporations taking advantage of the workers. You know if they were not so stressed to take on so many deliveries to make money to live, there probably would not be so many errors and they would be their normal friendly selves and then the business wouldn't get so many bad reviews and losing good workers. Pay a decent wage, = happy employee + happy customer. = win win.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed July 31, 2025

    I purchased on Instacart ribs from Phillips Barbecue. The ribs were not completely done. Ordered, also chicken. It was dry and old. Instacart would not refund. My money said it was Uber responsibility. I'm pretty sure that other customers have went through the same problem with poor food that they had ordered.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2025

    Shoppers are declining. Many are gruff and brusque. Don’t speak English. Used to have pleasant shoppers who cared. Now they’re rushed and act mad. I wonder who decides will be my shopper? Are the intimidating ones winning?

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    Reviewed July 30, 2025

    I have been an Instacart shopper since 2019. During this time, I’ve experienced consistent disrespect from the customer care team. I was even banned for voicing my concerns, only to be reinstated a year later. Over the years, the pay has significantly declined, and they’ve stopped reimbursing mileage. It used to be that Instacart’s pay exceeded tips, but now the batch pay has been cut by more than half, and mileage reimbursement has been eliminated altogether. They claim that mileage is included in the batch pay, but look at the attached picture. The distance from the store to the customer is 13.8 miles one way. The national average reimbursement for mileage is $0.70 per mile. Basic math shows that 13.8 miles x $0.70 = $9.66. However, as shown in the picture, the Instacart batch pay is only $6.77. This means they are not even covering the actual mileage cost, and a shopper would be losing money on this order.

    It’s a disgrace that Instacart refuses to pay for mileage at all. Shoppers are essentially doing all their shopping for free. Despite making $457 million in revenue in 2024, the CEO’s compensation is $1.5 million, plus $15 million in restricted stock. Meanwhile, Instacart expects their shoppers to work without proper compensation, neglecting the costs of vehicle maintenance, tires, oil changes, insurance, car payments, and gas. It’s insulting that Instacart considers this acceptable. I challenge the CEO of Instacart to spend a day in the shoes of a shopper. Then, come back and tell us that the current pay structure is fair or sufficient.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 29, 2025

    Instacart is a terrible company. Watch your bank account. They will steal from you and then run you around with their terrible customer service. They will run you around giving you no information, hang up on you and provide you with nothing but time wasted and money stolen.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2025

    Instacart as a service is terrible. They illegally put holds on funds after transactions have been made and processed for days causing disruptions in your banking. Offers zero support in fixing the issue and then blames the bank while offering nothing to help the customer solve the issues.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2025

    BAD! Does not offer delivery for by customers in a major city?? Huh???. Tried using my EBT card and realized the nearest HEB does not accept EBT (except it does!) and Instacart will not deliver. I’ve used this in a smaller town without any problems, thinking about just deleting this app and never using it again.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2025

    I purchased a pool chemical from Lowe’s through Instacart. The item I had asked for was not in stock so they sent me something else that I did not want or need. I contacted Instacart and said I would like my money back. They said they would give me Instacart credit, but would do nothing else. They also said it was free shipping but when I got my bill, it had a $2.49 convenience fee as well as a minimum tip that was required for the delivery person of one dollar. If I’m tipping the driver and paying a $2.49 service fee The delivery is not free. They have a terrible business model and are less than honest. I will not use the service again and would not recommend it to anyone.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2025

    I was in a very unsafe drop-off to me. Total pitch dark in the country to a state park that was pitch black. No camping allowed so why would there be a drop off in a park at 11:30 at night. My gut said, "Turn around now," so I proceed to turn around. Pulled into a ranger station. Nobody there but had to check with Instacart. As I was doing this I saw a old silver SUV pulling in coming from the direction I was in. Then am on phone with Instacart. Instead of saying, "Hang up. Call 911," she was telling me to text the customer which I did the whole hour drive out there with no response at all.

    I feel Instacart did not give a shit if I was dead or alive. I am 55. My gut said run but a younger girl 19 who may need to pay a bill or anything may think the situation differently. I feel there are no safety precautions for me as a driver. Why can't I see where this is going before I shop? Please everyone be careful. If you feel it wrong turn around please.

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    Staff

    Reviewed July 24, 2025

    Always something missing!!!! I closed Instacart. They need to get different delivery people or something. There is either something missing or they don't have drivers available to deliver your items. Terrible service!!

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    Reviewed July 23, 2025

    F Instacart! Trying to order prenatals and groceries and it keeps saying insufficient funds! I have more than enough funds to cover my payment! I reached out to customer service and the rep was so incompetent and condescending! Idc blame the pregnancy hormones, but I let him have it! Still no solution as to why tf my card keeps declining! & it’s not even charging the card because my card would send a notification saying it declined and for what reason! It’s no reason for my card to decline! I just downloaded the app but I’m deleting it and they don’t have to worry about me. Wtf fix this app! Ridiculous.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2025

    I just signed up for Instacart and cannot place an order. Since I cannot place an order I contacted Instacart to cancel my membership and they just gave the run around instead of just canceling my membership.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2025

    The Instacart GPS has the wrong pointer for my address. Drivers think the dog kennel is my location. It is not, that is on the corner 100 yards short of the entrance to my address, a small trailer park. I walked out and showed the driver where I was at and he turned around and drove back to the telephone pole, not believing the GPS was wrong. This has gone on for years, Instacart should have fixed it by now or gotten a newer map.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed July 20, 2025

    I never signed up for this subscription. My credit card was charged $79. I've never used Instacart. She kept bringing up that I used it back in 2022. Maybe we had covid and I had groceries delivered but what does that have to do with my credit card getting charged in 2025. She kept arguing with me and bringing up 2022. I told her I want a refund like 10 times. I would not hang up cuz I'm pissed. Finally after her rudeness she refunded it but just hung up before confirming or giving me a confirmation number.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2025

    They damage my food and said that they will refund me my money on a 7-Day when a 7-Day came, they never refunded me my money and then they say, "You have 7 days to get your money." But then they says 7 days that we able to refund your money.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed July 17, 2025

    I placed an order from Restaurant Depot on Instacart today 7/17/25 and the charge paid by instacart was $362.13 but I was charged $486.15. Called their customer service and was told they cannot do anything about it and that was that. A complete rip off of a $124 for no reason and that is besides the instacart subscription charge and the service fee. I will be canceling my membership.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2025

    I will never use Instacart again. A shopper named Jose, took a picture of a bag, in front of an apartment door with the same number as mine. The difference was, my door has a wreath and this one didn't, we have a doorman, and surveillance cameras all around the property, inside and out. It's scary that Jose, has my real information. I don't feel safe after this incident. I did report to Instacart I never received my items, and Jose took a fake picture. All of the reviews I had read about Instacart leads me to believe this is organized crime.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2025

    I changed my email address and called to notify them. They cancelled my account and told me to start over. I had already paid a yr membership, they refused to give me my money back. Or credit it to new account. Wouldn't let me speak to a supervisor, they told me there wasn't any.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2025

    The most useless “customer service” I have ever encountered anywhere. When you reach out to account security to resolve issues they just send you the same email over and over and never actually communicate with you or help at all. I had to go through Costco’s help center to even get a beginning on help with fixing my same-day costco account that runs through instacart. Instacart does not care about its customers, if you need help from them, you’re 100% on your own. The account security team also does not have a phone number and can only be reached via email which only produces them sending you a preprogrammed response over and over.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2025

    There's no sugar coating Theft, and that's what they do. They stole $100 from me at the end of 2023, never refunded it and I didn't use them again until 2025 (sheer desperation during illness) to which Shoppers scammed through cheaper items than what I selected but never used the 'Replace/refund' so I would routinely get billed for a more expensive item but receive a cheaper/lesser quality item. Many times I waited over 4 hours for an order as Shoppers do so many orders at once that they cannot fulfill them using the times given at order. Most recently during my last order they took $220 to cover my order to which the entire total on completion was $172. Then, they took an extra $50. My last $50 that I had reserved for other needs.

    When asked about the $50 they took they said it was because I had changed my order and it would be returned in 5-7 days. I am writing this on day 12 after a phone call with my bank that stated they still have not released the refund. While I was trying to deal with this my roommate informed me they had taken $70 out of his account for no reason as well. We are still currently fighting for refunds with little hope of seeing them. I believe if I went into someone's account and took money police would want to speak to me, no? Disgusting double standard. I will be escalating.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2025

    They are not reliable. I ordered a bottle of brandy and bourbon and they charged me. Showed they picked it up and gave time of delivery. 1.5 hours later when they showed they were 7 minutes away. The time suddenly increased and then they canceled my order. Of course at this point the liquor stores were closed. Refusing to refund my $99 fee I paid 2 months ago so filing breach of contract and deceptive trade practices. They are BAD.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2025

    They tried to charge me $100 for cancellation made by their delivery person. She said she could not find me to leave the order at my door. But, the order contained alcohol which I have to sign for. She stole the order but the alcohol included in the order, discovered her lie and theft

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    Reviewed July 11, 2025

    I used the COSTCO same-day delivery service but unfortunately it is run by Instacart. Got an item from COSTCO exact same weight with estimate, got a bill 30% more than estimate, and 50% more than actual price tag, you tell me this is fair.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2025

    Had been using Instacart when in a bind... but I no longer will. First, they don't respond to any emails, or chats or anything. Extremely poor customer service. This last time I placed an express order that I paid extra for. Every time I checked the order was coming later, & later. So it was going to be over 2 hours late. That's not express. The supermarket was less than 15 minutes away. Instacart charged me $15 for canceling order. When in reality they should be paying ME $15 for jerking me around. I will never use them again. Their shoppers also don't know how to shop correctly & don't read notes attached to order. Use any other grocery service other than Instacart. They are useless.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2025

    I have used Instacart for years and there have been minor issues here and there. Maybe a rotten melon or wilted lettuce but they’ve always made it right. Monday night, I ordered crab leg sections for $24/lbs. I received whole crab for $9.99/lbs and was still charged for the sections. It’s around a $100 difference. I was on the phone for an hour then disconnected. Their chat is useless (transferred 3x without a resolution). I received an email asking me for photos of the items and it’s been 3 days and no response. Customer service has gone downhill and I will no longer use IC.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2025

    They overcharge. They charged 36 dollars for my delivery, my items was the worst quality and they cheat you out your money. The customer service sucks. I will never shop thru them again. I'm on a fixed income and they are scamming people.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2025

    I placed a Publix order through Instacart one evening for delivery the next morning. I needed seafood including several pounds of salmon and other items like sun-dried tomatoes. The first shopper accepted the order before the seafood department opened, canceled all of my seafood items, and refused to cancel the order when I asked. I believe she grabbed the order because I had already left a hefty tip, even though the store is less than a mile away and the order had fewer than ten items. I had to cancel the order myself and was charged a fee, which Instacart later refunded after I called.

    I placed a second order for later that morning. That shopper was able to get the seafood, but by then several items that were previously in stock were no longer available. I messaged him to ask about the sun-dried tomatoes and he ignored me and checked out. I live two minutes from Publix so I could go get those myself, but the real issue was how he delivered my order. I have two porches, front and back. He pulled into my driveway, then backed out to the street, got out of the car, took a picture holding my groceries in the air near the large address numbers posted on the power pole, and left the bags in a pile of dirt next to some two by fours near the road. He did not place them on my front steps or back steps.

    When I messaged him and asked if he really left my stuff in the road, he sarcastically replied, no I left them in a tree. I responded and called him out for being lazy and rude. He then recited my full address back to me followed by the words “say no more” in a way that was clearly meant to threaten me. That is not okay. He has my address and used it to intimidate me after an altercation that he escalated. I called him out for being lazy because he left my groceries in the dirt. That is not a threat.

    Instacart allows their shoppers to poke, poke, poke, antagonize customers, speak to people like they are trash, and push them to their limits. But when a customer responds or shows any sign of frustration, they are the ones who get punished. I have seen so many people online say this same thing has happened to them. Instacart deactivated my account without reviewing what happened or even letting me explain. I was a regular customer who spent hundreds, sometimes thousands, with them. Instacart allows their shoppers to antagonize and disrespect customers, then punish the customer for reacting. This is unsafe, unfair, and completely unacceptable.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2025

    I absolutely loved Instacart for years. Never had an issue until I placed an order for $350 on March 5, 2025. I’m writing this in July, 2025. There was an issue with the account I paid thru so I paid again with another card. Both accounts were charged the full $350. I was told I would be credited back one of the transactions. I have had 25 chats and 27 conversations with customer service since March 5. It’s now July 6. Every chat and every phone conversation I have to start from the very beginning of the sequence of events. They say they can’t access previous chats or customer service conversations. Really? I’m told the money was sent to my account. It was never received on my end. I have filed 4 in writing complaints via email. Some responses say they the transaction does not qualify for a refund. So, I paid $700 for $350 in groceries. It has been an absolute nightmare trying to get ANY legitimate response from anyone.

    Again, I loved Instacart and used it a few times per week for years. The lack of customer follow up and follow through over a $350 transaction where I paid twice after being told the original $350 would be refunded is still not resolved after 47 interactions and 4 filed email inquiries, I’m still waiting for $350 refund. What a disappointment. If there are no issues, they’re great. Just never make a mistake and believe their customer service is capable of resolving any issues.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2025

    Do not use Instacart. Not only at their service fees ridiculously priced but here in LA shoppers take two hours to collect 16 items and then unassigned themselves from the shopping app after waiting several hours. They are frequently now late for delivery and the only thing they promised you was free delivery which you are given anyway if you order in advance. Today was an emergency shopping day for Independence Day and the shopper after two collecting I only 16 items in two hours decides to unassigned himself and I’m left with the service fee and the charges and all they’re offering me is a $5 discount for a four hour delay in delivery and a service fee is $31 not including the tip I left.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2025

    I placed an order on 7/2/2025 through Instacart uber and the food was taken to an address that I sent groceries to earlier. Being that I sent an order to a different address than mine earlier, I ensured I changed the address when I placed my PF Chang order. The uber driver asked me where I was and when I told her, she said it was too far and left my food with an unauthorized person. The agent said she would reimburse me for the lost order with a credit. She gave me a $15 credit instead of $31 I spent for the food. The $15 was what I paid for the groceries not the food. When I reached out to complain, the agent sent an ugly text saying the case was closed and logged off on me. When I tried placing the order again using the $15 credit, Instacart didn’t honor the credit. I’m out of $31 dollars for the first order and had to spend an additional $35 to place another. I’m home bound and the service didn’t only disappoint but they also robbed me.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2025

    I never had a problem until I paid the annual fee. My last order took 4 hours to receive. I don't blame the person who shopped and delivered. It is a reflection on corporate. Previously I had surgery and no choice. My people were brilliant and very caring. The last time I was missing several items ordered. I was not charged but couldn't understand how certain staple items weren't found. I don't blame the driver. The order was picked up by another and then they cancelled the order. I am local so it's not the distance. Maybe it was the heat. I want to give 5 stars but cannot understand how a person with no membership is charged $1.59 delivery fee and I was going to be charged $12. The other person ordered at 6pm, crazy rush hour time. I ordered at 2:30,p in the afternoon. So rather than pay $ 12+ for delivery I got the annual fee. THEN my order took 4 hrs to deliver. There are no PEOPLE to talk to. I wanted to cancel membership.. all the website/app did was cancel reoccurring renewal. I feel like I got rooked. That's why the rating is 4. I ordered 8 items. There is no rhyme or reason to it. Today I tried to order a sandwich from Jersey Mike's. They couldn't fill the order. Wtf.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2025

    If I could give Instacart 0 stars right now, I would. And not for the same reasons as everyone else except their customer service is absolutely terrible. They locked my account due to "suspicious activity" and requested me to send a photo of my government ID and the last 4 numbers of my CC which I did and they said it would take up to 6 hours. 6 hours ok. I can wait. It's not an emergency atm except more of a convenience since I don't want to go out in this blazing heat wave.

    I would even understand if no one accepted my order because of this heat. But no they locked my account. 72 hours later and they still have not released my account which is well over the 6 hours they quoted. I called customer service to kind of expedite things and they basically told me I was SOL. I use my instacart to have groceries delivered to my grandfather who can't walk and I do this for him since he lives in another city and I'm not there to help him all the time. He's running out of groceries and right now there's nothing I can do to help him.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2025

    The shopper returned several items that should not have been easy to find. Poor choices would be an understatement. The shopper attempted to replace my baked potatoes with meatballs. My cookies were delivered crushed beyond them being edible and question the item being tampered with. (I HAVE PICTURES OF HOW THE COOKIES WERE DELIVERED TO ME THAT ARE TIME STAMPED). This situation needs to be escaladed, and this shopper should not be allowed to shop for anyone again. I had to contact customer service twice about this experience and while customer service has claimed I have been compensated and reassured the best way possible, I am greatly dissatisfied. I will be discontinuing my membership with Instacart. The Safety of My Food, The Quality Of My Food, My Hard-Earned Money, and The Perks Of Instacart have been compromised due to this unsettling ordeal. I will be sharing this.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2025

    Beware of non-refundable fees. They have a non-refundable fee policy. So if anything goes wrong with your order they will not compensate you. They will tell you they’ll give you a credit. Why would I want a Instacart credit if you are not getting my order right. So that means I have to shop with Instacart again to get the credit so I am still spending money with the service that’s not treating me right as a customer. I will not be using their services again. Also beware of the overpricing. If you were to go to the store yourself it would be way cheaper.

    Shoppers are also taking multiple orders and then they cancel your order and then you go back in the queue and have to wait on another shopper to pick up your order. If the original shopper wouldn’t have picked up so many orders another shopper would’ve had the opportunity to get your order and you wouldn’t have had to wait so long for your order. Instacart has a lot of issues going on. They need to go back to the drawing board.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2025

    I have had 0 good experiences with Instacart. I'm cancelling my membership. I'm human and it's no way this business is working in the customer's best interest. No leadership to speak to and no resolution. I'm not satisfied and I review is a 0 star.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2025

    Delivered and charged extra twenty dollars for things I never ordered. Never received part of order. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE OUT OF KOREA OR SOMETHING, EVERY TIME. DON'T USE UNLESS YOU ARE DESPERATE

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    Reviewed June 18, 2025

    I've been using Instacart for a while since my cancer diagnosis but the one time I try to order from a restaurant I'm hit with a missing food order, a submitted form for a refund and an email saying I have no proof I didn't receive order. Oh yes I did, I received a code that was never used and I have a Ring camera that shows me waiting outside but no delivery driver. Instacart says it's out of their hand and they have nothing to do with the restaurant portion (though it's through their app that you order). Had I known that I would've just ordered through the Uber Eats we site, I learned an expensive lesson

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    Reviewed June 17, 2025

    I'm an Instacart shopper. I received the batch and completed all the shopping, but during checkout, the payment didn't go through, so I had to use my own card. After finishing everything, I sent them a picture of the receipt. I requested reimbursement, but I still haven't received the money back. It's been almost two months, and I'm disappointed that I haven't been refunded. I won't be an Instacart shopper again.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2025

    I have been arguing with Instacart customer service since I purchased these special cups on June 8th. The cups were on sale buy one get one half off, the store said they gave it to the driver but the driver did not give it to me. I had ALL the details for the sale and the store said they can reprint the receipt. I asked Instacart for the refund of the difference owed to me - at LEAST $15.99. They said, “Oh it has to show store prices on the app” so I took SCREENSHOTS on the APP of it saying store prices. Today they basically said, "Too bad so sad." I am basically saying they STOLE my money.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2025

    Instacart tried charging me $99 for a membership I never requested. I previously had Instacart through Costco, no longer have Costco. The Instacart site would not allow me to cancel the membership. Tried the chat bot, and would not allow me to cancel. Had to call senior support. What a scam.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2025

    Instacart is good if you’re in a desperate situation. Their pay is too low for the amount of groceries you need to shop for and also for the amount of people you’re shopping for. It does not matter how much they give you in tip. Once an item is not available and the person does not choose a replacement and you have no choice to make a replacement and the person does not want that replacement. You have no other choice but to refund. However, when you do refund you lose out of your tips!!! They do not take from the batch, but they will take from your tip, which is ridiculous when you are the one putting wear and tear on your car, wasting gas going back-and-forth trying your best to find these items and they don’t take that into consideration.

    For an example on Mother’s Day, why would anyone place an order for flowers/roses at or after 12 PM and expect to have not just one but 2,3, or 4 bouquets of roses or flowers available at that time and then again they’ll take from your tip once it’s not available. (this is one holiday. They need to really make an exception when there are not available) I mean, what are we supposed to do abracadabra?!?! Seriously this company is just for when you’re desperate, but it’s not worth of anything!!!! You’re better off doing DoorDash where you don’t put wear and tear on your body at least and get a good better “Definitely better pay”.

    I would really recommend doing DoorDash and not Instacart is not worth your time or energy!!! Oh and another thing do not do any deliveries after 11 because once it hits 12, you will not see your batch pay and they’ll claim that it’s pending and that it’ll take 24 hours, however you will never see it!!!! So make sure you screenshot every offer you accept so you have proof!!!!

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    Reviewed June 14, 2025

    Delivery person packed all my items in one bag, upon unpacking the bag there were not only several missing items, 2 items I didn’t order, but most importantly there was some sort of slimy liquid spilled throughout the entire bag, ruining everything inside. I reported the incident and told Instacart that I was concerned, that this is in fact a safety issue and I wanted a full refund because I couldn’t risk eating food or feeding food to my family that was covered in an unrecognized substance, Instacart denied my request and said it is ineligible for a refund. They charged me for a full order that was not only incorrect, but completely spoiled. I would never recommend them to anyone and I will be telling everyone I know and come in contact with to stay far away from instacart as their customer service is terrible.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2025

    I ordered groceries through Instacart on May 22, 2025. After about an hour, the delivery person said they had checked out. However, a short time later, I was informed the order had been cancelled and another driver was doing the shopping. I waited 3 hours for the delivery. I later noticed extra charges to my credit card. The Instacart people told me that the automatic hold charge was due to a couple of added items, but those items had already been paid for according to my Kroger receipt. I was then informed that the automatic hold would disappear within 7 - 10 business days. Well, 22 days have passed and Instacart will not resolve the dispute.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppStaffBilling

    Reviewed June 8, 2025

    If I could give 0 stars I would. The app accepted my Snap payment then charged my bank account. The specialist refused to understand that there had to be a glitch in the system. Instead of helping me, they ended the chat. This is not the first time I have had an issue. They used to be reliable. Now they are a liability. I feel like I got robbed and there’s nothing I can do about it. Don’t use!!!

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    Reviewed June 6, 2025

    I don’t understand this company. They have an application, you download the application, you place your order, you put your money invest on this company products but there’s no way they can tell you if they have the product or not at your end. There’s no way for customer to know if they have a product or not before investing their money, but they don’t have they cancel your order. And then you have to wait seven days for your money to return to your bank and then when you go and check with your bank, the money is not there. You have to call them again they don’t have a invoice number so at least you can dispute your case with PayPal. It is big mess.

    I don’t trust this company and I don’t think I’m going to ever buy from them. There’s no way that you buy anything here in United States and you don’t get an invoice number. That’s no invoice number. There’s no invoice number provided to customer. Usually when you buy something from anyone you get an email confirmation with the invoice number, I didn’t get that, you have to be a member. It’s not such thing he and America every item sale in USA need to have a paper trail.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2025

    Horrible. They just are a bunch of crack dealers high on robberies. They deliver elsewhere and then call text and come to the door and pound to make you open it. Pushing you also to take things from other doors (opened? tampered?) it is just Dangerous. I am in NYC and there are robberies everywhere. Instacart won't even help, they won't refund. They keep pestering, bullying, gaslighting, hanging up and handing to the next and next and next person on chat. I lost all my money to my groceries and now someone else has it. MY DOOR DOES NOT EVEN LOOK LIKE THE DOOR THEY PUT IN THE PHOTO .. and as we all know we need groceries to live. So it is a straight out attempt to kill people without foods and water. What if they have babies??? I won't have water and food when I run out. Let's see how long I can do it .

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    Reviewed June 5, 2025

    I recently had an incredibly frustrating experience with Instacart. A female shopper initially accepted my order, but a male driver ended up delivering it. He seemed to be in a hurry, quickly dropping off the bags before leaving. As I put away my groceries, I realized my order was incomplete. I immediately tried to contact customer service, but communicating with them was nearly impossible. Despite explaining the issue and submitting a formal review request, they refused to issue a refund—almost $200—citing that GPS showed the driver had been at my house.

    To make matters worse, every time I attempted to get my case reviewed again, they blocked my email, cutting off any further contact. Then, they went even further and locked me out of my account entirely, preventing me from accessing proof of my conversation with the delivery person. I would love to share a receipt or a photo, but as I mentioned, I no longer have access to my account. This was by far the worst customer service experience I have ever had. The complete lack of professionalism was shocking, and I will never use Instacart again. I will also warn others so they don’t have to go through the same frustration. If I could give them zero stars, I absolutely would—but unfortunately, the system won’t allow it.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2025

    The customer service is terrible at Instacart. I ordered groceries at 11am today. I was told my order could be completed at 6:24pm. I called Instacart twice to be told two different stories. The woman representing Instacart was rude and I made it clear this is not my problem. Also they took my money and I have no groceries. Now I am out of my money and I have to go shopping. Don’t waste your time with this terrible company. They don’t care about you and just take your money.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2025

    Notice that 99% of all Reviews of Instacart are one-star reviews. That says it all! I.C. has a deliberately designed refund process that is sooo onerous by design that it is not worth the wasted time & grief - terrible offshore call centers, bad English, bad telephone systems, bad attitudes, & worst of all is bad onerous procedures. It is easier to open a dispute with one's credit/debit card. Better yet, avoid I.C. unless you are a masochist.😱

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed May 31, 2025

    Ordered at 1 pm to get delivery at 4:45 pm. My frozen wild caught raw shrimp sat in a hot sunny car for over an hour and a half! That is a health hazard. It's 82° outside. My frozen popsicle were melted, my organic juice that needs to stay refrigerated. The app says climate-controlled, they lied. It was in the box from the store and never put in a cooler of any kind. They no longer text you so you can help them find something that said Many In stock because the workers are lazy! They won't issue a refund. Only a credit, which I will never use them again after waiting 5 hours to get my food so I can make dinner. They kept me on the phone for an hour saying they can't do a refund. Only a credit. Stay away from this company!!!

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    Customer ServicePriceTimeliness

    Reviewed May 29, 2025

    Instacart kept my $ hostage right before holiday weekend! I ordered from supermarket and was charged accordingly. The next day (Friday) they entered 2 duplicate charges on my account that didn't even equal my previous order. I called Instacart and was told it would be off in 24 business hours which would've been Tuesday. I called Wednesday. They told me 7 business days....Finally released $$ on Thursday. 7 days of duplicate pending charges....No thanks. I Won't be using Instacart again.

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