It's time for my Instacart renewal. Is it worth it?

mynameiswhatever
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 19:00:05 +0000

I need therapy from shopping! I detest shopping, except at an uncrowded bookstore. Outside of that, we’re basically fine to go to the stores.

The quality issue is something to consider too. During the beginning of the pandemic, I was real-time chatting with the Instacart person while they were shopping. They would give me options while in the store (not just the ones the Instacart system picked). I don’t know how they were able to manage all this while shopping, but I did appreciate it. We never really suffered an issue with quality, but I did sometimes question the judgment of a particular replacement product if the one we wanted was out of stock.

Instacart was a real help during those early days, so I really appreciate it. It’s just gotten to be SO expensive, and we don’t need it. I guess we can always re-up if we do.

We also have the Amazon Fresh delivery option, and the prices are much closer to in-store. It’s still sometimes tricky to get same-day delivery (during the beginning of the pandemic, it was impossible. I learned to get up just after midnight to get a slot.)

Anyway, I just canceled. Thanks to all. Now, I wonder what I am going to spend that “extra” $79 on!