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

mynameiswhatever
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:00:46 +0000

My Instacart membership is up for renewal at $99/yr. If we use a CostCo card, the annual price is $79/year. We also get a free year of GrubHub+.

My question is do you think this is worth it? Instacart was very helpful in those awful months in the Spring 2020 when the pandemic first began, and no one knew what was going on. We were able to avoid going to the grocery for a few months, and I am deeply appreciative of all the risk that the delivery folks took. I gave them large tips, both through the system and in cash.

We used it twice last year, and no times in 2022.

I simply don’t like the higher prices they charge, sometimes 20-40% higher than if you went to the store. This is on top of the yearly fee.

I understand that there is a convenience factor, but it seems this is very expensive given the mark-up on basically each product.

To renew or not to renew?: that is the question. TIA.