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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by octernion on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:44PM (#16361921)
again, in 99.99% of the cases, we aren't doing the markup.

and, in the one case where we do not have a signed relationship with the retailer, we do explicitly note the percentage.

we aren't hiding anything. and, you have that precise problem with amazon prime -- what markup are they charging?

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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by sk5t on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:21PM (#16362310)
If any markup exists, and if Instacart splits some of that markup with the retailer, it seems like obscuring the facts to state that Instacart does not charge a _separate_ markup.
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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by FireBeyond on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:56PM (#16362685)
> again, in 99.99% of the cases, we aren't doing the markup.

I find that hard to believe. That's the retailer markup? So you're just relying on the 0.01% (I know, arbitrary) where you do, and the opt-out $10 Service Charge to make money?

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