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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by gehwartzen on Monday February 12, 2018 @06:52PM (#16363508)
Why is it that grocery stores charge an Instacart shopper more than a regular customer? What extra work does the store have to do for the Instacart shopper that they wouldn't for a regular shopper?

Intuitively it seems like the store should be more incentivized to offer lower prices to Instacart since they provide a steady stream of business, reliable payment, etc.

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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by nugi on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @08:10AM (#16366827)
Shh, its the cost of the kickback they are trying to talk past. Its just another fee.
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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by acct1771 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @08:48AM (#16367048)
Eh, their shoppers sound dumb from the anecdotes here, are likely tending to be picking up larger orders a lot, and generally plugging up the store at a higher rate than other shoppers.
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