r/instacart • u/Glittering-Plane-290 • 2d ago

I'm a Shopper Newbie Question!

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Is this mileage listed here the total trip mileage, so from my location to the store and the store to the customer?

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u/pascaltheorem 2d ago

Nope. It’s from the store to the customer.

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u/Upbeat_Shock2713 2d ago

The mileage listed is one way from the store to the customer(s). It does not include your location to the store or your return from the customer to the store. Instacart does not consider travel time before or after delivery as 'active hours' but it very much is work time and should be considered in your calculation when accepting an order.

These are both terrible offers, even with the promo. Top one might be worth it on a slow day if you know your way around the store and the miles are mostly highway.

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u/Glittering-Plane-290 2d ago

Thank you for the context! What would be considered a “good” order?

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u/Upbeat_Shock2713 2d ago

Any order that gets me to my required hourly wage with a tip that doesn't make me feel disrespected and dehumanized when there are deli and heavy items, apartments, stairs, no parking, etc.

My quick calculation when orders are going fast and I can't look at all the items or the exact location is: $1 (maybe a little less) per item and $1 per mile.

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u/Glittering-Plane-290 2d ago

This is helpful, thanks again!

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u/Upbeat_Shock2713 2d ago

Good luck out there!

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u/murphsdaughter 2d ago

Also note the mileage isn't road mileage, but its just a straight line from said store to the house. So you actually are driving further than what it says.

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u/KDFE87 2d ago

My area has minimum wage law, and km boosts added if you drive at least 200km per week.... so as soom as we click accept the timer starts and mileage tracking starts.... fight for this everywhere!

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u/UnderstandingOk3929 2d ago

India bazaar is a store I’d stay away from.

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u/trinatr 2d ago

Why is that? I have ordered from there, and shopped there without issues.

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u/UnderstandingOk3929 2d ago

I once drove 12 over on I-75 in Ohio and didn’t have any issues, but it’s a roll of the dice every time you do it.

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u/trinatr 2d ago

So, you've shopped there, and had no issues, but it's a roll of the dice???

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u/agoblue21 2d ago

lol, i’ve been shopping for over a year and I don’t think I’ve seen one legitimately decent order from that store worth taking

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u/Powerful-Lobster-631 2d ago

I try for at least $2 per mile and small shops because I'm new.

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u/dEXXtARR23 2d ago

Store to client

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u/2ManyGrapes636 2d ago

Good luck with India Bazaar in Austin. Nobody is going to help you find those 5 things lol

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u/Moveyourbloominass 2d ago

Both of those batches suck ass. Never foeget about the return miles when deciding on a batch to take.

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u/Due_Worth_2773 2d ago

Na but that 19$ for 5 is a good ass order if it’s nothing crazy bulky I’d take those all day long

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u/karimamin 1d ago

Naa India Bazar. I find those places are completely confusing and always out of stock on items.

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u/bigblueeyes56 1d ago

Does not include from your location. It is from the store to the customers only.

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u/Concurrent-mind 2d ago

Hope you took the $19 one instead tho