It’s sort of a modern miracle that you can open an app and just have a person do your shopping for you, never mind the pretty exploitative labor practices. If you have happened to use a service like Instacart, you may also be aware of the fact that sometimes one’s personal shopper can start making “interesting” alterations.
So if you were looking to be confused and perhaps irritated at the same time, we’ve gathered some of the funniest posts from folks sharing the shenanigans their Instacart shoppers have gotten up to. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and tales in the comments down below.
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#21

Brooo I literally had a male shopper last month replace 14 items!!! Upped my bill by $70. I texted him after the first 5 items to keep substitutions around the original price. Completely ignored it. So nuh uh, I took my $15 starting tip down to $5. (The store was only 4 miles away) Cause I'm on a budget bro!! He replaced all the items with expensive things.. I called the store and they refunded everything I wasn't happy with. Thankfully.
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13points
#22

I can’t find my screen shot but I had ordered a sale item that was a $1 watermelon. They were sold out and instead of my alternative he picked a $43 WATERMELON. HOW.
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12points
#24
This happened to me with smoked turkey legs. They smelled rancid and leaked white fluid on my other groceries. I smelled it before I even opened the bag. So I can't understand how they couldn't.
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12points
#26
once i had a male instacart shopper and the order was for pads, he told me he couldnt find the aisle they were in, so he left the store and didnt do the order at all but refused to cancel on his end
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12points
#27

I had a next day delivery from target allegedly stolen by the male delivery driver. Called shipt to report my package was missing and was told this happens a lot with the male drivers. Because I have it on camera that he did actually steal my free lip glass and cat food he will be disabled from the platform. We need to start complaining about these men and get them disabled from the platform.
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10points
#28
I was buying a case of water 24 pack for like 4 bucks. He replaced it with a more expensive water. 10 bucks for a 6 pack…. I was livid
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10points
#29
I bought 2 bouquets one 11, and the other 9. Tell me why this man replaced them both for a total of $48.96. It was my first time buying through instacart so i didn't know. I kept on at work. I got that backcharged later on. Hell nawwww
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9points
#30
I once ordered a delivery for a blanket for $30 and the driver brought me a $180 electric blanket. No upcharge. I wasnt mad at that at all
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9points
#33
My last order I had a $4 pack of 30 turkey snack sticks. They replaced it with an $8 pack of 4 beef chomps
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7points
#34
I had a driver give me 2 loaves of bread from someone else’s order… I ordered deli meat and I guess the bread was my substitute 😭😂
Mind you, deli meat ain’t cheap these days… I really hope that person who got my order either ate it or donated it.
Mind you, deli meat ain’t cheap these days… I really hope that person who got my order either ate it or donated it.
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7points
#35

LITERALLY JUST HAPPENED TODAY! This man delivered me spoiled fruit. The pineapple juice was cloudy and some brown bacteria on the side of the fruit Granted it’s the grocery store fault for not removing it for purchase BUT WHAT? why not just refund me.
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5points
#37

Oh god, I had a man override my “refund me” and decide on a completely different supplement than ordered. Had him banned from my account for that. Normally the women are but uh… this was a first lol.
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