Is $10 tip for Instacart good?

Instacart pays its private contractors (shoppers/delivery people) very little - about $5–7 per order. Even the smallest order usually takes us an hour to receive, shop and deliver and return to the store to hopefully receive another order. A $10 tip or so is an appropriate tip for an average order.



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Tipping is not required in any scenario, but it is always a nice thing to do. Your Instacart shopper is providing you with a service, and it's customary to show your appreciation of that service with a gratuity. Just like in restaurants or salons, your Instacart shopper gets paid a flat fee for their service.

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Tip baiting is when a customer leaves a tip with the intent of enticing a driver to accept their order, then removes the tip after the order is delivered. By doing this, the customer gets their order delivered to them quickly and saves money by not tipping.

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Is tipping required? Tipping is always optional. However, we encourage you to tip every time you order with Uber Eats. Your courier puts in a lot of effort, and that deserves a little extra.

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Dave did a great job answering this question. For years, Uber has told it's riders that “you don't need to tip the driver, since they make a good amount of money already” or something like that. All the while, Uber has dropped the route rates, and driver pay, and added charges that the driver gets no part of.

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In a survey done by US Foods, delivery drivers and customers agree that $4 is a reasonable tip for those delivering food. However, 60% of drivers surveyed say they're either not being tipped or not tipped enough.

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