Another advantage is that you don't necessarily have to live within walking
distance of stores at which you want to shop.
Andy
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Amen, Kathy, amen; and well said.
Sincerely,
Mark
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Kathy Brandt
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2021 6:00 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A Very Good Experience with Using InstaCart for iOS
you pay for convenience. For me it’s worth it because I can’t walk to a
grocery store: it would cost me roughly 8 dollars each way with Uber or lyft
to make the round-trip, more coming back with tipping the driver to help get
a substantial amount of groceries up my front stairs, Plus this way I can
take as long as I want independently checking out the different options, and
being sure that I will get what I want versus holding my breath fearing at
any given time hat the store people will say, oh, we’re busy right now, you
have to make an appointment before you come, making me feel like a
second-class citizen, and, maybe getting home and discovering that I got hot
chocolate mix instead of baking cocoa because the young person doesn’t know
the difference, or experiences with people who can’t read for whatever
reason when I bring in a list. I’m glad I don’t have to deal with these
things anymore, compounded with these days having to be worried about social
distancing as a totally blind person, and people acting weird if you touch
them.
On Jan 23, 2021, at 10:22 PM, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I used instacarT few times in the last two years. As many people have
noted, the service is quick, the app is accessible, and the customers
service is easy to deal with. However, the prices are significantly higher
than what you would find on the store shelves. If you are on a limited
budget you better be careful. It could eat up into your budget quickly. I
admit that I used the instacart service more than I should have because of
covid, but under normal circumstances I would rarely use it.
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On Jan 23, 2021, at 9:25 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
Hello Jenny,
Tallahassee is the Capital of Florida. I am certain that they offer
excellent service in that city.
I live in a tiny suburb of nowhere and they offer delivery service from
stores as far away as 15 miles; this is to say, stores located in the
much, much larger city.
One more thing that impresses me is that both the InstaCart Apple apps
and website, itself, offer accessibility features for low vision
customers, as well as for those who are totally blind.
Very, very nice.
Mark
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jenny Bomareto
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2021 5:03 PM
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Anybody know if they have the service in Tallahassee?
Thanks for your prompt attention!
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On Jan 23, 2021, at 7:50 PM, Robert stigile <rnstechnol...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hello all,
I have been using Instacart for about three years now.
It is a great tool to have and I have only had a couple of instances
where I have not received everything that I ordered or the item was
wrong.
I have found that the customer service of the app is wonderful. If you’re
missing items or something is wrong, they will refund you it just takes a
little time. The app is great.
Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568
On Jan 23, 2021, at 4:39 PM, Tom Lange <lang...@gmail.com> wrote:
I’ve used Instacart for two or three years now and love it. In spite of
its quirks, the IOS app is very easy to use, and one thing that I really
like is that the app remembers items that I’ve purchased in the past. So
when I’m ready to stock up, I go into the My Items list, flick through
the items, find an item that I want and with a single-finger flick up, it’s
added to the cart. If I don’t watch out I’ll end up with several hundred
dollars worth of stuff in the cart. In the Explore tab, I can do the
equivalent of shopping by aisle, or I can use the search field at the
top of the screen. There is a quirk which makes it seem like text isn’t
being entered, but it really is, and to invoke the search, I’ll
double-tap the Search button at the lower right corner of the screen. The
Results list behaves much like the My Items list.
In the cart, I can review everything in there and remove items with a
single-finger flick down or increase quantities by flicking up.
Checkout is relatively easy, with picker items that help with delivery
scheduling. If there’s alcohol in my order, I have to put in my birth
date and agree that I won’t be drunk at delivery time, which is okay.
When checkout is complete, I get a list of everything in the order and
again, I can add new items that I may have forgotten, remove items or
change quantities.
It’s important to allow Instacart to send me notifications so I know who
who’s shopping and am informed of any possible substitutions that I need
to approve.
When the delivery person arrives I get a text and a phone call so that I
can direct him/her to where he or she can park and load up my cart. The
delivery person has almost always gone to my apartment with me and placed
bags on my kitchen counter or dining room table.
It’s very rare that I’ve had missing or incorrect items.
All in all my experiences have been very positive and I recommend the
service and the app highly.
Tom
On Jan 23, 2021, at 3:52 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
Earlier this week, I signed up for the InstaCart delivery service, via
the
iOS app.
I must say, I was extremely impressed with the results.
While it took me quite some time to learn how to navigate the app, once I
completed my order, the food items I purchased were delivered within 90
minutes.
Not bad, not bad, at all.
Mark
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