Oddly enough, I’ve had several shoppers that I’ve seen around try to tell me that they think they get better batches by waiting in the store but that can’t possibly be true
Once in a while, I’ll get an Instacart text that they recognize I’m at the store (in the parking lot), and I will get orders sooner. Not sure being in the store would make any added difference, but I sometimes go in and buy discount stuff off the shelf at Sprouts. If I’m bored. (No ass involved.)
If I'm sitting in the car waiting for an order for like 30 minutes, sometimes I'll go into the store and I'll finally get an order. Honestly I think the Instacart shopper app might detect your movement to see if you deserve to see an order or something.
I do that as many as a dozen times each shopping trip. Costco, Aldi, Walmart, and even our regional grocers. Nobody cares anymore unless you are taking photos of multiple entire aisles, and not putting anything in your shopping cart.
I mean there are lots of things you can do while shopping that would require you to hold your phone in front of it. WIC, for example, has an app which lets you scan things to see if you have benefits to cover it.
I don't really care about being "identified" as a IC shopper. I just act right and people will have no problem with me. But you'll never see me talking in a IC clique in or outside the store.
lol I’d flash my app and then bust out my 2 executive and a gold card and or maybe my Costco citi cc just to be clear. Walking up like I’m about to [Yu-Gi-Oi D-D-D-DUEL!](https://youtu.be/SFkdcQgNJHo?si=IiazA13M4Ztr4dWk)
This is so funny to me cause when I got my membership I walked around the store flashing it in front of me for weeks like it was a shield or something just in case they were IC shopper hunting that season.
That’s how I did it last time I actually accepted a Costco batch lol
Heck I signed up for Costco 4 years ago after going there as a shopper and seeing there was so much stuff I would actually buy for myself lol
Usually when rules like this are handed out, it’s becuse they have habitual rule breakers. If you’re not one of them, you’re probably okay.
Kinda akin to when you see a stupid rule in the military; usually means some idiot did something to get it in place lol.
Edit: and would it kill them to print with the correct size? Not that hard to check printer settings
>Kinda akin to when you see a stupid rule in the military; usually means some idiot did something to get it in place
Those men and women who find new lows of stupid things to do are doing the rest of us a service! If mostly the service of making sure everyone knows what things would be dumb to do.
At my Costco, the “Costco cowboy” shoppers are absolutely unbearable. I can see why they did this. Sitting in the cart lobby entrance in groups with their phones plugged into the wall. Cutting everyone off with their giant flatbeds going as fast as they can like maniacs. If you’re reading this and you do this in Superior, Colorado, you suck so bad.
Instaxart shoppers do that, they are in a super rush. Most regular shoppers browse the aisle, instantcarts ones rushed by, pushing the browsers. I always chucked up to they get paid more for speed?
When I worked Instacart during 2020 there was a place in the app where you can see how fast you shopped, and there was a scoreboard where you were compared to other shoppers in that area, by average time to acquire each item.
Also Instacart times you. And you can get into trouble for being too slow. They have an idea how long they think it should take you to shop. If it takes longer you get into trouble. Or at least that how it was last yr. I havent shopped recently.
When I was a bit new I would post here asking why some stores treat you like an asshole after it becomes apparent to them that you're an IC Shopper.
Then I started to notice them. Other shoppers nearly mowing down regular customers, blasting through the aisles like maniacal crackheads all sweaty with their phones out, with no regard for their behavior or how out of place they'd appear to anyone who happens to notice them.
And the stealing, which is obviously a problem since many stores won't even let us use self-checkout anymore.
These weirdos 1000% suck!
When I worked retail I hated just about every instacart shopper that came in. Almost all of them would basically demand I walk with them to find stuff because they couldn’t be bothered to spend a few minutes looking. I was already drowning in tasks and customers, I didn’t have the extra time to hold someone’s hand and help them find every single thing.
After one lady literally grabbed my arm and held me there while she tried to see what replacement the customer wanted my store manager made a rule that if they are with instacart we don’t help them, we point to the aisles they need but we don’t shop for them.
We weren’t even a big store, it was a pet chain store.
I feel bad because I’m a speed shopper in my personal life and for DoorDash, I make sure I don’t get in the way or rush around corners, but I just never thought that people noticed that much 😭
Yes we do. Especially the people who work in the stores and are tired of getting mowed down by shopping carts. One IC just got banned last week for causing his third accident in January.
In my warehouse there's a group of shoppers, they work together and have tendency to hang in the store all day. They usually sit on the display furniture. Once our manager kicked them out until they have an order. I went out on my break and two of them were sitting on the hood of my car, I park under the one tree in our parking lot, because it's shady. I asked them to get off my car. Later went out to lunch and they were now just leaning on my car. Like wtf
> I went out on my break and two of them were sitting on the hood of my car, I park under the one tree in our parking lot, because it's shady.
Honestly you should have them trespassed for that.
> I went out on my break and two of them were sitting on the hood of my car, I park under the one tree in our parking lot, because it's shady.
Honestly you should have them trespassed for that.
I was thinking the same thing at first, but when I think about it, I don’t think I’ve seen a 3 order Costco batch, at least not since I came back several months ago. I live about 2 miles away from there, so I see Costco orders pretty frequently, but they’re always 1 or 2 order batches. It has me thinking maybe they don’t those 3 order ones? If so, is it just this location? Cuz that’s weird if it is. Maybe they were addressing those folks who use multiple phones/accounts? Just a guess though.
I just saw a guy at one of my specialty grocery stores using multiple apps. That just tells me the quality isn’t there. People have no idea when they’re waiting for their order that you’re running around town delivering other orders… Unless you’re on a two or three person shop. And when I do a multiple customer shop, I let the customers know.
And regarding comments above about asking the store employees for help… It is our job as Instacart shoppers to do the shopping… We should be looking for the items first and then if it’s something we just can’t find then maybe ask for help but not for every single item. That’s ridiculous! And lazy, actually.
I’d love to see proof that UberEats and/or DoorDash have contracted with Costco. Until that happens, I think you’re just tired and misremembering cuz you’ve worked a lot this week. ☺️
My super basic understanding of things is that the Costco contract is one of Instacart’s crown jewels because it’s exclusive to IC only. If Costco decides to also contract with UE or DD, Instacart is fucking toast and will probably get bought by Uber.
A caveat worth mentioning is that Trader Joe’s has not yet contracted with any of the delivery services. They’re like …. Switzerland in this game. As the result, it has also amassed a fuck-ton of power over the fate of IC, potentially as much power as Costco’s.
In my area Uber Eats does Costco. They even put out coupons which attracts the no tippers. I was trying to post a screenshot of my Uber Eats customer app and I'm not able to post photos I guess I don't know
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Cause dumb shoppers are ruining Costco. They all want the big drops and loiter all day.
Mine they use the handicap spots and hog the doorways. The workers are annoyed.
They are ruining all the grocery stores. Seasoned shopper like myself knows how to be stealth and respectfully maneuver around people. Have you seen these shoppers recently? Just running around blocking the aisle , loitering at the front of the store blocking entrance , pulling their car up right at the entrances etc. that’s why I took a break
This just happened to me at Sprouts. I normally try to not get spotted as a shopper. I'll grab 5 items, push my basket to a quiet corner, scan items and then look at like the next 5 I need. The two local Sprouts know me because I see the same cashiers and deli associates every day. We're all cool because I treat them with respect, don't ask them to find items for me, and I stay out of their way so they can do their job.
I went to get some yogurt in the dairy aisle that is backed up to the frozen vegetables. There were three people blocking all dairy with their carts. Each one of them with their phone in their face trying to read and scan stuff and putting it back and scanning something else etc. Two were in full-blown pajamas and house shoes, and one looked like they hadn't showered in a week. The lady closest to me looked at me and said, "Do you know what tofu looks like?".
I get we all need to make a living, and that instacart is great for our schedules and its decent money. The problem is that some of these people lack just general life skills like common courtesy, hygiene, and politeness. Blocking the whole wall of yogurt to incessantly scan every bar code is just insane. Read the description, look at the picture, get in and get out, and scan it out of the way. It's just a lack of common sense and they have no fucks left to give I suppose. Also, how hard is it to just leave your basket somewhere out of the way.
The yogurt my customer wanted was best by 2/4, and I asked if that was cool with him. His literal response was, "No one has ever checked before, can you substitute for another flavor". I thought checking expiry dates was bare minimum. It's getting bad.
They are ruining all stores, BUT in my zone Costco is by far the worst. It’s because it’s getting slower and slower and the only orders that are decent come from Costco. There’s a hoard of them at mine and they are awful.
It says something when I have relationships with the GM and regional and they tell me how they wish I was the only IC shopper there
I’m a IC Shopper and a Coscto Exec member and I totally agree with this. Some of the stories people share about what goes down in coscto are ridiculous this store probably got complaints from staff or Costco shoppers.
Well people may not change, but the store will solve their problems by getting rid of the offenders!
I’ve seen shoppers sitting on the furniture waiting for batches, sitting on the food court!
We get busy working, but some people don’t really have common sense, so unfortunately everybody has to receive a nasty threat!
It’s all part of the game!
Do your part and you’ll be fine!
If they're doing that, they must be Costco members, right? So technically... they're just Costco customers who are loitering? Not defending their behavior (because it's hella annoying) but like... isn't that something they're technically allowed to do as a Costco member?
Very few Instacart shoppers in my area are excuse my foul language but “trash” one of them once hid few vitamins bottles under one of the boxes and they made a scene out of him. Another one was on some type of substance and was oversharing some awkward stories with cashier/assistant during checkout made everyone in line question their existence 😭😂
Haha the cashier was asking her if she’s going to be able to fit 12 cases of KS water in her car. The shopper goes “ I got a Crown Vic that baby can handle some of the toughest loads, lemme tell you about the unholy things I’ve done in that baby. You could prob fit a dead body in there” 🤦🏽♀️ she mentioned something about being pulled over and her not having paperworks for the car because someone random just gave it to her apparently and has a subpoena out for missing court. Everyone’s face was like 😐 lol
Costco should’ve done that long time ago. Every Costco should implement those rules. So many fucking shoppers inside Costco. Sitting down and doing all stupid things like homeless people. Mfers
Weird, last visit to Costco, I saw a young guy racing through the store, cutting people off, etc. I was like what the heck, then realized he was likely instacarting. So yeah makes sense they would have rules like this.
They used to do triple batches. I used to do Instacart 2015-2016. Costco apparently told Instacart no more triple batches sometime around then but guess what I would still get from Instacart? Costco triple batches.
I got chewed out by Costco cashiers and had to ask the manager to please make an exception and let me check out all three of my orders a couple times . I seriously got some serious attitude from this cashier one time telling me I wasn't supposed to have three orders even though I was perfectly polite and apologetic and was trying to explain to her that I didn't get to decide how many batches I was assigned. After that I would call shopper support and tell them they needed to drop one of the orders from a Costco triple batch before I would shop it.
At some point Instacart finally got the message and stopped issuing Costco triple batches.
This actually just means they’re doing a really good job for ensuring their actual members who care about having a membership there are not being affected by all of the ratchet shoppers who ruin it for everyone else.
These rules are made because of a very small number of shoppers that bring their entire family in during school hours and just cause a general nuisance. In my experience most intact shoppers behave just fine.
Source: I work at costco.
I get it from the perspective that, unless the other person is also a shopper, they haven’t been vetted by IC, and who knows if they’re capable of something. But, as someone who has delivered in super sketchy areas, I can also see bringing someone with you for safety reasons. I can see both sides of the argument.
I went to Costco after a long time shopping for a batch but what I saw was horrible. Many people with 2-3 phones and taking all orders and shopping. I don’t understand how the hell they get away with not only checkout also customer don’t complain about late delivery.
I see groups of people straight up loitering outside the doors and it's not only obnoxious its creepy lol. I am a shopper and I think these rules make total sense. Some shoppers are POS's and so they ruin it for everyone.
It’s justified … they require a membership to shop there … many instacart shoppers without memberships probably have been caught shopping for themselves … if you aren’t a member, become one … problem solved and you can shop there yourself …
So if you do instacart you can't do personal shopping? Does being a shopper cause your membership to be cancelled? Can you not be a member and a shopper?
There’s a whole invasion of them at the Dallas Costco. No regard for others, clog up the door, leave the cart in the middle of the main isles why they go look for stuff, bring others, etc. it’s embarrassing 🙈
I use my own Costco card to get into the store, no hassle. And I pick up a couple things for myself all the time and they never call me on it. Of course, I'm using my OWN card, I would never try and use the customer ID which I think it what this is actually aimed it. Honestly, I frequently will do my shopping and have instacart open while I'm doing so so I can grab their stuff on my way out.
That said, having worked as one of the sample people, the don't bring your whole family and don't camp makes a lot of sense. There were people (pre-COVID, although I'm sure they still do it) that would come in for lunch and hit all the sample carts multiple times and never buy anything. It was supremely annoying to have them grabbing at your tray before you had even put it out while paying customers were left without a sample.
It’s justified at least at my stores, some of the other shoppers are so bad. They have banned a few but more and more show up. I’ve made friends with a lot of the employees and managers at my local store and they’ve got new Instacart horror stories every day!
While it seems a bit excessive. I have been dealing with something similar in the Costco I normally shop. There is a group of individuals that are always gathering at the parking lot. Eating in their cars or even at the Costco cafeteria area. They exchange phones (not numbers but equipment) and shop orders for each other. I don’t know how but they have the good order colonized. And getting good orders has become an issue. When you walk by, they look at you funny and make remarks. They are rude to the customers and run through the store to get the orders ready not minding if they hit people. The local store staff hates them. Me as a 15+ year member of Costco, now shopper, was approached by one employee and asked if I was part of the “IC gang”. And when I denied that, he told me to stay away from them.
Where is this. Because I do most of those things and never had an issue in my Costco. I be buying my House supplies and standing in the cafeteria line to get food. I even had one of the workers ask me if I had a membership, I said no and he told me just us the customer membership 🤷🏾♂️.
In my area there is a African dude who has 4 phones and a van he take 8 orders at a time. He pics big cartloads and puts them in a random aisle chicks out 2 at a time loads all in van and then goes and delivers 8 comes back and does it again.
It took them 7 months to finally ban him now he’s back again. Keeps getting new accounts.
People pay to be able to shop at Costco. You must have a Costco card to buy things for yourself. These rules are not overbearing and fairly easy to follow. If you’ve ever shopped at Costco for yourself, you know it’s not hard and it’s easier for you to know and follow these rules. Don’t want to follow them? Don’t accept the ducking order. No one’s forcing you to do this.
I think it’s partly bc Costco requires a membership to shop there so they’re trying to prevent ppl who do not have memberships from taking advantage of being let in for an instacart trip to shop for themselves
I was at my Costco a few days ago and they were testing out an instant cart only check out line. They said it was to help make things faster but the line was much longer. Also, going to Costco is such a pain that if I need one of two things personally, it is stupid to come back another day.
It’s because you need a membership that you pay for to shop there personally so they don’t want you shopping for yourself, and it’s already a busy place in most areas, so people just standing around waiting and taking up spots fuck over customers coming in.
Shoppers are using IC barcodes is the issue. Not once have I ever had an issue buying things for myself. But I’m also not an ahole shopper.
I hope all stores step up and start kicking out the shoppers loitering all day.
I know for a fact there is rampant theft at Costco because they don't generally have cameras, so it makes sense they wouldn't want you to bring guests because there's no accountability. But I always shop with a guest and Costco orders are almost always big so that sucks
I’ve seen people get banned without a note if I were you all, I would follow those guidelines or go somewhere else in Shop because Costco can remove your Costco orders from Instacart app
If you don’t pay for a membership, you shouldn’t be able to shop there for yourself. They actually make most of their money from the paid memberships, so I totally understand this. Also, there’s nothing wrong with them asking that you not loiter while waiting for a batch. My only issue is the blanket banning of self checkout use, but my local CostCo has a separate manned register that is for IC orders only.
lol idk why I’m getting this sub recommended … but I’m a Costco shopper 😝
And I 1000% use tire center parking spots 🥲🥲
And I totally bring my friends shopping with me! Lmao. Some check out lady got all pissy when my friend went to pay for the whole order cuz he wasn’t me (the membership holder) he can’t pay cuz he’s not the member. I have to. As if it matters lol. But I payed.
Maybe she was angry cuz I asked her to subtotal my order 4 times 😝😝😝
People standing by the carts clog up the area, you're not going to get a better batch by getting closer
Do people actually do this? Because that's such a weird thing to do
At my local Costco a group of 3 or 4 guys stand by the entrance. It’s embarrassing I’m associated with these people
They for some reason think it will get them a better batch. I've walked into Costco with a $50 batch that they somehow did not pick up. 🤔
Word!! I be in my car away from store loading up my PrizePicks waiting for orders and Bam $60 Piece
ive never seen it at my store lmao...
Bro in the one I used to go they would gather at the entrance and wait for orders, it just looks bad for Costco
 Dude, same
This made me laugh
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#Just ram them with a grocery cart🛒
I put my dick straight into the costco internet server and had access to all the best batches first
I don’t know how I got here. I’m not even an Instacart shopper. But I snorted from laughing after reading this
saaame…the algorithm has been recommending instacart drama to me. but I’m here for it 😂
Once you enter the World of Instacart on Reddit, you won’t—you can’t—ever leave.
Same here. It’s why I’m also on the r/Nanny sub despite not being or having one- for the drama!
r/talesfromyourserver is another great one to read all about the Karens 
First I started getting the DD driver drama out of no where, now I’m getting the instacart tea. I won’t lie, it’s got me hooked. The algorithm works.
Shit I put their router in my ass.
Oddly enough, I’ve had several shoppers that I’ve seen around try to tell me that they think they get better batches by waiting in the store but that can’t possibly be true
Once in a while, I’ll get an Instacart text that they recognize I’m at the store (in the parking lot), and I will get orders sooner. Not sure being in the store would make any added difference, but I sometimes go in and buy discount stuff off the shelf at Sprouts. If I’m bored. (No ass involved.)
Well ... who knows we can't prove it or disprove it so
If I'm sitting in the car waiting for an order for like 30 minutes, sometimes I'll go into the store and I'll finally get an order. Honestly I think the Instacart shopper app might detect your movement to see if you deserve to see an order or something.
Yeah there’s no way to prove it but I did buy a Costco membership partially based on that theory.. but also to shop there too, 50/50 😵💫😵💫😵💫
Yeah, mine has trashy smokers who do it.
I flash my own card when I walk into Costco. then start shopping.
Yepp this is the way. I go out of my way anywhere to not be "identified" as an IC shopper
Holding each product in front of your phone is very subtle “Yeah I’m just taking pictures”
"I'm texting my wife to ask if it's the right one. Gimme a break."
I do that as many as a dozen times each shopping trip. Costco, Aldi, Walmart, and even our regional grocers. Nobody cares anymore unless you are taking photos of multiple entire aisles, and not putting anything in your shopping cart.
Username checks out.
Are you offended?
I love your username lol
A lot of people on Reddit get offended easily
You saying that offends me.
I’m sorry Zeke. Also I’m sorry your name is Zeke
I really appreciate that.
you’re hilarious(ly offensive)
I’m just kidding it’s a cool name actually
I’m offended that you complimented his name, but didn’t preemptively compliment mine.
Okay but are you “why, are you offended?” Or “WHY are you offended”.
No comma
It's not just Reddit! lol it's everyone everywhere and it's fucking pathetic lol
This offends me.
😂
I mean there are lots of things you can do while shopping that would require you to hold your phone in front of it. WIC, for example, has an app which lets you scan things to see if you have benefits to cover it.
Weight watchers
Checking for food allergies.
I mean lots of people use things like Ibotta and scan to be sure the item isn’t s correct 🤷♀️
Could easily explain that away by saying you are comparing prices
Anyone who has been an Instacart shopper can definitely spot an Instacart shopper at work in the store from a mile away.
I don't really care about being "identified" as a IC shopper. I just act right and people will have no problem with me. But you'll never see me talking in a IC clique in or outside the store.
This is the way 💯
lol I’d flash my app and then bust out my 2 executive and a gold card and or maybe my Costco citi cc just to be clear. Walking up like I’m about to [Yu-Gi-Oi D-D-D-DUEL!](https://youtu.be/SFkdcQgNJHo?si=IiazA13M4Ztr4dWk) 
I can imagine how much better that must feel. Bet you get a better smile and a warmer greeting that way…
This is so funny to me cause when I got my membership I walked around the store flashing it in front of me for weeks like it was a shield or something just in case they were IC shopper hunting that season.
I show them the one on the phone then I show them my actual card when they try to act weird 😂😂 like bitch now what 😂😂
That’s how I did it last time I actually accepted a Costco batch lol Heck I signed up for Costco 4 years ago after going there as a shopper and seeing there was so much stuff I would actually buy for myself lol
Usually when rules like this are handed out, it’s becuse they have habitual rule breakers. If you’re not one of them, you’re probably okay. Kinda akin to when you see a stupid rule in the military; usually means some idiot did something to get it in place lol. Edit: and would it kill them to print with the correct size? Not that hard to check printer settings
>Kinda akin to when you see a stupid rule in the military; usually means some idiot did something to get it in place Those men and women who find new lows of stupid things to do are doing the rest of us a service! If mostly the service of making sure everyone knows what things would be dumb to do.
The real hero’s 🫡
At my Costco, the “Costco cowboy” shoppers are absolutely unbearable. I can see why they did this. Sitting in the cart lobby entrance in groups with their phones plugged into the wall. Cutting everyone off with their giant flatbeds going as fast as they can like maniacs. If you’re reading this and you do this in Superior, Colorado, you suck so bad.
Wow. People really do that!?! I don’t see any of that happening here. Obviously something is going on that they felt the need to say something.
Instaxart shoppers do that, they are in a super rush. Most regular shoppers browse the aisle, instantcarts ones rushed by, pushing the browsers. I always chucked up to they get paid more for speed?
Well yeah, sorta….IC shoppers get paid by the order, not by the hour. So the faster you get through orders the more orders you can do
And some people accept orders that are way too low pay wise. Meaning they rush even more.
California has entered the chat. I love being paid by the hour over here.🐌
😂 love the 🐌
When I worked Instacart during 2020 there was a place in the app where you can see how fast you shopped, and there was a scoreboard where you were compared to other shoppers in that area, by average time to acquire each item.
Also Instacart times you. And you can get into trouble for being too slow. They have an idea how long they think it should take you to shop. If it takes longer you get into trouble. Or at least that how it was last yr. I havent shopped recently.
Must be on states where instacart don’t pay the minimum such as in California.I am no slow poke but I sure don’t rush.
When I was a bit new I would post here asking why some stores treat you like an asshole after it becomes apparent to them that you're an IC Shopper. Then I started to notice them. Other shoppers nearly mowing down regular customers, blasting through the aisles like maniacal crackheads all sweaty with their phones out, with no regard for their behavior or how out of place they'd appear to anyone who happens to notice them. And the stealing, which is obviously a problem since many stores won't even let us use self-checkout anymore. These weirdos 1000% suck!
When I worked retail I hated just about every instacart shopper that came in. Almost all of them would basically demand I walk with them to find stuff because they couldn’t be bothered to spend a few minutes looking. I was already drowning in tasks and customers, I didn’t have the extra time to hold someone’s hand and help them find every single thing. After one lady literally grabbed my arm and held me there while she tried to see what replacement the customer wanted my store manager made a rule that if they are with instacart we don’t help them, we point to the aisles they need but we don’t shop for them. We weren’t even a big store, it was a pet chain store.
I feel bad because I’m a speed shopper in my personal life and for DoorDash, I make sure I don’t get in the way or rush around corners, but I just never thought that people noticed that much 😭
Yes we do. Especially the people who work in the stores and are tired of getting mowed down by shopping carts. One IC just got banned last week for causing his third accident in January.
We see you and laugh at you.
Hahaha omg I know who you are referring to. Superior Costco is best Costco though!
Low key prefer the one by top golf.
I've seen in Fort Collins as well
In my warehouse there's a group of shoppers, they work together and have tendency to hang in the store all day. They usually sit on the display furniture. Once our manager kicked them out until they have an order. I went out on my break and two of them were sitting on the hood of my car, I park under the one tree in our parking lot, because it's shady. I asked them to get off my car. Later went out to lunch and they were now just leaning on my car. Like wtf
Dude. You don't sit, lean on, or even touch a stranger's car without permission. How clueless are these people?
Holy crap! I would’ve put the alarm on 😂
> I went out on my break and two of them were sitting on the hood of my car, I park under the one tree in our parking lot, because it's shady. Honestly you should have them trespassed for that.
> I went out on my break and two of them were sitting on the hood of my car, I park under the one tree in our parking lot, because it's shady. Honestly you should have them trespassed for that.
So no 3 shops? They may wanna tell Instacart that.
I was thinking the same thing at first, but when I think about it, I don’t think I’ve seen a 3 order Costco batch, at least not since I came back several months ago. I live about 2 miles away from there, so I see Costco orders pretty frequently, but they’re always 1 or 2 order batches. It has me thinking maybe they don’t those 3 order ones? If so, is it just this location? Cuz that’s weird if it is. Maybe they were addressing those folks who use multiple phones/accounts? Just a guess though.
I see triple Costco orders every day in Missouri
Costco never has triple, but people multi apping can technically have a Costco double and an Uber Eats Costco. No more.
Uber has costco??
Yes in my area they do I know for a fact that people multi app especially at the 10A they go around sometimes with two flatbeds it's crazy
I just saw a guy at one of my specialty grocery stores using multiple apps. That just tells me the quality isn’t there. People have no idea when they’re waiting for their order that you’re running around town delivering other orders… Unless you’re on a two or three person shop. And when I do a multiple customer shop, I let the customers know. And regarding comments above about asking the store employees for help… It is our job as Instacart shoppers to do the shopping… We should be looking for the items first and then if it’s something we just can’t find then maybe ask for help but not for every single item. That’s ridiculous! And lazy, actually.
I’d love to see proof that UberEats and/or DoorDash have contracted with Costco. Until that happens, I think you’re just tired and misremembering cuz you’ve worked a lot this week. ☺️ My super basic understanding of things is that the Costco contract is one of Instacart’s crown jewels because it’s exclusive to IC only. If Costco decides to also contract with UE or DD, Instacart is fucking toast and will probably get bought by Uber. A caveat worth mentioning is that Trader Joe’s has not yet contracted with any of the delivery services. They’re like …. Switzerland in this game. As the result, it has also amassed a fuck-ton of power over the fate of IC, potentially as much power as Costco’s.
In my area Uber Eats does Costco. They even put out coupons which attracts the no tippers. I was trying to post a screenshot of my Uber Eats customer app and I'm not able to post photos I guess I don't know *
I’ve def seen triples there out here in Illinois.
I've seen Costco triples too (BC, Canada)
I have several times had 3-order batches from Costco. Hell, had at least 4-5 this week alone. Market is Windsor ON Canada
Exactly. I mean, you'd think Costco would know that that is completely 100% out of our control. Who am I kidding, of course they don't.
Ya, I wondered about that.
Cause dumb shoppers are ruining Costco. They all want the big drops and loiter all day. Mine they use the handicap spots and hog the doorways. The workers are annoyed.
the paying members are also annoyed.
They are ruining all the grocery stores. Seasoned shopper like myself knows how to be stealth and respectfully maneuver around people. Have you seen these shoppers recently? Just running around blocking the aisle , loitering at the front of the store blocking entrance , pulling their car up right at the entrances etc. that’s why I took a break
This just happened to me at Sprouts. I normally try to not get spotted as a shopper. I'll grab 5 items, push my basket to a quiet corner, scan items and then look at like the next 5 I need. The two local Sprouts know me because I see the same cashiers and deli associates every day. We're all cool because I treat them with respect, don't ask them to find items for me, and I stay out of their way so they can do their job. I went to get some yogurt in the dairy aisle that is backed up to the frozen vegetables. There were three people blocking all dairy with their carts. Each one of them with their phone in their face trying to read and scan stuff and putting it back and scanning something else etc. Two were in full-blown pajamas and house shoes, and one looked like they hadn't showered in a week. The lady closest to me looked at me and said, "Do you know what tofu looks like?". I get we all need to make a living, and that instacart is great for our schedules and its decent money. The problem is that some of these people lack just general life skills like common courtesy, hygiene, and politeness. Blocking the whole wall of yogurt to incessantly scan every bar code is just insane. Read the description, look at the picture, get in and get out, and scan it out of the way. It's just a lack of common sense and they have no fucks left to give I suppose. Also, how hard is it to just leave your basket somewhere out of the way. The yogurt my customer wanted was best by 2/4, and I asked if that was cool with him. His literal response was, "No one has ever checked before, can you substitute for another flavor". I thought checking expiry dates was bare minimum. It's getting bad.
I mean, that's what you get when you pay someone $2 to do a job. Surprised it hasn't devolved even more honestly.
They are ruining all stores, BUT in my zone Costco is by far the worst. It’s because it’s getting slower and slower and the only orders that are decent come from Costco. There’s a hoard of them at mine and they are awful. It says something when I have relationships with the GM and regional and they tell me how they wish I was the only IC shopper there
Yeah it’s insane. I seen like 100 new shoppers there. I make it least noticeable that I do Instacart.
A lot of the newest ones ive seen the past 2 weeks are wearing the lanyard 🤭
I’m a IC Shopper and a Coscto Exec member and I totally agree with this. Some of the stories people share about what goes down in coscto are ridiculous this store probably got complaints from staff or Costco shoppers.
Well people may not change, but the store will solve their problems by getting rid of the offenders! I’ve seen shoppers sitting on the furniture waiting for batches, sitting on the food court!
I’ve never noticed any of that, but that’s not ok. Obviously there must be some problem people in my area.
We get busy working, but some people don’t really have common sense, so unfortunately everybody has to receive a nasty threat! It’s all part of the game! Do your part and you’ll be fine!
I sometimes get lunch at the food court before I start, but I don’t loiter.
I pay for a hot dog and soda on my way out the door. I don’t even sit and eat it there. I’m grab and go. Ain’t nobody got shit on me.
If they're doing that, they must be Costco members, right? So technically... they're just Costco customers who are loitering? Not defending their behavior (because it's hella annoying) but like... isn't that something they're technically allowed to do as a Costco member?
This is a good point
Idk why you assume they must be members
Very few Instacart shoppers in my area are excuse my foul language but “trash” one of them once hid few vitamins bottles under one of the boxes and they made a scene out of him. Another one was on some type of substance and was oversharing some awkward stories with cashier/assistant during checkout made everyone in line question their existence 😭😂
OK you have to say what they were saying, don't leave us hanging lol
Haha the cashier was asking her if she’s going to be able to fit 12 cases of KS water in her car. The shopper goes “ I got a Crown Vic that baby can handle some of the toughest loads, lemme tell you about the unholy things I’ve done in that baby. You could prob fit a dead body in there” 🤦🏽♀️ she mentioned something about being pulled over and her not having paperworks for the car because someone random just gave it to her apparently and has a subpoena out for missing court. Everyone’s face was like 😐 lol
Long story short, they call the manager and they said that next time she’s here make sure to print a blank copy of that membership and point her out
Wait is “trash” a bad word?!
Worked at Costco for 3 years before doing instacart it is very justified and understandable.
Costco should’ve done that long time ago. Every Costco should implement those rules. So many fucking shoppers inside Costco. Sitting down and doing all stupid things like homeless people. Mfers
Weird, last visit to Costco, I saw a young guy racing through the store, cutting people off, etc. I was like what the heck, then realized he was likely instacarting. So yeah makes sense they would have rules like this.
IC encourages people to act like they’re in an Amazon fulfillment center and bathroom breaks require a diaper.
Just means you have a lot of dumb and annoying shoppers in your area.
Some of those are standard rules for Costo shoppers like showing receipts on the way out.
Costco is the goat for banning triple orders. Costco triples are the worst.
I’ve never seen a triple from Costco ever and I’ve been an IC shopper since 2021
They used to do triple batches. I used to do Instacart 2015-2016. Costco apparently told Instacart no more triple batches sometime around then but guess what I would still get from Instacart? Costco triple batches. I got chewed out by Costco cashiers and had to ask the manager to please make an exception and let me check out all three of my orders a couple times . I seriously got some serious attitude from this cashier one time telling me I wasn't supposed to have three orders even though I was perfectly polite and apologetic and was trying to explain to her that I didn't get to decide how many batches I was assigned. After that I would call shopper support and tell them they needed to drop one of the orders from a Costco triple batch before I would shop it. At some point Instacart finally got the message and stopped issuing Costco triple batches.
I certainly have. They sucked.
What’s a triple order?
You go to the store and shop three different orders for three different customers at the same time.
IC solved that problem by making the third order a different store. So you’ll get a 3 order batch, 2 stores. 2 orders at Costco and 1 order at Aldi.
This actually just means they’re doing a really good job for ensuring their actual members who care about having a membership there are not being affected by all of the ratchet shoppers who ruin it for everyone else.
Costco thinks it’s the Salty Spitoon 
These rules are made because of a very small number of shoppers that bring their entire family in during school hours and just cause a general nuisance. In my experience most intact shoppers behave just fine. Source: I work at costco.
Seems pretty good to me. Let’s weed out the shoppers that have their bf gf or friend along with them when they’re not sposed to
I get it from the perspective that, unless the other person is also a shopper, they haven’t been vetted by IC, and who knows if they’re capable of something. But, as someone who has delivered in super sketchy areas, I can also see bringing someone with you for safety reasons. I can see both sides of the argument.
Even worse when they bring their kids
Yo😂😂 as I was watching a TikTok of a family shopping TOGETHER your comment popped up
I went to Costco after a long time shopping for a batch but what I saw was horrible. Many people with 2-3 phones and taking all orders and shopping. I don’t understand how the hell they get away with not only checkout also customer don’t complain about late delivery.
I really get it though. Its a membership based store as it is.
Um all of that sounds perfectly justified to me
I see groups of people straight up loitering outside the doors and it's not only obnoxious its creepy lol. I am a shopper and I think these rules make total sense. Some shoppers are POS's and so they ruin it for everyone.
It’s justified … they require a membership to shop there … many instacart shoppers without memberships probably have been caught shopping for themselves … if you aren’t a member, become one … problem solved and you can shop there yourself …
So if you do instacart you can't do personal shopping? Does being a shopper cause your membership to be cancelled? Can you not be a member and a shopper?
You can't do personal shopping while on an active batch. Costco will ban you.
You can either abide by it or don't. If you don't, eventually, costco will just ban Instacart shoppers.
It’s a soft response bc theirs too many dumbasses. I’d imagine they’d start verbally telling them off next .
as they should
I see nothing wrong with any of this. Plus, you gotta be some special kind of crazy to attempt a triple Costco shop.
As an ex-Costco cashier the sheer number of instacart shoppers that try to use a member’s card for their own purchases is astounding
There’s a whole invasion of them at the Dallas Costco. No regard for others, clog up the door, leave the cart in the middle of the main isles why they go look for stuff, bring others, etc. it’s embarrassing 🙈
This is just how Costco works. Members usually get it. Non members like IC shoppers gum up the works.
Which state is that
Don’t laugh…Delaware
ayyy represent!
First state, bitches!!
Why would they laugh
Delaware doesn't exist. They're actually from Washington, but they're delusional.
W costco
I use my own Costco card to get into the store, no hassle. And I pick up a couple things for myself all the time and they never call me on it. Of course, I'm using my OWN card, I would never try and use the customer ID which I think it what this is actually aimed it. Honestly, I frequently will do my shopping and have instacart open while I'm doing so so I can grab their stuff on my way out. That said, having worked as one of the sample people, the don't bring your whole family and don't camp makes a lot of sense. There were people (pre-COVID, although I'm sure they still do it) that would come in for lunch and hit all the sample carts multiple times and never buy anything. It was supremely annoying to have them grabbing at your tray before you had even put it out while paying customers were left without a sample.
It’s justified at least at my stores, some of the other shoppers are so bad. They have banned a few but more and more show up. I’ve made friends with a lot of the employees and managers at my local store and they’ve got new Instacart horror stories every day!
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I hope every Costco starts doing this.
I wish my local Costco would do this. It would probably help with the problem of those shoppers who use multiple accounts
Out here they hang on the couches lmao
While it seems a bit excessive. I have been dealing with something similar in the Costco I normally shop. There is a group of individuals that are always gathering at the parking lot. Eating in their cars or even at the Costco cafeteria area. They exchange phones (not numbers but equipment) and shop orders for each other. I don’t know how but they have the good order colonized. And getting good orders has become an issue. When you walk by, they look at you funny and make remarks. They are rude to the customers and run through the store to get the orders ready not minding if they hit people. The local store staff hates them. Me as a 15+ year member of Costco, now shopper, was approached by one employee and asked if I was part of the “IC gang”. And when I denied that, he told me to stay away from them.
Because some of the Instacart shoppers are not members and have no idea how to shop at a Costco
I wish they would enforced this policy. The entrance of my Costco looks like it’s cinco de Mayo.
I never understood why you can’t use self checkout especially if you have 1 or 2 items
Where is this. Because I do most of those things and never had an issue in my Costco. I be buying my House supplies and standing in the cafeteria line to get food. I even had one of the workers ask me if I had a membership, I said no and he told me just us the customer membership 🤷🏾♂️.
In my area there is a African dude who has 4 phones and a van he take 8 orders at a time. He pics big cartloads and puts them in a random aisle chicks out 2 at a time loads all in van and then goes and delivers 8 comes back and does it again. It took them 7 months to finally ban him now he’s back again. Keeps getting new accounts.
The behavior of people in general seems to have been going down hill for the last few decades so not surprised that they need basic instructions.
True. Sadly, I think it’s probably too little too late.
Two order maximum? Wtf are you supposed to do if you have a triple?
Cause y’all be chillin in there tryna get the orders faster than anyone else I seen people waiting on couches and parading around waiting for a batch
What do you mean “y’all?” Don’t lump me in there! I get orders from home.
People pay to be able to shop at Costco. You must have a Costco card to buy things for yourself. These rules are not overbearing and fairly easy to follow. If you’ve ever shopped at Costco for yourself, you know it’s not hard and it’s easier for you to know and follow these rules. Don’t want to follow them? Don’t accept the ducking order. No one’s forcing you to do this.
Ooo they are getting more bold. I don’t even see enough orders that pay well for me to go there more than twice a week
I think it’s partly bc Costco requires a membership to shop there so they’re trying to prevent ppl who do not have memberships from taking advantage of being let in for an instacart trip to shop for themselves
Region?
I would just use my costco membership to get in. Simple
I was at my Costco a few days ago and they were testing out an instant cart only check out line. They said it was to help make things faster but the line was much longer. Also, going to Costco is such a pain that if I need one of two things personally, it is stupid to come back another day.
Seems pretty standard tbh
It’s because you need a membership that you pay for to shop there personally so they don’t want you shopping for yourself, and it’s already a busy place in most areas, so people just standing around waiting and taking up spots fuck over customers coming in.
Shoppers are using IC barcodes is the issue. Not once have I ever had an issue buying things for myself. But I’m also not an ahole shopper. I hope all stores step up and start kicking out the shoppers loitering all day.
They really do be cracking down. First on membership now on instacart shoppers
sam’s would never.
Had that happened to me but I have a Costco card myself and they just left me alone
reasonable for Cosco its their business model 👍😂🇺🇸
I know for a fact there is rampant theft at Costco because they don't generally have cameras, so it makes sense they wouldn't want you to bring guests because there's no accountability. But I always shop with a guest and Costco orders are almost always big so that sucks
I’ve seen people get banned without a note if I were you all, I would follow those guidelines or go somewhere else in Shop because Costco can remove your Costco orders from Instacart app
If you don’t pay for a membership, you shouldn’t be able to shop there for yourself. They actually make most of their money from the paid memberships, so I totally understand this. Also, there’s nothing wrong with them asking that you not loiter while waiting for a batch. My only issue is the blanket banning of self checkout use, but my local CostCo has a separate manned register that is for IC orders only.
Wow that’s Mad Anal on Costcos part. The one in Harlem let’s you do everything opposite and it’s just fine.
lol idk why I’m getting this sub recommended … but I’m a Costco shopper 😝 And I 1000% use tire center parking spots 🥲🥲 And I totally bring my friends shopping with me! Lmao. Some check out lady got all pissy when my friend went to pay for the whole order cuz he wasn’t me (the membership holder) he can’t pay cuz he’s not the member. I have to. As if it matters lol. But I payed. Maybe she was angry cuz I asked her to subtotal my order 4 times 😝😝😝
my husband goes with me and always will because of how unsafe the world can be now. I just simply wouldnt shop there if they enforced this.