I Quit Instacart After This Shift - professional shopping POV #2

[@reizak8966]

I had to have groceries delivered when I had Covid a couple weeks ago. I had a fever, was under quarantine, and had very little food. I really appreciate the people that do this as a job.

[@TheeRighteousOnee]

Glad you're better. ❤

[@jolanderphilip]

You did not have to quarantine Either you’re a bot Or No your bot even if you’re a person

[@Prolificx]

@@jolanderphilip You do not know how severe it hit them and you're making random assumptions as if you know their life more than they know their own life.

[@rapidojade3646]

​@Jolanderphilip my fiance literally couldn't walk because his legs were so weak when he had covid. Please tell me again that he didn't need to quarantine so others didn't have to suffer like he did 🙄

[@jazzmen0-0]

Dear lord please never Instacart again 😅 those poor abused groceries

[@dijosto]

Fr

[@mysticstudios6922]

Unless you are Diamond cart and have a bot IC is not worth it!

[@Ryde_alon]

That’s bogus he’ll get better lol

[@dijosto]

@@Ryde_alon whats bogus? He was damaging the products by throwing them into his cart

[@jazzmen0-0]

@@Ryde_alon maybe, but he thrives on negativity so someone has to tell him he can’t

[@taylortrolll]

i’m obsessed with these doordash, instacart and amazon videos i stg😭

[@missyboo21]

Me too!!!

[@kiera_g]

as an instacart shopper, geez dude ur bad at this 😭 i don’t mean to be rude but did u never grocery shop w ur mom 😭

[@judysocal8682]

I know! I kept thinking if you ever shopped you would know how markets group their products and please! look at the big signs hanging over the aisles to give you a clue!

[@adventureswitha]

Nope. Hate shopping for myself, can't imagine doing it for a stranger!

[@thechurchofshulkanism1077]

I dont mind when people ask me where things are, I mind when people try to make me walk them to where everything is and do their shopping for them.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

A flatbread is a bread made with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pizza and pita bread. Flatbreads were amongst the earliest processed foods, and evidence of their production has been found at ancient sites in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and the Indus civilization. Flat breads are made throughout most of the world. Examples are pita (from the Middle East), chapati and naan (India), tortilla (Mexico) and focaccia (Italy). As for the jalapeño, you can tell if one is bad if it's discolored and soft. You can also tell if it has black/white areas or spots with mold in it. Although you typically see jalapeños as green, a fully ripe jalapeño is red! They turn from green to dark green, black, and finally red!

[@zoultronzoultron9723]

If you want a hotter jalapeño you pick the ones out that have a few wrinkles.

[@DubsStop]

Are you for real? 😂

[@Ryder-888]

wow, thanks Kim Jong-un.

[@kistole28]

Well thanks for that discretion 😀

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Wegmans is actually one of the better markets to shop at. Their customer service is pretty great. And I know store brands may have bad reputations, but their products exceed quality expectations! Though my favorite market of all time is hands down Stew Leonard's which is just a NYC metro thing. It's the Disneyland of supermarkets. I spent the first eight years of my life in Westchester County and my local Stew Leonard's at the time had an ice cream stand, petting zoo, and even a talking tree animatronic telling you to drink Poland Spring Water. It wasn't just shopping, it was an EXPERIENCE. That aside, you can tell if a mango is ripe when the color turns from green to a yellow/orange (though this depends on the mango variety), if it has a sweet aroma, if it has speckles, and if it gives slightly when pressed gently. If it's overripe, it would be mushy and give off a sour fragrance.

[@herbivorehomestead5717]

After watching your videos I saw an article online about how women hate when they see that their insta cart shopper is a guy cuz they can never find anything and always have to sub items😂 there was also a tiktoker who used insta cart and the shopper said they didn't have her everything flavored bagels and she replied that any bagels will do. The shopper said there was literally no other bagels. She looked it up or contacted the store and there was other bagel options so she txted him informing him there was some available and he got mad and responded if you're gonna tell me how to do my job, I'll cancel your order and then he canceled it lol 😂

[@UptownLexi]

Just whyyyy, I don’t understand.

[@watafumx]

You package handling makes DHL delivery guys proud.

[@livy1113]

If I did this, I’d be high-key judging what people were buying 😂 also combining the food in my head as if they were eating all the items in one sitting

[@designsbyisaac]

I've done a late night batch for 3 items: a vibrator, icecream and flowers 😂

[@islamo8692]

@@user-qp2qe5gf9b Me2😂

[@JamarD421]

​@Isaac Schneider Was this around Valentines Day? Someone HAD to be lonely, haha.

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

I actually love these videos so much!!

[@hlolypop]

Just some general grocery shopping tips: shop the center aisle shelf stable foods/drink first then the outer aisles, produce, meat, dairy, frozen. For Instacart shoppers: keep a cooler with ice packs in the car for those drives that are longer than anticipated or multi-order trips. Nothing is worse than room temp meat and dairy that’s no longer safe.

[@perseverates]

Great video. You're my new favourite creator, I love the slice of life narration. More trying new jobs/activities/pets please :)

[@GoHerping]

:D will do

[@charlieryan251]

I’ve really been enjoying these gig videos, but man, you make things a lot tougher than it has to be 😂

[@anthonihaus]

this was hard to watch 😭 also try to get cold stuff last, especially frozen items

[@MrFreeze79]

lol i just love how you started to toss the stuff in the cart, you were DONE man.. just had it. i felt that all week on instacart.

[@clowneggion]

My whole life my family has been bulk-shoppers and we would go to the store (like 15 mins in a different town cause ours sucked lol) like once a month to stock up and we’d make it an entire day, like hours, and go out to eat and everything on top of that too. I never realized how apparently weird this was until I was older and when I would go screw around at Walmart with friends or something (midwest moment) and we’d be there for like not even an hour they’d start complaining about shopping so long and I’d be so genuinely confused because it was basically a quick drop by for me lmao

[@fuffboi7570]

Maybe it's because my local grocery store never switched to self checkout, but an hour really is a quick stop, counting time spent in finding your stuff and the line

[@lyricly3100]

I moved from the city to work out in BFE and I had a meltdown when they told me we had to plan a Walmart trip a week ahead and it’s 4 hrs away…. I wanted to go home so bad right then lol…. I was seriously so upset I think I needed deo and wanted a few snacks and yea it took some adjustment for sure! Lol

[@mindfreek454]

Alex, you're an enigma bro. You don't shop the frozen pizza aisle? You don't know what mangoes are or what flatbread is? Bro wtf? lmao

[@SevSevvSevvv]

“This has to be a mango” … cmon alexxxx 🤣😭😭

[@palealejedi]

Watching your gigwork videos make me happy because i didnt realize the barrier for entry to make these gigs a solid income stream was so high. Most people get discouraged and quit. Thats why I keep making good money.

[@GoHerping]

from my experience so far, Instacart is the hardest to master. my guess is they all have such high turnover and new people jumping on because they have minimal direction on how to improve and don't really give it a solid chance. I mean, my first couple weeks of amazon shifts went pretty badly, and now I can knock one out in half the time you're allocated

[@palealejedi]

@@GoHerping yeah you just have to keep showing up but I think most people show up for two weeks and just cant take all the novelty of gig work so they go running back to w2. I think you have an advantage by coming in from being a youtuber so you are already used to all the uncertainty that comes from 1099 work. Its not hard just people dont put in the time. Keep going you got this. You will be juggling between 5 apps in no time.

[@allared9008]

These kind of repetitive jobs always get smoother with time, because you feel more confident with the small successes and begin to memorize best routes, where all the groceries are, etc. it’s cool that these kind of non traditional jobs are so readily available.

[@TheeRighteousOnee]

​@@palealejedi That's so many miles and wear and tear on your vehicle though. Not really worth it unless you're making 70-100k on those apps.

[@palealejedi]

@@TheeRighteousOnee depends who you ask and what your definition of too many miles is. Pretty subjective and varies by market. I only drive about 70 miles a day for every $200

[@patricewilliams2998]

He is a prime example of why people don't want male Instacart shoppers. Smh! How you don't know not to put meat with produce or other items in general. OMG!

[@UptownLexi]

Not a male problem, more like an untrained male problem. 😂

[@JSnoopy]

I can’t drive due to low vision so Instacart is really helpful since I can’t get to the grocery store on my own.

[@sabriguzman]

my head hurts just watching.. cant imagine doing this on an empty stomach. good for you for not cancelling. 40+ items is a lot

[@imjustme]

I love these type of videos I do Instacart as well and I love watching other people and there experiences when they do the gig apps. Love this ❤❤❤

[@aleahlune]

Have considered shipt? It's still grocery shopping for people but you get to pick out which orders you want to take and what they consist of days in advance. I've done both and shipt makes instacart seem like a joke because it really just is

[@danapaintsstuff]

Alex: Accepts 40+ item order knowing he's a terrible shopper and complains it took over an hour. *throws items into cart* *breaks traffic law on camera* TBH you didn't do terrible. If you weren't so hangry maybe you would have had a better time LOL

[@racho7330]

I keep commenting the same stuff but I am just loving your content now

[@GoHerping]

:) thanks

[@monsteryote]

I had instakart do that to someone with my ive cream order. It took them an hour to shop it and then they had to drive an hour to me. There is a store like 2 streets over that it didnt send them to for some reason.

[@GoHerping]

My guess is there just weren't shoppers available any closer, so they pick the store nearest to the instacart guy

[@murgilygirl7657]

I work at sprouts and half the customers are instacarters, I personally don’t care if they ask where things are. Just as long as their nice about it.

[@radiantlyshana]

I always tip my instacart person 20 percent because I absolutely hate grocery shopping 😂

[@bayleycorpman4669]

Bro id be so mad if you were my shopper (with peace and love)

[@prochey69]

As someone who doesn't know how to pick out produce, I always wondered if maybe Instacart people could do it better. I don't know why I thought that, but I'm happy to know better now lol

[@zebraloverbridget]

Next time go when other people are shopping and ask some older lady for help while explaining that you don't know what to look for. Someone should eventually at least point out the good ones for you or just explain to you how to pick them out.

[@Jay-cq5qr]

When people find out people don't like tipping *surprised pikachu face*

[@crashtiansClips]

We don't hate when you ask where an item is, we hate when you ask where EVERYTHING is.

[@christopher5855]

Good lord bud it is painful watching you shop lol

[@crjlife_9082]

Man records his first trip to a grocery store 😂

[@chilibowl65]

And acts like it’s rocket science. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@spaceman4782]

I am genuinely shocked that you somehow found your way around Wegmans without getting lost for 2 hours or not being able to find what you're looking for.

[@SAmaryllis]

Alex throwing groceries into the cart is giving me anxiety 😭

[@sleepybirb]

I've watched you for years and it's so crazy to see you in parts of town I'm always in! I think I passed you on the highway the other day hahaha

[@ThruHerEyes]

I'm so happy I'm not the only one that laughs when I hear a screaming baby in the store

[@DubsStop]

I appreciated that. I think it was also a bit of disgust. 😂 I don't see Alex having babies anytime soon.

[@omegaschatterbox8366]

im honestly impressed with your throwing skills im not saying you should be throwing people's stuff like that, but if i tried that it'd all be on the floor lmao

[@SabalNabaya]

As a professional instacarter, I feel you 100% when you say that people shouldn't accept the lowball orders with no tips, but by the same token, you are hurting me when you accept an order that's 23 miles for 24 dollars. I get that you drive a Tesla, so gas isn't that crucial, but I drive a 4X4 Toyota Tundra. So I can carry big loads, but gas is an issue. Thank you. Nice channel. Wish I could get that many subscribers!

[@jeffw1267]

He doesn't have to care whether an order if profitable for YOU or not. That's why you can accept or decline any orders you want to. You wanted freedom? You got it!

[@SabalNabaya]

@@jeffw1267 excuse me, was I on your channel asking you anything at all? This is a nice guy, who understands where I'm coming from. You should try taking some classes on speaking when spoken to. Much love and much peace to you.

[@Goldthecat]

Gosh I loved showing doordash people where things were when I worked at petsmart. It was just easy and felt good, as opposed to helping people with animal questions where there are so many opinions on animal care.

[@GoHerping]

that's very fair lol

[@GreenDayLuna_]

As an instacart shopper, the produce and meat tends to do that thing where it says barcode not found even if it’s the correct item. I usually just skip, say it’s correct, and take a picture of the item when it does that.

[@GoHerping]

noted!

[@UptownLexi]

Ahhh you passed the Logs up the first time, I was yelling at my screen. 😂

[@BabyShenanigans]

I work at a grocery store and I don't mind Instacart shoppers asking where stuff is.

[@bravebirdman8761]

I don't get why some people get bent out of shape about it. I had a guy at Costco tell me, "I'm not gonna do your job for you."

[@annahammond6947]

I prefer Instacart people bc they know what they want exactly when they ask. Normal customers will be like “uhhh do you know where uhhhh this thing uhhhh, brown sugar I think?”

[@bravebirdman8761]

@@Rynn21 Exactly! Delivery drivers are literally hired by the customer to do their work (shop groceries/pick up food/whatever) which reminds me of the time a Taco Bell employee told me that “real customers in the drive through come first and because of that all the dashers orders will be made last as time allows.” I so badly wanted to call my customer on speaker phone and explain that they had to wait longer for their food because Taco Bell says they’re not a “real customer.”

[@bravebirdman8761]

I’ve only been doing delivery driving for 3 months, and it shocks me how negatively some stores/restaurants look at dashers/instacarters/etc.

[@XdakotasapphireX]

Me either I literally know they're a shopper generally. Sometimes there's people shopping for door dash that literally stopped on of my coworkers fifteen times and asked where something is.... I was like dude you need to find it yourself at this point that's so rude

[@Grimm_Book]

23 miles yeah never do that lol Damn this kid sheltered

[@FI0ch]

I work at a grocery store, and trust me, people will appreciate you. At least you don’t have a kid, (yes people Instacart while watching their kid more than you’d think)

[@PinkVisionG]

I tried instacart to get extra $$ for the holidays last year…never again!! I was so tired at the end

[@GoHerping]

it's definitely more fatiguing than any other app, i'm not entirely sure why though

[@JEBUUS]

Bagged pineapple 😂 Loved the vid, man

[@tommysmith2089]

Love the randomness of your channel. Your doing a great job bro! Keep it up!

[@GoHerping]

thanks!

[@SilvarusLupus]

I still don't understand how you got so much for the 1st order but so little for the 2nd

[@GoHerping]

i'm a fast driver but not a fast shopper lol. although, I probably should have ignored the second one since it wasn't very high payment anyways

[@dijosto]

Stop throwing the food dude

[@carriem2115]

shopping in supermarkets is so hard. the only way moms do it is because they know the store in and out. i cant imagine having to hunt through the store one item at a time when half the time their placement doesnt even make sense and there's no way i could have figured it out.

[@chilibowl65]

Shopping is hard!?? Are you stoned? WTF is wrong with you people? NOTHING about that job is HARD! NONE OF IT!!! OMG!!

[@isa5104]

There are people literally being paid to walk around and tell you where stuff is

[@jeffw1267]

​@@isa5104 The people "walking around" are actually moving from one mandated task to another. You can ask them things, and they'll answer because they have to, but you're better off learning the store layout yourself. Use flashcards.

[@notyourgma]

I'm starting to love the shopping orders, As long as its not to CVS , the service does not work in the stores but its starting to get fun, now iv done a few ... Keep trying

[@KoreanGeorge]

You look healthier. Good job

[@XdakotasapphireX]

Okay regarding jalapenos, big, firm, and dark green is most preferred, you don't want any wrinkles. Mangoes, you want them to be red red they take a very long time to repine. Then you also want super gold pineapples not mushy. Also I think harris teeter is just Kroger rebranded

[@realbrooklyn2093]

Harris-teeter reminds me of a grocery store in new hampshire called Hannafords. They look identical in layout. Only difference is the logos.

[@GoHerping]

huh, even the logo is really similar. also I saw you joined the discord, but didn't link your account yet! you can message me through there if you need help doing it

[@realbrooklyn2093]

@@GoHerping Hi Alex, I would love some help as I have never used discord before. I only got the app for your discord server. Lol

[@GoHerping]

@@realbrooklyn2093 I sent you a message there, you can go to "direct messages" and it'll probably be in "message requests" from @ notalex

[@bellafriend]

trust me, its your location. im in phoenix az and never experienced the issues you do, you would need to get to like charlotte or even out of state lmao nc doesnt look populated what so ever

[@KatsKritterz]

Rip Alex’s InstaCart career, we will not honor you.

[@sambentley56]

Have you ever got an instacart order for a protractor at like staples or something?

[@GoHerping]

well, i have gotten staples. so we'lre close

[@sambentley56]

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[@MrFreeze79]

gotta love america, first world country. here in Canada, we don't have that map of the grocery stores, I find that just amazing.

[@itstotallyswell8289]

The fact i got an instacart ad as this started

[@MrDanielmarlowe]

My job is Instacart I do really good and enjoy it but it has taken me three years to get good at it. You gotta get really good for replacing things very quickly. That’s the hard part. My time per item is 71 seconds.

[@GoHerping]

I think mine is 155 seconds..... I have work to do lol

[@MrDanielmarlowe]

That’s where I started too. It’s really fun and profitable stay positive with big orders, never second-guess yourself just go hard! Check the map and miles for how long the delivery looks before accepting..

[@courtana24s.17]

Wegmans is a God Tier grocery store. The stuff they make themselves is killer

[@MarieDomander]

Love these videos!

[@juliamcshits1323]

H9neslt as someone who relies on instacart drivers, it urkes me when your picking out poor fresh food.

[@Legendary____]

Once you know where everything is in the store it gets way easier.

[@jeffw1267]

I'm kind of a dork who likes to study, though I'm not in school. If I did this job, I'd go to these stores and flashcard all the items and their locations. You could take pictures and then study them at home. This would reduce stress while on the job. Sometimes management will move things around but almost every item stays in the same place, because the stockers have a store map they have to follow.

[@Michael-kv5ff]

Why tf did you take that order??? Under no circumstance should you take that

[@jeremys553]

I love Wegman's brand soda lol. I miss it, mostly Black Cherry.

[@madukes4009]

Wow! Tired after an hour of work? Food shopping can't get easier especially when u have pictures and scan it to c if u have the right item. Imagine a labor job or a job you have an 8 to 12 hour shift. If anything you are gaining some knowledge so maybe you will get faster the more u shop.

[@joeontherun]

Instacart can be good requires a lot more patience a lot you have to ignore and you have to be quick when you find a batch

[@dennishuffstutler9820]

I enjoy watching your videos as I live in Holly Springs and do Uber. I would quit Instacart as well. That looks brutal. You can pretty much always count on $25. per hour weekdays with Uber and a lot more in evenings and weekends.

[@UptownLexi]

Duuude, I can’t believe you drove so far! Is that normal where you are?

[@rottingcorpse6565]

Doing Instacart sucks, no doubt, but I don't think you could've picked out two worse orders than those lol.

[@AngelaRoseRyman]

I love your content Alex. I have reptiles and that’s why I found you of course, but I’ll watch you do whatever 😂

[@enhunter82]

It was fun to watch

[@erintraicene7422]

That frustration with the large order is how I feel with any amount of grocery shopping. And *gasp* ….asking three people for help finding an item!? The horror! You should title this series “Introvert Nightmares.”

[@alanwignall3016]

Somebody told me at the very beginning that you should not take less than 80 cents per items. I usually shoot for $1 or more per item. I haven't done it in over a year though because it's gotten much worse but if I see a good one close by I might do it.

[@stacycole1935]

We live about fifteen minutes from the stores we Instacart from as well as Walmart+. We always tip well. I don’t understand people who don’t tip. I even add on if they do a good job.

[@jolanderphilip]

Most non tippers would just as soon see you not get paid if it meant cheaper for them Bad people do exist And they don’t tip

[@M.A.R.V.]

bruh 23 miles bruh why???

[@JoahW]

How many different forms of pizza can one person need ffs

[@TierTwoWorks]

I shop at a Harris Teeter when I visit my hometown. I've been shopping in the same HT for, dang, like 20+ years. I STILL can't ever find anything in that store!! XD You are justified in turning down ANY HT requests. Also, as someone who orders Wal-Mart Grocery a couple times a month, I know to never-ever-EVER have them select my produce. Maybe an avocado or some bagged/boxed salad mix. But nah, I'll find the time to pop into a Whole Foods or Sprouts for that at some point.

[@Grimm_Book]

Oh its a store. I had no idea.

[@andreaross6459]

I had a big order today that took forever. Dont feel bad.

[@norropo]

should have listened to the wojak with the blond hair 😔

[@lerm2866]

Completely sympathize with your produce anxiety lol

[@AmyC28713]

Gen Z Pro-tip - Don't complain about everything within earshot of apartments. They can hear you through the wall, just like you can hear complainers through your walls too!

[@WildLife_Perspective]

So what's the best option so far? The Amazon delivery one?

[@GoHerping]

for what I'm good at and my area, Amazon Flex, then Uber. Doordash and Instacart are kind of tied for last until I get more experience with them

[@LuckyStone888]

Searching for other people's food. Sounds like fun.

[@missyboo21]

"I'm glad I'm not colorblind, this would be impossible." 😂

[@Art_V101]

I straight up need $50+ for a big order like that Harris Teeter one,I do not have patience for that bs.

[@enhunter82]

Not me cheering you can do it to the tv lol

[@GoHerping]

i felt it

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Report the beggars to the management. Soliciting of any sort is not allowed in stores, and the managers actually really do want to know who's causing problems. This sort of behavior actually really hurts businesses because some customers will shop less because of it, or avoid stores they had problems at. I used to have to chase people off when I worked at a grocery store, and we had to get police involved eventually.

[@crystalmartinet2096]

I do instacart and the fruit never scans at any of the stores lol the fruit struggle is real 😂

[@ashokdhaka8473]

The best antidote to low batches 👍👉🏼

[@jeffw1267]

It seems like two-thirds of the people at the supermarket are Instacarters now. I wondered why it was still so busy there until I started looking closer.

[@GoHerping]

I'm guessing more will take the Amazon path over the years, where the stores are just for people who shop and deliver, no customers inside

[@yaboi8568]

yeah man

[@zukmeister]

You're new to the app, so you those small orders are the apps way of starring at thr bottom. Especially with this new system they have. I'm a Diamond Shopper with 5 star rating. I get priority access to the big batches $40-$100+ orders and sometimes they're bigger but that's like once in every blue moon. What I'm saying is you gotta grind to get the bigger ones. and the grind isn't to bad if you know your stuff. like you didn't know even know what a mango look like. You was overthinking the whole Jalapeño part😂😂

[@alanwignall8718]

The minimum I take is usually $.80 per item.