Does Instacart tip go to shopper or driver?

100\% of your tip goes directly to the shopper delivering your order. The default tip is 5\% or the percentage you chose for your most recent order, whichever is higher. There is a minimum suggested tip of $2 per individual store delivery.

Do Instacart shoppers see tip?

Can Instacart Drivers See the Tip? When you place a tip for your Instacart driver through the app or their website, you might be curious if they could see it. So, yes, once the groceries are ordered, the driver sees the tip and can even choose whether or not to accept the order based on that.

Do people really not tip on Instacart?

Tipping is optional, not required, and not even expected, but you probably won’t get your items as quickly if you don’t tip, especially if it’s a large order…which some will use as a scapegoat excuse not to tip in the future. Before accepting an offer, Instacart shoppers can see: What store it’s picking up from.

Why are tips so low on Instacart?

Instacart says that, in general, tips are optional and tip removals are rare, occurring in less than 1\% of orders. There are some other explanations for disappearing tips: customers could be reducing the tip due to poor service, and even shoppers concede that some in their ranks mess up orders.

Who gets the tip on Instacart?

Your Instacart tip goes to the driver who delivers your order. This is because the in-store shopper is on an hourly wage while most of the driver’s earnings come from tips, with drivers only getting up to around $6 per order without tips.

Can you choose your Instacart shopper?

You will not be able to choose your shopper in any way. Even if you give a one star (lowest rating) and request that a specific shopper never shop for you again they will still be offered your batches.

How much does an Instacart shopper make?

Based on shopper reviews and feedback online, it appears that the average pay for in-store shoppers is around $15.75 and for full-service shoppers and drivers, it is closer to $24.50. Weekly payments are made out using direct deposit or check.

What is a customary tip on Instacart?

Instacart tipping is no different than tipping at restaurants or at the hair salon, which means a 15\% or 20\% tip is considered the standard. Your service fee is different than your tip and does not go directly to your Shoppers.

Can You Tip on Instacart?

Instacart would rather customers pay the service amount than tip so you have to access a 2nd menu at checkout to tip us. Click edit next to service to access the screen and you can change service amount to 0 and modify the tip to your liking. Also remember: the tip amount in the app always goes to the driver, for any Instacart order.

Should you tip Instacart drivers?

Long Version. Instacart can’t give employees ‘Tips’ thus anywhere it says ‘tip’ in the app, is allocated to the driver. Now If the driver only delivers the order, their tip should be less. If the driver shopped the groceries AND delivered them, their tip should be more, assuming you want to tip.

How much does Instacart pay?

– Instacart pay per Order: $7 – $10 (minimum batch payment for 1-3 orders) – Instacart pay per Hour: $13 – $17 on average (varies by location) – Instacart pay per Mile: $0.60 on average – Instacart pay per Week: $300 – $500 on average (depending on your hours)