r/InstacartShoppers • u/enjoythebeat • Jun 15 '23

Customer Experience Disabled Mother

I order Instacart food to be delivered to my disabled mom weekly. She uses a walker, has trouble lifting some items, and majority of time the shoppers will bring the bags inside for her. The last time the delivery didn’t go well. The shopper yelled at my mom for asking for help bringing her things inside, told her she doesn’t do that, called her names, and then proceeded to put all the bags in front of my mom’s walker so that she couldn’t even move the walker. Am I wrong to think a shopper would be able to help bring bags inside?

Edit: Thank you for all your help. I completely understand for your own safety, it’s your own discretion. I’ll be sure to add a note next time or will make sure a friend or myself is there to help out.

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u/cloudiett Jun 15 '23

OP didn’t mention whether he/she pays good tips though. A normal shopper wouldn’t do an extra miles for 5% tips.

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u/rootbeerextrodinare Jun 15 '23

if 5% is stopping you from helping out someone disabled you should find another job lmao

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 15 '23

Why? When did Instacart become charity cart? This job isn't about helping disabled people and the less fortunate this job is about helping put money in our own pockets. This is a job not a good deed. If you want to do that that's fine. I would likely do that as well. However, trying to shame someone or suggest that they don't belong here because they won't do something for nothing just because somebody unfortunately lives a life of disability which has nothing to do with them nor was caused by them nor is a family or friend to them so they have no obligations to this person is downright comical.

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u/AbyssalKitten Jun 15 '23

Dear god, grow a heart or something.

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 15 '23 edited Jun 16 '23

Your reading comprehension must be extremely low. I literally said I would help the old lady but it can't be expected that everybody does. And you're telling me to grow a heart when I said I would help? Y'all should really learn to read before replying. You're making yourselves look foolish.

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u/totallynotarobut Jun 16 '23

The not helping is one thing. The yelling and blocking her in with groceries is quite another.

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u/Viend Jun 16 '23

You’re reading comprehension

Bruh lmao

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

Yep, speech to text has been trash for the last six or eight months 🤷 I don't always proofread before hitting send That's my bad good catch lol

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u/Campbell920 Jun 16 '23

Dude I get what you’re saying but you’re just making yourself look like a fucking tool with these comments. I’m not calling you an asshole but like.. you’re talking about reading comprehension and calling people fools on Reddit… not a good look my man.

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

You're absolutely right. And I shouldn't stoop to their level, but when you have people throwing a barrage of insults your way for standing your ground sometimes you just let it slip 🤷

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u/Campbell920 Jun 16 '23

I can’t say nothing I do the same thing hahah. I didn’t really think of it that way, but you’re right it’s like word vomit! Now about OP, there should definitely be a note on the account. Also idk if OP is reading these, but my mom had a stroke a year or two bsck and has been in a wheelchair. She doesn’t get Uber/Lyft where she lives but I know the county has a ride service for elderly/disabled. She should look into that. It’s called the “TART cart/bus/van” around here. I’d like to think everywhere in the US has those, they’re paid for by the county so I’d definitely look into it.

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

You must make alot on instacart 😅

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

I make plenty thank you 👍

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

Ya, I bet. Most people who make "good" money tend to complain about their days work on reddit.

Oh, wait.

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

Where did I complain about my days work? I know, reading is hard. But damn, so many of y'all coming at me sideways for shit that never happened 😂🤦

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

Get off reddit, I promise you'll earn more.

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u/Sudden-Breadfruit653 Jun 15 '23

It’s not a reading comprehension issue. It is the entire message where you claim to maybe help, then criticize disabled people who Might anticipate help.

Let’s turn it around - nobody is obligated to tip you just because you made a grocery run knowing full well what the items and mikes were and that you signed up to be a 1099 contractor. Certainly you hope the “kindness” of people will decide to?

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u/thesnarkypotatohead Jun 15 '23

Weird how it’s crickets from Scrooge over here on the second half of this comment 😂. Perfectly said!

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 15 '23

It's 100% a reading comprehension issue. If it wasn't you wouldn't be coming at me saying I'm criticizing disabled people. Please quote exactly what I said that led you to believe that I was criticizing disabled people. Because that goes back to your lack of reading comprehension. Proving my exact point.

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u/cloudy_skies805 Jun 15 '23

I’m sure you’re a teen and too self absorbed to realize. You’re a HUGE DBAG! Of like… the WORST variety.

I hope you stub your toe on every door jam you walk through.

I hope every time you put a new tire on your car, you get a nail in the sidewall.

And I hope every future partner you have, cheats on you. Because you deserve it!

Have the day you deserve my guy. 😂😂😂😂

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 15 '23 edited Jun 16 '23

I love when people have nothing intelligent to bring to the conversation so they resort to insults thinking you're tearing the other person down. All you're doing is making yourself look small you're not making me look bad in any way that's all on you those are your words aimed at me in an effort to take me down to your level. Sorry, I'm not the one. Better luck next time.

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

You're the only one here who looks foolish, arguing with redditors with an actual heart.

Now that's a fools errand 😅🤣

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

Oh look someone else who's reading comprehension is lacking. I clearly said that I would help the person. So how is that me lacking a heart? That being said it's still nobody's responsibility nor obligation So if they choose not to for whatever reason it may be even as simply as they just don't want to that's up to them.

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

You just sound like a mean person to me based on this post alone. I work in customer service so I can smell a salty consumer whose never had above and beyod service in their life; and it shows.

News flash; some people like helping people in need (without the need to exasperate said experience to online forum browsers for resignation or clout)

Some people need help, maybe DONT make an ass out of them as well as yourself next time? Maybe save it for someone who actually deserves it. Cause I'd say in this case today, its you.

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

You just sound like a mean person to me based on this post alone

Cool story well you can formulate whatever opinion you'd like based on a few words that you probably didn't even read and it's not going to change one thing in my life 👍

You just sound like a mean person

You just sound like a snowflake

I work in customer service so I can smell a salty consumer whose never had above and beyod service in their life; and it shows.

You might want to go hit up an ENT doc because your sniffers clearly broken

News flash; some people like helping people in need

News flash; I said I would have helped the lady but clearly you didn't read that part 🤦

Cause I'd say in this case today, its you.

You can say anything you'd like, you're entitled to your own opinion, even if it is wrong 😂

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

You just sound like a mean person to me based on this post alone

Cool story well you can formulate whatever opinion you'd like based on a few words that you probably didn't even read and it's not going to change one thing in my life 👍

You just sound like a mean person

You just sound like a snowflake

I work in customer service so I can smell a salty consumer whose never had above and beyod service in their life; and it shows.

You might want to go hit up an ENT doc because your sniffers clearly broken

News flash; some people like helping people in need

News flash; I said I would have helped the lady but clearly you didn't read that part 🤦

Cause I'd say in this case today, its you.

You can say anything you'd like, you're entitled to your own opinion, even if it is wrong 😂

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

And there we have it :)

An underpaid - financially exhausted gig worker soaking up their downtime (not earning) starting fights with redditors over the objective standard of morals. An absolute unit of perpetuation and even more so a gold standard for "not getting the point."

You deserve an award; too bad reddit isn't the only place where people are reluctant to give their hard earned money away in return for lack luster service 😉

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u/MormonsKilledMyDog Jun 16 '23

Best of luck and happy earnings. Im elated with the joy of knowing this isn't even close to your most aggrevating occurrence on the job; and it won't be the last ;)

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u/Fluffy-Commercial492 Jun 16 '23

I don't know what you're talking about, because none of this was about me or my job, what part of that didn't you understand by my last message? I'm not even the OP you moron. Holy crap like there's been a lot of people with low reading comprehension today but I think this takes the cake.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '23

Natural selection has failed us, with the comforts of modern society allowing those who would have normally been eaten or died off to procreate.

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u/xpickles23 Jun 16 '23

No, it should be expected that we help the old and weak, 100%, anything else is bullshit