Hey - dumb question that is probably a derail: Is there a practical reason in the US to use Instacart over one of the Amazon services? It seems like they are fighting an uphill battle - Amazon has its own grocery warehouses (Prime food), and owns Whole foods. I haven't cross-shopped recently, but am having a hard time imagining them competing on price with either of those services. I suppose the obvious reason is you aren't limited to those two stores, so if you want specialty items, nice baked goods etc you would use Instacart?

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imzadi 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Instacart is also integrated with several stores. Kroger and Costco both use Instacart for their pickup and delivery services in their own apps.

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paxy 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They do compete on price. Amazon charges for Prime, charges extra for delivery, and Whole Foods is generally among the most expensive grocery stores. Instacart offers a ton of cheap alternatives.

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the__alchemist 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Do you find it, total price charged to card, to be competitive? What if you already have a Prime membership?

	▲	BugsJustFindMe 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Do you find it, total price charged to card, to be competitive? Yes. Instacart has low cost retailers like Walmart and Aldi in many areas, and their prices are generally better than Amazon groceries. Now Walmart does also have their own service, so technically you can do that, but then you're limited to just them.

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wombat-man 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Instacart delivers for costco

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micromacrofoot 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah instacart isn't limited to specific stores, you can even order from multiple stores and group them