Comment by the__alchemist

7 hours ago

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  5 hours ago

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

paxy  6 hours ago

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.

  • the__alchemist  6 hours ago

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

    • BugsJustFindMe  6 hours ago

      > 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.