Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
How much of the $15 gets eaten up by fees?
I smell a deal similar to the Uber/Eats from Amex where I get $15 each month, but the actual savings are pretty minimal once all the fees and add-ons are added up (I still do it because it’s a nice treat once a month to have nice Thai or Indian food delivered to my door step after a “long” day at work).
There is no fee (other than the items are more expansive than in store) if you order $35 or over. I tried just $15 worth of stuff and choose "pickup" at my closest grocery store, the fee is $3.99. The items I picked seems to be about 10% more expansive than in store. Something that I know is $3.99 in store would be $4.39 at Instacart.
So the $15 credit would be like paying $3.99 for $13.63 worth of grocery since I don't have to tip for pickup. So pretty much about $9.64 free grocery per month ($115/year), not too bad.