We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.

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6. Solid journalism

Instacart, DoorDash, etc. are scams. The prices absolutely fluctuate, and oftentimes it's completely unreasonable.

I remember I had a coupon from Instacart. Spend $100 and get $40 back at Costco. My Costco is down the street. We shop there once or twice a week. I know the price of everything we regularly buy in the store. Once I loaded the cart, that $40 made no difference. The mark up wiped out any advantage. I closed the app and just went to the store.

I do not understand people who use DoorDash and things regularly. I have friends who just throw money at it without blinking. A $15 order at Taco Bell can inflate as high as $30 by the time all is said and done. There's convenience and delivery fees, and then there's whatever that is.

We keep our stuff simple. Some choice things from Trader Joe's, Costco for staples, then Safeway for various smaller things whenever they're on sale in the store app. The JustForU deals are fantastic much of the time. Got a bunch of avocados for 89 cents a pop the other day.