An Instacart customer said she discovered the app's higher prices cost her nearly $100 after accidentally seeing the store's paper receipt

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Instacart shoppers aren't allowed to give customers the paper receipt from their trip the store when they deliver groceries and other goods for the service.

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Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it.

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DoorDash drivers hope to earn more tips with the app's new post-checkout tipping feature
DoorDash is the latest delivery service to nudge customers who don't tip the worker who delivers their food.

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New DoorDash customers are turning to the app for grocery deliveries and flowers, not just restaurant meals

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DoorDash started delivering convenience-store goods and groceries in 2020.

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Instacart shoppers say the highest-earning orders are getting more extreme, with demands like 72-mile drives

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Instacart shoppers say high-earning batches from Instacart have become big tasks, asking them to shop and deliver hundreds of products to a customer over an hour away.

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Instacart just slashed pay for delivery drivers — from a minimum of $7 per order to $4. Now they're more reliant on your tips.

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Instacart cut the minimum base pay that its gig-worker delivery drivers are paid, and many say the lower pay is making it harder to earn money on the app.

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Most popular Easter candy by state: Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs reign supreme, while Peeps fall by the wayside

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Lindt's milk chocolate bunny was the third most popular Easter treat in 2022, according to Instacart data.

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Here Are All the Companies Using ChatGPT…So Far

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the world by storm since its release in November 2022, and has demonstrated its ability to pass medical licensing exams,

The secret to faster delivery is clear: overhauling the street address as we know it

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Tech companies aim to end delivery driver confusion by creating new addresses that show drivers exactly where to go within massive apartment complexes and beyond.

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The sneaky ways Instacart gets you to buy more stuff

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Instacart's website and app push some consumers to buy more groceries or sign up for a free trial that they'll be charged for later, according to a new report.

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DoorDash's Super Bowl commercial pushes its on-demand grocery business. Here are 7 key moves it is making to dominate retail delivery after conquering restaurants.

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DoorDash is leaning into grocery delivery.

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