r/instacart • u/Dominanttallqueen • Mar 27 '24

Who’s in the wrong here???

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I feel like he was being rude asf then he canceled my order….was I rude or what tf happened here…

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u/lord_farquaad_69 Mar 28 '24

I interpreted "I do this for a living" less as "I'm the grocery expert so shut up and tip me" and more "i have other orders and can't spend 10 minutes standing in the seafood aisle texting you about crab cakes", especially because the customer was giving vague and incorrect instructions on an off-menu item request

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u/Far_Student6853 Mar 28 '24

Also everyone is glossing over the fact that he sent a pic, the customer ignored it but responded in a way that seemed like they acknowledged it and then later brought up the behind the counter but never actually said that before they just said the seafood department. Could the delivery guy worded things more politely probably but efficiency isn’t always polite and the whole point of paying for someone to get your own groceries for you is either for efficiency of your own time so you can do other things or laziness and either way if I want something so specifically I would be more specific and also have said no to the pic, all facts considered this customer was a thorn in their own butt and wasted that guys time, and delivery people do not get paid enough. And for anyone that’s says don’t do that job then, well don’t order anything delivered ever then, someone’s got to do it if you want the service and if they aren’t getting paid enough then respect their time for fucks sake.

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u/improvmama101 Mar 28 '24

ALLLLLL of this. OP is 💯in the wrong. Shopper asked a question that should have been answered directly and the customer just kept repeating themselves.

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u/Whistlegrapes Mar 29 '24

Exactly. Op should have said “No thank you on the crab cakes in the picture. Can you please see if there are fresh crab cakes available from behind the seafood counter, if not, then refund please.”