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djsaskdja@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Companies can’t do this if you don’t use an app to shop for you. There are a bunch of reasons you shouldn’t use apps to shop even before you get to the insanity of the video.

  • The people who fill your cart are instructed to grab older, worse looking produce to reduce waste
  • It takes someone filling 10 instacart orders longer to shop than you would, meaning cold items will warm up more
  • You are already being charged a premium for the service, as well as maybe a delivery fee
  • The items you see to choose from are pushed by an algorithm. You’re practically unable to find unpopular items or compare two similar products

  Don’t use an app, don’t use a rewards program. If those things didn’t end up costing you money overall, companies wouldn’t offer them.

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  • Makeitstop@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Rewards programs can make sense without this kind of fuckery. My local pizza place isn’t adjusting their prices, they still match the paper take out menus and coupons. But they have a rewards program because it incentivizes people to come back, and repeat business is worth the slight discount.

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  • sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    just to say, I personally know two people who have done online order picking at two different grocery store chains in ireland and neither of them were told to get older things.

    you are also able to click “rest of shelf” on items on the website to see what else they have that are available alongside that item in the physical store.

    im just saying, those two things arent true or entirely true (it def takes effort to find lesser known things)

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When you go shopping, and you notice the item you pick up for Sunday’s dinner goes out of date on Wednesday, do you buy it anyway, or reach to the back for the newer ones that go out of date next week?

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      • sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        my guy im telling you that I personally know two pickers and they get good expiry dates for customers because that was exactly the feedback: I wont use delivery cause I can get better expiry dates, so they changed tact. they prefer delivery, no check out person and a delivery fee.

        now this is in Ireland at two different major grocery retailers, ah fuck it why am I being vague, Tesco and Supervalu.

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  • djsaskdja@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Interesting info, thanks. Unfortunately I don’t have much choice. Don’t have a car and I don’t live close enough to a grocery store.

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• Lucky_777@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Go into the store, get a cart and throw shit in it. The only option really

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  • djsaskdja@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t have a car and I don’t live close enough to a grocery store.

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    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Tbh, I don’t think there is a good app alternative and my priority would be moving somewhere where I can do my own grocery shopping. You don’t need a car if you’re close enough to go twice a week. I know it’s not easy, but that would be what I was working towards. You’re paying a serious premium with things like instacart even before you get to the delivery.

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