In this age of online grocery shopping and home delivery services, the Instacart company exists solely for one purpose; to help you maximize your comfort!
The company does this by helping you deliver groceries that will otherwise make you visit your local grocery store to your doorstep, in exchange for a little commission. All you have to do is to make an order.
Instacart boasts of a large presence in over 5000 American cities and towns, making it one of the largest groceries delivery companies in North America.
So what then happens after you take delivery of your groceries from an Instacart shopper? Are you to request a shopping receipt or not? Find out in this informative article below
Does Instacart Give You A Receipt?
Yes, Instacart does issue a receipt to its customers. However, this receipt is only sent to the customer’s email address. Instacart does not allow hard copies of receipts to be handed over to the customers by their shoppers.
In fact, Instacart shoppers are instructed not to hand over the paper receipts to the customers, as such receipts are regarded as being Instacart’s property.
Shoppers who hand over a hard copy of a grocery receipt to customers may have their Instacart accounts deactivated, or they may be outrightly fired!
Once your order has been filled, and delivery has been made, a comprehensive e-receipt detailing every item bought, as well as the prices at which each different item was bought will be sent to your registered Instacart email address.
The receipt also includes the prices charged for delivery, a service fee charge, as well as the estimated sales tax.
Other than your email, you can also view your receipt on the Instacart app. All you have to do is to follow the steps below.
- First, you sign in to your mobile app or log in to your Instacart account if you are making use of the web version
- Then tap the order icon located towards the bottom right corner of your screen
- Then select the particular order whose receipt you would like to view.
- Then select receipt.
To view your receipt on a computer:
- First, you log into your instacart account,
- Then select the three horizontal lines located at the upper left corner of your computer screen
- A drop-down menu will then appear, click on “Your orders”
- Then select “View order detail” for the particular order you want to review
- Then at the top of the view order detail drop-down menu, select view receipt.
What To Do With Instacart Receipt
There are a lot of exciting things you can do with your instacart receipt. Thanks to the company’s partnership with various technology companies like Ibotta and Fetch.
These companies provide cash backs, rebates, and other benefits to users for shopping at stores, or purchasing products from other retail companies that are also in partnership with such technology companies.
Basically, on Ibotta for example, with your instacart receipt, you may be eligible for a certain amount of cash backs, gift cards, or other rewards.
These rewards can then be used to purchase items from other retailers that are registered with Ibotta.
To link your instacart account with Ibotta, follow the steps below;
- Log into your ibotta app on your smartphone, or quickly create an account if you’re new to the app
- Then, open the app and search for Instacart, by typing it into the search box
- It will then display Instacart under the retailers’ section
- Then tap on the instacart logo and the instacart page will be automatically displayed
- Select “Link Instacart account”
- Then input your instacart email address and password.
- Then allow Ibotta to be able to access your purchase history by allowing “share purchase history”
- Then wait for an email confirming that both accounts have been linked. Note that this confirmation email may take a few minutes or longer to arrive.
- Once both accounts are linked, you can now shop either on the instacart app or the Ibotta app.
Note that your cashback will be added to your account within 24 hours after your delivery has been made.
Read: Can Instacart Shoppers Use Ibotta?
Can Instacart Shoppers Use Fetch Rewards?
Yes, Instacart shoppers are allowed to use Fetch. Fetch is another app similar to Ibotta that grants consumers rewards, cash backs, or gift cards that can be used to purchase items from other stores that are registered with Fetch.
Shoppers can make use of the Fetch Mobile app to scan hard copies of receipts and use it to earn Fetch rewards. Shoppers can do this with the hard copy of receipts retained from customers.
Fetch Rewards allows up to 35 receipts from users every week. However, you can get extra points on Fetch if you have receipts that include qualifying brands or items.
These points can then be converted into gift cards that may be used to purchase items from large retailers like Apple, Walmart, Target, or Amazon.
Why Should I Keep My Instacart Receipts?
You can make use of the receipts to claim rewards. Other than this reason, Instacart receipts should be kept the same way receipts from any purchase transaction should be kept.
The company sends you a receipt for the sole purpose of record keeping. A customer is expected to keep their receipt in case any issue arises as regards their order.
In a situation where some of the groceries you ordered are damaged, or not up to your required standards, and you wish to request a refund, you may be asked to provide your receipt.
Furthermore, in a situation where the grocery items delivered to you are different from what you ordered, and you decide to make a request to get a refund, you may be required to tender your receipt.
Therefore, your Instacart receipt should always be kept in case you need to make reference to it in the future.
Read: Why Did Instacart Charge Me More?
How Long Should I Keep Instacart Receipts?
Instacart recommends that shoppers keep receipts for up to 14 days, exactly 2 weeks after delivery has been completed. However, the number of days you decide to keep receipts depends solely on you.
Some shoppers say they keep receipts for at least a month after delivery has been made, some others keep them for merely 7 days after delivery.
Once a delivery has been completed, and no complaint about such a delivery that may warrant a refund is made up to a few days after it has been completed, it is safe to say such a receipt is no longer needed.
Also, once a receipt has been scanned in order to claim rewards, thus creating an electronic copy of such receipt, the hard copy can be disposed of.
Read: What Time Does Instacart Open?
Conclusion…
Instacart’s partnership with technology companies like Ibotta and Fetch exists simply to enable customers to earn some form of cashback or rewards for orders placed.
With the strategic partnership with Ibotta and Fetch, customers can look forward to shopping at other retail outlets with points earned from shopping at Instacart.
Instacart receipts allow you to enjoy these benefits, all you have to do is to make sure you are duly registered on both Ibotta and Fetch and link them together with your Instacart accounts.
Then after each pickup or delivery order is completed, you can scan your receipt and receive points.
Your instacart receipt should also be kept for at least a few days after an order has been filled in case an ordered item is broken, or an item you already paid for is not part of the items delivered to you.
With a receipt, you may request a refund for the damaged grocery or for the missing item. Instacart will process your refund immediately, but you may not receive payment until after a few days depending on your bank.