Content creator James, half of TikTok account @JamesAndLeondraalso has an Instacart stream and recently uploaded a video about the gig.
Calling on his comrades to band together, the man explained why he thinks no one should accept some of the orders without a tip.
“Look at this,” James said at the beginning of the clip, before analyzing the app’s microclimate. “They want 43 items. No hints. Good luck with that.”
The video quickly exploded, igniting debates about fair payment, tipping culture, and the service system as a whole.
This Instacart shopper got sick of ordering without a tip and made a video about it
Image credit: James Sand Leondra
“Look at this. They want 43 items. No hints. Good luck with that.”
“This is a call to all Instacart shoppers. If you are an Instacart shopper, we are calling all other Instacart shoppers to join us. I came.”
Image credit: James Sand Leondra
“If someone orders something and doesn’t want a tip, I take it. So for a 10 mile round trip, they want us to go to the store in 6 degree weather, pick up 43 items, bring them home, drop them off, ring the doorbell ring the doorbell , waiting to answer the door in 6 degrees weather.”
Image credit: James Sand Leondra
“They don’t want to tip. If you’re an Instacart shopper and you see a batch without a tip, don’t take it. Sit there until you have to go to the store, don’t order without a tip, don’t.
Image credit: James Sand Leondra
His TikTok quickly went viral
@jamesandleondra This is a recurring issue and should be addressed. #instacart shopper #instacart #notipnoservice #dobetter #work#fyp # viral #struggleisreal ♬ Powerful cinematic orchestra [war] – Shino
and received many positive responses, encouraging people to share their views on the subject
However, there was also a fair share of backlash
Some think Instacart itself is to blame for the division between shoppers and customers
