A Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart — which promotes itself as the nation’s largest third-party grocery delivery service, and delivers from retailers like Costco, Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market, Safeway, and Target charges some people significantly more for the exact same grocery item because ... they can.
CR volunteers who repeatedly shopped the same products at the exact same time online saw prices on some products differ by as much as 23 percent. Based on the average variations they saw, for a household of four that could translate into a difference of about $1,200 a year.
Some products were offered at as many as five different prices, with variations ranging from as little as 7 cents to as much as $2.56 per item.
Call on the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to investigate Instacart’s pricing tactics, and hold them accountable for any unfair practices.
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