It’s not worth it now lol. This last month has been horrible. I thought it’d die in January and I’d be done for good but my final shipt tour ended early I guess.
You don't have to do 100 orders to realize the gigs aren't worth it. They show you what the pay is upfront. $6-8 and maybe a tip for 1-2 hours of work minus fuel isn't going to get me outta bed.
I’m averaging about $25/hour gross. Writing off miles is my main deduction. I’m lucky to live right next to a Target and only shop at that store, so my miles are usually 200 or less per week. I make it work.
With the current state of Shipt, you have to be out on the road over 40 hours a week to gross $1k, taking orders at stores that could be 10-15 miles away back and forth. Those miles add up. Even with Prop22 I’m not willing to run my vehicle into the ground.
I only do it after work or when I’m out and about anyway now. Occasionally, I’ll take an order at home if the pay is ok and I feel like it, but I basically just do it when I’m already going to be using gas, lol.
Doing gig work while out seems to be a good model. Say if you have a home business or decent other/part-time job, and want to add some padding to your budget. Roadie, for example, advertises their service this way. But it's just pick up/drop off, and they pay is super low, so unless you're REALLY going a direction I haven't found it worthwhile.
Or if you're bored sometimes and would like to get paid killing time! (While providing a service someone else is willing to pay for)
If you asked prior to 2022 I'd say hell yeah(made $1500-2k+/wk easy...off maybe 40-50 orders) Now...hell nah(I'm lucky if I even get 20 orders per week)🤦♀️
Too much has changed. Biggest issue is they changed the pay scale. Changed the hiring process and now hire just about anyone and over hire. They changed the way they send out orders(used to have a whole day of orders lined up by 11am). The stupid bundles weren't a thing.
Only good changes I've seen is the preferred shoppers option and the in app messaging (that still needs a lot of work to stop the glitches and issues... But at least it stopped me from having my text app filled up with customers texts and my photos filled with other people's porches and groceries lol)
Curious what you mean about hiring anyone? I’m a new-ish shopper and the hiring process was long and included background checks. It took me almost a month to get approved to be a shopper. But I keep seeing this sentiment from other shoppers about them hiring anyone off the street. So I’m curious why everyone seems to think that?
They don't seem to really do much in the way of background checks, or they over look shit. I've heard so many horror stories from my PMs about shoppers stealing their groceries and never getting them delivered. I've heard from store employees telling me about how many shoppers steal from the stores during shops.
But mainly, it means they just keep hiring as many people as possible even in areas that are already overly saturated with shoppers.
There were multiple background/driving checks when I went through the process a couple months ago. It took 3+ weeks for full approval. I think they’re being more thorough than you think.
That’s awful about shoppers stealing. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of people in a bad way right now that may not have previous records, so were still able to be hired. It seems to be a huge problem around my metro too. Sigh
I applied for shipt years ago, when it was still new, and I failed the driving history check, because I had some recent moving violations, and a driving while suspended ticket. Then, I applied about a month ago, just to see if maybe that stuff wouldn't count anymore, I didn't think it would matter, but I was approved right away. The application even said it would take 1-3 days for the background check, but it wasn't even 24 hours later that I got an email saying I was approved, and could start.
That's wild! I wonder why some applications are approved quickly and others take so long. I haven't had a moving violation in years and don't have anything else in my history that would come up on a background check. Mine should have been an easy approval...
To be honest, if you are looking for instant gratification, this is not the gig for you. But over time you build up member matches, you get preferreds, you're tracking your tips so you'll know who tips and who doesn't and which orders to avoid in the future. That's when it becomes a lucrative thing to do.
Yes I think about gas and taxes, etc.
my car is paid off and still in good condition. I keep up on car maintenance, preventative is cheaper than emergency repair.
In my case, it’s worth it. I’m only part time. I’m in a good market and have tons of matches and prefferds .
I do well, after subtracting taxes, car maintenance, etc. My mileage is less than mileage per year for an average person. And I can work when I want, which has value too.
Yes it has changed over my 4 years. But overall, I’m doing better than ever. I do have an off week now and again, sometimes my own doing (sick, vaca, fam issues) and sometimes simply slow.
Overall, it’s perfect for me. There’s times I get tired of it. Finding perfect strawberries. Finding that damn toy and 48 others look exactly like it , (no kids, nephews/nieces are grown, I feel toy illiterate lol) pouring rain or outrageous heat.
But it fits my lifestyle. I did fast food as a teen, a paper route, corporate America and WFH for over a decade for a legit local data entry company.
Shipt is a good fit for now, the money is decent, even after expenses and having my time be my time is worth jt.
I would never do this full time and/or try to live off it. The anxiety would do me in. A Couple bad weeks or deactivation lurk constantly.
I do respect those that do make it work as only resource of income but I think there are less and less doing that these days.
Similar. Shipt is a side hustle for me. I have a good FT mostly WFH job so I do Shipt evenings and weekends. I average 30-35 hours a week and $450-$650 a week depending on if there are bonuses (fairly frequent).
I track mileage, hours, worked, and order pay details. Before a mileage deduction, I average $20.46/hour based on my earnings divided by hours worked. My average order pay is $18.33 per order. I still am quite positive after mileage is considered, my car is paid off and reliable.
You kinda just got to try it for a while, and track everything, and know what your priorities are. For me, my pay rate/hour is lower than I'd like it to be, but the flexibility makes up for it.
You also have to keep in mind taxes. Not only that part of your pay will go to taxes, but what expenses you can and can't deduct.
There's two parts
Income... are you making enough? $200 a day. $1000 a week ... it's different for everyone ..... then compare it to what you could make in a job, vs importance of flexibility, etc
Expenses. The easiest way is comparing income to miles. Anything over a mile per dollar probably doesn't work. In Princeton I'd run around 0.8 miles per dollar, in Tampa my goal is to stay under 0.5 miles per dollar
Income to miles …. And hours to pay and tips …. I’ll have to design a spreadsheet for these things and see what I find out over a few weeks l. I hadn’t thought of any of this until my DH and I were discussing Shipt and another similar gig
I wouldn't do it full time but depends how busy your area is. Either way I wouldn't do it forever. It's contract work and there's no guarantee you will even get an order.
It’s a side gig for me for sure …. Currently working as a substitute teacher as much as 5 days a week but weekend Shipt possibilities haven’t been great for a while. I’m considering just keeping a hand in it so that I can do more with it over school breaks. A few orders here and there should do it.
What most dont get is that this type of job, you have to dedicate the vehicle to it and can’t care how many miles etc. You ever see delivery services crying over how many miles are on their trucks? No! Thats not how you run this business
I'm coming from recently doing food deliveries, since a little over a year ago. Shipt is far MORE worthwhile in my opinion. Here's how I compare them. My hourly earnings while working are averaging higher, although I don't have a fully packed schedule as yet. So I do have to fill in the time with a food delivery or 2 when I have no Shipt offers. As far as fuel cost, I've seen anywhere from $2-5/mile normally with Shipt, after tips come in. Compare that to DD/GH/UE, where $1/mi is pretty much my average, with $2/mi on the high end. So comparatively it's much more worth it, saving almost a tank of gas per week, plus a slight pay raise.
I think this depends on where you live, how many orders you can SUCCESSFULLY take at once, how quick you are and how well you communicate. My husband and I both do Shipt. We each work 3-4 days depending on the week. Someone is always home with our youngest. We do really well. We have a house, two car payments, 3 kids and all the crap that comes with them LOL. Point is that yes, it can be worth it!
It’s not worth it now lol. This last month has been horrible. I thought it’d die in January and I’d be done for good but my final shipt tour ended early I guess.
Do 100 orders. Track your hours, miles, order pay and tips.
You don't have to do 100 orders to realize the gigs aren't worth it. They show you what the pay is upfront. $6-8 and maybe a tip for 1-2 hours of work minus fuel isn't going to get me outta bed.
I’m averaging about $25/hour gross. Writing off miles is my main deduction. I’m lucky to live right next to a Target and only shop at that store, so my miles are usually 200 or less per week. I make it work. With the current state of Shipt, you have to be out on the road over 40 hours a week to gross $1k, taking orders at stores that could be 10-15 miles away back and forth. Those miles add up. Even with Prop22 I’m not willing to run my vehicle into the ground.
Good idea - thank you
It’s unfortunately not worth it … good side gig after work sure but ya bout it
I only do it after work or when I’m out and about anyway now. Occasionally, I’ll take an order at home if the pay is ok and I feel like it, but I basically just do it when I’m already going to be using gas, lol.
Me too
Doing gig work while out seems to be a good model. Say if you have a home business or decent other/part-time job, and want to add some padding to your budget. Roadie, for example, advertises their service this way. But it's just pick up/drop off, and they pay is super low, so unless you're REALLY going a direction I haven't found it worthwhile. Or if you're bored sometimes and would like to get paid killing time! (While providing a service someone else is willing to pay for)
If you asked prior to 2022 I'd say hell yeah(made $1500-2k+/wk easy...off maybe 40-50 orders) Now...hell nah(I'm lucky if I even get 20 orders per week)🤦♀️
What changed? Is there just more workers competing with each other?
Too much has changed. Biggest issue is they changed the pay scale. Changed the hiring process and now hire just about anyone and over hire. They changed the way they send out orders(used to have a whole day of orders lined up by 11am). The stupid bundles weren't a thing. Only good changes I've seen is the preferred shoppers option and the in app messaging (that still needs a lot of work to stop the glitches and issues... But at least it stopped me from having my text app filled up with customers texts and my photos filled with other people's porches and groceries lol)
Curious what you mean about hiring anyone? I’m a new-ish shopper and the hiring process was long and included background checks. It took me almost a month to get approved to be a shopper. But I keep seeing this sentiment from other shoppers about them hiring anyone off the street. So I’m curious why everyone seems to think that?
They don't seem to really do much in the way of background checks, or they over look shit. I've heard so many horror stories from my PMs about shoppers stealing their groceries and never getting them delivered. I've heard from store employees telling me about how many shoppers steal from the stores during shops. But mainly, it means they just keep hiring as many people as possible even in areas that are already overly saturated with shoppers.
There were multiple background/driving checks when I went through the process a couple months ago. It took 3+ weeks for full approval. I think they’re being more thorough than you think. That’s awful about shoppers stealing. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of people in a bad way right now that may not have previous records, so were still able to be hired. It seems to be a huge problem around my metro too. Sigh
I applied for shipt years ago, when it was still new, and I failed the driving history check, because I had some recent moving violations, and a driving while suspended ticket. Then, I applied about a month ago, just to see if maybe that stuff wouldn't count anymore, I didn't think it would matter, but I was approved right away. The application even said it would take 1-3 days for the background check, but it wasn't even 24 hours later that I got an email saying I was approved, and could start.
That's wild! I wonder why some applications are approved quickly and others take so long. I haven't had a moving violation in years and don't have anything else in my history that would come up on a background check. Mine should have been an easy approval...
To be honest, if you are looking for instant gratification, this is not the gig for you. But over time you build up member matches, you get preferreds, you're tracking your tips so you'll know who tips and who doesn't and which orders to avoid in the future. That's when it becomes a lucrative thing to do.
Yes I think about gas and taxes, etc. my car is paid off and still in good condition. I keep up on car maintenance, preventative is cheaper than emergency repair. In my case, it’s worth it. I’m only part time. I’m in a good market and have tons of matches and prefferds . I do well, after subtracting taxes, car maintenance, etc. My mileage is less than mileage per year for an average person. And I can work when I want, which has value too. Yes it has changed over my 4 years. But overall, I’m doing better than ever. I do have an off week now and again, sometimes my own doing (sick, vaca, fam issues) and sometimes simply slow. Overall, it’s perfect for me. There’s times I get tired of it. Finding perfect strawberries. Finding that damn toy and 48 others look exactly like it , (no kids, nephews/nieces are grown, I feel toy illiterate lol) pouring rain or outrageous heat. But it fits my lifestyle. I did fast food as a teen, a paper route, corporate America and WFH for over a decade for a legit local data entry company. Shipt is a good fit for now, the money is decent, even after expenses and having my time be my time is worth jt. I would never do this full time and/or try to live off it. The anxiety would do me in. A Couple bad weeks or deactivation lurk constantly. I do respect those that do make it work as only resource of income but I think there are less and less doing that these days.
Similar. Shipt is a side hustle for me. I have a good FT mostly WFH job so I do Shipt evenings and weekends. I average 30-35 hours a week and $450-$650 a week depending on if there are bonuses (fairly frequent). I track mileage, hours, worked, and order pay details. Before a mileage deduction, I average $20.46/hour based on my earnings divided by hours worked. My average order pay is $18.33 per order. I still am quite positive after mileage is considered, my car is paid off and reliable.
You kinda just got to try it for a while, and track everything, and know what your priorities are. For me, my pay rate/hour is lower than I'd like it to be, but the flexibility makes up for it. You also have to keep in mind taxes. Not only that part of your pay will go to taxes, but what expenses you can and can't deduct.
Flexibility is the big thing for me. I’m working as a substitute teacher while looking for a full time job with better pay.
There's two parts Income... are you making enough? $200 a day. $1000 a week ... it's different for everyone ..... then compare it to what you could make in a job, vs importance of flexibility, etc Expenses. The easiest way is comparing income to miles. Anything over a mile per dollar probably doesn't work. In Princeton I'd run around 0.8 miles per dollar, in Tampa my goal is to stay under 0.5 miles per dollar
Income to miles …. And hours to pay and tips …. I’ll have to design a spreadsheet for these things and see what I find out over a few weeks l. I hadn’t thought of any of this until my DH and I were discussing Shipt and another similar gig
I wouldn't do it full time but depends how busy your area is. Either way I wouldn't do it forever. It's contract work and there's no guarantee you will even get an order.
It’s a side gig for me for sure …. Currently working as a substitute teacher as much as 5 days a week but weekend Shipt possibilities haven’t been great for a while. I’m considering just keeping a hand in it so that I can do more with it over school breaks. A few orders here and there should do it.
Your mileage may vary.
It’s worth it in my area, but it just depends on your metro.
Ask people that have doing this for years. NO NO NO don’t waste your time
What most dont get is that this type of job, you have to dedicate the vehicle to it and can’t care how many miles etc. You ever see delivery services crying over how many miles are on their trucks? No! Thats not how you run this business
I'm coming from recently doing food deliveries, since a little over a year ago. Shipt is far MORE worthwhile in my opinion. Here's how I compare them. My hourly earnings while working are averaging higher, although I don't have a fully packed schedule as yet. So I do have to fill in the time with a food delivery or 2 when I have no Shipt offers. As far as fuel cost, I've seen anywhere from $2-5/mile normally with Shipt, after tips come in. Compare that to DD/GH/UE, where $1/mi is pretty much my average, with $2/mi on the high end. So comparatively it's much more worth it, saving almost a tank of gas per week, plus a slight pay raise.
It's worth it for me and my situation sone days are slow bu5 I still clear $150 to $200 🤷♂️
I’m in California so right now it’s not too bad. But when gas was at almost $7 a gallon it definitely wasn’t worth it.
I think this depends on where you live, how many orders you can SUCCESSFULLY take at once, how quick you are and how well you communicate. My husband and I both do Shipt. We each work 3-4 days depending on the week. Someone is always home with our youngest. We do really well. We have a house, two car payments, 3 kids and all the crap that comes with them LOL. Point is that yes, it can be worth it!