This company does the little things right, and people notice. I think faster internet + smartphones are necessary but not sufficient in explaining Instacart's success.<p>I live in a place with an entrance not visible from the street. The first time I ordered, I directed the shopper over the phone. Every subsequent shopper has found the entrance without a problem. I assume the shoppers share accurate notes. Literally every other delivery I get requires a phone call and directions. These little things make a huge difference, and are where similar companies with the same potential technology fall short.<p>Congrats to the team. Well deserved.
Congrats to the Instacart team! I love what they are doing. Their app has a great user interface and the service is fast and easy to use.<p>It's definitely interesting to see that the world is finally ready for something like this, because Webvan (I know it's brought up a lot) didn't do so hot back in the day. We obviously have the technology now that we lacked 10 years ago to make something like this a major success.
As someone moving from the Central Valley in Ca to Portland in the next few months...this is exciting to hear, I've been pretty excited to get to use this service.
That's great new! Going to grocery store is such a pain. Instacart delivers you to the grocery store and bring you back after you've done shopping.