A former TikTok Kroger employee has claimed that the Instacart service, which his store is affiliated with, has been infiltrated by a “swarm of scammers” who prey on customers.
video from the creator @whitewidow1313, has amassed more than 521,000 views since it was published last Wednesday. It starts with stitching another clip that @thelittlestdragonk asks. [people] Are you delivering groceries or is it a myth? ”
Before delving into his claims, the creator calmly said it wasn’t a hoax, echoing The Daily Dot’s earlier report that Instacart shoppers were cheating customers who ordered from Kroger. is.
“I quit working from home while working for one of the largest grocery companies in the US,” explains the creator. “One of the only delivery services we offered was Instacart.
She was shy about the chain being Kroger in the video, but admitted it was indeed her former employer. own app Handling Grocery Delivery – In the original video and follow-up TikTok comments section.
She also said that people who used the app would have placed orders in the $100 to $120 range, but were inflated to over $400 by unscrupulous shopper agents. I told you.
As she claims, “So what happened to the Instacart drivers was that they didn’t just steal groceries when they were supposed to deliver them. so you can choose a substitute, so they will take all your items out of stock and sell them at a price that is not even remotely similar to what you ordered. never arrives.”
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“I got a call from an older woman saying her $120 grocery order ended up being over $900 because someone did this to her…and they said lawn chairs, candles, etc. I bought a lot of stuff,” says @whitewidow1313. “It was far from what she actually ordered, and it takes her seven to 10 business days to get a refund from this company.”
“So I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen someone legally robbed,” she continued. return. ‘”
One commenter pointed out that choosing the no replacement option should have avoided this particular scam and would have resulted in the recording of a second video with the author providing further details.
Kroger’s app has options for pickup or delivery, she explained, and the delivery option is store-based delivery (which she says is “hard to come by” because it has to be scheduled days in advance). It was either an Instacart delivery (Instacart delivery). Delivered 2 hours after ordering.
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She explained that the Kroger app does not require approval for replacements, and customers will be charged the retail price of the replacement product, not the price of the original product.
Some commenters have attempted to elucidate the situation further.
“The reason scammers target Kroger is because Kroger has no limits on online orders,” said one. “You can’t do that because the IC is what it is.”
The creator replied: People swear I’m lying. ”
“For those who are actually trying to do it for income, it’s going to hurt their reputation,” said another. Hire anyone these days. ”
A commenter said, “Unfortunately, I’ve been hearing about it for a long time, but you can see all kinds of stuff on Reddit.”
The Daily Dot reached out to the creator through TikTok comments and Kroger via email.
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