Instacart Promo Codes & Ways to Cut Fees

1. Get Instacart+ if you order delivery regularly

   $0 delivery fee on orders of $10+Low effortRegular delivery customers

   Instacart+ costs $99 a year or $9.99 a month and waives the delivery fee on grocery and retail orders of $10 or more per retailer, Costco orders of $35 or more and eligible restaurant orders of $25 or more. Twelve monthly payments add up to $119.88, so the annual plan is $20.88 cheaper if you keep it all year. It doesn't cover pickup or prescription orders, and service fees, taxes and tips still apply. One membership covers a family account of up to four people, and eligible members also get Peacock Premium, plus New York Times Cooking on the annual plan.^{[1, 2, 4, 5, 22]}

   1. Open Your Instacart+ Membership in the app or on instacart.com.
   2. Start the 14-day free trial, which renews into the $99 annual plan unless you cancel.
   3. Add family members so their eligible orders get the $0 delivery fee too.

2. Pay less for Instacart+ through Costco, a Chase card or EBT SNAP

   $79/year, 3 free months or $4.99/monthLow effortCostco members, some Chase cardholders, EBT SNAP shoppers

   Costco members who link their membership pay $79 a year for annual Instacart+, and those who haven't had any Instacart+ plan since January 1, 2022 also get 2 free months. Primary holders of eligible Chase co-brand cards — Marriott Bonvoy, Southwest Rapid Rewards, World of Hyatt, IHG One Rewards, and the British Airways, Aeroplan, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Disney consumer cards — get 3 free months and, while they keep Instacart+, a $10 credit each month for one order paid with that card, for activations through December 31, 2027; after the free months it renews at $99 a year. Anyone who placed an EBT SNAP order in the last 6 months can take monthly Instacart+ at $4.99 for 12 months, then $9.99.^{[11, 12, 13]}

   1. Costco: add your member number under Loyalty cards in your account settings.
   2. Open Your Instacart+ Membership and look under Unlock special offers or Member exclusive offers.
   3. Redeem the offer — for the Chase one, pay with the card itself, since Apple Pay and Google Pay don't count.

3. Use the new-customer delivery offer

   $0 delivery fee on your first 3 ordersLow effortNew Instacart customers

   New customers get a $0 delivery fee on their first three orders of $10 or more, each from one retailer. The first order has to be placed within 14 days of creating the account, and the rest of the offer expires 14 days after that first order. It covers the standard delivery fee only — not priority delivery — and service fees still apply. It's limited to one per household and excludes restaurant orders powered by Uber Eats.^{[9, 10]}

4. Pick up the order when you can collect it

   No service feeSome effortAnyone near a store that offers pickup

   Instacart says pickup orders have no service fee, with or without Instacart+. Some retailers charge a pickup fee instead — Instacart's equivalent of a delivery fee — and the Instacart+ $0 delivery fee doesn't apply to pickup. From time to time Instacart also offers select customers credit back on eligible pickup orders; if it's available it shows when you order, and the credit expires 12 months after that order.^{[4, 5, 20, 21]}

   1. Pick a retailer that shows Pickup under its name.
   2. Choose Pickup and the location on the map before you shop.
   3. Check the fees and any Estimated credit back line at checkout.

5. Clip the coupons and deals inside each storefront

   Manufacturer coupons, BOGO and Stock Up & SaveLow effortAnyone filling a cart

   The coupons on Instacart are manufacturer's coupons: tap the coupon box under an item and it applies when the item is in your cart. Buy One, Get One deals apply at checkout only when the right number of items is in the cart, and Stock Up & Save offers (spend a set amount on listed items, get a discount or a $0 delivery fee) sit on the retailer's store homepage. Instacart honors only coupons listed on its platform, so coupons from elsewhere don't count. At retailers that support it, linking your store loyalty card can carry over select member benefits, which show under Total Savings at checkout.^{[6, 7, 27]}

Codes and offers kept by David Jones, who keeps this guide's deals current.

Instacart shares its promo codes by email or as banners in the app, and its terms limit each code to its intended audience and one per household, so we don't list codes here. What instacart.com offers publicly — such as the $0 delivery fee on a new customer's first 3 orders — is covered in the ways to save above.

1. Instacart+ doesn't remove the service fee

   The membership waives the delivery fee only. Service fees, priority fees, long-distance and bag fees, taxes and tips still apply, and it doesn't promise faster delivery or better time slots.^{[2, 4]}

2. A replacement can cost you the coupon

   If your shopper swaps a coupon item for one that doesn't qualify, the discount is lost. Set replacement preferences for coupon items before the order is shopped.^[7]

3. Ordering or activating NYT Cooking ends the refund window

   The 5-day refund on an annual Instacart+ fee only applies if you haven't placed an order with Instacart+ — and activating the New York Times Cooking subscription also makes the fee non-refundable.^{[3, 23]}

4. Not answering the shopper can cost $15

   Shoppers wait 3 minutes before leaving an order at your door, but orders with alcohol, prescriptions or certified delivery items can't be left. If the shopper can't find or reach you, the order may be cancelled and a $15 fee charged.^[24]

5. The app price may not be the shelf price

   Retailers set Instacart prices, some set them differently from their in-store prices, and some in-store sales may not apply. Check the pricing policy under the store's logo — such as Everyday Store Prices — and note that sales tax can be worked out on an item's price before the coupon.^{[4, 6]}