Gone are the days of long checkout lines and forgotten grocery lists. In today’s digital age, shopping has transformed into a tap-and-wait experience , and Instacart is at the heart of this change. But instead of a dry, technical explanation, let’s walk through how Instacart works through the perspective of a customer who’s just discovering it—and a shopper making a living from it. 📱 Step 1: Meet Lisa – The Busy Mom Discovering Instacart 🍼 Lisa, a working mother of three, juggles meetings, soccer practice, and meal planning. One evening, while scrolling through Facebook, she sees an ad for Instacart : “Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour!” Intrigued, she downloads the app from the App Store. After a quick setup and ZIP code input, Lisa sees a curated list of her local stores— Costco, Safeway, CVS , and more. According to TechCrunch , Instacart partners with over 900 national, regional, and local retailers , providing access to more than 75,000 stores in the U.S. and Ca...