Grocery shopping may seem exciting but time-consuming, especially for busy parents; however, you can conveniently shop for your groceries online now and either have them delivered to your location or pick them up yourself from the stores. As a regular shopper at Sprouts local market, you may be wondering if they offer curbside pickup for online orders. Let’s find out.
Does Sprouts Have A Curbside Pickup?
Yes, Sprouts offer curbside pickup via Instacart. A Sprouts team member will pack your online orders and bring them to your car when you arrive at the store’s parking lot.
How does Sprouts’ curbside pickup work?
When it comes to groceries, it’s almost difficult to trust someone else’s judgment with regards to selecting good quality and paying attention to details; but sometimes, our busy schedule leaves us with no choice but to trust that personal shoppers can help us the source for good products like we would ourselves.
Sprouts farmers’ market has personal shoppers in all their stores that handle online orders. These personal shoppers do not the only source for the best items, they also check for the best deals and expiry dates to ensure that the products they select for you are of proper quality.
When your order is ready, you will receive an alert with the scheduled pickup time, which could either be the same day or scheduled some days in advance, depending on availability. Once you get to the store location, park at the designated spot and check in through your mobile phone. A Sprouts or Instacart team member will bring your package to your car.
How do I order groceries from sprouts online?
You can either place orders for groceries via Sprouts’ website or app or Instacarts’ website or mobile app. If you are ordering from Sprouts’ website, follow these steps below.
- Go to Sprouts.com
- Click on “shop now” and select pick up or delivery options
- Go through the various deals or use the search box on the upper right to find what you want to buy
- Add items to your cart
- After shopping, go to your cart and click the ‘checkout’ button below
- At checkout, you will be asked to log in if you already have a Sprouts account or create a new one if you don’t
Note that the process is almost similar when shopping with the Sprouts app.
To place an order via Instacart, you have to;
- Create an account with Instacart first.
- Once you have done that, you can now begin your shopping at Sprouts from your mobile phone or computer. You can compare items, and prices, find the best deals, see sales, and even use e-coupons while shopping.
- When you finish selecting your items, you can choose between delivery and curbside pickup. With the pickup, select what time you want to get your order, which could be as little as two hours after placing the order, or schedule a more convenient date and time to get the items.
- Pay for your order and wait for notification with details about your order and instructions on the Sprouts store t pick up your groceries and how to go about it.
How much does sprouts pickup cost?
Since Sprouts uses a third party to both shops and bring the order to your car, you will be expected to pay a token to cover the services.
For orders above $35, you get to pay at least $1.99, while orders under $35 attract a pickup fee of $3.99.
If your first order costs over $35, your curbside pickup fee is free. Subsequently, how much you pay for curbside pickup will depend on the city you live in, the weight of the package, and the pickup time.
If you subscribe to Instacarts’ premium membership program, which costs $9.9/month or $99/year, you get free delivery or reduced service fees on orders over $35.
What other delivery options do sprouts offer?
If you don’t want to pick up your groceries ordered from Sprouts’ designated store, Instacart delivers them to your location at a fee. When you order groceries from Sprouts and select delivery, Instacart can bring it to you within the hour or if you chose the contactless delivery option, they will leave it at your doorstep.
Note that your order must be at least $10 before you can select delivery as an option. If your groceries order is above $35, you will pay a delivery fee of $3.99. For orders below $35, you will be charged $7.99.
Conclusion
Sprouts offer their curbside pickup service through Instacart. When you order groceries through Instacart or Sprout’s websites or Apps, a personal shopper from Instacart will pick up the items, package them, and deliver them to your car. The Sprouts curbside pickup service is a convenient option for their delivery service and it comes at an affordable fee that seems like a small price to pay to avoid in-store shopping.
FAQs
- Can I tip the Instacart shopper that delivers my order?
Yes, you can tip the personal shopper that delivers your order to show appreciation.
- Can I use a third-party coupon with Sprouts curbside pickup?
No, you cannot. Only digital coupons offered through the Sprouts app are accepted.
