Tips, strategies, and updates for Shipt shoppers.
August 17, 2026
The two ADT options sitting in the shopper app, why you should have support drop an order instead of dropping it yourself, and what Shipt's community guidelines say members can't do to you.
August 10, 2026
The three substitution settings, the text message that actually gets answered, and why an expensive substitute shows up on the member's card as a second charge.
August 3, 2026
There is no published average, and Shipt declines to suggest an amount. Where the 15 to 20 percent figure really comes from, and why percentage is the wrong unit for a shopper.
July 30, 2026
Shipt publishes its deactivation standards and most shoppers have never read them. The three service minimums, distressed drops, the violations that don't feel like violations, and how the appeal actually works.
July 30, 2026
The tip figure on your offer screen is two different numbers wearing the same outfit. What a pre-tip guarantees, what an estimate doesn't, and the one signal that actually predicts a tip.
July 29, 2026
Google Maps labels, spreadsheets, and screenshots all break down for tracking Shipt tips. What has to get recorded, why late tips ruin manual logs, and what the history is worth.
June 26, 2026
Gross pay divided by hours is about double the truth. A real Saturday worked all the way down through mileage and self-employment tax, plus a five-number method that takes ninety seconds.
May 23, 2026
Customers assume membership fees pay the shopper, the tip prompt lands after you have left, and one widely repeated claim about Target orders is not true. What actually changes tips.
April 19, 2026
What new Shipt shoppers learn the hard way: base pay is not the pay, delivery only is a dead end, how the rolling 50 rating works, and why mileage and tax money matter from day one.
March 16, 2026
How the Shipt Preferred Shopper program actually works, which requests to accept, and how to build a preferred list that pays well.
March 11, 2026
Your personal auto insurance probably excludes delivery driving. What Shipt's liability coverage actually covers, where the gaps are, and how to fix it.
March 8, 2026
The real math behind no-tip Shipt orders. When to decline, when to accept, and how tracking addresses changed my approach.
February 27, 2026
Shipt, Instacart, DoorDash, UberEats, Spark, and Grubhub compared on pay, tips, flexibility, and deactivation risk. Real numbers from a gig driver.
February 5, 2026
A Shipt shopper's guide to 1099 taxes, self-employment tax, mileage deductions, and the write-offs most shoppers don't know about.
January 29, 2026
How to track mileage as a Shipt shopper, what the IRS requires, and how much you're leaving on the table if you don't log your miles.