Queued Batches & More About Add-Ons to Keep Earning

We’re excited to announce a couple features that help you make the most of your time when you’re shopping. As part of our continued commitment to provide you with ingredients to earn on your terms, we’re introducing the ability to queue batches and improvements to the add-on experience.

Add a batch to your queue

You now have the opportunity to claim a new batch before finishing your current batch. By claiming a new batch, you add it to your queue to be shopped after you deliver the batch at hand. We hope this new feature will help you save time between batches and spend more time earning.

Surfaced batches are yours to shop once you’ve accepted and added them to your queue. Availability of the surfaced batches you can queue depends on the location of your current delivery. If you accept a surfaced batch, you can head straight to the store and start shopping for it after you finish delivering the current batch.

Add-ons from stores beyond the one you’re at

In addition to the current add-on experience, you can also get add-on orders that are from a different store than the one you’re at, surfaced just for you. They’ll show up in your app at any point before checkout. You can accept the order and earn more by adding it to your current batch. Rest assured you’ll get additional time to complete the whole batch and be paid for your added time and effort. 

Lastly, we lowered the volume

We’ve also heard from shoppers that the add-on sound effect was, frankly, loud and unpleasant! We’ve turned down the volume for it, and will keep this feedback in mind in the future. Thank you for “sounding off”.

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