The batch paid less than the screen showed when you accepted it — and by the time support asks what was shown, the offer screen is gone. That is the whole problem the Instacart Batch Pay Discrepancy Log from DealShore was built to solve. It does not argue with anyone and it guarantees no outcome. It captures the screen before it vanishes, so when a question comes, you are answering from a record instead of from memory.
What the kit is, in plain terms, is a 10-page printable PDF log plus a working spreadsheet tracker. Everything in it comes from your own batches and your own app screens. At acceptance you screenshot the batch exactly as displayed — pay and total, store, item count, and time — and store it with a naming habit so it can still be found weeks later. During the batch you record shops, replacements, and drop-offs the same shift, in facts only, from the app itself. When pay posts, you copy both figures exactly, never rounded, compute the difference, and record any reason the app itself stated, in its own words — or honestly record that none was stated.
It was created because a pay disagreement without the original screen is just your word against a system that moved on. Shoppers usually notice the shortfall days later, when the acceptance screen no longer exists anywhere they can reach. By then the store, the item count, and the time are half-remembered too. Capturing three things at three moments — the offer at acceptance, the work as done, and the pay as it landed — turns a vague complaint into one short, dated record that anyone reviewing it can follow.
Inside, the START HERE page explains where your files live in your Etsy account and which file is for what. The Moment This Solves page states the problem in one line: your word versus a screen that is gone. At Acceptance walks through capturing the batch exactly as shown. The Batch As Done covers shops, items, and drop-offs recorded in facts. The Difference is the heart of the log: pay as shown and pay as it landed, side by side, copied exactly, with the difference computed for you.
The Evidence Index numbers the three captures into one story, so a screenshot, a batch record, and a pay figure are never loose files in a camera roll again. The Dispute Note is copy-ready, short, and dated, built only from that index — numbers from screens, not from frustration. The Pattern Log counts repeats by store, hour, and batch type in facts only, never conclusions about anyone’s intent, so if the same kind of shortfall keeps happening you can see it in counts and dates. What This Log Can and Cannot Do is the honest page in the middle of the kit: the log proves what was shown, not why it changed.
Who is it for? Instacart shoppers who have had a batch pay less than the acceptance screen showed. Regular shoppers who run enough batches that one shortfall a month quietly adds up. And any gig shopper who wants their pay questions answered from screenshots and figures instead of memory.
How to use it: screenshot every batch at acceptance, before you drive — it takes seconds. Fill in the batch record the same shift, while the shops and drop-offs are fresh. When pay posts, complete the Difference page the same day, copy any app-stated reason word for word, and file the dispute note if you choose to send one. The included spreadsheet does the arithmetic for real: its demo shows $105 shown at acceptance and $98 shown after, a $7 difference — replace the demo rows with yours and the totals update.
This log is a general record-keeping and dispute-organization tool you complete from your own batches and app screens. It is not legal advice — consult an attorney about your situation. It states no platform pay policy, batch rule, or dispute deadline as applying, and guarantees no outcome.
Capture the screen before it vanishes:
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