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"We may temporarily authorize your payment method for an amount higher than the checkout total...This covers situations where your order total changes—for example, from special requests, added items, replacements...— Excerpt from Instacart's Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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The clause states: “We may temporarily authorize your payment method for an amount higher than the checkout total...This covers situations where your order total changes—for example, from special requests, added items, replacements...”
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