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"The Retailer—not Instacart and not any Third-Party Provider—is the seller of the goods to you and the merchant of record. Title to goods passes to you when they are purchased at the Retailer's store...Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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The clause states: “The Retailer—not Instacart and not any Third-Party Provider—is the seller of the goods to you and the merchant of record. Title to goods passes to you when they are purchased at the Retailer's store...”
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