Tescos shopping for 1

Bekko

H i use tescos alot and i only buy for myself so therefore cant buy alot of food before it goes out of date etc so alot of it can get wasted. How do i go about getting free delivery with Tescos ? i am disabled and cant goout and do my shopping or i would and wouldn't need it delivering then.

LittleTinker

They sometimes have free slots but youd have to look at their website.

I am not aware of them delivering for free as the norm for disabled though.

Normal price is 4 or 5 pounds.

Indie_Kid

There might be some codes for free delivery?

formaldehyde_perfume

I don't know about Tesco deliveries but if you can't find a way to cut delivery costs it may well be worth trying to alter your eating pattern so you can buy more without wasting it.

Whilst at uni I found that the freezer was invaluble. I used to buy enough fresh food to make 3 or 4 types of meals and then make the meals in bulk and freeze them. With a bit of forthought for meals, things like meat and bread can be frozen and then taken out a few hours before they're needed. Also, in stead of buying lots fresh fruit I bought tins of fruit in fruit juice, getting enough fresh fruit for a few days on each shop. If you are prepared to eat processed food then jars of sauce, tins of soup and things like that are really good to stock up on, they last for ages so you don't have to have shopping delivered so often.

I don't know if any of that helps but I thought I'd say it just in case.

munchings-n-crunchings

I know I'll sound hard, but disabled or not, we all need to do food shopping in one way or another. If you were not disabled, you would still have costs with getting out to shop, so why would you be entitled to have it delivered free.

If you used a car, or public transport, there will be costs involved such as bus fares, petrol, insurance and time.

Shopping is such a chore, we load the trolley, we unload it at the checkout, load it back in to the trolley, and take it home to unload it again and put to it away.
For your small delivery charge, and off peak times is cheaper, I've just paid £3.50 for between 8 and 10 pm, someone else can have all the hassle, and it can be delivered to your kitchen.
I can't do it for myself any cheaper.

Regards
Munchie

Prinzessilein

Most supermarkets charge for a delivery of an order.

I pay someone to take me shopping. They pick me up in their car drive me to my choice of supermarket, escort me around the shops, load my shopping into the car, take me home, and help me unpack - putting stuff in the freezer et.c. If I am feeling paricularly bad, they will take a shopping list and do the shop for me.

It costs me about twice as much as the 'delivery' cost would, but I feel it is worth it. I budget a portion of my DLA to cover this.

Mint1955

I know you mention Tesco but I switched to Asda delivery as I have an Asda credit card and you get free delivery over £99 spend. So once a month I do all the bulk stuff, toilet rolls, tins/jars, dog and cat bits, cleaning products and anything that can go in the freezer etc. Then I only need to top up fruit veg and milk.
SHeila

fiddumz44

I always look at it this way , i get DLA so thats ment for helping so the delivery charge for my shopping is paid for with my DLA its what its there for ,

TOBRUK

Totally agree with fiddumz44. Bekko, you say you are disabled but do not specify whether you receive DLA - if you do receive DLA it is there for such things to make your life easier.

I live alone and hardly leave the house. I also receive DLA and sometimes have groceries delivered and use the cheapest delivery slot. With planning you can budget very well and keep cupboards and freezer stocked up.

Obviously fresh food is a bit different but in the village there is a fruit and veg shop and the owner is more than happy to deliver to me for free! Same as the delicatacen in the village - the owner has told me to give her a phonecall anytime and she will deliver on her way home! The local butcher has also told me to call him anytime if I need anything - he actually delivered some eggs for me on his motorbike one time!

It is worth finding these things out even if they don't usually do deliveries, there are some that make exceptions to help you. There are so many kind people out there who are more than happy to help and even go out of their way to do so.

The chemist delivers my medication for free and the staff there have told me to call them anytime if I need anything and they will even get me some shopping!!:)

I have milk delivered and obviously it is more expensive BUT it is something I really need and so this is also budgeted for.

L6MCT

I've only ever had a free delivery with Tesco when I've had a voucher code for it (you get emails from time to time with various offer codes). Sometimes you get free samples in with your shopping as well.

Cheapest deliveries (£3) are the Tuesday/Wednesday evenings slots of
20:00 - 22:00 & 21:00 - 23:00 (8pm - 11pm)

I would probably spend as much on petrol or Bus fares to get to my nearest Tesco and there's not the painful hassle of getting round the shop & lifting bulky items so to me it's worth the money. If I look out for offers on the things I would be buying anyway it often cancels out the cost of the delivery. My pal & I often split BOGOFs so that helps as well.

(My 11-1300 hr delivery today arrived at bang on 11 just as I started writing this! I shall now have a coffee and one of the goodies I've treated myself to!)

clemmatis

I too am disabled, I am also, now, too ill to go to the shops. Before I fell ill I could walk to my local Tesco Metro, as I became ill, had to go to nearer shops which cost more. Munchie, there were no travel costs involved!
I get Disability Living Allowance, it's a benefit paid in recognition of the fact that for disabled people, living costs more. (Inability to shop is not though grounds for getting DLA.)
I shop weekly online for food now. Like other posters here, I see my DLA as paying for this.
I live in a city, Tobruk, but there is a pharmacy that will pick up a prescription and bring me the medicine free. And shortly after I fell ill I started having milk delivered. Unfortunately there are no real local shops in my neighbourhood any more.
Luckily after a previous illness scared me I stocked up on non-perishable food and now when I buy online I overstock slightly, just in case.