What actually happens with an online grocery delivery??

SmallL

Hey,
First time getting my shopping delivered and i have no idea what to expect!!
Its from ASDA, do they bring the stuff in bags? do you pay with card at the door or is it automatically taken from the details you put in online?
Sorry if they are really basic questions!
My slot is 3-5 i hope they come on time because my OH is treating me to Wagamama's for tea as i got my exam results :T

rachbc

yes it turns up in bags - usually too many with 2 things in each one! They should give you a print out and tell you any items that have been substituted so you can send them back. The card payment happens on line so you just sign the little electronic pad thing to confirm you got your delivery.

SmallL

He was 3/4 of an hour early!!!!!
2 Choc bars subbed for an easter egg ( wasnt it obvious i would of preferred the egg bit rather than the chocolate!)
Spring rolls for spring roll pastry (i was going to make HM raviolli with the pastry!)

Raksha

I hope you made the driver take back the substitutions as they were not what you ordered.

SmallL

Yeah i kept the spring rolls cause OH was complaining literally 2 minutes before the driver came about having 'nothing to eat'

DCFC79

SmallL wrote: »

Hey,
First time getting my shopping delivered and i have no idea what to expect!!
Its from ASDA, do they bring the stuff in bags? do you pay with card at the door or is it automatically taken from the details you put in online?
Sorry if they are really basic questions!
My slot is 3-5 i hope they come on time because my OH is treating me to Wagamama's for tea as i got my exam results :T

You do your shop online, once finished you pay. When the driver comes the driver (cant comment on asda) will bring your delivery in the crates for you to empty, if its your first shop he explains about the substitutions.

I work for a rival so thats why i cant comment on asda but using common sense i presume the drivers are trained to do things the same.

re teh subs, you can get some weird subs.

Just noticed the delivery has been and gone.

PasturesNew

I trialled one delivery for an old person, so was sitting and watching what happened so I could judge if they were mentally able to receive a delivery.

Door rang, random stranger at the door wtih plastic boxes containing plastic bags. You then had to get the bags out of the boxes; driver then came back with another 1-2 boxes (it was a very small/trial order) and wanted [a] a signature to be able to take their empty boxes and leave.

Money taken from card automatically.

Didn't do it again.... the old person wasn't able to cope with it.

SouthPark

You choose your items online, and a red telephone rings at asdas end, when they answer a munchkin(think oompah loompah) relays the order down the phone.

The another munchkin(think oompah loompah) goes through your list and randomly crosses off all the things they think are important!

the munchkin(think oompah loompah) then adds odd items to be mischevious........if you don't drink imagine your robinsons barley water being crossed off and replaced by special brew (it will make other shoppers think you have a drink problem).

If you order packs of sanitary towels, often they will be replaced with tena ladies or pampers size 4.
If you are lucky the sub will be large huggies pullups.

The munchkin(think oompah loompah) will test items as he collects them off the shelves, so be prepared to have a half empty can of deodorant, a dozen eggs with 1 missing, pack of 4 crustybake porkpies with 2 missing and that pork luncheon meat with egg in the middle with the egg missing.

Do not put fancy items as munchkin(think oompah loompah) will happily replace for asda ever so nasty basic. Think andrex luxury toilet tissue being replaced with tracing paper (think school toilets).

When the munchkin(think oompah loompah) gets the shopping to the till the cashier (think mavis riley) will scan many items again and again as she likes the noise it makes, so say your crusty bake porkpies make a noise as they go through the till which sounds like the beginning bit of human leagues don't you want me baby! to hear a few more bars cashier(think mavis) will scan it again and again.

When bag boy(think camilleeeeee and tamwarrrrr-zainabs kids) packs, he will pack the shopping so eggs are under dog food, bread is packed with special brew etc etc.

And when it gets to your door and you dare to complain.........well that's another story........!!!!

Edwardia

SouthPark that was so funny !! Thankfully having tried ASDA, Sainsburys, Tesco and local Costcutter deliveries I have to say I only get deliveries from Waitrose. If they want to come early, they call. If you choose no substitutions you won't get any. All the frozen stuff is together, all the chilled and all the cupboard stuff and sometimes they come in bags labelled like that, other times in bags for life. Polite staff, intelligent customer services. Best service and yes even some good deals.

Flat_Eric

SouthPark wrote: »

You choose your items online, and a red telephone rings at asdas end, when they answer a munchkin(think oompah loompah) relays the order down the phone.

The another munchkin(think oompah loompah) goes through your list and randomly crosses off all the things they think are important!

the munchkin(think oompah loompah) then adds odd items to be mischevious........if you don't drink imagine your robinsons barley water being crossed off and replaced by special brew (it will make other shoppers think you have a drink problem).

If you order packs of sanitary towels, often they will be replaced with tena ladies or pampers size 4.
If you are lucky the sub will be large huggies pullups.

The munchkin(think oompah loompah) will test items as he collects them off the shelves, so be prepared to have a half empty can of deodorant, a dozen eggs with 1 missing, pack of 4 crustybake porkpies with 2 missing and that pork luncheon meat with egg in the middle with the egg missing.

Do not put fancy items as munchkin(think oompah loompah) will happily replace for asda ever so nasty basic. Think andrex luxury toilet tissue being replaced with tracing paper (think school toilets).

When the munchkin(think oompah loompah) gets the shopping to the till the cashier (think mavis riley) will scan many items again and again as she likes the noise it makes, so say your crusty bake porkpies make a noise as they go through the till which sounds like the beginning bit of human leagues don't you want me baby! to hear a few more bars cashier(think mavis) will scan it again and again.

When bag boy(think camilleeeeee and tamwarrrrr-zainabs kids) packs, he will pack the shopping so eggs are under dog food, bread is packed with special brew etc etc.

And when it gets to your door and you dare to complain.........well that's another story........!!!!

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hilstep2000

I use online all the time. Had Tesco this week and it was brought into the kitchen for me to empty. Also delivery was only £3.50 whereas a taxi both ways would have cost me £10 (given up my car) I have done this for about six years now and always found the drivers, helpful.