Online shopping delivery slots during crisis

Debran

Waitrose may be wonderful but, unfortunately, if you live alone and have to have all your shopping delivered, a £60 minimum spend is out of the question. 

Doc_N

Debran said:

Waitrose may be wonderful but, unfortunately, if you live alone and have to have all your shopping delivered, a £60 minimum spend is out of the question. 

Be fair. It’s only the equivalent of a £40 Tesco shop.........

pumpkin89

Debran said:

Waitrose may be wonderful but, unfortunately, if you live alone and have to have all your shopping delivered, a £60 minimum spend is out of the question. 

Surely if you have to have all your shopping delivered, it's easier to meet the minimum spend?  I'm not understanding the point you're making.

Carrot007

MrsStepford said:

Got an Anytime SmartPass with Ocado in 2012. Had a terrible time and got just one delivery in April and demanded a refund. Morrisons doesn't do a lot of organic but I have a (cheaper) annual delivery pass with them now. They really stepped up to the plate during this crisis and minimum order only £25.

Is your personal experience not everyone's. Mine is much the opposite.

FWIW (which is not a lot as it's just my experience).

I can get an Ocado delivery most times. Their current the next 3 days only option slots really helps. I have been using them for months. I took a smartpass.

As for Morrisons, 6 months ago (?) they changed form store based delivery to warehouse based. Despite having a store under 5 miles (straight line, so 10/15 min drive, and far too busy an annoying to go even at "normal" times) away they no longer deliver to my area. I want their stuff, they will not deliver.

GaleSF63

The disadvantage of the £60 minimum shop to me is that it stretches the period between deliveries and  things like lettuce and tomatoes which I love, usually won't last from one delivery to another.  I have about a week eating lots, and then a week or more when sometimes I have none (though rocket seems to last well).

If I'm on the alert for offers etc., I don't find Waitrose much more expensive than Tesco who I use sometimes instead. 

Debran

pumpkin89 said:

Debran said:

Waitrose may be wonderful but, unfortunately, if you live alone and have to have all your shopping delivered, a £60 minimum spend is out of the question. 

Surely if you have to have all your shopping delivered, it's easier to meet the minimum spend?  I'm not understanding the point you're making.

GaleSF63 (above) has answered for me regarding items which don't last well.  Also I don't like long life milk - prefer fresh.  There's only so much stuff I can get in my freezer too.

Under normal circumstances (normal - remember that?) I often struggled to spend £40 every ten days or so.

millie

I have been happy with Asda online shopping except for things being constantly out of stock. My last weeks order had 5 substitutions out of 37 items. I live midway between an Asda superstore and a smaller one.  My shopping unfortunately my order is picked the the smaller one which is being refurbished. Discovered this morning that no frozen food can be ordered from 13th to 27th July. which I am not pleased about, it would have been helpful if they had told customers in advance.

NeilCr

Bacman said:

I used to be a loyal Asda shopper in store as their prices are competitive and we have a large store nearby.
My wife is a diabetic and I work hard with my cooking to reduce her blood glucose levels down (i'm a good cook). When the Covid-19 situation happened, they didn't offer a priority slot, nor did Sainsburys, Morrisons or Tesco; however Waitrose did so we used them. We get most of our items from Waitrose delivery now (as haven't been to supermarkets since March), however also get the £2 delivery slots at Asda for cleaning materials and things cheaper than Morrisons (eg meat, fish); very happy with the arrangement.
What this has done though is show us that the little extra for Waitrose food is really worth it. We are now loyal Waitrose customers. With priority access we can pick from a lot of slots, free delivery, hour slots. After the pandemic ends (next year), we will remain loyal to Waitrose.

I am a long term Waitrose user - both in store and in receiving deliveries. It came about because it was (and still is) the nearest supermarket to this house when I moved here.

I've been having weekly deliveries for over a year now. On only two occasions have they not delivered within the scheduled hourly slot. Once because their van had broken down. They informed me of the delays by phone very quickly

I have priority access and have no problems getting the slot that I want.

I am fortunate enough to be able to afford their prices (and can easily get above their £60 limit) and totally agree that the extra cost is worth it for the efficient service. . Their drivers are friendly and on the ball, too. 

MysteryMe

Debran said:

pumpkin89 said:

Debran said:

Waitrose may be wonderful but, unfortunately, if you live alone and have to have all your shopping delivered, a £60 minimum spend is out of the question. 

Surely if you have to have all your shopping delivered, it's easier to meet the minimum spend?  I'm not understanding the point you're making.

GaleSF63 (above) has answered for me regarding items which don't last well.  Also I don't like long life milk - prefer fresh.  There's only so much stuff I can get in my freezer too.

Under normal circumstances (normal - remember that?) I often struggled to spend £40 every ten days or so.

Have you tried fresh filtered milk like Cravendale. It lasts much longer than regular fresh milk and worth paying the extra for. I prefer the taste as well.

Also you can freeze any fresh milk so you could try and squeeze a small size in the freezer?

Debran

MysteryMe said:

Debran said:

pumpkin89 said:

Debran said:

Waitrose may be wonderful but, unfortunately, if you live alone and have to have all your shopping delivered, a £60 minimum spend is out of the question. 

Surely if you have to have all your shopping delivered, it's easier to meet the minimum spend?  I'm not understanding the point you're making.

GaleSF63 (above) has answered for me regarding items which don't last well.  Also I don't like long life milk - prefer fresh.  There's only so much stuff I can get in my freezer too.

Under normal circumstances (normal - remember that?) I often struggled to spend £40 every ten days or so.

Have you tried fresh filtered milk like Cravendale. It lasts much longer than regular fresh milk and worth paying the extra for. I prefer the taste as well.

Also you can freeze any fresh milk so you could try and squeeze a small size in the freezer?

Not fond of Cravendale milk and similar filtered milk.  I used to freeze milk when I had a larger freezer and at a time when the four-pint plastic bottles were strong enough to withstand freezing without splitting (some years ago).  My now smaller freezer cannot cope with milk in addition to other things that are more essential.  Milk from my Asda delivery store usually has a minimum of ten days shelf life so doesn't need freezing.

Asda may not score as highly as some other supermarkets but at least for as long as I get a fixed weekly delivery slot, I get free delivery and don't have to spend a fixed amount I will stick with them.  I'm guessing this will end when shielding is over - August.