Tesco Delivery Charges - you're avin a larf

sarah1972

unsung said:

Can't see the point of Ocado or Waitrose when you can't even buy frozen minced beef!

Buy fresh and freeze it ? Not sure having no frozen mince makes them both pointless. 

I love Ocado for M&S stuff.

Getting back on topic, I have an Asda midweek delivery pass which suits me. I stopped using Tesco online when my shopping was increasing week on week 

Emmia

unsung said:

Can't see the point of Ocado or Waitrose when you can't even buy frozen minced beef!

It seems an odd criteria to use to select a supermarket, but in any case Ocado do sell frozen minced beef.

https://www.ocado.com/products/picard-organic-minced-meat-638412011

We're Ocado or Waitrose shoppers, as we prefer the quality and selection available. 

Emmia

unsung said:

Thanks for suggestions. I have fortnightly rather than weekly deliveries, so 12 months of Asda’s standard deliveries would amount to 91.00 as opposed to 95.88 for Tesco anytime delivery saver. Tesco off peak would be better value at 59.88 pa but you have to weigh in the fact that you are then tied to that. You may not like the service and, in the past, I found Tesco Xmas time delivery provision poor. Swings and roundabouts I guess.

If you have mid-week deliveries, (Tuesday - Thursday) then Ocado is only £39.99 a year / £3.99 a month / £22.49 for 6 months. You still get access to priority Christmas slots too.

https://help.ocado.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018401797-What-Smart-Pass-schemes-are-available

prowla

unsung said:

Can't see the point of Ocado or Waitrose when you can't even buy frozen minced beef!

I haven't bought frozen mince this century, so that wouldn't be in my criteria.

Mnoee

unsung said:

Thanks for suggestions. I have fortnightly rather than weekly deliveries, so 12 months of Asda’s standard deliveries would amount to 91.00 as opposed to 95.88 for Tesco anytime delivery saver. Tesco off peak would be better value at 59.88 pa but you have to weigh in the fact that you are then tied to that. You may not like the service and, in the past, I found Tesco Xmas time delivery provision poor. Swings and roundabouts I guess.

I think of it as 'prepaid' rather than 'tied'. There's nothing to stop you having a pass for one supermarket and getting an occasional paid delivery from a different supermarket if they've got a particularly good offer, or for a special occasion like Christmas.

The off peak Tesco one is £47.88 for a year, not £60 - if the alternative is paying an average of a fiver then you need to use it 10 times out of a possible 26 to break even, or more to make a saving.

I use Sainsbury's at the moment (£40 for the midweek annual pass) but can and do get the odd delivery elsewhere. I've saved money by about March with weekly deliveries. 

tastyhog

Flexi savers for £1.50 - £2, and you're probably in between 5 - 11 anyway, and you get given a shorter window on the day

Christ knows why people want £7 morning or afternoon slots 

saajan_12

Emmia said:

unsung said:

Oh. On Monday 4 to 5 pm, the slot I always use, Asda 3.50 Tesco 7.00!

It depends on how you price your time in terms of getting to the supermarket, going round getting all the items you want, paying and then going home.

£7 represents 35/40mins of someone on minimum wage, that doesn't factor in the driving, fuel, vehicle costs etc. if Tesco can charge it, then they will.

Delivery isn't 0 time though - you still have to go through the website selecting what you want. Plus if there's unsuitable substitutions in your delivery then still have to travel to the shop or incur another delivery cost to get what you needed. 

Emmia

saajan_12 said:

Emmia said:

unsung said:

Oh. On Monday 4 to 5 pm, the slot I always use, Asda 3.50 Tesco 7.00!

It depends on how you price your time in terms of getting to the supermarket, going round getting all the items you want, paying and then going home.

£7 represents 35/40mins of someone on minimum wage, that doesn't factor in the driving, fuel, vehicle costs etc. if Tesco can charge it, then they will.

Delivery isn't 0 time though - you still have to go through the website selecting what you want. Plus if there's unsuitable substitutions in your delivery then still have to travel to the shop or incur another delivery cost to get what you needed. 

I'm going to be honest,  we get substitutions only once in a blue moon on Ocado, and they are actively flagged so I can instantly reject them, when the delivery arrives.

Normally though the subs aren fine - the last one was for cremant, and we just got a different brand. I'm not mega fussy over this type of thing.

Ordering online or via the Ocado app is very quick with favourites,  much quicker than trawling round the shop - which might still not have what you're after when you go, necessitating another trip 

HillStreetBlues

Emmia said:

I'm going to be honest,  we get substitutions only once in a blue moon on Ocado, and they are actively flagged so I can instantly reject them, when the delivery arrives.

Normally though the subs aren fine - the last one was for cremant, and we just got a different brand. I'm not mega fussy over this type of thing.

Ordering online or via the Ocado app is very quick with favourites,  much quicker than trawling round the shop - which might still not have what you're after when you go, necessitating another trip 

When someone prefixes with that statement, it make me think of what someone is being when there's no prefix.

Emmia

HillStreetBlues said:

Emmia said:

I'm going to be honest,  we get substitutions only once in a blue moon on Ocado, and they are actively flagged so I can instantly reject them, when the delivery arrives.

Normally though the subs aren fine - the last one was for cremant, and we just got a different brand. I'm not mega fussy over this type of thing.

Ordering online or via the Ocado app is very quick with favourites,  much quicker than trawling round the shop - which might still not have what you're after when you go, necessitating another trip 

When someone prefixes with that statement, it make me think of what someone is being when there's no prefix.

It was in response to someone who seems to not have a great experience with supermarket deliveries, and my earlier comment about how a £7 charge might be arrived at. 

It's a choice, pick your supermarket, and have delivery or go yourself - either way has costs of time, and money and risks that products you want are not in stock.

Ocado substitute for us very infrequently and usually with a comparable product (we've never got lemon scented washing up liquid instead of lemons for example).