Shopping Online

[Smowball]

Anyone else attempted to do their shop online?? What does it say re delivery slots??
My usual Tesco is saying no slots available for 2 weeks!! Am walking to Lidl and the queue is literally around the block - takes 30 mins just to get to the door!!

[emmie]

sainburys who i shop with have slots available, but in order to get an anytime delivery, you have to have a delivery pass which is something i have had for the last two years, which cost me 60 quid.
I can only get one shop a week, but that is adequate. Try them by the way, they might be taking on
new customers, but don't hold your breath...

[waterboatman]

It's like that here too smow. It will remain so until the epidemic is over methinks.

[emmie]

you should try all the supermarkets, make sure they deliver to your area..
30 minutes to the door isn't too bad, unless like me you can't stand for too long.

[Smowball]

Driving me nuts!!

[emmie]

like everyone, try registering with sainsburys, and go from there......

[waterboatman]

Ain't life wonderful! :o}

[emmie]

what have you been doing for food up till now>

[Smowball]

I’ve been walking to our Local Lidl when I need things but the queue is absolutely insane

[waterboatman]

Me? I have a lovely lady who does it for me. She's a Street Warden, she gets my paper and any shopping I need. A couple of days ago I included a bunch of flowers, when she gave them to me I gave them back and said 'They are for you.' She was ever so pleased. :o}

[emmie]

i have had no problem with our local supermarket waitrose, the wait is usually no more than 15 minutes often a lot less, but as i get an online shop i don't use them much, unless i have run out of something urgent..

[Mozz71]

I managed to get a delivery about a week ago, for yesterday morning at ASDA. I think it must have been a cancelled order which opened the slot up for me, so I made the most of it and ordered £90 worth of stuff to stock up the freezer/pantry. Only problem was that because of the obvious reasons, the driver isn't allowed in the building, so I had an awful lot of food to take up to my third floor flat on my own. Not a happy bunny.

I saw an evening slot open for next Thursday, so booked it and filled it with essentials. I know I may not need it, but I thought it was worth doing anyway, you don't know how frequent slots will be, and I can amend the order for what I actually need nearer the date.

[emmie]

sainburys guys deliver to the door, i am up 2 floors.
they won't bring it inside now but can't understand why you had to lug it all up yourself Mozz.

[Mozz71]

Because they only deliver to the front door of the building. I completely understand why, but it didn't help my back!

[emmie]

do they normally delivery to the flat?
as sainburys do, i couldn't manage to lug the stuff up four flights of stairs.

[Mozz71]

Yeah, they usually come to the flat door and I unload the crates (Asda don't use carrier bags usually) into big bags for life and bring inside.

Yesterday they had carried bags. I bought my bags downstairs and he filled them up, but it still left stuff in carriers too. I won't be ordering any more of the sparkling water until the restrictions are over. Bloody heavy.

[emmie]

not good mozz, not good at all....

[Smowball]

I’ll try again today x

[aelmpvw]

keep getting emails from iceland saying they miss me, of course they do, i can never get a slot for home delivery ...

[emmie]

try sainsbury smow, register with them and see what they can or cannot do, it's worth a go.

[Mozz71]

Try Asda Smow. The delivery pass is only £5 a month and it covers unlimited deliveries over £40. Like Sainsburys, I'm not sure if they are taking on new customers though.