What is a reasonable minimum spend for an online grocery delivery??

We get up £50 very easily. My difficulty is keeping it down to that amount.
These days I can't carry much shopping from the High Street.

That seems reasonable to me. There are two of us and I spend more than £50 a week on a food shop. If you are on your own maybe you wouldn’t need to shop every week?

I have back problems at the moment so I’m booking Tesco deliveries rather than risk further damage by carrying shopping.

This week’s order will be my third and I know I will struggle to reach £50 without buying stuff I don’t really need.

Even Peggy is well stocked up! 😂

Waitrose is £40.
If I am ever “in danger” of not reaching the figure I order dishwasher or laundry tabs, whatever is on offer. Or 6x litre bottles of sparkling water - you could buy a book of stamps and it goes without saying you could always treat yourself to a bottle of wine.

I use Morrisons their minimum spend is £40, I rarely have substitutions and their own brands are very good.

We have a depot a few miles away and I’ve just booked a delivery for tomorrow morning, so it’s easy for me to get a slot.

The drivers are always very good too, items come in bags, but you get a refund when the bags are returned the next time.

TBH I’d love my weekly shop to be just £40!

It can be argued that £50 discriminates against single people - as so much does in our society! I wonder how many single pensioners can afford £50 for groceries. I assume they manage by doing a less frequent shop. As a planner I prefer my shopping day to be regular and am awaiting my Tesco order now as I write this.

I can easily spend £50 per week on shopping just for myself but if I find myself a few pounds short I just buy something I know I am going to need "sometime" like wash up liquid, loo roll or dish cloths.

And I do treat myself to a bottle of wine every week for when my nephew comes down and cooks a meal.

I shop with Waitrose, online.
But I only have a delivery once a month - always over £40.
My fresh fruit & veg I buy as I need.
My meat from the Butcher locally.

I stopped Tesco deliveries because of the £50 minimum. It's just too much for a single person. And their delivery charges are high.

biglouis

It can be argued that £50 discriminates against single people - as so much does in our society! I wonder how many single pensioners can afford £50 for groceries. I assume they manage by doing a less frequent shop. As a planner I prefer my shopping day to be regular and am awaiting my Tesco order now as I write this.

I can easily spend £50 per week on shopping just for myself but if I find myself a few pounds short I just buy something I know I am going to need "sometime" like wash up liquid, loo roll or dish cloths.

And I do treat myself to a bottle of wine every week for when my nephew comes down and cooks a meal.

It is interesting that those ordering for two find thse limits reasonable while those ordering for one recognise the difficulty of reaching £50.

I am one of those single pensioners, and my freezer and cuoboards are full of stores bought to top up an order so as to avoid spending another £5 on nothing. I don't drink much wine, and I run my washing machine only once a week, so I don't need either of those bill-fillers.

I used to walk down the hill to the small co-op and buy a few things in between fortnightly shops The walk back up the hill stopped me buying the whole shopping there, even with it all in my trusty trolley (I long ago stopped going to Lidl and humphing it all back on the bus and up the hill, in said trusty trolley)

As prices rose (and the order minimum went up from £25 to £40 then £50) I found that if I did that I then didn't need them in my online order and couldn't make it up to the minimum, so I stopped using the co-op and just bought everything in one go.

This had two results - it removed my custom from the co-op and gave it all to Tesco, and it removed my incentive to put on my shoes and coat and walk down the road and back.

henetha

I stopped Tesco deliveries because of the £50 minimum. It's just too much for a single person. And their delivery charges are high.

Henetha A "season ticket" can bring down the cost of deliveries, but is only worth it if you order at least twice in a month. I got a bargain when I did it the first time, when you could still get three times the value of your vouchers if you used them to buy a six month delivery pass.

Thank you Elegran. I didn't know that. It's certainly worth looking into.

I know iceland delivery is free if over £40 but I'm not aware there is a minimum spend if you pay for delivery

wrt ocado, they sell gifts and clothes etc which I suppose could top up your order. They often have nice gifts on special

Ocado sell and deliver stuff from Morrisons and Marks and Spencers, so if you already use Morrisons you could also buy stuff from M&S in the same order - that could be useful.

I live alone and have no problems meeting the minimums. Cleaning stuff and a couple of bottles of wine bumps mine up.🙂

I know someone who has switched to this as it can work out cheaper.
They buy mainly branded or the higher own brand range from there. They are happy they changed.
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The cost of my weekly shopping has shot over £100 now (I do click and collect though) it was around £70 a year ago - get DD2's as well as easier. It doesn't look likely to come down. I've also found Aldi to be more expensive too. I used to get my Mum's from the coop as it was around £25 to buy for delivery.

I also do a big shop once a month from Waitrose which is a high bill [around £100] but the freezer is always at the ready. I do pop to the Coop occasionally for the odd thing but not regularly.

Started having Sainsbury's delivery in 2003 when my husband had terminal cancer and had it weekly. After he died and the children left home . I have a delivery every 6 weeks still do. You need to spend minimum £40 and delivery costs £4-4.50 delivery slots are every hour. So I stock up on things plus because of my nectar card get some prices at a cheaper price. I do a top up shop which is usually just veg every 2-3 weeks if I need it but have to have a taxi home or if only a few things I use my back pack.

The drivers are lovely and have a chat while I put the things into my bags . They always offer to help.

It's so easy to order online . I don't drive and born disabled. But doesn't mean incapable.

I do most of my shopping on line as it's easier than trawling through shops especially if my pain levels are high and my mobility is bad.

But I still love going out on the bus and local trains . I live in the north west and women and men get free bus / local train pass once you are 60.

I do all my shopping online clothes ,presents ,cards etc.

Since Covid I order from Sainsburys. It was an absolute boon and as soon as I could pay for a delivery pass I did. I believe the minimum delivery is £40 though it may have gone up. Also there are cheaper slots if you don’t have one. There are two of us at the moment and can easily spend the required amount. If I was on my own I would order once a fortnight and use my fridge freezer as much as possible. Other than that I would expect my dd to add the odd item on her order.

Tesco Whoosh minimum is £15 but the items are from Tesco Express so are more expensive than a Tesco Extra.

I think a Tesco delivery is a bargain even if I paid the one off delivery charge. The store it comes from is 40 miles away so that is a couple of gallons of fuel plus wear and tear on the car - and my back pushing the trolley round. The driver is always helpful with the unpacking and it is nice to have a quick chat.

Theexwife

Tesco Whoosh minimum is £15 but the items are from Tesco Express so are more expensive than a Tesco Extra.

They are also smaller shops, so they don't keep the same wide variety of stock that the bigger shops do.

I have a Tesco delivery every 5 weeks. I use it for all the heavy/bulky items that I struggle to lift now, such as fizzy pop and cat litter.
Tesco have a limit of 5 bags of cat litter per order, this is why I order every 5 weeks
My OH only drinks fizzy pop, and goes through 4 bottles a week, therefore 20 bottles per order
I also add bulky items like toilet/kitchen rolls, and washing liquid.
I have no bother making the £50 minimum spend limit, but recently discovered that if my order is missing some items because Tesco is out of stock, causing the total to fall below £50 ( ie not my fault), I got charged £5 for delivery! I complained immediately to Tesco head office, and was reimbursed, but it is something to be aware of.
Take care xx