Are you gambling on a slot?

I've got a recurring delivery slot so don't have to search anymore. The very late night ones seem fractionally less popular here.

I agree. I try to get the green ones.

I stock up in case I never get another one - I could probably start a shop of my own!!

Ah! but think of the grand party you can have with all that stash when we're freed from our bricks n mortar prisons.
You can invite the neighborhood. Popular girl.

I tend to get a Sainsbury's slot on a Saturday morning. I choose a Tuesday because the delivery man said you are more likely to get regular slots if you steer clear of weekend deliveries.

I bought the same basics every week until I realised I was buying quicker than we were using so I've reduced the order a bit now.

I think Sainsbury’s have caught on to the fact that DH is a shielded person and we seem to get a slot from them every week. Not so Waitrose although we’ve shopped with them for years.

Past loyalty doesn’t seem to enter in to it. We’ve manly got what’s needed from the nearby Lidl. Sometimes we queue for about 15mins and sometimes go straight in. Don’t always get what’s on our list but so far there’s usually a reasonable alternative.

I get a weekly Ocado slot and the occasional Tesco slot but spend very little time looking. In fact Ocado email to say they've just released extra slots if I leave it too long between orders.

No-one has yet noticed the pun ?

I'm neither shielded nor what they term vulnerable ie: on certain meds or with certain medical conditions, so why they show me slots early I've no idea as I don't normally shop with them. ?

Noticed, but ignored GabriellaG
I have a weekly delivery alternating Waitrose and Ocado with a fortnightly slot from each - no problems there.

Are you not over 70 gabriella?

Yes kittylester, I'm 75 but the NHS guidance now is that 'vulnerable' only applies to people who have listed medical conditions, had organ transplants and/or compromised immune systems meds etc.
I rang 111 to ask why there is conflicting info being given.
I thought that over 70s were told to isolate for 3 months.
The senior nurse who gave me a call-back at...01.40 this morning ? said that new guidelines were being introduced as the needs of certain groups shifted.
Therefore, I can go out and do any shopping I like as I am not vulnerable.
Today, the tune changes and news is that over 50s may be in lockdown for months.
You can't win.
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I managed a Tesco delivery last Thursday evening, and have managed to snaffle another for this coming Wednesday.

I can’t believe you wasted 111 resources GabriellaG on a simple question to suit your shopping convenience!
It is meant to be. Health helpline for those who need medical advice , not your shopping preferences. Why not just ring 999 and get an ambulance to deliver while you are at it! ?

I was not aware there had been any announcement today about “over 50’s being locked down for months “ but of course you may have your private sources of information .
There was certainly nothing to that effect in today’s CV briefing . In fact the move seems to be in the opposite direction with a limited easing of lockdown precautions

I've got one this afternoon from Iceland for 6-8 am Wednesday. There was no choice. Just the one date and time popped up so I grabbed it.
The last one I had was from Sainsbury's but they give a date the following day and it can take a week to get it so is hard to plan. I've never had any luck with Morrisons or Waitrose but I am lucky in that all the supermarkets deliver here so I can keep trying. I prefer to be able to get fresh fish and a better choice of fresh vegetables but apart from the time it takes to get them, it seems that some people are having no luck at all, so I can't complain.

The NHS definition of “vulnerable” was never for all over 75’s
.This was the summary back in March
NHS England are seeking to contact all those ‘who have clinical conditions which are likely to put [them] at the highest risk of mortality and severe morbidity.’ These are: Solid organ transplant recipients People with specific cancers People with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy for lung cancer People with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment People having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer People having other targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors. People who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs. People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as SCID, homozygous sickle cell) People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection People who are pregnant with significant congenital heart disease

Here in London local taxis will bring your click and collect shopping. The Co-op deliver a limited range of 'essentials' and ready meals at a couple of days notice, free of charge.

Its in all the papers Maw. Recommended by researchers.

callgirl1
I understood that people were being asked to only book 1 slot per week to give everyone a chance of getting a home delivery.

Suggestions are not announcements. Unless you are an Express, Daily Mail or Sun reader.

Surely you are not begrudging Callgirl her slot on a Wednesday after one on a Thursday GabriellaG? That is indeed below the belt.
Callgirl has a disabled daughter living with her, needs a stairlift herself as she has restricted mobility and has recently fractured a vertebra.