Will other supermarkets follow suit?

I'm staggered by the many short-sighted posts here, of the ilk: 'Tray liners are great!' and 'Just lift all your shopping in one go!' (I paraphrase.)

It is impossible for my elderly and disabled mother to lift even a carrier bag filled with groceries - e.g. tinned goods - and she normally has to drag them by their handles, with her cane, from the front door through to her kitchen several metres away. Tesco's tray liners are therefore useless - in being too large and having no handles.

Tesco told me last week that their delivery drivers carry bags for those who need them, and that part of a driver's job is to split the tray's contents into carrier bags if asked. Yet my mother was told by one of her drivers the very same day that 'we don't have carrier bags on the vans any more'. Ho-hum.

As for those here who advocate a driver bringing their food into the house (e.g. into the kitchen) - have you heard of this thing going around called COVID-19? Bit nasty, apparently, so people are being warned to stay away from strangers.

Delivery drivers from ANY company should therefore be unwelcome in your home - especially since they're visiting so many other properties every day. My Mam has been shielding since March, so delivery drivers are prohibited from even entering her flat, never mind swanning though into the kitchen.

So wake up, people, to the practicalities AND the risks of home delivery.

Baggs

Elusivebutterfly

Mrsthreadgoode - How did you manage the crate liners? I was surprised to see them as they seemed pointless. It is impossible to bend down and lift up a whole crate full of food.

For some people it might be. The crates don't weigh nothing and, if you're lifting them all day long....

@Baggs: I'm puzzled by your comment. Elusivebutterfly was talking about customers having to lift a whole crate's worth of shopping in a tray liner - which even once a week is for some impossible. Yet you're talking about lifting crates...and all day long. (???)

Sainsburys, Aldi, Asda are paying it back too and it's just been announced that Lidl will too. Waitrose wont be, due to the trading problems with John Lewis.

Morrisons have also paid the goverment back ,good for them .Had to learn how to shop on line when in lockdown and Morrisons have been excellent,,no problems at all

My Tesco delivery man brings the crate liner into my kitchen, then I empty them when he has gone, they're are all very pleasant and obliging.

The supermarkets in general made record profits on the back of Covid, having hovered up the trade of small shops pubs and restaurants that have had to close.
It would look really bad to declare record profits when others are on the breadline, expect most of the others to do the same.

Crate liners ate great. Certainly better than loose items being deposited on the floor on the hall.

Going back to the OP - I believe Taylor Wimpey (and others) didn’t take advantage of the furlough system in the first place.

Yes, Tesco has probably done well during the virus but it’s still a good move and I hope others will follow suit. As I said to a friend the other day, a lot of company’s have made a huge killing during the virus.

I bay 40p to have my shopping delivered in plastic bags which I then re-use as bin liners. Don't know how I could manage to carry it indoors otherwise.

I’m not a Tesco shopper, but this, I hope, will make other supermarkets follow suit.

They didn’t put much in each crate liner and they weren’t used for the heavy stuff.

They were a bit saggy, but then aren’t we all, well, me anyway.

The Asda Delivery guy who delivers to where I work lifts whole crates.

Oh, wait. I thought you asked a question. Apologies.

Elusivebutterfly

Mrsthreadgoode - How did you manage the crate liners? I was surprised to see them as they seemed pointless. It is impossible to bend down and lift up a whole crate full of food.

For some people it might be. The crates don't weigh nothing and, if you're lifting them all day long....

Bijou you can give your orange bags back to the Sainsbury's driver for recycling.

I pass Tesco crate liners on to be used as cat litter tray liners. Apparently they are the right size ?

Good for Tesco! I've been shopping in our local one once a week since March and have great admiration for the staff and the friendly service they provide.

I use the crate liners in my cat litter tray. Unfortunately, I haven't had them for a while. When I'm expecting a delivery, I have to line up cardboard boxes by the front door. It obviously depends which store does your deliveries.

Good for Tesco returning the money. I hadn't heard about this and it will certainly encourage me to shop with them!

I have been doing Aldi click and collect since it started last month and they use compostable carrier bags.

All supermarket's have more than weathered the storm . It's there best year they have ever had . They have removed the cheaper foods and are selling more branded expensive food . They can get away with this saying supply and demand . So any CEO of any supermarket will be having a very merry Christmas .

Not sure if this was a "gift" to businesses and wasn't to be paid back. My DiL runs a small business with a shop and the loans given out to help support staff are definitely expected to be repaid.

I have had Sainsburys deliveries for more than two years and stipulated “no bags”. But they do put the frozen food and loose vegetables in what used to be 5p orange bags. Just two apples in one for example so at least five bags each delivery.
These bags can be recycled at their stores but I am housebound.

Yes. Well done Tesco. When the pandemic started in March we tried a range of stores for home delivery but def found Tescos to be the most reliable so we’ve stuck with them. Our deliveries are now made without bags - we just tuck the things into our own friendly bags on the doorstep. I do have a huge pile of bags from when they delivered that way but I am slowly making my way through them, using them for other purposes.

Thank you for posting this, a good news story for a change!

I wrote about a company who had returned every penny they had been given, a few months ago.
I hadn't heard of anyone else doing this until I read this thread.
Cheers me up to think of businesses being financially responsible.
Afterall some are quick to take from the gov.

I really think if a business (on line shops) has made profit exceeding a certain amount, the gov. should take some extra tax and re district to small ailing businesses.
Peoples jobs matter.
It is probably a good PR move as well, because I for one will choose to shop there now.

Well done Tesco!!