Last minute grocery deliveries

Sadly that’s always the danger with a late Christmas delivery, but at least you have Friday to dash out.
No help to you now but I usually just get perishables during Christmas week, everything else I get the week before, I had my delivery yesterday, I use Morrisons and there were no shortages or substitutions.
So just salad stuff and cream to buy on Thursday.
I’m sure you will be fine though.

Try Iceland

Even though I was able to book a priority slot I only managed to get a Monday slot ( yesterday) but everything arrived with no short dates or substitution. So was well pleased. I do have a small pre-order to collect on Friday morning from a different store. So hopefully you are as lucky.

The collection of items is mostly done at night when stocks are high so hopefully, you will be ok. I have never had anything missing in the years that I had a Christmas shopping delivery.

Ooh, sounds hopeful! Thanks for replies.

My first time for a Christmas delivery. It's the same day as yours Lizzie72. Sainsbury's 10.00 - 11.00

If there is anything really essential missing, I shall call somewhere on my return home from an MRI scan at the hospital in the afternoon. It's a 20mile journey and I pass quite a few supermarkets. Might even pop into Waitrose for something nice for Christmas Eve. It is just the two of us for Christmas through to past the New Year.

Good luck for Thursday ??

Download the Snappy shopper App. Basically you get the order in an hour or so. It's the co-op and here there's a choice of 3 shops. It's great for a top up etc. I have a Christmas eve delivery that I'm keeping my fingers crossed for and a veg delivery for tomorrow. As long as I get one I can get by!

Just had a brilliant delivery from Sainsburys. I ordered six fresh figs. As substitute I got kiwi fruit !
But six bags = 36 fruit. Something didn’t translate well somewhere

The kiwis went back.

It is not unusual to get substitutes if and at no extra cost to the customer the shop does not have the exact items you have ordered.I have NEVER been disappointed with subs, which can be sent back by customer , in fact I have been pleasantly surprised at the generosity of the retailer in question.

muse

My first time for a Christmas delivery. It's the same day as yours Lizzie72. Sainsbury's 10.00 - 11.00

If there is anything really essential missing, I shall call somewhere on my return home from an MRI scan at the hospital in the afternoon. It's a 20mile journey and I pass quite a few supermarkets. Might even pop into Waitrose for something nice for Christmas Eve. It is just the two of us for Christmas through to past the New Year.

Good luck for Thursday ??

Thanks, muse, mine is from Sainsbury’s too. I have a consultant telephone appointment on Friday first thing, so I wouldn’t be able to go out to the shops early then. I’m sure it will be fine. Good luck to you too!

BBbevan

Just had a brilliant delivery from Sainsburys. I ordered six fresh figs. As substitute I got kiwi fruit !
But six bags = 36 fruit. Something didn’t translate well somewhere

The kiwis went back.

36 kiwis!

Could only book my last delivery before Christmas for today, but everything there at my usual time slot, so well pleased to be able to avoid crowded supermarkets.

Oh well done, BlueSky

Yes six bags with 6 kiwi fruit in each !!

BBbevan

Just had a brilliant delivery from Sainsburys. I ordered six fresh figs. As substitute I got kiwi fruit !
But six bags = 36 fruit. Something didn’t translate well somewhere

The kiwis went back.

I am still laughing!!

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The last date I could get was last Sunday so we will have to run the gauntlet on Thursday

I don’t think it will be too bad. So many people are cancelling plans, so that will leave some more on the shelves. People by much much more when they are entertaing.

Lizzie72 I’ll let you know tomorrow, Tesco due 2-3 ? just checked and looks ok.

I was very annoyed with my morrisons delivery, had email saying an out of stock item. no substitute.... It was 24 loo rolls|
no more in the shop I take it.

Sainsbury delivering this morning for me so if it isn't in there then we manage without it.

Bum just seen the receipt. No dauphinoise potatoes. Xmas is ruined.

Long list of substitutes.

I ordered fresh cranberries and Sainsburys delivered raspberries!!

Decided to get my Xmas Tesco delivery today then another on 27th when family would be here. Now just the two of us and with a lot of non-perishable stuff already purchased and a full freezer neither order is very big! The delivery man has told me about making Xmas Eve deliveries minus turkeys (out of stock) so although the local butcher delivers the meat I always leave at least one day between my Tesco delivery and the shops closing. Good luck all!

BigBertha1

Bum just seen the receipt. No dauphinoise potatoes. Xmas is ruined.

Being ironic I hope?