Last minute grocery deliveries

Oh, ok, thank you.
As they are dry I thought they'd be ok.

I shall probably be making soup with them after Christmas although I may try a variation of that recipe (no chilli).

In the past I have always allowed a couple of days for “essential items so that somebody food pop out at the last minute if necessary- although most things can be bought in advance anyway. Things like parsnips, sprouts, cranberries ,cream, custard/brandy sauce or butter I would never leave until a Christmas Eve delivery.
However I was in Waitrose today and the shelves were groaning with Christmas fare and it was not even especially crowded, not like some years ago in Sainsbury’s where the queues stretched to the back of the store and the staff kept is cheerful by walking up and down the queues with chocolates and mince pies!
Think there may be a lot of yellow ticket (discounted) items by Friday for those who can hold their nerve.

BigBertha1

Yes I was being ironic and yes I can make dauphinoise

Phew!

Susieq62

I stand by what I say ! None of this is tongue in cheek ! It is middle class twaddle!!

I’m definitely not middle class and I appreciate deliveries or click and collect because I have mobility problems, am in pain every step I take and cannot walk round a supermarket.

If your butcher of fishmonger mixed up your order or ran out of your favourite cut of meat, I bet you would complain.

I am volunteering at Christmas so don’t have issues with deliveries, out of date butter etc! Happy to be able to afford to eat and warm the home! Hope you all have a great time !

If you are eating then you are either getting deliveries or going to the shop to purchase items. Exactly the same as the rest of us then.

I haven’t had any deliveries, I have managed to shop in my local shops. I tried click and collect but it didn’t work for me, too many issues. I am lucky to live in a quiet rural area, it might have been different if I lived in a bigger town or city. I have to pop out to a local farm for my turkey and eggs then I am done! Making my own chocolates later on.

We picked up our click and collect at 7.15 this morning - no queue and quick turn round but when I checked the list back at home, I found the "small unsmoked gammon joint" had been substituted for 2 large slices of frying gammon. Nor worth going back to the store but it means no roast gammon as I had planned. We are not keen on fried gammon slices so might see if DD could use them and try for a joint next weekend. Bit disappointing but not the end of the world and there are other things in the freezer that I can use.

Susieq62

I am volunteering at Christmas so don’t have issues with deliveries, out of date butter etc! Happy to be able to afford to eat and warm the home! Hope you all have a great time !

Thank you. You too!

Hope your order’s OK Lizzie.

??. Mine’s just arrived. 2 of the 4 pkts of crisps missing. Sausages (but I’ve still last weeks in the freezer) No prune juice for DH. He will be ?. No rum that was on offer. Again, we have reserves.

No substitutions ?.

Glad I didn’t panic. Couldn’t have coped with queues and fighting over the last parsnip ??.

Oh dear muse, no prune juice. Time to bump that thread about - er - logs?

I had an Ocado delivery early in the week, mainly for my Christmas lunch cockerel. Very disappointed that they couldn't supply various things including my milk - and no substitute milk sent either.
Also had a Waitrose delivery. Every time I logged on to edit my order there seemed to be yet another item that was no longer available and had to be removed from my order. On the day there was no red cabbage and they substituted a spinach mornay ready meal, not much use with roast Christmas lunch!
Really pretty disappointed by my Christmas online groceries this year, and we really don't want to go to a supermarket.

Germanshepherdsmum

I have my weekly slots booked up to 18 Jan. I always have them booked up 3-4 weeks ahead, only way to make sure I get them when I want. And Tesco’s delivery saver plan not only gives you free delivery Tuesday-Thursday it gives you access to Christmas and Easter slots a week ahead of release to everyone else.

I shop regularly with Ocado and they automatically book me a weekly shop on the day/time I like, as soon as the slots are released. They put in an "Instant Shop" of my usual items which I can obviously edit or cancel.
I don't get free delivery though!

If only Ocado delivered where I live!