Very needy 'needy' neighbours!

They likely still weren’t expecting how many people would move online!

Three weeks is not a long time to ramp that up!

The original recommendations for the UK was to go on as normal!

If they only kept to customers they already had, their stores would be swamped and more dangerous! You’d be holding spots at three stores!

We are all finding a new normal here.

Also, just because they didn’t tell you their internal plans, doesn’t mean they weren’t working on it.

Don’t be so precious.

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You made me begin thinking about the possibility/probability? of many shoppers staying with online deliveries when we're done with the bug.

We're in lockdown already for 6 months and, as you indicate, it may take another year to rid ourselves of this bug. 18 months is more than long enough to change a habit and create a new one.

What are the implications for bricks and mortar supermarkets? No more vast, impersonal superstores on the edge of town that you have to shlep to every week and waste 2-3hrs of your life? More leisure time is always acceptable!

I hope the supermarkets do improve their delivery service greatly.

Currently, I'm thinking of them as major promoters of the prequel to The Hunger Games. I don't have the health and energy to stay up past midnight every night trying to bag slots. Nor do many others. Some don't even have computers. I would have gone hungry this past month since the supermarkets started their 'delivery slot lockdown' if not for my friends and neighbours. I guess it's one way to eradicate we societal burdens!

Well I am pretty fed up with Ocado. Have shopped online for years, have a smart pass so supposed to be a “ prioritised” customer.

I got an email from them to say I would be put into one of three lists and would get a slot when it was my turn. I’m still waiting! My daughters who had the same email have been able to get several deliveries each in the same time span. I kept trying and managed to get on their website but the slots were lost when I tried to check out. So food still in virtual basket but I can’t get a slot to deliver them.

Daughters are very good and have put some things for me on their own orders ( we live very nearby) but I want my own order and can’t get one. I know it’s not as bad as many but I’m fed up.

I am in an At risk category so I will not be going to a supermarket.

I shopped with Morrison's online for 6 years whose food is delivered through Ocado.

Last year the new CEO of Morrisons decided to bring the smaller areas off Ocado and bring them back to in store which we weren't happy about.

We were told at the beginning it would be a warehouse delivery and not shop floor. They break it with the new CEO.

I've had more substitutes and missing items in 5 months since the service went back to store than I had, had in 6 years with the Morrison's service through Ocado.

When the delivery pass ran out I moved back to Ocado for my fortnightly online shop delivery.

I got one normal delivery, a second that I now know I was lucky to get 4 days after my usual day as all hell was starting to hit the fan.

Thats been it. Shopping basket full on Ocado. I can't get a delivery spot.

Vulnerable home. I'm disabled though mobile. I use a mobility scooter. I'm widowed. Second son still at home. Health issues too.

He has been in self isolating for a week due to a few symptoms and can now go out for the allowed time. I have to do a second week.

He is going to go and get the basics we need tomorrow. I cant wait to get back to the supermarket myself.

High class problems. I know we are blessed compared to many. I have got people who will go and get stuff. I don't like asking.

Our street is alright. We keep ourselves to ours.

Want to get back to online shopping again and I hope I can and we aren't going to be stuffed as people who didnt before just take over

Yes here, a lot are in eighties and are very selfish been twice for food for one man and didn’t pay me. We have hidden health problems but agree because we are a little bit younger they seem to think we don’t have health problems, hope to move soon once things hopefully get back to a more normal can’t wait,