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numberplease Wed 05-Jun-13 15:40:49

We have an online delivery every week nowadays, hubby hates going shopping, and just lately I`ve found it difficult to get around, so very handy for us. I do send things back if they`re wrong. One problem with Asda is that although beef dripping is on sale in store, it`s not on the website, I tried putting it in the search engine, and it brought up non-drip paint! So when I need dripping I shop online at Tesco. My delivery was booked today between 1pm and 3pm, he rang at 11.50am to say he was nearby, could he deliver? So everything here and put away much sooner.

Pittcity Wed 05-Jun-13 15:07:01

I've found the opposite.
Grocery Home Delivery no longer comes from the nearest store but from a specially designed warehouse. You usually get stuff that has longer dates than that in the store.
You also have a right to get the delivery person to take the shopping into the kitchen and to unpack it. You can then send back anything that you are not satisfied with for a full refund.
I too prefer to shop myself but have deliveries on return from holiday...you can prebook in advance and so you have fresh food when you get home!
My parents live in sheltered housing and a lot of the residents do not have a car, so Grocery delivery to them is a Godsend!

sunseeker Wed 05-Jun-13 14:48:12

Thats one of the reasons I've never tried it Movedalot - I wondered whether they would bring all the goods that were on or near their sell by date rather than the fresher stuff I would choose myself!

Movedalot Wed 05-Jun-13 14:32:27

I tried it once but the quality of the fresh produce was not as good as when we go in and choose our own so I never did it again. I suppose if a lot of your shopping is prepacked it would be OK but ours is mainly fresh.

mollie Wed 05-Jun-13 14:03:05

I've only tried this once or twice in the past. I have the time to do it myself so it's of no benefit but I've been prompted out of curiosity to try a comparison website to see if I can save a few pounds by shopping around. Having typed in my shopping list it seems that my supermarket of choice comes out cheapest. In addition, the comparison site offered a nice discount for my first delivery so I decided to take advantage this time and hit the buttons. But when I got to the checkout of the actual supermarket my final bill (with delivery added and discount voucher deducted) was nearly £20 more! Apparently this could be due to a number of factors... needless to say I hit the cancel button and will be going myself as usual. Is it just me?