Online Grocery Shopping
I've wanted to try this out for a while now, but people I know have told me stories of food being missing, delayed and substituted. However, with being busy at work and not really having time to go to the supermarket I decided to give it a go and see for myself. I did a brief search to find out which supermarkets deliver to my address. I wasn't impressed that Tesco only offered the service.
I then came across an online only supermarket called Ocado. It's attached to the Waitrose company and reading some reviews no-one had any problems with it. So I gave it a go. The website was very easy to navigate round, I managed to do my weekly shop in about 10 minutes and it also was about £10-£15 cheaper than if I was to actually go to the supermarket. I'm not saying the products were cheaper, but I guess there's no temptation to buy stuff you wouldn't normally get.
I checked out and booked an delivery time of between 9pm-10pm last night. I was a bit worried that they would make me go down to the lobby part of my apartment block to collect it. Previous experience of deliveries have made me do this - especially Ikea - b*stards! Anyway, they guy rang my buzzer and came up in the lift and delivered it right to the door. I'm sure he would have actually brought it into my kitchen too! The good news is that if the products are unavailable, it told me on the website and asked if I wanted to make a substitution there and then. It wasn't until I had unpacked all of the shopping and I realised it was only 8.45pm!
I was very impressed. Doubt I'll go to a supermarket again!
I then came across an online only supermarket called Ocado. It's attached to the Waitrose company and reading some reviews no-one had any problems with it. So I gave it a go. The website was very easy to navigate round, I managed to do my weekly shop in about 10 minutes and it also was about £10-£15 cheaper than if I was to actually go to the supermarket. I'm not saying the products were cheaper, but I guess there's no temptation to buy stuff you wouldn't normally get.
I checked out and booked an delivery time of between 9pm-10pm last night. I was a bit worried that they would make me go down to the lobby part of my apartment block to collect it. Previous experience of deliveries have made me do this - especially Ikea - b*stards! Anyway, they guy rang my buzzer and came up in the lift and delivered it right to the door. I'm sure he would have actually brought it into my kitchen too! The good news is that if the products are unavailable, it told me on the website and asked if I wanted to make a substitution there and then. It wasn't until I had unpacked all of the shopping and I realised it was only 8.45pm!
I was very impressed. Doubt I'll go to a supermarket again!
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So how much do they charge on top for delivery?
Ocado have been advertising on the TV for a while in this area. Personally I have used the Tesco service myself and was impressed. Except for the 8 pints of skimmed milk I received instead of semi skimmed, but that was my fault lol!
It depends what time you get delivery. The have special 'green machines' and its cheaper to book on these. I only paid £5 but it's free if your order is £75 or more.
I used to do all my shopping via Tesco on account of not having a car and I never had a problem. Now I've got Marc to drive me I don't bother - but my shopping was much cheaper when I did it online.
About 15 years ago i worked at a grocery store in Colorado that delivered groceries. We would get the grocery order by fax or over the telephone. I was the person in charge of shopping for it and then delivering it to the recipient. It was kind of fun to do. There was a nominal delivery fee but the cost of the groceries was the same as if the person purchased them themselves.
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