Waitrose delivery with no bags?!

I won’t even have shopping in the house, straight to the incinerator: you can’t be too careful

I just unpack it all into the hallway then put away into kitchen from there.

Isn't rocket science and doesn't take long.

Rather put it away properly than ish because the driver is waiting. It's only in the hall for a couple of minutes.

Yes, I often think that in years to come our potential Grandchildren will be like 'Nan tell me again about how you had to wear a mask to go shopping and wash down your groceries back in 2020' a bit like my own Great Gran showing me her own ration books from WW2.

I take it all out in the porch then put it away.

If you saw the colour of the water in the bowl of hot soapy water after wiping down the weeks shopping you’d be doing it too,
It’s disgusting how filthy it is

Where on earth is your shopping coming from to be that dirty? I'd be having a word if that's the case.

We used anti bac wipes (so shoot me) and they never picked up any dirt at all.

Carry crates through to kitchen, empty all the stuff onto kitchen table or worktops, give crates back, put stuff away. Where’s the drama? I didn’t realise any of them were still delivering with bags tbh. For the love of god don’t make the driver wait while you put it away “properly”.

People aren't still washing shopping are they

Still?

If you saw the colour of the water in the bowl of hot soapy water after wiping down the weeks shopping you’d be doing it too,

I definitely wouldn't, I don't eat the packaging 😆. As a human race the vast majority have survived through the years not washing their shopping. We need a little grime for our immune systems to function

This is on the Waitrose website-

How and where will my groceries be delivered?
Our drivers can now bring your groceries into your home or to a location of your choice. If you prefer, you can take crates into your home or unpack them into your own reusable bags on your doorstep. Please let your driver know when they arrive with your delivery and they’ll be happy to help you.

If you are self-isolating we’ll only be able to deliver to your doorstep, please let your driver know as soon as they arrive if this is the case.

We’re unable to deliver to garages, porches or sheds because we can’t leave an order unattended.

We wiped our shopping down at the start of the pandemic, when nobody knew much about transmission of the virus. In hindsight it now seems so ridiculous. Along with quarantining the post.

Asda do it and I would not have a delivery if they did not. I just take crate into kitchen and unload. If larger crates I throw in my own reusable bags at door. No problem.

we stopped getting bags from Morrisons, it was very difficult for me as I am old and decrepit! Then they rejigged the online site and also the delivery service, so they now use bags which we pay for, but return them on the next delivery for recycling and get a refund.

Waitrose also do Click & Collect. At our large one you pull up in a numbered space and they bring your shopping to you. You empty it from the crates into bags in your boot (or they will if you ask).

If receiving a delivery is stressful and problematic for you then it's worth a try.

I've done online shops at Waitrose- I've never had bags. They used to give them out but I refused to pay for them. I live in a ground floor flat so to avoid blocking the main hall and my own hall, I ask the driver to bring it to the back door (I unlatch the gate before hand) and unload straight onto the kitchen counters.

I use a couple of laundry baskets, fill one at the door, husband carries it to the kitchen as I fill the next. If needed husband returns with the now emptied basket and fills remaining items in it as I have nice chat with delivery driver [

I mainly get deliveries from Ocado but get Waitrose probably once a month. The driver from Waitrose told me firmly 'it's against the law to use bags, now', which clearly isn't true as Ocado still do use them!

On to your question - since I have a bad back, I cannot bend up and down multiple times fishing items out of their crates, so I pass my large shopping bags to them and ask them to please fill them up outside the back door (under porch). Once they're gone I can deal with the items at my leisure so it's not rushed. At no point does the delivery guy come into the house, there's not enough room for crates to go on the benches anyway. Seems to work, if a little incovenient!

Delivery drivers for Waitrose and asda bring the crates into kitchen for me (probably cos I'm getting on a bit) and I just chuck everything out on kitchen benches. Quicker than putting it into bags at the door.

We are lucky and have a back door that opens into the kitchen. We have an outdoor table that I put at the door on delivery days. Crate goes on table, I take stuff out (no bending or faffing) and put stuff on surfaces... by cupboard, by fridge, by freezer.

I still get an ocado delivery every so often as I repurpose their bags in my bin without having to buy single use plastic bin bags.

I take my bags for life to the front door and load them up from the crates. Have a nice chat with the driver while I'm doing it. Then take it into the kitchen and put it away (don't wash my shopping, are people still doing that??).