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Question about removal men - will they take my food shopping?

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 11:55

Just that really

I should be moving shortly, fingers crossed, and have agreed £500 for removal men to take our stuff

It costs extra because they need to remove my fridge doors

I am going to do a HUGE food shop of heavy items, such as bottles and tins and jars, bags of rice and pasta, just all of the heavy shopping, as its a 2nd floor flat, no lift

Aibu to think that they would take that stuff? It would be in heavy duty shopping bags

Tia x

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minnienono · 26/03/2025 13:30

is it even big enough? I did two runs from our two bed house to current house with our man and van service then a third run to pick up my stuff from my old former marital home. Not involving 10kg bags of rice.

as far as heavy ingredients are concerned, I’ve switched to 4kg brown basmati bags as local Sainsbury’s has it and I can’t carry any more!

NotHavingAFunTime · 26/03/2025 13:29

NoKnit · 26/03/2025 12:17

Am I the only one that thinks £500 to move what sounds like at least a two person households worth of stuff including white good and furniture is too good to be true? I'm sure there'll be a catch somewhere

It does seem ridiculously cheap. I’m assuming op is doing the packing and it’s a man and van type situation.

They will definitely add on extra £££’s though if they’ve priced on what op has now but they then have several additional trips up the stairs with a bulk order of groceries.

vickylou78 · 26/03/2025 13:24

Just do the food shopping after you move!! Ask the Tesco/Asda man to carry it in for you!

Instinct1 · 26/03/2025 13:23

Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:50

I grew up in a flat and remember my brother going downstairs for the food shop

I dunno, in my house now, they just bring it to the door - one time they brought it inside but it was so awkward, I wasn't sure what to say so just rambled about the weather

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I live in a 3rd floor flat and have for over 15 years. We have a weekly Asda delivery but have had deliveries from all the supermarkets over the years. They ALL bring it up the stairs to the flat door. They have a trolley bumpy thing which moves up the stairs itself.

Mydustymonstera · 26/03/2025 13:21

This is such a bizarre problem!!

online shopping. I’m on 3rd floor and Morrisons Sainsbury’s and Asda all deliver to my flat door.

IMissSparkling · 26/03/2025 13:20

This sounds like a ridiculous plan and a load of extra hassle for both you and the movers. Just do the food shop after you move like a normal person.

Lovelysummerdays · 26/03/2025 13:19

I think the trick with food shopping is little and often. Get a pass for Tesco or wherever then shop up to your minimum limit I think £40 or £50 but a mix of expensive and cheap so it’s just a couple of crates worth. Delivery driver will take it upstairs for you, as faster, rather than knock and ask you to come and collect it at stair door. Then repeat every other day till fully stocked.

viques · 26/03/2025 13:19

Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:50

😬

It's all non perishables

Pasta rice, tins, laundry detergent

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Pasta and rice are very perishable. I give you the rice weevils.

100percenthagitude · 26/03/2025 13:19

Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:39

😭😭😭 I'm not trying to

But I admit, this moving business has made me very grateful for removal persons

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And also stop with the tears emojis, ffs!!!

CarrieOnComplaining · 26/03/2025 13:16

Put it in boxes so they can’t see what it is

SeaBaseAlpha · 26/03/2025 13:15

Sainsbury’s delivery faq:

We will always deliver to the front door of your house or flat.

Question about removal men - will they take my food shopping?
Epidote · 26/03/2025 13:13

Look the contract. Pets and food are usually beyond the scope those contracts.

lechatnoir · 26/03/2025 13:05

This is the bizarrest thread. I’ve read all your replies and you don’t seem to acknowledge that food deliveries will bring up the stairs to your front door so it’s a complete non-issue - you move in and arrange a delivery for that evening surely? I’m really not sure why you’re making extra work for yourself and the removals especially when they are so cheap!

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 13:00

Amba1998 · 26/03/2025 12:54

I don’t see the issue

pack tins into cardboard box, seal and mark as “heavy - kitchen”

Okay will do this, hoping my boxes are strong enough now 🙈

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Stravaig · 26/03/2025 12:59

I think it's easy to think that your specific heavy or bulky things are especially bizarre or annoying, but they won't be.

I have several dozen bricks that get boxed up (in multiple small book boxes) when I move. Old, hand-made, sea-tumbled, salvaged from corroded beach defences, used with planks for an improvised bookcase, and too gorgeous to part with while I figure out their next incarnation.

I've felt self-conscious about those. Forty kilos of rice, pffft!

I hope the move goes smoothly ~ happy home-warming 🪴🍾

Amba1998 · 26/03/2025 12:54

I don’t see the issue

pack tins into cardboard box, seal and mark as “heavy - kitchen”

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:51

Storig food isn't a problem, I prefer to have things in bulk in my home

I hate running out of stuff 😄

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:50

Viviennemary · 26/03/2025 12:47

I think it would be cheeky. Because they will have done an estimate based on the contents. Not including a massive extra food shop. Imagine if they were delayed by roadworks for hours and the stuff is frozen or chilled,

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It's all non perishables

Pasta rice, tins, laundry detergent

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:50

Ineffable23 · 26/03/2025 12:46

I think I just don't understand, will Tesco/Asda/whoever not carry the shopping to your actual front door if you order it? I am fairly sure they will, they take it all the way into the kitchen for my granny.

So then it just doesn't make sense to me why you'd inconvenience yourself by having masses and masses of food to store for months, rather than just do a food shop online periodically once you've moved in.

I grew up in a flat and remember my brother going downstairs for the food shop

I dunno, in my house now, they just bring it to the door - one time they brought it inside but it was so awkward, I wasn't sure what to say so just rambled about the weather

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:48

Badbadbunny · 26/03/2025 12:42

That's still cheap. My son is having to pay £350 to move from a tiny 1 bed flat which is just one sofa, one bed, a chest of drawers, a drier, shelving unit, desk, chair, bedside table and TV stand. He's moving everything else himself in his car doing multiple trips with his clothes, bedding, books, food, etc. £500 sounds ridiculously cheap especially if disassembly/reassembly of furniture. I don't suppose they've asked for cash and are doing in on the fiddle are they? No income tax...no VAT!

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😄😄😄 they did offer a 10% discount for cash but that's the price they quoted me

I did think it would be more

It's a Luton van - would that be big enough for a sofa, two armchairs, a table, fridge freezer, cooker, washing machine and then tonnes of boxes and ikea furniture? 😬😬😬

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LivingOnTheVeg · 26/03/2025 12:48

Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:37

I know, it's just my thinking that if I've bought all of the non perishable stuff, I won't have to manage up the stairs with it on my own in future

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But you will when it runs out, no? Unless by teeny woman you mean you’re only a weeny mouse and 40kg of rice is your lifetime supply?

redphonecase · 26/03/2025 12:48

Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 11:57

It's a 2nd floor flat, with no lift, and I am a teeny and tired woman 😭

And? Online shopping is taken to your front door......

Viviennemary · 26/03/2025 12:47

I think it would be cheeky. Because they will have done an estimate based on the contents. Not including a massive extra food shop. Imagine if they were delayed by roadworks for hours and the stuff is frozen or chilled,

Ineffable23 · 26/03/2025 12:46

I think I just don't understand, will Tesco/Asda/whoever not carry the shopping to your actual front door if you order it? I am fairly sure they will, they take it all the way into the kitchen for my granny.

So then it just doesn't make sense to me why you'd inconvenience yourself by having masses and masses of food to store for months, rather than just do a food shop online periodically once you've moved in.

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Changednameadviceneededxx · 26/03/2025 12:45

Darkclothes · 26/03/2025 12:39

Whow! 40kg of rice for a teeny woman! 😆

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