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To Be Annoyed at Sainsbury’s

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Rhodora · 23/07/2025 13:56

Tried to place an online order from Sainsbury’s for Friday and tried to add 1lt of gin to the order. I tried to place the order for delivery between 10am and 11am as I live in Scotland. A message came up saying I would need to change my delivery slot as they cannot deliver alcohol in Scotland before 10am but as far as I was aware 10am-11am was not before 10am. I have now booked it for 11am-12pm. I have work on Friday which means leaving the house at 12.20pm so now I can only hope they deliver on time as half the time they are late. I get paid on Friday hence getting the shopping delivered then.

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Needmorelego · 23/07/2025 19:39

@BlankBlankBlank14 I don't care if people want to drink alcohol (unless it causes an effect that can cause issues to someone else).
Their money...their choice.
I just don't understand the problem. The OP just needs to choose a different time slot for her delivery next time or pop into the 101 other retailers she could buy some gin from.
Annoying for this delivery but not exactly a big deal is it?

BlankBlankBlank14 · 23/07/2025 19:34

OonaStubbs · 23/07/2025 19:32

Supermarkets should not be allowed to sell alcohol at all, this would solve all these problems.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♀️

BlankBlankBlank14 · 23/07/2025 19:33

LlynTegid · 23/07/2025 19:29

First World Problem.

Sainsbury's also deliver at weekends, is your cupboard that bare that you or another family member cannot rustle up a meal on Friday evening.

Is there a price difference for delivery at the weekend? OP has a tight budget.

She may of course also have plans for the weekend and it’s not just food you order with Sainsbury’s is it?

Maybe she’s run out of washing tablets and wants them to get washing done first thing Saturday?

Also, maybe there are no weekend slots left?

Pinty · 23/07/2025 19:33

The grocery's have to be packed and go through the till. For a 10 to 11 slot that must be before 10 and legally they can't do that. It's not Sainsbury's fault .

OonaStubbs · 23/07/2025 19:32

Supermarkets should not be allowed to sell alcohol at all, this would solve all these problems.

LlynTegid · 23/07/2025 19:29

First World Problem.

Sainsbury's also deliver at weekends, is your cupboard that bare that you or another family member cannot rustle up a meal on Friday evening.

BlankBlankBlank14 · 23/07/2025 19:24

Needmorelego · 23/07/2025 18:58

@LadyMonicaBaddingham @Boredlass "ffs" what?
It's annoying but it's not an essential.
As I said upthread I once got the wrong flavour crisps delivered. Annoying but I can survive without crisps.
Last week I was substituted a shampoo with a fragrance I don't really like. But it's still shampoo so I just used it - my hair is clean.
So she can't get any gin....oh well. It's not an essential... it's a want. There's lots of things I want but can't get.

But OP hadn’t said she can’t live without the gin, but it’s part of her shop, she’ll get no gin if she doesn’t move her shopping.

You got a substitute, she’ll get nothing.

now clearly you’ve got an issue with people drinking, which is skewing your view, but change it for you can’t have any crisps, which are your weekend treat ;like gin maybe OPS), and it’s irritating. Not the end of the world, but most posts are not the end of the world, but irritating all the same.

Needmorelego · 23/07/2025 18:58

@LadyMonicaBaddingham @Boredlass "ffs" what?
It's annoying but it's not an essential.
As I said upthread I once got the wrong flavour crisps delivered. Annoying but I can survive without crisps.
Last week I was substituted a shampoo with a fragrance I don't really like. But it's still shampoo so I just used it - my hair is clean.
So she can't get any gin....oh well. It's not an essential... it's a want. There's lots of things I want but can't get.

Boredlass · 23/07/2025 18:49

Needmorelego · 23/07/2025 15:43

Is the gin really that important.
If you can't manage without it then you've got a problem.

Ffs

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 23/07/2025 18:48

Needmorelego · 23/07/2025 15:43

Is the gin really that important.
If you can't manage without it then you've got a problem.

Oh, for God's sake...

tilypu · 23/07/2025 18:18

I suspect a previous poster is correct - Sainsbury are being cautious to make sure alcohol isn't being delivered early i.e. the delivery driver doesn't arrive before 10am.

tilypu · 23/07/2025 18:15

SupposesRoses · 23/07/2025 18:13

There are plenty of people confidently stating the opposite on the thread, so if they are correct it would make a difference. If you are correct, which seems more reasonable, it doesn't explain why OP's 10am delivery is affected.

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I used to work for Tesco Click and Collect in Scotland. I have picked alcohol at 6am in the run up to Christmas. And at the weekend it was very common to have collections including alcohol at 10am - obviously the order had to be ready before then.

SupposesRoses · 23/07/2025 18:13

tilypu · 23/07/2025 18:09

It would make no difference. It's perfectly legal to pick alcohol at any time of day, as long as the person doesn't receive their order outwith the hours of 10am and 10pm.

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There are plenty of people confidently stating the opposite on the thread, so if they are correct it would make a difference. If you are correct, which seems more reasonable, it doesn't explain why OP's 10am delivery is affected.

bellamorgan · 23/07/2025 18:12

What is the deal with Scotland and booze was is the drinking culture really that bad? I’ve keep reading on things like 2-1 cocktails excluding Scotland and such.

tilypu · 23/07/2025 18:11

Morgenrot25 · 23/07/2025 18:10

Honestly, there's still 12 hours every day we can buy alcohol - it's a minor inconvenience to live in the best country in the world.

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Indeed! And I'll take our ability to be able to do my shopping on a Sunday evening over the ability to buy wine at 9am!

Morgenrot25 · 23/07/2025 18:10

DinoLil · 23/07/2025 17:36

I'm glad I don't live in Scotland!

Honestly, there's still 12 hours every day we can buy alcohol - it's a minor inconvenience to live in the best country in the world.

tilypu · 23/07/2025 18:09

SupposesRoses · 23/07/2025 18:07

I wonder why they don't just pick the orders with alcohol the day before.

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It would make no difference. It's perfectly legal to pick alcohol at any time of day, as long as the person doesn't receive their order outwith the hours of 10am and 10pm.

Serencwtch · 23/07/2025 18:08

EVHead · 23/07/2025 16:55

Has anyone seen any research into the effects of the change to licensing times in Scotland? Have there been any positive effects on alcohol consumption/alcohol-related health problems?

Yes I have read the research into it.

At first glance it does look like there has been a statistically significant drop in problem drinking behaviour, but when you compare the data to England (which does not have minimum alcohol pricing & some other restrictions like in OP) the statistics are similar. So overall problem drinking has dropped by the same amount in England & Scotland.

There are different ways of interpreting the data, Scotland has a higher rate of problem drinking to begin with for example, but it doesn't look like the measures brought in in Scotland have had any difference.

SupposesRoses · 23/07/2025 18:07

I wonder why they don't just pick the orders with alcohol the day before.

PerfectTuesday · 23/07/2025 18:06

Perhaps they're on GMT.

GonnaeNoDaeThatJustGonnaeNo · 23/07/2025 18:04

Never had this problem with Tescos. They will deliver alcohol in a 10am slot.

spoonbillstretford · 23/07/2025 17:59

U53rn8m3ch8ng3 · 23/07/2025 15:36

Was the gin essential?

What a question 🤣

tilypu · 23/07/2025 17:58

DinoLil · 23/07/2025 17:36

I'm glad I don't live in Scotland!

Because you only have 12 hours per day that you can buy off-licence alcohol?

That's a tad concerning!

tilypu · 23/07/2025 17:55

It's not the law though. And deliveries will have been processed more than an hour before the delivery slot in most cases!

Tesco can do deliveries and collections of alcohol between 10 and 11. I'm not sure about other supermarkets. Maybe change where you shop?

Richiewoo · 23/07/2025 17:50

Fuck me first world problems.