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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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TheodoraCrumpet · 23/07/2025 15:56

If she couldn't manage without the gin, she would probably be more on top of maintaining a decent supply. Why shouldn't she look forward to a drink at the weekend? I look forward to my weekly treat of a couple of glasses of wine on a Friday night, and would be annoyed if the system, not the law, was denying me the chance to get it at my convenience.

22O725 · 23/07/2025 15:54

PinkyFlamingo · 23/07/2025 15:48

Yes they should have delivered it as it was 10am the slot started. Must be a glitch.

No glitch. The shopping is picked, processed and checked out before 10am.

BashfulClam · 23/07/2025 15:53

PinkyFlamingo · 23/07/2025 15:48

Yes they should have delivered it as it was 10am the slot started. Must be a glitch.

They can’t as they run the sale when it’s picked (that’s why you get your receipt a few hours before) they cannot add alcohol to the sake as it occurs pre 10am and they have then broken the law by making an alcohol sale pre 10am. I think the tills won’t even let it go through.

PinkyFlamingo · 23/07/2025 15:50

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.

Rude and unnecessary

Morgenrot25 · 23/07/2025 15:48

If you are to receive it between 10 and 11 then it will quite possibly be processed before 10am, thus the gin cannot be included. I don't see how you can be annoyed at a shop for following legal guidelines tbh.

PinkyFlamingo · 23/07/2025 15:48

Yes they should have delivered it as it was 10am the slot started. Must be a glitch.

BashfulClam · 23/07/2025 15:43

It’s because they run your order through the till when it’s picked and send you a receipt. Legally they cannot put alcohol through the till at that time as it counts as a sale which is illegal. Blame the daft law.

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.

SusanChurchouse · 23/07/2025 15:40

This has always confused me about Sainsbury’s delivery as I have come up against the 10am cut off. I wonder if it’s to cover themselves if they happen to be a few minutes early, or it’s a technicality. In saying that, I use them every week and they are always on time. Though that might be because I live 10 minutes from the store.

UsingAMansNameInAWomensWorld · 23/07/2025 15:39

It'll be in case the order comes early/the system will read 10:00am ad not AFTER 10:00am

What has £10 got to do with anything? And can't your DH just pick up the gin?

U53rn8m3ch8ng3 · 23/07/2025 15:36

Was the gin essential?

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Rhodora · 23/07/2025 15:31

Unfortunately alcohol cannot be bought after 10pm either and I finish work late on Friday. I have now asked DH for £10 so I can get the shopping delivered tomorrow instead as I can just cover it without the £10 but that will cover me incase they can’t deliver something and swap it for a more expensive product. Still annoyed though that 10am-11am is before 10 in the morning.

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TY78910 · 23/07/2025 15:15

Couldn’t you just remove the gin from the order and get it in a shop on your way back from work / another day?