Grocery shopping delivery or not?

[MsMiaWallace]

Do you get your groceries delivered? If not why not?
Do you actually enjoy going into the supermarket to do it?
Who do you use or where do you go?

I usually get mine delivered as I feel life's too short to stress in the shop in one of my few days off from work. Plus the stress of the tills, packing & unpacking does my head in!

I used to get mine delivered when the kids were smaller but I've switched back to shopping in person. I was always buying the same things online and find I get inspired more looking round the actual shelves.

I think, if you meal plan properly, online is great as you only buy what you need. I've never found the enthusiasm to set up a proper meal plan rota though.

I fill the freezer/cupboards once a month via an online shop (usually Tesco as we prefer their stuff, but it's 2 buses away). I prefer picking my own fresh stuff though, so enjoy a wander around the shops at the weekend. It's easier not having to cary frozen/tinned stuff home each week and means I can walk instead of taking the bus.

It probably costs about the same for us, online as in store, Tesco do substitute sometimes with better things and refund the difference so you don't pay more, so it is especially worth asking for substitutions if you are buying at the cheaper end so with fruit you could have cheapo raspberries substituted with Tesco finest for example.

I get Sainsbury's deliveries.

I generally don't like going to the shops, it's boring, I hate the tills and the packing, I always end up picking things up that I didn't go in for.

The only time I really enjoy going into the supermarket is if I'm not looking for anything in particular and have a browse on a quiet morning.

Tesco delivery once a week and local shops if need anything in between.

Wouldn't choose to go instore now although had to few weeks back as my order was cancelled. First time ever which l don't think is bad going since I've been getting deliveries for 12yrs

Like a few others, we’ve done online shopping for over 20 years.

First started with Sainsburys - we both worked long hours and had commutes to central London and having a late night delivery just freed up more of our time to do other things that we enjoyed. Now we order from Ocado with veg box top up.

When Sainsburys first started delivering I would book the last slot and sometimes (unwittingly) would end up with the delivery driver emptying the van on my delivery - meaning anything that they hadn’t delivered to someone else earlier in the day went to me! At first I would phone them and they would say to keep the food.

I ended up with all sorts of weird free foods before the worked out their efficiency in their delivery system!

It is a bit odd though that my DC never had to endure long crowded grocery shops as I did when I was a child. (I was a nightmare in the grocery store, I can remember it.) My poor mum

I've recently been doing a lot more hours at work and therefore have been getting an Asda delivery once a week. I would prefer to do my shop at aldi as it's a fair chunk less money wise but tbh time is precious now and I'd much rather spend that time with my family and unwinding than battling the supermarket on a weekend!

I get that ^^
Sometimes it's worth paying slightly more to not have to deal with the stress of trolley/checkouts/packing/travelling etc

@MsMiaWallace

I get that ^^ Sometimes it's worth paying slightly more to not have to deal with the stress of trolley/checkouts/packing/travelling etc

If you scan (using those scanner gun things) & pack as you go, the checkout is super quick.

My local Asda, the only supermarket for 20 miles in either direction, is the 7th circle of hell and the car park like wacky races. It’s a small store and there’s hardly any variety of anything. Having switched to deliveries from Sainsburys about 4 years ago I honestly can’t believe I held out on them for so long.

Tried getting it delivered a few times but didn't really like it. I found we wasted food as we'd planned for meals we never ended up eating, either because we weren't hungry or we made other plans. Also the dates weren't very good and some stuff went off before we had a chance to use it.

I go to the supermarket on foot about four times a week and just buy what we need for that day or so. There's a small supermarket near work that I go to.

I find there's far less waste that way.

I've done mine online for about 15 years. I don't have a car and for the past 6 years or so haven't lived within walking distance of a big supermarket so online is the only option. Sometimes I get a few things from the small Tesco or Co-op but couldn't do a full shop there. Online is so easy anyway. I use Ocado so it comes from a warehouse and they rarely have missing items. Considering swapping to a cheaper supermarket though with everything going up in price.

I love going to the supermarket - I enjoy a good browse, but online delivery is more convenient.

I do one big shop online but I pop in store for little extras and top-ups.

Im waiting on a delivery from Iceland now. Only started doinh it online past month as I only live ten minutes from shop. Two items missing last week and have just had a text saying stuff missing this week. Will stick to going to the actual shop.

I cannot get my head around people actually enjoying going to a supermarket. Driving to the supermarket loading all the shopping into a trolley, loading it on the conveyer belt, putting it back into the trolley, pushing the trolley to the car, driving home and then carrying into the house.

I have organised my online shopping so that weekly staples are automatically added to my trolley and then I sit in the kitchen, leisurely check my stocks and chose exactly what I want. Then on the designated day the delivery man delivers it to my kitchen. Checking prices is simple, refunds are virtually instantaneous for any disappointing groceries. I have done this for 15 years and hate going to the shops.

My supermarket of choice is Ocado, they very very rarely substitute groceries, I can have any number of deliveries (£40 minimum) for £9 per month.

I cannot imagine what is 'stressful' about online shopping.

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Big shop I prefer to do it online especially as I do it at the weekend. I use Sainsbury’s who I have a delivery pass with. I used to have a really big delivery at the weekend and then I’d do a top up shop in store mid week but lately I’ve been spreading it out and having two deliveries a week (still the bigger one at the weekend and then a smaller one mid week) which I’ve been finding easier - I’ve been leaving toiletries, wine and beer and flowers to the midweek shop to push it over £40 “free”delivery limit.

My ILs always shopped in store but switched to online at the beginning of the pandemic and they wouldn’t switch back. They only get a delivery once a week but they’re round the corner from a Tesco express when they need to top up on milk, bread, fruit and veg.

I loathe supermarkets, exception M&S food hall, so yes weekly from Sainsbury's with top ups from the Co op.

I get mine delivered or I do click and collect. Always Morrisons. I hate the substitutes or missing items and the fact that I don't notice new things as just buying what I usually buy. Despite all that it's not worth giving up an hour of my life getting the big shop in every week.

I do nip in sometimes for a top up or get a small shop at Aldi.

[quote RhythmOfTheLight]@LittleBearPad I can assure you that it's very rarely bored teenagers picking your shopping. [/quote]
I know, it’s robots picking mine.

I never used to but I started in late 2000 and much prefer it. We used to end up buying everything from the Sainsbury's local at the end of the road but they have a limited range and I couldn't get things I wanted to try, but the most convenient time for me to shop is Sunday evening when the big supermarkets aren't open. Getting into a routine with deliveries has made a huge difference to the variety of what we eat.

It doubles up as my shopping list - I check out an order to reserve the slot then at the start of the week go back to amend it and if I think of anything during the week that I need to buy it just goes straight on ready to be checked out on Saturday.

I absolutely hate shopping. When the first lockdown happened I managed to get deliveries which I have done ever since. Started with ASDA but they let me down a few times so now use Tesco- never had a problem - really reliable where I live

Delivered and have for years now

I dislike shopping. Have had delivery from Tesco for about 20 years. Husband has worked for them for 12 years now so we get discount and I use Clubcard points for my annual delivery pass.

Start of first lockdown I started working at Morrisons when my local store started home delivery and click and collect. I’ve been there ever since and am now a team leader 😊 still get my main shop from Tesco but top up when I finish my shift. Obviously get discount there too.

Hate online deliveries - waiting in for a delivery which then has substitutes, nearly out of date food, green bananas, generally stuff I would never pick off the shelf. No way.

Scan and shop every time.

I pay £1.15 for a large wholemeal loaf, Ocado can offer two options, at £2.40 and £3.25. That's 106% uplift and 183% uplift on just one item. Why would I do that?

@MintJulia not sure what you searched for- I can see Hovis for £1.10, m&s for £1.45, and others for under £2?