Tesco Christmas slots

[Edamcheese]

I have a Tesco delivery saver plan. Every Easter summer holiday and Christmas the delivery savers plan get first refusal to book their slots. Seven weeks before the holidays they close the App . At 6 am you have to sign in and wait in a waiting room. You could be waiting for up to an hour ( that’s if you have tried to get on the app sharply at 6 am ) before your turn comes and then you book all your slots up to Christmas Eve. What I want to know is what are your views on that. As I’m 79 I have to set an alarm for that time. I don’t wake up until 8.00 am. Ok not a big problem if I want to make sure to get a slot during the Christmas week. But I’m still annoyed about having to wake up and stay awake until my turn comes up. So how do others think as many are very busy that time of the morning,getting kids ready for school ,getting ready yourselves for work in the shower ect and at the same time you are in a line waiting for your turn. What about when you are driving at that time. Surely an evening would be better for most not having to rush about .AIBU to be annoyed .

Well, so would I, but I live in a rural area, eighty miles from the nearest supermarket.

A lot of people don't have supermarkets on their doorstep.

I find Tesco just miss stuff off the delivery every week. They claim they don't have subs for even most basic things like tinned tomatoes. I'd never trust them for an Xmas shop!

No one has to do that, hopefully OP has got all the information now.

I didn’t wake up that early last year and got the slot I wanted. And I think later in the month there were still slots available- maybe they release more.
It’s all marketing isn’t it - building up anticipation! It obviously works!

It’s once a year so no problem.

I dont celebrate christmas of do anything special and the slots I want are no-where near christmas eve and so on. I will log in when I get up tomorrow and just take pot luck as to whats available.. I usually wake up 7 -8 am. If I need a few bits around christmas I will just order a woosh delivery which comes ont he day from my local Tesco. They dont have the full range but im sure I will manage.

It really pees me off tb h, such an annoying time to have set alarm for, I will try to get to sleep shortly but I lie awake every year worrying that I won't hear the alarm and miss it. Now we are without a car we need it more than ever.

I guess 6am is self regulating. Some sleep, some travel, work. 8pm would be crazy.

I never get substitutions.
They always have what I've ordered.

I’ve woken up at 5.30 am about six years running now to secure the slot but it seems totally pointless because they still place you in a queue once booking opens at 6am. I couldn’t realistically have got into the queue any sooner. Luckily only had an 8 minute wait, I know it’s worse for some. Got the slot I wanted at least.

Have I done something wrong? Have a delivery saver but can't see any slots for December at all! Last slot I can book is the 30th November?

Click on the calendar and you can go to December

December blanked out for me, can't select anything

I actually just can’t believe there are so many separate posts moaning about Tesco Christmas delivery slots.

Are you on the app, it might need updating if you can't see it

I'm on the website and the calendar won't let me select any slots for December at all I'm on the delivery plan and I waited about 40 mins to get onto the website, which is just the normal one.

I downloaded the app in case that made a difference and now it says there's a 30 minute wait. This is the first Christmas we've had deliveries and it all seems a bit complicated.

I can’t get back on to check because it puts me in the queue again but there is normally a seperate banner that says “book Christmas slots” or similar in red which takes you to the December slots.

Perhaps the availability of slots is linked to where you live? It’s never much of a problem in London, but I imagine that somewhere more rural might have less availability?

We couldn't get the December Calendar up either to book just gave us November deliveries. We tried on the app and website. (We have a savers pass).

Ffs, I know how the xmas slots work, what I don't understand is the "you book all your slots to Christmas eve" bit.

Goody - I'm all sorted out.
8 slots booked between now and Jan 4th.

Thank you.. the app is definitely up to date but there is no banner or special Christmas slot tile. I'm on android and husband on iOS and nothing. Delivery saver plan definitely up to date too! Mystery! Will have to go old school and go to the shops! Congratulations to all who have their slots!

Ahhh just messaged Tesco bot and off peak delivery saver becomes available on the 5th! Well I think so as the message says "Tuesday the 5th" even though the 5th is a Thursday!

I guess it’s a nice distraction from all the regular prepper threads 😂

I could understand if people were moaning about getting a Drs appointment, but a Tesco food shop. Jeese.

Change to Ocado they’re brilliant.