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 .

My problem is that I'm on the off-peak plan.

@Edamcheese
Could you train H up to book the Christmas delivery slot?

You just have to put any random item in the basket and checkout, you could modify it later. Might take some of the stress off.

Or if you miss a slot book evening deliveries (unlikely GP appointments will be booked for 7pm).

Early booking/late booking - it’s going to be better/worse for many people. I guess the online booking technical team have said 6am better, because it’s handy having technical support on standby when there are so many logging in at once (it’s not just people booking there will be a whole heap of manpower trying to keep things running smoothly).

I just when on booked there when I saw this? Like I normally would just go on when ever, his is the first time we have had the pass and even without the pass we have still always got a slot

I refuse to get up early anymore for these. Got one for the 22nd, which is what I want.

I didn’t set my alarm but woke up just before 7 am. I got my iPad next to me. There was a 30 min wait time. It opened for me at 7.20. I got my normal Saturday slot 19 th all that day was available but 24 th all gone and 23 rd only from 9 pm a few were left ,I got Sunday 27 th So it shows that all the 24 th go very fast unless you get up early and on it by six.

Thank you all for your feedback. I was just interested in what your thoughts were about the Tesco Christmas shopping slots . If they read this thread they may take notice and change it to something simpler. But hey can’t please everyone 😁

@Edamcheese
Not all stores are delivering on 24th - which is great that the drivers and packers get that day off.

I completely agree. I got in the queue on the app at 6:10 and all the Christmas Eve slots were gone. The evening would be a much better time.

I fired up the app at 7:15, the queue was less than 1 minute, and I then found that every single slot for the entire week before Christmas was available. I've never understood why Tesco hype this so much.

I woke about 63 0 said it would be a 40min wait! 20 min later got on . I got the 18th which was what I wanted

I forgot to set an alarm but thankfully woke at 6:02 anyway and got the evening of the 23rd :)
It seems very faffy compared to other places, previously when i've missed out i've had no problems getting a slot with Asda

I saw your post at 10.30 this morning and was thankful for the prompt! I booked for the 22nd at that time.

I would have of course preferred a 23rd slot, but this one will work just as well!
I haven’t booked anymore slots! Just Christmas week!

Thanks for the prompt!

They won't!
The Tesco Slots for Christmas is a yearly ritual.

Havent read through but I suspect they are a daft times because they expect the system to crash if too many people are on at once. 6am or midnight are both times that will put a lot of people off.
It would make sense that they prioritise people who can't get to a store though.

It would make sense that they prioritise people who can't get to a store though

They don't.
They put the slots up and anyone can book them.

I wfh and start work at 6, so was up anyway. Logged on and there was a 47 minute wait, which went down very quickly. I got on after about 20 minutes and got the slot I wanted on the 22nd but I do feel for people for whom this time is inconvenient.

I remember a few years ago the site kept crashing and it took me ages, only to get to the check-out and it crashed again. I think I gave up that year so I assume they've made improvements.

I remember that! It was infuriating.

So was last year, when I fell asleep just as I reached the head of the queue, and missed my chance anyway.
I'd been up since 05.00 and by 06.30 I was in............ but dozed off.
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Thanks for this thread. I didn’t get my usual notifications from Tesco so would have completely missed it!

I've just logged on, thanks to this thread, and booked a slot for 23rd and another for 30th December with no issue at all.

I forgot about it, I got a slot for the 22nd and 27th which will do but likely will need to pop into supermarket for some fresh veg/fruit for Boxing Day as we are having family over that day.

Tbh I wouldn't be booking tesco for my Xmas shop this year. They are losing drivers due to the new 4am starts and 12hr shifts. Tesco dot. com is in shambles just now

I'm just going to go to the shops - they are pretty empty now that everyone does it online.

I got a slot. Only had to wait in the queue about 30 minutes this time. Last year it took about 90 minutes. Apparently when you book Sainsbury's Xmas slots there's no queue.

I also got on the app at 7.10 and wait time was 30 mins. and all the Xmas eve had gone and on the 23 rf only late evening were available from 9 pm.and the Monday and Tuesday all were available. I wonder if the slots availability is different for other stores.The week before nothing was booked