Tesco Christmas delivery slots

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I had a leaflet saying that the Christmas delivery slots will be available to book at the end of November. Now they book up really fast and last year the kind delivery man told me exactly which day, at midnight, they opened, and I booked at 3am (sad I know but I was up bf ds), and they had all gone by 4am!!!!
I forgot to ask the delivery man this week and wondered if anyone knows what day they become available to book.

I got an email yesterday saying that I was allowed to book a priority slot as a thank you for being such a great customer blah blah blah. Said 'click here to book your slot now' but when I did, it just took me to normal slot booking page with no way of reserving a slot for Xmas for more than two hours.

I rang them, but spent 13 mins on hold apart from one brief moment where I explained to a bored sounding woman who just put me back on hold. Eventually hung up and sent them a cross email. Humph.

If only ocado delivered in Scotland. I am unwilling to try asda after all I've heard on here about their crappy service. Am getting fed up w tesco tho.

Booked mine already. Got an email from Tesco last night saying they were released. Got 23rd for me and 24th for my mum.

There is talk on moneysavingexpert that some people are booking them now. However, these people had a special email from Tesco. My account is only showing availability till the 17th, so I haven't been one of the chosen few.

I have however managed to book one for the 21st with Wiatrose. Free delivery too. HTH

I've had no email (sod them then)

Mine is only showing up to the 17th too, I'm obviously now special enough
We don't have a waitrose up here,my options are Tesco and Asda and I've saved my clubcard vouchers all year!

thanks for reminding me! I got an e-mail yesterday saying I could book my Christmas slot now (but apparently I am a "valued, priority customer )- maybe cos I order every week. Not sure when they are bookable for their ,erm, less valued customers, though!

I DO order every week!!!

I'm going to email them and say oi joolyjoolyjoo, charlieandlola, and dirtymartini have all had special emails, where mine?????

Last year I missed out on Tesco, as the special people had nabbed all of the christmas slots, but I got one with Sainsburys fairly easily. (Admitedly it was the day they realised them! LOL)

I've just tried ringing them but it was engaged, probably all the non-special people ringing up asking when the slots open

Does anyone know anyone who works for Tesco or is a delivery driver they can ask.

I'm sounding a bit desperate aren't I.

Definitely e-mail them, the cheeky buggers! Tell them they have made you feel less special and they may recompense you! When I went on holiday for 2 wks this summer they e-mailed me to ask where I'd been, if I was cross with them (or words to that effect!) and gave me a £5 voucher in a bid to woo me back- nice one!

They are so needy, I find

Why can I only book in advance up to the 17th December then?

Oh sorry - despite spending around £500 pcm with them, I don't qualify. (Buy everything there)
Tossers.

DirtyMartini, ASDA service varies from area to area. I've never had problems with them, but no end of problems with Sainsburys and Tesco for instance. Definitely worth taking a shot with them if you can't use Tesco.

I cannot book either - how much do special customers spend per week - we spend £200 plus a week!!!! No to mention petrol and insurance!!

I have emailed saying please send me an email.

Just booked mine. 23rd December which gives me a day if they balls it up

We spend about £130 a week, no idea what on, there never seems to be much shopping there

I got the email too and succeeded in booking slots on Mon 20th and Thur 23rd no problem. Bizarely all slots on Wed 22nd were gone/blanked out, and 24th. But I'd rather the delivery came before 24th for time for the inevitable missing items to be got by sending DH to join the masses

FYI I spend about £120-150 pw with them. Once I had 3 weeks 'off' using them - combination of illnesses, using up freezer etc, and got a "where have you gone? have £5 to come back email".

I have just emailed them asking when I can book a slot, and I'd 'heard' that there are special emails around....

I rang them and moaned. Apparently the amount I spend in store and on petrol counts for nowt! A weekly online shop gets you VIP status.
The moaning was fruitless I'm afraid. Bookings open to the plebs on Monday.

Thanks worlds I shall set my alarm for stupid o'clock Monday morning and try and get a slot.

Sadly, I have better things to do with my time/money than book and pay for 4 deliveries a month when I only need to do it once.

Charming.

Am I being thick? How do you reserve a slot for xmas without doing your shop now? Or are you all actually doing the order now?

I can click on a slot on the 23rd, but it doesn't show a way to reserve it for more than the normal 2 hours.