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All ocado slots all gone
chicken2015 · 07/03/2020 08:09
I usually do a shop on saturday for sunday night or monday and they have all gone next availability is Thursday! Im guessing due to coronavirus thats why i put in here. My daughter bas autism and it can be stressful going shopping , i find it stressful too! Ocado was perfect for us now ive got to go shopping 😣
alphaechokiwi · 07/03/2020 08:12
I had no problems with my Sainsbury's order this morning, no subs or omissions either...
Nanasueathome · 07/03/2020 08:13
Ocado did send email out a few days ago to let people know they were very busy and slots were going fast
I’ve got a delivery coming this morning and have one booked already for next weekend
Floribundance · 07/03/2020 08:13
If you can’t get another supermarket delivery then try click and collect - you won’t have to go around the shop.
BackInTime · 07/03/2020 08:15
Ocado sent emails warning that they were extremely busy about a week ago.
HollyBollyBooBoo · 07/03/2020 08:16
They did send an email saying demand was unprecedented at the moment.
cobwebsoncornices · 07/03/2020 08:18
And by sending that email they will have hyped people up and made even more people shop in advance which just makes it a self fulfilling problem
SleepingInYourFlowerbed · 07/03/2020 08:19
Yeah I got an email last week too saying the slots were getting booked quickly, especially at the weekend
KiddingMyself · 07/03/2020 08:22
I'm not surprised. They emailed saying that demand was high and to book in advance. When I looked that wasn't the case. Just looked now, no slots until Wednesday evening- we normally have Tuesday morning and only book it Sunday/Monday.
Just booked for Wednesday, I'll book one for next week later.
Aragog · 07/03/2020 08:23
The email really won't have helped. It gets people panicking and booking slots they wouldn't normally have done.
I had similar. Went to book my slot yesterday's evening for Sunday or Monday but can't get anything at all until Tuesday evening. It's daft.
manicinsomniac · 07/03/2020 08:23
Yeah, I booked on Sunday night to arrive on Monday night. Happened to look mid week and had to book on Thursday to get a Monday delivery for the 9th. It's definitely changing.
Aragog · 07/03/2020 08:24
And yes, it wasn't the case earlier in the week pre email. I went on a looked and could still get next day deliveries.
FlamingoAndJohn · 07/03/2020 08:25
Really. I spoke to my delivery driver last night who said he was no busier than usual. (He also mentioned his wife was struggling to get their Tesco order done though......)
FlamingoAndJohn · 07/03/2020 08:27
Actually, after saying that, I’ve just gone to look and I couldn’t get a slot before Thursday where normally I’d be able to get tomorrow if I wanted.
Luckily I have a regular slot automatically booked anyway.
NeurotrashWarrior · 07/03/2020 08:31
Sainsbury's has been as normal here. I get a delivery on a Monday though so might be less demand then generally.
SleepingInYourFlowerbed · 07/03/2020 09:03
I looked the day they sent the email and there weren't any slots for the next few days. They sent it on a Friday and the next slot was a Monday I think. Perhaps it varied by area.
LightAsTheBreeze · 07/03/2020 09:06
This thread prompted me to book my usual midweek delivery slot at Tesco, they were all available but may not be by the time I usually get round to it on Tuesday.
Unusualsuspicion · 07/03/2020 09:13
It's ridiculous. I tried this week, I could get a delivery slot within a few days but they were out of all the basics - loo roll, tinned tomatoes, pasta. Went to Lidl in person instead - totally full shelves. Much cheaper too 
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HollyBollyBooBoo · 07/03/2020 09:26
I am the only one whose life is clearly dull as shit and has the same Ocado slot every week and books 3 weeks worth of slots at any one point in time?!
Must get out more.
NewName2020 · 07/03/2020 09:30
Do a Morrisons online shop. They pack their orders from a warehouse, similar to Ocado rather than someone selecting it from the supermarket shelves so it's very rare to get substitutions.
UnderTheCherryTree · 07/03/2020 09:54
When they stop the Harrods deliveries I shall panic.
sar302 · 07/03/2020 09:56
It may depend on whereabouts in the country you are / how many drivers there are / how many people use it in your area. I booked a slot yesterday for today. No problem.
After reading a thread about loo rolls on here, I checked Ocado and sure enough, only the cheapest and most expensive ones left! I think I have about 70 left from the last Costco shop though, so I'm not too worried
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