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All ocado slots all gone

73 replies

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 😣

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Queenoftheashes · 07/03/2020 08:10

Get Waitrose to deliver instead

alphaechokiwi · 07/03/2020 08:12

I had no problems with my Sainsbury's order this morning, no subs or omissions either...

Thesearmsofmine · 07/03/2020 08:12

Use a different supermarket?

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.

feistymumma · 07/03/2020 08:27

Prime now or Amazon fresh

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 Grin.

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.

BorneoBabe · 07/03/2020 09:50

Amazon (Prime, Fresh, Pantry, Now) has most things.

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 Grin

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