Delivery charges

I think most delivery charges are reasonable. If you take away the cost of using your car, then more so. I just love the convenience so I've shopped online for years.

The local fruit and veg boxes for £20 are wonderful. You never know exactly what will be in them.

Many of our local traders are doing their very best, most either asking for a nominal delivery charge or nothing. However, one fruit/veg supplier who has always delivered free is now charging £5 per delivery and increased the cost of his boxes by £3, while making my order over the phone, I stated that their website stated different prices from those now being charged and was told they didn’t have time to update. I have no choice but to pay the additional £8 for the fruit/veg box as I can’t go out. Sadly, there are those capitalising on this virus.

Think of it this way, if you were to get a taxi to go and get it how much would that cost?

We have a year anytime delivery pass with Morrison's and there is a minimum £40 spend. We have secured acdelivery slit every week to 10 days but havd had to dit up through night to get one. We set alarm at 2am and if not successful again at 4am, then 6am.

As a second-time only Sainsbury's online customer (the first time being 9+ years ago) I have been charged £1 for my £40 delivery this Wednesday 2-3pm.
Had I spent £39, delivery would have been £7. Depends on time too. I got a green slot, depicted by a green van.

If you are in UK, see if there is a 'Nextdoor' app covering your area.
You can then ask if any volunteers would pick up your box for you...or any other shopping...no charge.

15.02 post was to Liljan

£60 is a lot to spend per week for some people esp those on their own and especially if Waitrose don't have/sell everything you want.

I pay £30 pa for Sainsbury delivery. That’s it. No other charge.

Milkman is free.

Meat - I have a monthly delivery £3.95 but that is all the way from Somerset.

I would really like an organic veg delivery as well but haven’t got my act together about that.

£30pa is a very good deal indeed. I will be ordering the basics every 2 months (as there is only me) so if I can get £1 slot that'll be £6pa.
Mind you, I'll be buying my fruit veg + milk weekly at M&S or Waitrose, instead of my exercise on one day.
Looks like this will be the new norm. ?

Thank you for the suggestion Gabriella, will give it a try.

Instacart has raised its price yet again ..

I have discovered a company called Oddbox who sell fruit and veg boxes using surplus from farms and distributors, some a bit wonky shape. I get a small fruit and veg box for £11.95 includes delivery. Has at least 5 types of veg and 3 types of fruit. You don’t know what you are going to get - I enjoy the surprise. The quality is good. This week I got a celeriac, a red cabbage, mushrooms, a cucumber , a lettuce, onions and potatoes, a mango, plums and pears. I did try an organic grocery delivery which was expensive( cauliflower was. £2.50) and minimum shop was £50. I won’t use them again, even though the produce was very good.

rosecarmel who is instacart?

vegan will look at oddbox. Hope they are accepting new customers.

But if not will keep looking.

vegan it is London only. That’s a shame. Perhaps they will expand?

Ww, Instacart is the only "grocery" delivery service where I live- Currently, there is a 1 week wait-

A few other services are specifically delivery of fast food -