Who shops for groceries on line and do you enjoy it.

I love online shopping! Been grocery shopping since it started, but not every week as I live alone.
One 'tip' I can suggest is before you check out, get the 'basket' up & chuck out all those impulse buys. I'm always disappointed when they don't arrive tho ?
I also love wandering around the supermarket, but these are interesting times... I also don't drive so am restricted to what I can carry.

I've done our weekly grocery shop online for years, after long term illness meant I couldn't keep doing it in person. We always shopped with Tesco, but became fed up with several substitutions every week, many of which seemed totally unrelated to the item ordered. We switched to ASDA, but became very frustrated by up to 8 items being completely cancelled each week due to availability issues.

We've been with Morrisons for 5 or more years now and it's by far the most reliable. Since the pandemic and brexit we do regularly have a couple of substitutions, but it's very like for like and it's quite rare to have anything cancelled.

We have a monthly grocery delivery from Asda, and top up from the village shop as needed. I have no desire to visit busy supermarkets now. Ordering is easy, delivery is on time and substitutions are usually acceptable, and we save money because we don't impulse buy. I don't really miss shopping in person.

No Ocado if you live in Scotland…

I also find that Alexa can be helpful. I ask her to add things to my shopping list as I think of them, and then add them to the supermarket shop online. I think there’s a way to get Alexa to order automatically but haven’t figured it out yet.

I did it during lockdown but was overspending every week just to reach the minimum amount for delivery. I live alone and don’t need that much.
I’ve gone back to going to the shops now.

I have been doing click and collect since beginning of pandemic. It gives me time to think about what I need and I can amend as needed. Also it is possible to get click and collect next day now. It makes life so simple.

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I shop occasionally on line for Sainsbury’s food and usually get a good delivery time and date. Unfortunately I’m always having to amend the list however they’re so good at changing my shopping list in good time, I find great pleasure in this type of shopping especially as I’m unable to get out and about as necessary.

I find I’ve to reign in my eagerness because I could shop until I drop.

I'm forever updating my shopping. I book a space 2 weeks in advance and I get to the point where I think I'm going to get banned for messing them about. I'm sure they don't even notice.

I don't actually enjoy it but I used to LOATHE going to supermarkets

@4allweknow. I do cluck and collect as store isn't far from me,

This made me laugh out loud - from now on all my collections will be referred to as cluck and collect. Thank you fir brightening my day !!

I enjoy shopping on line as I find it difficult walking around supermarkets, I also find I don’t spend quite as much and I do it with a cuppa by the side of me in the comfort of my covid free home when hubby is watching something on tv i don’t like.
mind you I do find it to easy to buy to many clothes that I never go anywhere to where

I’ve shopped online for groceries once a week since the start of Covid. I used to do it pre Covid, but less frequently. I have mobility problems and just find it easier to cope. I’ve used Sainsburys and Tesco’s as I find these to be the most reliable with less substitutions and the deliveries tend to be early within the slot. The only thing I find difficult now, is that most supermarkets have dropped bags from their online deliveries so the driver either has to come in with the tray to unpack in the kitchen, or I have to take bags to the door, which is a bit of a faff - personally I don’t think it achieves anything with regard to the environment because unpacking takes longer and the delivery van engines have to be kept idling because of the refrigeration. If I need a same or next day slot, I use Morrisons on Amazon Prime - a bit more expensive but they deliver quickly and everything is in paper bags. Iceland are also quite good for short notice slots, and they deliver with biodegradable bags.

Thanks Sago that is interesting. They will need to do serious research into the marketing as the German mentality will prove very different.

Initially took me ages until I became familiarised with system and then no problem. I make a list of items I need then on last day for updating order I enter all the items taking no more than 30 minutes. I do cluck and collect as store isn't far from me, but no bus anyway. Have recently gone into supermarket but just do not feel safe. Had forgotten just how selfish a lot of people can be, pushing in, standing gossiping in aisles blocking the way. Only if desperate for somethings will I return to general supermarket shopping.

I’ve done it for years, when I was working full time I was spending my days off shopping so decided to try online. Now I’m disabled it’s much easier for me to shop online. If I go into supermarkets I spend more than I plan lol I can go in for milk and spend 20 quid always something that catches my eye. But if I shop online I only buy what I need saying that I’m buying extra tin food at min before price rises which are coming in slowly.

Ha ha your describing myself here,

Used to do an online shop with Waitrose and Asda over the years. Gave it up when Waitrose continual gave me yellow long stem broccoli. However, when the lockdown occurred couldn’t get a delivery from them until Sainsbury’s identified me as vulnerable (because of my age). They have been great, not let me down and also their goods are far better than our local Sainsbury’s. I presume this is because it comes from a bigger store. I am staying with them as they helped me when I most needed it.

I do a Sainsbury’s online shop evert 10 days. Our nearest Sainsbury’s is over an hours drive away, so delivery is great. Love it

I shop with Ocado, wouldn’t say I enjoy it but I don’t like shopping generally. I will be doing all my Christmas shopping online now as I hate wearing masks. I will do( and do all day at work) but I don’t like it.

Tesco’s shop and scan means no queuing it’s so easy.

I was finding it harder to carry my shopping upstairs to my flat and started online shopping just for heavy items.
Now I get most of my shopping delivered and enjoy doing it online in my armchair rather than trolley dodging and queuing at checkouts.

We have a delivery saver deal with Tesco and I have a delivery once a week. DH has been undergoing cancer treatment since the first lockdown and we prefer not to go into large shops because of his compromised immune system.. Our GP put him on the vulnerable list and even when I couldn’t get slots last year we can book a priority slot that Tesco have kept going.
I find most of the delivery people really nice and they chat as we unload the groceries at our front door. The young chap this week was telling me about his Dad’s three bee hives in their garden.
I find it very easy to use the website and most items seem to be in stock each week.

I've been a Tesco online shopper for more years than I can remember and the thought a traipsing around the supermarket with my trolley and then trying to keep up with the cashier as he/she shoves it down the conveyor faster than you can pack it fills me with dread. I have used Asda delivery in the past, but I don't like their website and the fact that they take the money before picking the items and then adjust accordingly as you go back online to make changes. So if you make a few changes before your delivery date, it is very confusing to work out what has been charged in the end. I just wish Aldi would do a delivery service as I really like most of their produce.

We have such problems with the Ocado site though I prefer their products.
I did half my Christmas order and then went back to add some more products. It simply won't add the new stuff to the original order even though we have clicked to say add to existing order. It has now doubled the new products in my basket and keeps telling us to book another delivery slot.
Tesco site is wonderful but some of their products not so much.
Grrr.

I started during lockdown and haven't stopped. It saves me so much time and it's been a huge success. Sainsbury have just arrived. Lots of clinking of bottles in this week's. Found a spiced rum we like and it was on offer. ?

I do miss a good bargain found when doing actual shopping (reduced items) but I've some excellent bargains with Sainsbury's deliveries. Their substitution guarantee has worked in my favour many times. Drivers have also left me with a slightly damaged item but still useable, and I've had a full refund to boot. ?

I'd love to try Ocado but they don't deliver around here. It does puzzle me as I live 5 mins from the main A road through Cornwall. Perhaps they don't deliver to this county.