Online Grocery Shopping - What Are The Pitfalls?

[humbersloop]

I'm looking at Sainsburys and Waitrose. What to expect, what to avoid - and as it all seems so easy, what could possibly go wrong?

[humbersloop]

many thanks for those answers folks, all really helpful

[Tilly2]

Are you going to give it a go then, sloopy?

[woofgang]

I am getting over a norwalk type bug at the mo and as well as the fact that it wouldn't take much effort to wipe me out, it seems more sensible to get my shopping delivered than to take my bugs shopping and share them with the world.

[DaisyNonna]

I don't do it mainly because walking to the shops and back, lugging a hefty trolley, is exercise.

[ladybirder]

Go for it. Waitress is free as long as you order £60's worth and my experience is the same as woofgang's, i.e. you can get stuff free if it's on the sell by date. I had a whole tray of strawberries in the summer for free:-)) If you order through my supermarket.co.uk you will see that Sainsbury is usually the dearest which surprised me.

[Mamyalynne]

Rarely had any problems and have tried most of them - no silly subs either

I imagine it's luck of the draw.

[sunny-dave]

Ocado have a slightly different model - from distribution centres rather than a local store.

This means a smaller range, but a much lower incidence of substitutions - they have some sort of real-time "stock availability" thingy.

I like them & they have some very good (£20 off £80) initial offers

http://www.ocado.com/webshop/getStaticContent.do?siteId=43750&gclid=Cj0KEQiA3bymBRC19IrD7O_NrYsBEiQAb2dpAxAMz1zsyBXBvO8pzws4x6UkoDqP0B5rQH2Ahf0KYNIaAok58P8HAQ

[Mamyalynne]

Ocado are excellent I agree

[sherrardk]

I use Asda - I buy a £15 delivery pass that lasts for 3 months and I can have as many deliveries as I like (as long as they are over £40). I save money by not going to the store (some stuff is cheaper online & I don't need to drive there). I don't have to accept substitutions and if I have ordered the wrong thing by mistake they will take that back too. I couldn't physically do a whole weeks worth of shopping on my own as it fills two trolleys so it suits me fine.

[gness]

Jno......Twix instead of tampons beats dicky duck any day!....☺