ANOTHER major supermarket has opened delivery slots for shoppers today.
Asda has opened up the slots for customers without a delivery pass.
Asda has opened its Christmas delivery slots to all customers today[/caption]
Customers who have a delivery pass have been able to book in slots since last Tuesday, October 15.
A delivery pass is a monthly or yearly membership that, if used enough, can give you a discount on your delivery.
Be wary though as you only tend to make a saving if you shop at one specific retailer regularly.
The UK’s third-biggest supermarket said over one million home delivery and click-and-collect slots will be available in total.
The minimum spend is £40 for delivery and £25 for click-and-collect, but that should be easy to reach if you’re doing your Christmas shop in one go.
Shoppers can also make changes or add any products to their basket up until 11pm the night before delivery or collection.
What other supermarkets are doing
Morrisons
Customers with a delivery pass have been able to book their slots since October 2.
Those without one have been able to book slots from October 9.
All shoppers need to spend at least £25 before they can check out an online order.
Those without a delivery pass will be charged between £1.50 and £6 to secure a one-hour delivery time slot.
It comes after Morrisons unveiled its Christmas food range.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s customers who have a delivery pass have been able to book since October 16.
Meanwhile, non-pass holders will be allowed to book slots from tomorrow, October 23.
Both can schedule deliveries for between December 18 – 24.
Customers can amend their baskets until 11pm the day before their order is due.
Tesco
Tesco is also giving customers who pay for an annual delivery pass first dibs on Christmas slots.
Delivery plan and click and collect delivery plan customers can book their slots from 6am on Tuesday, November 5.
This gives customers a one-week head start on regular shoppers, who will have to wait until November 12 to nab a slot.
But if you also want to get ahead of the game, you can still sign up to the relevant delivery plan by Monday, November 4.
Tesco delivery plans range from £3.99 a month to £7.99 a month, depending on what level of service you want.
The click and collect plan costs £2.49 a month.
Waitrose
The posh grocer has already allowed its customers to start booking slots for Christmas.
It costs £4 to book a slot and orders must be over £40.
But if shoppers are keen to get their Waitrose shop delivered to their home they should act fast as slots are filling up quickly.
Iceland
The major retailer’s service enables shoppers to pre-book and pay for their Christmas dinner and other festive treats in advance, which will then be delivered to their door five days later.
- Slots available from 11/12/2024: Delivery on 16/12/2024
- Slots available from 12/12/2024: Delivery on 17/12/2024
- Slots available from 13/12/2024: Delivery on 18/12/2024
- Slots available from 14/12/2024: Delivery on 19/12/2024
- Slots available from 15/12/2024: Delivery on 20/12/2024
- Slots available from 16/12/2024: Delivery on 21/12/2024
- Slots available from 17/12/2024: Delivery on 22/12/2024
- Slots available from 18/12/2024: Delivery on 23/12/2024
- Slots available from 19/12/2024: Delivery on 24/12/2024
Unfortunately for shoppers, the budget supermarket chain will not be offering its click-and-collect service for Christmas bookings.
It comes after Iceland unveiled its Christmas 2024 range which comes with a pigs in blankets Yorkshire pudding.
What is a grocery delivery pass?
Delivery passes allow customers to pay a flat fee either monthly, yearly or six monthly, and then get their deliveries for free.
In some instances, you can also get first dips on booking your Christmas delivery slot.
You should only consider taking out a delivery pass if you order groceries online regularly and if you think it will save you money in the long term.
All major grocery stores offer the service but the price varies.
For example, Tesco’s anytime delivery plan costs £7.99 per month for 12 months or £47.88 if you don’t want to pay monthly.
You can also pay £47.88 if you don’t want to pay monthly.
Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s charges £7.50 per month for the service or £80.00 for a 12-month upfront payment.
Asda has passes starting from £3.95 per month or a 12-month payment of £69.50
Morrisons also offer the service with prices starting from £5
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