On line food shopping - delivery

[JamesL]

We use Tesco for home delivery and have done for years. The change to bagless is driving us nuts. We have it delivered to the front door and then have to carry it through to the kitchen in what feels like a hundred trips. The driver stands waiting whilst we do it.

It used to stress me out and we found ourselves rushing to do it. But I've now decided that, given Tesco changed the policy, it'll take me as long as it takes and the driver will wait as long as he waits.

[djewkes]

Originally Posted by kathrynmc

We use Morrisons and as others say we send back the old bags when the next lot is delivered.

I have used Sainsbury's and I remember getting an email about them going bagless, I haven’t heard anything about Morrisons changing.

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Morrisons sent me an email they’re going bagless from 28th October, but they say the driver will take the crate to the kitchen if necessary...
I had a bagless Tesco delivery a couple of weeks ago... hated it...

[mason1]

I’ve used Tesco’s for years, and haven’t had bags since they started to charge. The driver brings it into the kitchen for me to unload. They tend to bring 2 crates at a time, which is enough time for me to unload before the next lot of crates. We tend to have the same 5 or so drivers, and they never rush me - and make sure i’m happy with everything that’s come.

[Bee happy]

I've done my grocery on shopping on line for over 10years. Tesco is who we shop with now,we had lots of warnings about not using bags. It is a pain and it annoys my that veg is still in those little plastic bags at least I re used the carrier bags.
I have 2 large cardboard crates I picked up from end of tills in Sainsbury's and place them on floor in hallway,put all food in there and then carry to kitchen.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by mushumadness

I load it
Into my washing basket lol
Then have some big bags ready to fill

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What an ace idea! This is me from now on, too ...

[HappyPanda]

We've had a few bagless deliveries from Tesco and I hated them. In fact I'm not a fan of Tesco deliveries at all.

We almost always use Ocado now - I love that we can still get it in bags, the drivers are all really great, they have a complete no-fuss returns policy that you can initiate through the app, the food almost always has a very long date on it and the best thing is getting the receipt with all the use by dates on it so it really helps for meal planning.

[munmun]

I had a big delivery today, simply got the delivery guy to carry the boxes into the kitchen and unloaded them there. No problems.

[wifey]

After using a home delivery grocery service for years ( sans bags) I could understand why they wanted to reduce the amount of plastic bags used each year. However once the company insisted the drivers should offer to take the totes filled with groceries through the homes of customers it made me really think about the consequences of that alone. Not all homes are going to be clutter free or pet free or allergen free or offer anything to the drivers for them to wear if the home occupant has new light coloured carpets since no one wants dirt tracked through their homes from the streets. Then I had to think about the liabilities involved if a driver slipped tripped or trusted themselves bringing those totes through the homes. You know what, I would rather bring them in and unpack them myself. Our home isn’t messy or obstructed but it removes any worries the drives might have. I’ve heard some horror stories over the years about the states of some homes drivers have had to enter and it’s made me shudder and want a long hot bath just hearing about them. I know most folks keep their homes clean but all it takes is one incident to ruin a week for the driver. I actually like the fact that less bags are readily available. I’ve recently switched to physically doing my own weekly shop and putting it away myself. I reuse my shopping bags each week too.

[sammykitten]

Originally Posted by wifey

After using a home delivery grocery service for years ( sans bags) I could understand why they wanted to reduce the amount of plastic bags used each year. However once the company insisted the drivers should offer to take the totes filled with groceries through the homes of customers it made me really think about the consequences of that alone. Not all homes are going to be clutter free or pet free or allergen free or offer anything to the drivers for them to wear if the home occupant has new light coloured carpets since no one wants dirt tracked through their homes from the streets. Then I had to think about the liabilities involved if a driver slipped tripped or trusted themselves bringing those totes through the homes. You know what, I would rather bring them in and unpack them myself. Our home isn’t messy or obstructed but it removes any worries the drives might have. I’ve heard some horror stories over the years about the states of some homes drivers have had to enter and it’s made me shudder and want a long hot bath just hearing about them. I know most folks keep their homes clean but all it takes is one incident to ruin a week for the driver. I actually like the fact that less bags are readily available. I’ve recently switched to physically doing my own weekly shop and putting it away myself. I reuse my shopping bags each week too.

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but you don't have to let the driver into your home if you'd prefer not to? I never do - my driver leaves the crates at my doorstep and I unload them from there.

[EssexSue]

I'm a poor old lady but I carry the blue Tesco containers in to my kitchen myself. Not if they are full of tins tho, those I do just unload and pile inside door. I usually start as driver is unloading and seem to keep on top of it.
Don't do it often these days now there's just two of us and one goldfish. Bit different when we were 5 adults, two cats and two dogs! I wish I'd ordered a delivery this weekend tho as it is still raining!