Tesco Delivery Slots

How to get a Tesco food delivery slot at Christmas Tesco has outlined a few steps which shoppers should take to limit the difficulty they are having with their festive online shop. A great tip is to use Tesco’s Click+Collect service – this usually has more availability with slots for just £1.50. Tesco Christmas delivery slots Tesco has more than doubled the number of delivery slots available since the coronavirus lockdown – it now has 1.5million delivery slots a week compared to 600,000. Shoppers who’ve signed up to the supermarket’s Delivery Saver scheme will be able to book their festive slot from 7am on November 13. Tesco has helped its shoppers who have struggled to secure Christmas food delivery slots by giving them some great advice. Ahead of Tesco’s unmissable Black Friday 2020 deals that are dropping this week, the supermarket has issued some advice to its shoppers who have struggled to secure Christmas food delivery slots. Tesco charges £4.50 for all delivery slots. There's a £25 minimum spend. Ocado orders less than £75 cost between £2.99 and £6.99. More expensive orders are free. Tesco customers have been left furious after having to wait hours in a virtual queue to secure a Christmas delivery slot. This morning the supermarket released slots for the week starting 21 December - but only to their delivery saver customers who pay a subscription fee. Been a delivery customer for years, have delivery saver.

As most of us have discovered, bagging a supermarket delivery right now is on a par with winning the lottery – the booking slots are snapped up straight away, meaning many vulnerable customers are struggling to find a solution to getting their food shopping. The government has provided stores with a list of clinically vulnerable people who qualify for priority booking, however, some are still unsure of how to book their delivery slots. We contacted Tesco to find out exactly how these customers can book online shops…

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A spokesperson for Tesco told HELLO!: 'We have been working hard to increase the capacity of our online delivery service to help more customers gain access to this service when they need it.'

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Tesco are prioritising their vulnerable customers

How many vulnerable people have Tesco contacted?

Tesco's CEO Dave Lewis said: 'On Thursday, we were given an initial list of 110,000 clinically and socially isolated people by the Government. From these, we were able to match 75,000 existing customers and we’ve already contacted them to let them know we’re making home delivery slots immediately available to them. As we receive more data from Government, we’ll make even more slots available.'

How do I book a Tesco delivery slot for a vulnerable person?

To book a slot for a vulnerable person, you need to go to tesco.com/groceries and log in. Vulnerable customers can book a priority slot with an eight-hour window for delivery.

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What if I don't have a Tesco account but am a vulnerable person?

If you don't currently have an account with Tesco but have received a letter from the NHS because you're classified as clinically vulnerable, you can create an account on their website or call Tesco on 0800 917 7359. The store can then check if you are on the government's list.

Is Tesco adding more online delivery slots?

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Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said: 'We have increased our online delivery slots by 145,000 in the last two weeks with hundreds of thousands more due to become available shortly; but we know it’s still difficult to get an online delivery slot at the moment due to high demand, and we ask those who are able to safely come to stores to do so, instead of shopping online, so we can start to free up more slots for the more vulnerable.'