1. Book A Tesco Delivery Slot
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Tesco - slots released 21 days ahead - New slots released at midnight, although you might want to get in the queue a few minutes before that. Extra slots are being added, so you might not have to. Tesco has their Click+Collect service which enables customers to book a dedicated slot online where they can pick up their shopping in a local store. The website states: “These usually have more. At the time of writing, Tesco is at capacity for the next few weeks when it comes to deliveries. There are unfortunately no click and collect or online delivery slots free until 14.

The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has increased its home delivery and click & collect capacity to circa 780,000 a week, supported by more manpower and the operational changes it has made in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis.

This figure stood at 660,000 two weeks ago, and Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said the grocer has plans to increase online order capacity by another 100,000 in the coming weeks.

Lewis also revealed stores with an online grocery operation will now open their doors a little later – from 8am – to help Tesco pick more orders.

“The government has asked our industry to help people that they have identified as particularly vulnerable and who don’t have their own support network,” Lewis explained.

“We will prioritise orders for these people and we will be in touch with them by email, as we receive the list from the government.”

Tesco’s policy around prioritising online delivery for the vulnerable and elderly, matches that of Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, and other supermarket chains – which are rising to the challenge of serving the nation in unique circumstances.

There have, of course, been several challenges – with the hike in demand causing logjams and long lead times online for many customers. In normal times, online represents around 10% of UK grocery sales, but the pandemic has created unprecedented pressure on its infrastructure.

“We want to help as many people as possible who truly need our delivery service, and so we have deliberately not restricted new online customers,” Lewis added.

“We hope our existing online customers understand our approach, in these challenging circumstances. But to make it work, we also need your support: please ‘think before you click’ and shop in store, if you can do so safely.”

Lewis also revealed that in the last ten days, more than 35,000 new members of staff had joined Tesco, including pickers and drivers to support online. He called the response to new roles “incredible”, with one million people visiting the retailer’s careers website.

Industry intelligence group, Kantar, said yesterday (31 March) that UK grocery sales reached £10.8 billion in the 12 weeks to 22 March, which was higher than even Christmas spending levels.

Kantar said grocery spend online was 13% up on the same period in 2019, and the average online basket size surged to £81.88 in March – over £6 more than the same month one year before.

Fraser McKevitt, head of retail & consumer insight at the Kantar Worldpanel UK, said year-on-year sales for the 12 weeks were up by 7.6% – but they were up by 20.6% in the most recent four-week period, making March the biggest month of grocery sales ever recorded.

Commenting on grocery eCommerce, he added: “Government advice may have been to get groceries delivered if possible, but limited delivery slots meant that only 14.6% of households received an online delivery in the past four weeks, up from 13.8% in March 2019 but probably well below actual demand.”

Are you struggling in trying to order an online shopping slot? Well, you’re not alone. Take a look at how to get an online shopping slot with Tesco.

Book A Tesco Delivery Slot

To be honest, this isn’t a post that I ever thought I would need to write but a lot has changed over the last month or so.

Now, I’ve been doing my online shopping for the last 13 years or so. Partly because I’m lazy and partly because I find it stops me from being tempted by any offer I see. 3 pence off a packet of biscuits? I’m in.

But, I have really struggled to book online slots over the last couple of weeks. Sainsbury’s and Asda are understandably now giving priority to vulnerable customers, which makes it difficult to find slots there. So, I’ve turned to Tesco.

Now, before you book a delivery, consider carefully if you need Tesco to come to you, or whether you can go into the store to collect. There are plenty of people that still shouldn’t go out to collect their shopping.

Types of slots available at Tesco

Tesco offers Click+Collect or home delivery.

Click+Collect is as it sounds. Make your order online and you collect from in-store. Obviously, not ideal if you’re trying to minimise contact with people as much as possible.

Home delivery comes with 2 options. You can either book a 1-hour slot time, or to save money, a 4-hour slot. Midweek is the cheapest time to book and evenings are the cheapest time of day.

When do Tesco upload new delivery slots?

Tesco delivery slots appear 3 weeks in advance and appear on their site at midnight.

Edited 28th April. Today I have found out that Tesco delivery saver customers are given an extra week’s notice of delivery slots – giving them a total of 4 week’s notice. That makes it far more difficult for their remaining customers to find a slot.

Tesco Delivery saver was a scheme that allowed you to pay a fee upfront for a year’s worth of deliveries. It was suspended last month, but customers still seem to get the above benefit.

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How do I get a Tesco delivery slot?

Unfortunately, these slots are issued on a first come, first served basis. That means you have to get there before everyone else.

So, the best thing to do is log in to your account at 23:50. You should be met with a message that you are in a queue and the page will refresh automatically. If you log in before this, you will be met with your usual account screen.

After around 15 to 20 minutes you should be taken to the booking screen, where you can choose your slot.

Then, add an item to your basket and checkout. And whatever you do, make sure you checkout! Otherwise, you will lose your slot. Don’t forget, you can change your shopping basket up until 23:46 the day before your delivery. So you can book a slot without needing to know all the items you need.

What if I can’t wait until midnight?

Then unfortunately, you will have to try your luck during the week. I have heard that slots seem to appear at random. This is probably because people are booking slots ‘just incase’ and then cancelling them. It’s certainly worth checking throughout the day.

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And remember

You can’t book more than 1 delivery or Click + Collect slot in 1 week. And that isn’t a calendar week, but 7 days. So, if you’re shopping is due to arrive on Wednesday the 10th, the next day you can book won’t be until the 17th.