If you’re a regular home delivery shopper, you can normally save money by signing up to a delivery pass scheme – here is what you need to know
Supermarkets including Tesco, Ocado and Marks and Spencer have revealed exactly when their Christmas delivery and click and collect slots will open.
Home delivery is a convenient and sometimes vital way for households to get their weekly food shop. But delivery slots at Christmas time are often competitive – so it pays to be prepared and know exactly when they open.
If you’re a regular home delivery shopper, you can normally save money by signing up to a delivery pass scheme. These shoppers normally get early access to delivery slots at Christmas time.
Tesco
If you’re signed up to an Anytime Delivery Saver plan or Click and Collect plan, then Christmas delivery slots will open from 6am on November 4. The Anytime Delivery Saver costs £7.99 a month for six months at Tesco, or £6.99 a month for 12 months. The Click and Collect plan is £2.49 a month for six months.
Christmas delivery slots for all other customers, including those with an Off-peak Delivery Saver plan, open from 6am on November 11. The Off-peak plan costs £4.99 a month for six months, or £3.99 a month for 12 months.
Marks and Spencer
M&S opened its Christmas Food to Order service, which allows you to order your festive shop online to collect at your nearest store, on September 23.
You have to place a deposit of £50 to secure your items, which can be collected between December 22 to 24. M&S only offers home delivery through Ocado.
Ocado
Ocado has already opened its Christmas week delivery slots for its Smart Pass customers. In order to secure a slot, you have to spend a minimum of £90.
However, it has not revealed when other customers will get access to Christmas slots. Ocado Smart Pass prices vary, with the Midweek pass costing £3.99 for one month and the Anytime pass costing £8.99 for one month.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s has not yet revealed when its Christmas delivery slots will open but we’ll update this article when we know more. It costs £7.50 a month for an Anytime pass at Sainsbury’s, £43 for a six-month pass, or £80 for a 12-month pass.
For a midweek pass, which is for deliveries Tuesday to Thursday, the price is £4 a month or £40 for a 12-month pass.
Asda
Asda has not yet revealed when its Christmas delivery slots will open but we’ll update this article when we know more. It costs £6.95 a month if you sign up for 12 months for an Anytime pass at Asda, or £7.95 a month if you sign up for 12 months.
You can also do a one-off payment of £69.50 for a 12-month Anytime pass, or £40 for six months. For a midweek pass, which is for deliveries Tuesday to Thursday, the price is £4.50 a month if you commit for six months, or £3.95 a month if you sign up for 12 months. There is also a one-off payment option of £22 for six months, or £39.50 for 12 months.
Morrisons
Morrisons has not yet revealed when its Christmas delivery slots will open but we’ll update this article when we know more. It costs £8 a month for an Anytime pass at Morrisons, £45 for a six-month pass, or £70 for a 12-month pass.
For a midweek pass, which is for deliveries Tuesday to Thursday, the price is £5 a month, £25 for a six-month pass, or £40 for a 12-month pass.