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Tesco shoppers reported long waits when Christmas slots became available to its Delivery Saver customers earlier this month, and the supermarket has apologised that some may not be able to get the delivery time they want. Ocado has also sold out of slots already. Watch out if booking close to delivery. The Sainsbury's website states: 'We are currently limiting our delivery slots to 1 per customer within a 7 day period. This is a temporary measure to help enable more customers to book a slot.

There’s no doubt that getting a shopping delivery slot has been harder than usual since the UK went into lockdown eight weeks ago.

In an attempt to take some of the stress away, Martin Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert.com has compiled a list of top tips.

The list shows how far ahead each supermarket releases its slots and how you might get your hands on one, reports BirminghamLive.

The supermarket with the longest lead time appears to be Tesco with a massive 21 days, which assumes you know what you’ll want to eat three weeks in advance.

Waitrose and Morrisons release their slots just three days ahead.

So you might know what you want to eat but will you then have enough time to get your order in before all of the slots are quickly taken?

Here’s how the supermarket giants are operating according to Moneysavingexpert.

Three days ahead

Waitrose - used to be in partnership with Ocado but not any more.

So it might well be looking to expand times in due course.

For slots, it said it is 'advising customers to check each morning'.

Shoppers surveyed said they had success from 6am to 8am as well as randomly during the day.

Morrisons - shoppers top tip was to try just after midnight

Five days ahead

Co-op - told Martin Lewis that 'slots are launched every day, at around midnight'.

Seven days ahead

Iceland - the company said times were specific to stores, so Martin Lewis's 'Forumites' reported different results in tandem.

Sainsbury's - told Martin Lewis that 'when the slots are released will vary - there isn't a specific time and it doesn't depend on the store'.

One follower reported success every Monday.

Ocado - the online supermarket was a former partner with Waitrose but recently jumped into bed with M&S and is due start selling its products, as well as its own, from September.

It said there wasn't a fixed time when they were released, but priority customers were emailed about availability.

Once they've had a chance to book, non-priority customers are notified - via a message on the home page - and are then able to book any remaining slots.

14 days ahead

Asda - revealed that slots update as and when they become available in each area. Popular times to get a slot were typically 10pm or midnight, though some followers said between 2am and 4am.

21 days ahead

Tesco - Martin Lewis was told 'slots tend to be released at midnight for three weeks ahead' but that it's busy adding extra vans to create more slots.

Top tips include logging on ten minutes early and then trying to book after midnight.

We deliver 7 days a week* with convenient delivery times with standard 1-hour slots or flexible Saver slots. You can check if we deliver to your area on our Groceries page. You can also purchase our delivery pass saving up to £126 per year* visit our delivery pass page to find out more.

Delivery Charges

• Orders under £40 will be charged £7 for standard delivery
• Orders over £40 will vary between £1- £4.50.
• There is no delivery charge for orders over £100 booked for delivery on Monday - Thursday after 2pm, once you have selected your time slot on your summary page it will confirm free delivery.
• Minimum order value £25​
• The delivery charge will be confirmed when you place your order.

Delivery Pass

With our delivery pass, you can pay and upfront fee and then pay no delivery charge on your online grocery orders for the next 3, 6 or 12 months. ​

• Anytime Delivery Pass – 1 free delivery per day, 7 days a week when you spend £40 or more. ​
• Midweek Delivery Pass – 1 free delivery per day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays when you spend £40 or more.

FAQ's

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You can amend your order following the guidelines here if the option to amend isn’t available its too late to change the date. Please call our team to see if we can assist further.

We're sorry you haven't been able to book a slot, there may not be availability for this selected date/week. If you believe there might be a different issue, please call us and select the technical support option 0800 328 1700

We’ll email you on the day of delivery to confirm your order and timeslot. You can read about our on the day updates here. If you have booked a Saver slot you will also receive an additional notification on the day of delivery informing you of your more precise 1-hour time slot.

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Saver slots are cheaper than our standard delivery slots, offering a longer time window of 4-hours or more. Customers with these slots receive an additional notification on the day of delivery informing you of your more precise 1-hour time slot.

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