ANOTHER major supermarket has opened delivery slots for shoppers today.
All Asda customers can now book their Christmas slots and get ahead of the festive rush.
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The UK’s third-biggest supermarket said over one million home delivery and click-and-collect slots will be available in total.
The minimum spend is £40 for delivery and £25 for click-and-collect, but that should be easy to reach if you’re doing your Christmas shop in one go.
Shoppers can also make changes or add any products to their basket up until 11pm the night before delivery or collection.
Customers who have a delivery pass have been able to book in slots since last Tuesday, October 15.
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A delivery pass is a monthly or yearly membership that, if used enough, can give you a discount on your delivery.
Be wary though as you only tend to make a saving if you shop at one specific retailer regularly.
Asda is not the first retailer to open its delivery slots for shoppers ahead of Christmas.
Morrisons shoppers with a delivery pass have been able to book slots since October 2 while those without have had since October 9.
All shoppers need to spend at least £25 before they can check out an online order.
Those without a delivery pass will be charged between £1.50 and £6 to secure a one-hour delivery time slot.
It comes after Morrisons unveiled its Christmas food range.
Sainsbury’s customers who have a delivery pass have been able to book since October 16 while non-pass holders can book slots from tomorrow.
Both can schedule deliveries for between December 18 – 24.
Customers can also amend their baskets until 11pm the day before their order is due.
Meanwhile, Waitrose shoppers can already start booking slots for Christmas.
It costs £4 to book a slot and orders must be over £40.
But if shoppers are keen to get their Waitrose shop delivered to their home they should act fast as slots are filling up quickly.
Supermarkets who haven’t opened Christmas slots
Tesco
Tesco is also giving customers who pay for an annual delivery pass first dibs on Christmas slots.
Delivery plan and click and collect delivery plan customers can book their slots from 6am on Tuesday, November 5.
This gives customers a one-week head start on regular shoppers, who will have to wait until November 12 to nab a slot.
But if you also want to get ahead of the game, you can still sign up to the relevant delivery plan by Monday, November 4.
Tesco delivery plans range from £3.99 a month to £7.99 a month, depending on what level of service you want.
The click and collect plan costs £2.49 a month.
Iceland
Iceland lets shoppers pre-book and pay for their Christmas dinner and other festive treats in advance, which will then be delivered to their door five days later.
- Slots available from December 11: Delivery on December 16
- Slots available from December 12: Delivery on December 17
- Slots available from December 13: Delivery on December 18
- Slots available from December 14: Delivery on December 19
- Slots available from December 15: Delivery on December 20
- Slots available from December 16: Delivery on December 21
- Slots available from December 17: Delivery on December 22
- Slots available from December 18: Delivery on December 23
- Slots available from December 19: Delivery on December 24
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Unfortunately for shoppers, the budget supermarket chain will not be offering its click-and-collect service for Christmas bookings.
It comes after Iceland unveiled its Christmas 2024 range which comes with a pigs in blankets Yorkshire pudding.
What is a grocery delivery pass?
Delivery passes allow customers to pay a flat fee either monthly, yearly or six monthly, and then get their deliveries for free.
In some instances, you can also get first dips on booking your Christmas delivery slot.
You should only consider taking out a delivery pass if you order groceries online regularly and if you think it will save you money in the long term.
All major grocery stores offer the service but the price varies.
For example, Tesco’s anytime delivery plan costs £7.99 per month for 12 months or £47.88 if you don’t want to pay monthly.
You can also pay £47.88 if you don’t want to pay monthly.
Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s charges £7.50 per month for the service or £80.00 for a 12-month upfront payment.
Asda has passes starting from £3.95 per month or a 12-month payment of £69.50
Morrisons also offer the service with prices starting from £5
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