I say both. Yes, the delivery of groceries from a supermarket chain gets a lot of stick, but I don’t agree. At the end of the day, we’re students not housewives right! We spend our time doing what we want, when we want (with a side of studying), and I understand that for most of us, food shopping is at the bottom of our list. Read on to find out why I think that grocery deliveries are in fact a really good idea.
Side note: I have many posts lined up so I thought that I would slide an extra one in this week, enjoy!
I love Asda. I do. Everyone has a personal favourite supermarket, and I know that mine may not be the most popular, but I love it nevertheless. Unfortunately as I live in central Edinburgh (Old Town), there is no way for me to get to an Asda (or any big supermarket for that matter), without getting on a bus. At university, I pride myself on the fact that I don’t have to worry about getting around as everything that i should need is within walking distance. That still remains true, however my only food shopping options would be a Tesco Metro or a mini-Sainsbury’s, and I’m sure that you all know that you are required to pay the price for such convenience stores (a price that is not always appropriate for students). So, come Semester 2 I took the plunge and did a huge bulk-order of basics online with Asda, so that I could restock on milk, fruit and vegetables as I went.
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Honestly, this was one of the best ideas that I had while at uni. I was able to order a large quantity of meat (I only ate chicken all year, but I did also order some beef mince to make lasagne) for a really decent price and freeze it, as it was at home. Talking of good prices, I also ordered a variety of pastas, rices, cooking sauces and spices that kept me going literally for the whole of the semester. Doing such a big order (I spent around £110 including delivery) meant that I only had to spend as little as £10 a week to stock up on perishables as I went along. Doing the shop online also meant that I could easily plan meals that I loved that I had never got around to making in Semester 1, such as enchiladas, lasagne and curry’s.
I was given the opportunity to schedule the delivery for an hour-slot on any day that I liked, with prices for delivery ranging from £3-£4 so not much at all. From start to finish, the website was very easy to govern and every step was made simple and clear. I can’t imagine any student having difficulties with the process at all. I was actually surprised at how flawlessly the delivery process went. I lived in a block of flats that were down a side street, so not very obvious to get to (many delivery men and women had issues with finding us), and the series of steps to get it was like a military operation (what with codes and buzzers and no lift) and the two men who did my delivery were amazing.
I just realised that I haven’t mentioned that the reason for the steeper price of the order was also due to vodka that I got on a good deal, hoping for it to last for a few nights out (it lasted for one, but that’s a story for another time).
Another benefit to grocery deliveries was that it meant that I had to eat good foods and meals, as I ordered them at the start of the Semester and hadn’t had the opportunity to waste it all on shopping and nights out, leaving me eating bare pasta weeks (it’s happened). One thing that I loved most (ridiculous I know), was that I could watch the delivery men struggle hauling it up eight flights of stairs to my flat as the lift was broken at the time (surprise surprise), and that would normally be me.
Anyway, I hope that this was interesting for you guys! Would you contemplate giving grocery delivery a try? If so, let me know below.
Link to Asda delivery: https://groceries.asda.com/
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