Tesco has helped its shoppers who have struggled to secure Christmas food delivery slots by giving them some great advice. Ahead of Tesco’s unmissable Black Friday 2020 deals that are dropping this week, the supermarket has issued some advice to its shoppers who have struggled to secure Christmas food delivery slots. Christmas is on the way and after a year dominated by lockdown supermarket delivery slots are being snapped up. Tesco, Asda and M&S have already warned about limited slots for Christmas supermarket. Tesco have spoken out following a surge in demand from online shoppers for their Christmas delivery slots. The supermarket chain released the delivery slots for groceries at 7am this morning.

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Christmas isn't far from the corner and many of us are waiting eagerly for it to come as soon as possilble.

2020 has been one of the most depressing years for decades and the new coronavirus rules could threaten much of the festive season.

But one thing was can look forward to is the Christmas dinner and all the amazing food that comes with that. Many supermarkets have already released their Christmas food plans that you can salivate over.

Soon, or if not right now, you might be eyeing up your favourites from a supermarket but you might be wondering when you can book and how early you should book.

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Well, we've looked at what some of the major supermarket brands are currently saying and when the spaces will open up and when you should book your slot.

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According to Tesco, delivery slots for Christmas is launching on November 13th for delivery saver customers and November 20 for non-delivery savers.

The Tesco website says: 'Slots fill up quickly so make sure you get a slot' If you think you're going to forget, you can add a calendar reminder so you can grab your food.

Asda

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Asda has confirmed that its delivery slots will open on November 6 but for those with a delivery pass, you can pre-order your food on October 30.

The website says: 'Our delicious Food to Order range includes starters, mains, desserts and party foods, as well as a selection of vegan foods. Whether delivered to your door or collected from your local store, your festive feast will make it a Christmas to be remembered'.

Morrisons

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Morrisons has yet to confirm when its Christmas slots will open. However last year, they opened on November 6 for delivery pass members.

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It is unknown when the slots will open up for those without a delivery pass.

Sainsbury's

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Sainsbury's doesn't appear to have said anything about Christmas delivery slots this year. However, the site is allowing you to order all your food in advance and then choose a collection slot.

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The website reads: 'Take the stress out of Christmas with Sainsbury’s Food to order. It’s easy. Simply order your special Christmas meal or impressive Boxing Day buffet and leave the rest to us. We'll make sure it's ready for the big day, so you can enjoy the festivities'.

Waitrose

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Waitrose has warned customers that delivery slot interest is 'high' and is allowing people to have a look at 'entertaining slots' which may indicate when they can get their food delivered.

You can order two weeks in advance for delivery.

Tesco customers have been left furious after having to wait hours in a virtual queue to secure a Christmas delivery slot.

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This morning the supermarket released slots for the week starting 21 December - but only to their delivery saver customers who pay a subscription fee.

But after waking up to log on at 7am, many complained they had still not been given a slot after two-and-a-half hours of waiting.

One person posted on Twitter: 'What an absolute joke. Been a delivery customer for years, have delivery saver.

Almost two and a half hours waiting and still in the queue 😡

— Sonia Bradley (@50N1ABR4DL3Y) November 13, 2020

'Went on at 6.45am. Been in the queue for two hours and 20 minutes. What is happening? Should I just shop elsewhere this Christmas?'

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Another user posted: 'Been waiting 2.5 hours now (since 6.59) in a queue for Christmas slot. What's happening? Am I lost in cyber hell somewhere?'

Customers were faced with a message that read: 'You are currently in a queue - we'll put you through as soon as we can.'

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On its Twitter page, the supermarket posted: 'A lot of customers are using our website and app at the moment. So we're temporarily using a virtual waiting room to help manage the flow.

'We're sorry if things take a bit longer than usual.'

Anyone else still in the online Tesco queue for a Christmas slot?! #tescopic.twitter.com/f4qKOrng2l

— SEN Resources Blog (@senresourceblog) November 13, 2020

While some were given slots after a long wait, others were unsuccessful and forced to shop for their Christmas dinner supplies elsewhere.

Those who did manage to book complained festive essentials like turkeys were not yet available.

There was also no mention of people on the government's vulnerable list, who are entitled to priority delivery slots because of coronavirus.

@Tesco been waiting 2.5 hours now (since 6.59) in a queue for Christmas slot. What's happening? Am I lost in cyber hell somewhere?

— annie (@annie6724) November 13, 2020

A Tesco spokesman said: 'Demand for online slots over the festive period is high, and we have more slots this Christmas than ever before.

'We are experiencing high volumes of traffic to our website and groceries app and are temporarily limiting the number of customers using it.'

They apologised for the inconvenience and claimed home delivery and click and collect slots are still available for the Christmas period.