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My Dad shops from Iceland (a UK discount grocer) online because it's free delivery over a certain amount. The other week he said they were not accepting his ca
by dazc 6y ago
My Dad shops from Iceland (a UK discount grocer) online because it's free delivery over a certain amount.
The other week he said they were not accepting his card so, assuming he was making some obvious mistake, I tried with my own card and found the same problem. Using another card, the same.
Two weeks later, the same problem. Yes I emailed support at the time and never got a reply?
And yes, this is also one of the supermarkets that requires 4 or 5 clicks after you have selected to checkout.
No doubt they'll be blaming amazon for their fall in sales of late.
- uzakov 6y agoHave you ever done any calculations on how much you actually save when doing "Tesco vs Iceland and Waitrose(surprise!)" comparison? When doing personal calculations and taking into account certain peculiarity of each one of them (For example Waitrose does free delivery over certain amount, will substitute items for items for the higher amount/price(for free) if selected item isn't available, give items for free if they have a short end date) I found that for me in particular online grocery shopping with Waitrose is 5-10% more expensive, while I prefer the taste of Waitrose food much more
- dazc 6y agoI agree that 'free delivery' can work out costing more or about the same as paid. Have I done a proper calculation though, no. My Dad is awkward though and will convince himself he's saving money regardless.
- uzakov 6y agoI used to think that "discount grocery shops" are much cheaper than other grocery shops but after doing comparison for products that I buy, I found there is a little difference in price, while the quality/taste is very different.