Off days, we all have them. Well I think we all have them. I have had an off couple of weeks. The last couple of weeks of the school holidays have been something of a challenge for me. I contracted a virus which for some reason affected by joints and left me pretty much unable to walk. I am getting better slowly, but have walking sticks and a lot of pain.
Now you can imagine this has been hard on all of us. I am really lucky that my boys are eight and nine and pretty capable kids. They have lots of friends that live nearby and have had a couple of weeks playing on their bikes, playing football and street cricket and enjoying their summer off school. They are able to make their own sandwiches and get their own breakfast, but shopping is well too much for them and MadDad just cannot take any time off until next week, plus I am a control freak when it comes to my menu planning and food shopping and knowing him I would send him with a list and he would come back with half of it missing and loads of treats instead.
So when I was approached to try Click & Collect at Asda it was a real blessing. I could do an online shop and not have to wait in for delivery (not that we are going anywhere) or worry about bringing in in from the door and putting it away. Instead I could order online and arrange for MadDad to collect it to a store close to his clients on the way home, that way he can put it all away and do all the legwork for me!
Me being me, I was super forgetful and forgot to add the light bulbs on that we needed, but I was able to add them on to my order without any issues.
So how was my Asda Click & Collect experience?
• Ordering was really easy and I was able to amend my order up until 1pm on the day of collection.
• The ordering is the same as delivery right up until the last stage (but no need to pay for delivery or books a slot)
• There was a store near where MadDad was working, so easy to collect from and the collection slops were 2 hourly
• Collection is free
Click & Collect was a huge success for me. My shopping was collected by the hus-beast and he brought it home and put it away. It was less than 3 minutes out of his way to collect the shopping and he only brought home what I had ordered!
Disclosure: This post is part of a collaboration with ASDA and SheKnows. All my opinions are my own.
It’s such a good idea. I usually get an online delivery but would certainly consider click and collect. Thanks for the review.
I am so sorry that you have been unwell. I hope that you are feeling better now x
It sounds like a great service if you live nearby as it would probably save you a huge amount of time. I normally just get my shopping delivered though as our nearest supermarkets are over 16 miles away.
So sorry to hear you have not been well, sounds like a tough time. Meal planning is great isn’t it. I love online shopping myself 🙂
Not tried this as of yet but it sounds like a great idea and something I could be needing in the near future.
Oh YUK, that virus sounds dreadful! You poor thing, hope you are back to normal soon!
I’ve not tried click and collect but I like the idea of it.
Hope you are feeling better soon. I too like the ASDA click and collect. Works so well when you are in a rush.
That’s a great idea….I’m trying to be really strict with my budget at the moment so this would really help. Hope you’re feeling better.
It’s nice that supermarkets are giving their customers more options like this when it comes to buying groceries.
Hope you feel better. Being ill really sucks (we’ve had it to contend with too).