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There’s no doubt that getting a shopping delivery slot has been harder than usual since the UK went into lockdown eight weeks ago.

In an attempt to take some of the stress away, Martin Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert.com has compiled a list of top tips.

Asda Delivery Slots Opening Times

The list shows how far ahead each supermarket releases its slots and how you might get your hands on one, reports BirminghamLive.

The supermarket with the longest lead time appears to be Tesco with a massive 21 days, which assumes you know what you’ll want to eat three weeks in advance. Big slot wins in atlantic city.

Waitrose and Morrisons release their slots just three days ahead.

Booking an Asda home delivery slot has become a real challenge, but the supermarket chain says it’s doing its very best to meet the unprecedented demand for online orders. Asda says it is prioritising vulnerable customers and will only show slots for the next seven days. If you need to order food from Asda online,. Shop online at ASDA Groceries Home Shopping. The same great prices as in store, delivered to your door with free click and collect! Asda Christmas delivery slots. Delivery Pass customers have been able to book from the 30th October, and everyone else will have to wait until the 6th of November. Iceland Christmas delivery slots. You can now order up until Christmas Eve at Iceland, with free delivery on orders over £35. Shop at Iceland. Morrisons Christmas.

So you might know what you want to eat but will you then have enough time to get your order in before all of the slots are quickly taken?

Here’s how the supermarket giants are operating according to Moneysavingexpert.

Asda have already released their Christmas delivery slots - so you'll need to act quickly. The supermarket giant has launched the dates earlier than usual as last year they went live on November 19. But some areas are already fully booked for Christmas week (December 20-24). Asda Christmas delivery and collection slots at Asda store are now open. The chain states that customers need to book a suitable time between 21 and 23 December to be able to shop the food in their.

Three days ahead

Waitrose - used to be in partnership with Ocado but not any more.

So it might well be looking to expand times in due course.

Asda online delivery slots opening times

For slots, it said it is 'advising customers to check each morning'.

Shoppers surveyed said they had success from 6am to 8am as well as randomly during the day.

Asda Home Delivery Slot Times

Morrisons - shoppers top tip was to try just after midnight

Five days ahead

Co-op - told Martin Lewis that 'slots are launched every day, at around midnight'.

Seven days ahead

Iceland - the company said times were specific to stores, so Martin Lewis's 'Forumites' reported different results in tandem.

Sainsbury's - told Martin Lewis that 'when the slots are released will vary - there isn't a specific time and it doesn't depend on the store'.

One follower reported success every Monday.

Ocado - the online supermarket was a former partner with Waitrose but recently jumped into bed with M&S and is due start selling its products, as well as its own, from September.

It said there wasn't a fixed time when they were released, but priority customers were emailed about availability.

Once they've had a chance to book, non-priority customers are notified - via a message on the home page - and are then able to book any remaining slots.

14 days ahead

Asda - revealed that slots update as and when they become available in each area. Popular times to get a slot were typically 10pm or midnight, though some followers said between 2am and 4am.

Asda Online Delivery Slots Opening Times

21 days ahead

Tesco - Martin Lewis was told 'slots tend to be released at midnight for three weeks ahead' but that it's busy adding extra vans to create more slots.

Top tips include logging on ten minutes early and then trying to book after midnight.

Asda Delivery Slots Times