Online Grocery Shopping Tips

Morning

We are now going to shop online as we find we are saving alot of money, when we've done it in the past. However I'm having trouble getting some kind of order in the way I do it. So I was hoping that those of you who shop this way have an easier way of putting things into your trolley.

Usually I go thru the aisles and select what I need that way.

Sometimes I'll go directly to the specials and select anything we need from there.

Today I thought I'd stand in the kitchen with the laptop and go thru the fridge and cupboards and do it that way.


Any hints or tips would be great, we are relatively new to this, but I love it, because of the savings we make.

I make my shopping list as usual (writing things down as I need them during the course of the week), and rather than browse the isles online I do a search on each item so it takes me straight to it.. I do sometimes stray from the list, but am less likely to if I stick to it.

With the foodtown online site you can also choose to save your shopping list for future shops (to save you re-adding the same things every time)

peachy I like the way you shop, wish I could do it monthly.
I have regular things I buy so I usually pull up the last list & work off that. I all so check the specials.

The last couple of time I had issues with them, 1 my bread was squashed, so had to go buy more, & had some items swapped for others due to availability. I have had to put on the notes not to get anything else that is not on the list & pack smellies separate, so maybe it is my shopper. I think shopping on line is great but often end up going there to get the stuff I need they don't put in.

LeahandJoel, I'm from Tga and i've shopped online before, so I'm sure you can too.  Woolworths online deliver.

Aliasmum wrote: What are the prices like compared to the actual supermarket? Do you find you save money because of not having temptation buying?

The prices are mostly the same, although I have noticed a price difference between online and my local Foodtown for a couple of things before. The specials are still the same though.

Yes, I'd say it saves money cause you're not impulse buying.

Edited by pepsi

I search for items too, rather than browsing.

I suggest selecting 'no substitutes' because even though they say they'll substitute with items of equal or greater value, this week (first time we'd shopped online in NZ) they subbed F&F yoghurt for Greek yoghurt, and chicken thighs for chicken breasts - both were of lesser value.

But it was great - the delivery guy came up our stairs and delivered the groceries into the kitchen, and I avoided the dreaded weekly supermarket shop! And for some reason I hate meal planning for a trip to the supermarket (there's something about writing out the list that I just hate) but I don't seem to have any problem with doing it on here.

Just a note on subs - with Foodtown / WW you can add comments regarding the subs you'll allow. Like we specify only espresso grind coffee and no beef flavoured cat food. :)

I usually shop from the specials and just add in other bits and pieces I know I need. If the fruit and veg specials are rubbish we go asian supermarket shopping for those.

And don't be afraid to query a bung order - usually they'll send out the right stuff and either pick up the wrong / dodgy items or let you keep them gratis.

I just had ours delivered tonight - so much easier and cheapier, especially considering we have no car.

Gosh wonder if we have this in Dunedin - we are naughty and go also every day to the supa for things for dinner (although I have plenty in the freezer to choose from) I find going every day expensive but I don't get a chance to do a big shop with hubby working 7 days a week!

So had a look last night and I can do it here....yay!!! Now just have to do it, started a list last night so will see how we go.

pepsi wrote: I make my shopping list as usual (writing things down as I need them during the course of the week), and rather than browse the isles online I do a search on each item so it takes me straight to it.. I do sometimes stray from the list, but am less likely to if I stick to it. With the foodtown online site you can also choose to save your shopping list for future shops (to save you re-adding the same things every time)

 

That's what I do too.  I write my shopping list and then use the quicklist search to find everything I want.  I often also google "woolworths free delivery" to see if I can find a discount delivery code online before I put my order through.