Did you know that Mercadona will do a home delivery of your shopping? You can either go in and shop yourself, or order online. The other day I tried the first option and have to say was suitably impressed. As usual here in Spain, it wasn´t without its complications to start with, but once I got cracking its was OK.The cost is 4.21€ – why such a strange amount I don´t know – but actually if you have a trolley load it costs more, as they end up keeping your trolley and the euro in it!Basically the process is as follows 1. Shop till you drop2. Get to check-out and notify till clerk that you require a home delivery = reparto a domicilio3. Place fridge items in separate bags to freezer items, and all other goods directly in the trolley4. Once the total of the shop has been calculated and paid for, the till/computer asks what time delivery slot you would like. NB. If you shop late in the afternoon they do not guarantee you will have it that day, so it may be the next day5. At this point the till prints copious amounts of paper! Some you fill in with your address and some get attached to the fridge/freezer food bags – and finally one large one for the trolley, which, as I said, they keep and your euro!
The process the first time is not speedy, so have patience. Well at least I think it was because it was the first time, but until I try it again I am not 100% sure.My delivery slot was somewhere between 6-8pm. At 7.30pm they called me to say they would be there at 8.15.A little before that Juan David (the delivery man) called me to say he was at the gate. He then unloaded the shopping which was already in special bag lined crates and wheeled them to my front door. Then, very cleverly, the bags are lifted out of the crate and carried straight to my kitchen. I reckon if I had asked he would have even put the shopping away for me. All in all I would give them 9 out of 10 – with the only thing letting them down was the fact they kept my euro!
Did you know that Mercadona will do a home delivery of your shopping? You can either go in and shop yourself, or order online. The other day I tried the first option and have to say was suitably impressed. As usual here in Spain, it wasn´t without its complications to start with, but once I got cracking its was OK.The cost is 4.21€ – why such a strange amount I don´t know – but actually if you have a trolley load it costs more, as they end up keeping your trolley and the euro in it!Basically the process is as follows1. Shop till you drop2. Get to check-out and notify till clerk that you require a home delivery = reparto a domicilio3. Place fridge items in separate bags to freezer items, and all other goods directly in the trolley4. Once the total of the shop has been calculated and paid for, the till/computer asks what time delivery slot you would like.NB. If you shop late in the afternoon they do not guarantee you will have it that day, so it may be the next day5. At this point the till prints copious amounts of paper! Some you fill in with your address and some get attached to the fridge/freezer food bags – and finally one large one for the trolley, which, as I said, they keep and your euro!The process the first time is not speedy, so have patience. Well at least I think it was because it was the first time, but until I try it again I am not 100% sure.My delivery slot was somewhere between 6-8pm. At 7.30pm they called me to say they would be there at 8.15.A little before that Juan David (the delivery man) called me to say he was at the gate. He then unloaded the shopping which was already in special bag lined crates and wheeled them to my front door. Then, very cleverly, the bags are lifted out of the crate and carried straight to my kitchen. I reckon if I had asked he would have even put the shopping away for me. All in all I would give them 9 out of 10 – with the only thing letting them down was the fact they kept my euro!
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