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Customer Tries To Sell 23 Asda Delivery Slots For £15 Each They Claim To Have Bulk Booked

Customer Tries To Sell 23 Asda Delivery Slots For £15 Each They Claim To Have Bulk Booked

Asda has denied that this is possible

Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers

A shopper is trying to sell 23 Asda delivery slots they claim to have bulk booked.

It's notoriously difficult to get a delivery time, especially at this time of year, but an individual in Pentwyn, Cardiff, is flogging almost two dozen of them for £15 each - apparently.

The conniving customer shared the advert to Facebook, wishing people a 'Merry Christmas' as they tried to offload their appointments.

The post reads: "So I have bulk booked 23 time slots in Asda Pentwyn to have a food delivery over the next four days.

"I don't need them all so I am selling each time slot for £15 each.

"If you are interested, please comment below and I will sell you a slot.

"Merry Christmas to one and all."

A shopper has claimed to have bulk-booked 23 slots.
Facebook

The post has vexed many users who claim it is disgraceful to take up numerous delivery slots when so many people are unable to leave their homes due to ill-health or concerns regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Commenting on the post, one person said: "I am speechless at that. No one should be able to bulk book that many slots. How many vulnerable people have missed out on a slot they genuinely need because of people like this?!"

While another added: "I'm actually genuinely speechless about this."

However, despite the uproar and the person's claims, Asda has assured people it is not possible to buy multiple slots, and urged shoppers to avoid paying third parties.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the company said: "It isn't possible for this customer to reserve this many delivery slots and we would always recommend that our customers only ever book delivery slots through Asda.com."

Earlier this year, Morrisons announced that it was offering a 10 percent discount to people working in 30 different careers.

Morrisons recently announced that it was offering a 10 percent discount.
PA

The supermarket announced that all those with Blue Light Cards will benefit from the reduction as a thank you for all their hard work.

This has expanded the savings previously offered by the chain, with those in the police, the army, the fire service, and social care now benefiting from it.

The full list of eligible professions is:

  • 4x4 Response
  • Ambulance Service
  • Blood Bikes
  • Border Force
  • British Army
  • Cave Rescue
  • Ministry of Defence Fire Service
  • Ministry of Defence Police
  • Mountain Rescue
  • NHS
  • Police
  • Red Cross
  • Reserve Armed Forces
  • Royal National Lifeboat Institution
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Marines
  • Royal Navy Search and Rescue
  • Second Line Responders
  • Social Care Workers
  • St Andrews Ambulance
  • St John Ambulance
  • UK Visas and Immigration
  • Community First Responders
  • Fire Service
  • Highways England Traffic Officer
  • HM Armed Forces Veterans
  • HM Coastguard
  • HM Prison Service
  • Immigration Enforcement
  • Lowland Search and Rescue

In order to use the discount, you have to physically go into the shop as it cannot be used online.

If you haven't got a Blue Light Card yet, you can register online and it costs £4.99 for two years.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Shopping, Coronavirus, Asda, Health

Dominic graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in French and History. Like you, Dom has often questioned how much use a second language has been. Well, after stints working at the Manchester Evening News, the Accrington Observer and the Macclesfield Express, along with never setting foot in France, he realised the answer is surprisingly little. But I guess, c'est la vie. Contact us at [email protected]

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