Airtasker and TaskRabbit
Big names with plenty of people signed up in the cities. Fees come in later on, so it is worth reading the total twice.
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Do Aldi and Lidl deliver?
Neither of them, not really
Aldi does not sell groceries online at all. Lidl has an online shop, but it sells things like garden furniture and tools rather than a weekly food shop.
So for either of them, getting the shopping home comes down to going yourself or asking somebody to go for you.
How the two compare
| Aldi | Lidl | |
|---|---|---|
| Food delivered to your door | No | No |
| Anything sold online | No | Yes, but not food |
| Click and collect | Closed in August 2024 | No |
| On a delivery app | No | No |
| Getting a shop brought round | Ask someone local | Ask someone local |
Which is good news in one way: whoever fetches your Aldi shop can just as easily pop into Lidl on the way, and plenty of people ask for exactly that.
Getting either one delivered
Start here
Taskerama
A friendly UK site where you put up the shop you want doing and local people offer to go and do it. The whole cost is on screen before you agree to anything, which makes it easy to say yes.
- The full price is there from the start. Nothing gets added at the end.
- Your money is held safely and only released once your shopping has arrived.
- If anything goes wrong, money comes back to your card rather than as credit.
- Change your mind and there is nothing to pay.
- You can message anyone who offers before you pick.
Other ways
Ask a neighbour properly
The cheapest answer of all, and people are usually pleased to be asked. Local Facebook and Nextdoor groups are full of these.
Royal Voluntary Service or Age UK
Free volunteer shopping for older and housebound people in lots of areas. Well worth asking about early.
A supermarket that does deliver
For a big weekly shop, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland all bring it round. You give up the Aldi prices, but the van comes to you.