I've long been dependent on Ocado for harder to find, and heavier, ingredients delivered to my door by friendly drivers who talk to my dog nicely and hardly ever have substitutions. Until recently, no flat of mine has been near a grocery store larger than a train station Sainsbury's. Makes it challenging to find anything out of the ordinary, like, say brown sugar or more than one kind of lettuce.
So when I was browsing through the iPhone App Store this morning and discovered the Ocado app, new yesterday it seems, and not officially released until 13 July, I was maybe a bit too excited.
Brilliantly, you can do your shopping from your iPhone, check and amend an order you've already placed, or just keep a running list on it and book a delivery slot when you're ready. When you open the app, it shows you the earliest delivery appointment available right away. I was able to check an order I had already placed when I was out in one of those 'did I order lemons or not?' moments. The interface is clean and easy to use too.
The only downside I can see initially is if you've never used Ocado before and aren't sure they deliver to
your area - there's no way to find out without downloading the app and creating an account etc.
If you've used them before, however, it's well worth a try.
