TESCO is making a big change for shoppers who use the supermarket’s online grocery store next week.
The nation’s biggest supermarket is increasing the minimum amount that customers need to spend to qualify for home delivery without a “basket charge”.
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From May 2, the minimum basket value for home delivery will change to £50 – up from its previous level of £40
It is also increasing the basket charge for those who don’t meet the minimum spend.
The minimum basket charge will increase to £5 – up from £4.
The minimum basket charge is added to all orders that don’t meet the minimum basket value of £50.
But Tesco is retaining the minimum order value for click and collect which will remain at £25 at all stores.
It comes after shoppers vented their frustrations about the change on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook page.
One shopper said: “The minimum checkout basket is rising from £40 to £50.
“I know this is easily done for families but I know lots of people on their own unable to do a weekly shop and it’s been a lifeline but the rise to £50 will be far too much.”
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Another said: “I hate that supermarkets have this minimum spend. Makes it difficult for a two-person household to shop.
“I’d never spend £40 or £50 on shopping and then add the delivery on as well. It’s shocking.”
At the time of the change, a Tesco spokesperson said: “To ensure we can continue to serve our online customers as effectively as possible, from May 2 we are making some changes to our minimum basket threshold, the first change we are making in nearly eight years.
“For the vast majority of our customers, there will be no change to the way they shop.”
In comparison, Sainsbury’s requires a minimum spend of £40 or shoppers will incur a £7 fee.
For Asda, customers need to spend £40 too, but they’ll only be charged £3 if they don’t.
Morrisons shoppers need to spend £25 minimum and those below £40 will incur an extra £3 charge.
Iceland customers need to spend a minimum 0f £40 – those under will incur a £3 fee.
Tesco has also made some big changes to its Clubcard in recent weeks.
The supermarket chain is reducing the value of Clubcard vouchers spent with reward partners.
From June 14, Clubcard vouchers will only be worth double their value if exchanged at any of Tesco’s 100 reward partners.
The move will mean that their value won’t go as far as it used to on things like family days out at Alton Towers Resort, meals at PizzaExpress, sunny getaways with Hotels.com and much more.
Customers wishing to avoid the points devaluation for as long as possible can do so by ordering partner codes before June 14.
Shoppers will also collect one point for every two litres of fuel they buy from June 14 – down by two points per litre.
