Just a little CV19 footnote as a pair of over-70s who have been avoiding anyone for some time now and avoiding shopping as far as possible.
After whinging forcefully at and about Sainsbury's who "said" they were prioritising firstly the extremely vulnerable (using the Government/NHS register) which we all applaud, and secondly over-70s told to stay at home if at all possible (which they actually weren't!) I "think" they've got their act together, or are beginning to. No-one said it would be easy but over-promising in this situation is disastrous.
We've used the "phone-in" registration which is largely automated (well done Sainsbury's IT people  ) and got an automated text message acknowledgement a couple of days later. Then after a couple more days we magically have access and plenty of available delivery slots over the next few days, none further out. 
Booked our first-ever online delivery this afternoon (Beverley usually goes to the shop, but the over-70s pitifully-inadequate hour she tried the other day was literally a "scrum"!  ) and it's coming tomorrow evening. Phew!
And so far they are ahead of the game, no other major supermarket is doing this. Some are working on the Government list but that's all as far as I can see.
The best Tesco can do is say on their web site
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We ask those who are able to safely come to stores to do so, instead of shopping online, to help us prioritise slots for more vulnerable customers.
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- well that'll work, won't it! 
Prices online seem to be higher than in-store, but maybe they're not and this is just the start of the inevitable inflation.....
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 2nd April 2020 at 06:21 PM.
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