Supermarket deliveries to clubsites
- I think I recall seeing something some time ago about someone having groceries delivered to a club site. Does anyone ever do that or is it not allowed either by the Club or by the supermarkets ?
Apologies if posted in wrong section !
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We are with you Husky, particularly liking the farm shops. I personally can't see what advantage it would be. It would mean standing about by the barrier, possibly in the rain for up to an hour. You might as well go and get it yourself. Even with a MH it would be possible to find somewhere accessible. Many of the farm shops we frequent have large car parks.
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In the brave new world of the new adventurers being attracted to the CC / camc / wotever that rule will drive the younger 'haven't got time to shop / cook / get kids to school, etc' away.
How are they to get their sugar loaded microwave meals to feed on? Interesting that fish & chip vans, or steak & frites vans can set up on CC / camc / wotever sites, is there a backhander somewhere?
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Is that a pasty, fish n chips, curry or a Chinese?!
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I go with Farm shops too where possible - I can't imagine getting stuff delivered home or away except in an emergency. But its one of the reasons I caravan rather than motorhome - flexibility. Do those people who want deliveries actually spend all their holiday on site?
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I hate/dislike shopping even while at home and see it as a necessary evil while on holiday. Visiting a supermarket is not a holiday experience in my world, so having a Sainsbury's van stop outside my pitch and the driver bringing all the goodies to my awning or door would be absolutely fantastic. However I realise that it would cause extra work for the wardens, obstruct the site roads and make them more dangerous, and if everyone did it that would make things even worse. Even if I met the van at the entrance I would have to wait around possibly for an hour so might as well go shopping.
Fish and chip vans usually stay at the entrance and there's only of them at a set time, not the same thing as a number of delivery vans at all hours of the day. Also F&C vans are in my holiday experience list but if they were banned that's ok too
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Quite the opposite for us CS. Food shopping is part of the holiday experience. For instance if at Cirencester, a nice sea bream to BBQ from the fishmongers, or a trout from the trout farm. Gloucester Old Spot, bacon, sausages or chops 🐖from Butts farm shop. Lightly smoked duck confit from Upton Smokery.
I could go on, but I am starting to feel hungry.😃
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I know exactly what you mean (yum yum) and have eaten local delicacies like that myself
but I was talking more about having to visit Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, (or even Waitrose for the richer members). Those places belong to everyday life and should be visited during holidays! 0 -
We came up with a perfect division of labour early in our caravan life. First thing on arrival is a quick dog walk, takes the sting out of the little blighters! Then he gets pitched up, awning sorted, sits back with a cuppa, while she heads off to local supermarket to get stocks in, and satisfy browsing DNA. Much easier now though with MH, we park up, in a convenient supermarket car park, while he walks dogs, and she still satisfies browsing DNA. Then it is five minutes from arrival to kettle on once we have chosen pitch! That includes winding out the awning by the way!
We do arrange a supermarket delivery if in a cottage though!
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This shopping as a holiday is all very well, but does one not keep seeing things that are novel and end up buying far too much to eat on the holiday and going home with all sorts of stuff that is right on the "best before" date?
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Completely agree SteveL. We make it part of our holiday experience, using farm shops, local delis etc. We rarely do a big shop whilst away preferring to buy as we go, deciding what we want to eat that day or perhaps going to the pub or a restaurant.
An even bigger experience when abroad when you're not sure what you're buying! To us shopping is a completely different experience when you're away whether in this country or not.
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I think your arrangement should be become club rules
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worth it if someone does the shopping for me while I sit with a cuppa
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Hopefully.
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Isn't it?
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We take the food we need with us. If we need more if staying longer we just buy from shops where we visit, most reasonably sized places have a M&S who do lots of easy to prepare meals.
David
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Dunno but it's a good subject
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The only food we take is for the first night ,I don't take food with us as I prefer to buy what's local and we don't alaways know what we want to eat , but if you take it with you ,you know what you've go for dinner every night ,it's good we all do things differently
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That will be the Cornwall Diet then where you can only eat food from one of the three M&S in the county!
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We tend to stock up if away on a long break, just the essentials, then sample local goodies as and when we fancy. We keep tinned staples in MH, but always enjoy local food on short breaks. Have to take dog food, suspiciously delicate stomachs, and sometimes certain places don't stock what we feed. Use local pet shops a lot though!
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Probably the reason I don't go to Cornwall
David
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