After adding groceries to her cart on the FairPrice phone app last Friday, Madam Irene Tan, 47, realised she could not get them delivered over the weekend, as she usually does.
All weekend delivery slots had been filled and the earliest she could receive her order was on Monday afternoon.
The student care teacher told The Straits Times yesterday: “I am frequently around young children so I prefer buying my essentials online to avoid large crowds.”
But she had no choice but to buy her groceries at a physical supermarket over the weekend.
“It was a quick trip, but I had to lug heavy bags of groceries. I guess it is a lesson learnt for me to place my order earlier,” Madam Tan added.
Ms Megan Char, 24, who orders groceries from RedMart every Sunday, was surprised she had to pay a delivery fee of $1.50 on Sunday.
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