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Also having to switch from Asda delivery for groceries (my disabilities mean I can physically shoo so do the big shop online twice a month with small local stores in between as needed) to a different store. Cos the prices are comparable to M&S these days but while the delivery drivers are super helpful, the subs and unavailable goods have become too inconsistent for me to keep using them. So I've spoken to different people in the disability community to find good quality goods are cheap prices but consistently (like if I order bread, cheese n butter, an unsuitable sub for the bread is more cheese you know, bread's more important than cheese and why not sub for a different loaf FFS). Most of the feedback said ocado is best for quality, support and product availability. Other suggestions were Sainsbury's or Morrisons. All stores that in the past I'd have laughed at for being luxury or fancy stores. But I did a basket comparison with my usual goods and Morrisons and Sainsbury's both came out almost the same as Asda, and once I join nectar card the Sainsbury's one became cheaper than Asda. Ocado was only about £10 more for my usual shop. That's nuts to me. I suspect it's largely cos Asda stopped selling their essentials range online so had to buy fancier items, to force online shopper to spend more.

I bring this up as it's not as aspect that people think about much. On the scope website they have forums and chats there disabled folk can get advise on issues related to living with disabilities. Their website has pages upon pages of advice on various things, but the lack of options for those forced to rely on online deliveries and the costs associated with that aren't fully realised amor explored anywhere. Cheap stores are mostly only cheap cos they're not managing online deliveries much so can keep staff numbers down more, like Aldi n Lidl. And lots of aldis and Lidls in my town, but all take half hour to get to from my address by bus, an hour walking each way, so cos of my disabilities I'm forced to pick a shop and stick to it. No shopping around for cheapest prices or checking for yellow labels when online shopping. It's called the convenience costs, added costs if the convenience of everything being in one spot. But its only convenient for those not forced to use those services. Glad it's available but I often think with all the tech available these days, there should be better services available for the disabled and poor.