On line groceries

Actually there's a considerable amount of what many call "food" that attracts VAT, like crisps and pop.

My definition is; "Pretty much anything which would have been considered to be a luxury in 1945 attracts VAT."

There was a long battle by Mcvities with the VAT man over jaffa cakes. The law now says they are in fact cakes and not biscuits (though usually displayed within the biscuit section) and therefore free from VAT.

Anything in your household shopping basket that you "can't eat" is usually "Vatable."

 

Hence the Jaffa cake furore I believe:wink::lollol:

 

Thanks for that.

Yes not much food is now Vat free, so any threats by government to put Vat on food are pretty weak.

 

A quick google found this

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...et-2010-make-your-shopping-list-VAT-free.html

 

On odd occasions I have used Tescos and Asda. Both give pretty good service and are convenient. If you accept delivery at Tescos at an odd time, 9-10pm for instance, you can get a really low delivery charge - £2.50 sometimes. However, it has been a godsend on occasion like when I had my knee replaced and couldn't drive or carry weights.

Only gripe I have is that you're never quite sure that you're going to get what you ordered, as has been said before. I also prefer large, semi-green bananas and have entered that in the notes but always seemed to get small, quite ripe ones. You can also fall into mistakes like I thought I'd order two small cottage loaves but found I'd order large by mistake! Happily, you can reject items you don't care for.

One final point: do remember that when you are ordering loose fruit and veg, the number option is per single fruit. I ordered some apples once and it said *p per kg, so I ordered 1kg. But I got ONE apple - in a carrier bag all on its own! :lollol:Apparently you have to order 4 or 6 apples, however many you want.