People hoping to bag themselves a Tesco Christmas supply slot have been confronted with a web-based queue of almost 300,000 folks this morning.
Not solely has the wait been extraordinarily lengthy, however buyers have additionally needed to battle in opposition to a crashing web site, with some reporting that they have been booted out of the grocery store queue as quickly as they acquired to the entrance.
Delivery Saver prospects have been advised they may guide a slot from 6am on Tuesday, however a number of folks complained the queue was opened earlier than the marketed time.
Posting on Twitter, one buyer stated: “I logged on at 5.59 (am) to get ready, only to find over 135,000 in the queue already.”
By 6.13am, customers have been posting screenshots that confirmed the queue was as much as 180,000 folks.
That determine jumped to greater than 287,000 a few hours later.
Read extra:
Cost of dwelling newest: Best-value Xmas metropolis breaks
The hottest meals manufacturers which have soared in worth
Another Twitter consumer stated they hung out ready within the queue solely to be kicked out, writing: “Hey @Tesco just sat for half an hour in your xmas queue and as soon as I reached the front of the queue I got kicked out and now the wait is an hour.”
Another stated: “I was 38,000 in the queue and the app ‘refreshed’ itself, and now I’m number 178,000. You’re having a laugh.”
A Tesco spokesperson stated: “We’re currently seeing a high number of visits to our website and groceries app and some customers are temporarily having difficulty logging on or placing orders.
“We’re actually sorry about this. There are nonetheless slots obtainable for each house supply and click on & acquire over the Christmas interval and we’re working to get issues again up and operating as shortly as we are able to. In the meantime, we advocate that prospects use our web site to put their order.”
Source: information.sky.com”