Sainsbury's online shoppers furious over new £80 delivery charge

Sainsbury’s shoppers have been left furious after the supermarket giant announced it would be hiking up its prices for its delivery passes to a whopping £80. Customers took to Twitter to complain about the new prices for a number of delivery passes yesterday (Wednesday, May 4).

The cost of the supermarket’s “anytime delivery pass” has been upped from £60 to £80. The pass accounts for up to one free delivery every day of the week, including weekends, the Mirror reports.

A shopper named Michelle wrote to the supermarket on Twitter: "Could I speak to someone about delivery pass renewal please? Had mine cancelled despite updating card details - now paying £20 more…"

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Sainsbury’s has also upped the cost of its “midweek delivery pass”, which applies to online grocery orders delivered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, by £10, taking it from £30 to £40. Alongside these, the six-month “anytime delivery pass” was upped from £35 to £40.

The Mirror reports that there was no midweek delivery pass available on Sainsbury’s website yesterday, May 4, but that reports suggest the pass was only £18 last year. The supermarket has also stopped the selling of its three-month delivery passes, replacing them with monthly passes.

The “anytime delivery pass” comes in at £7.50 while the “midweek delivery pass” comes in at £4. On the website, the “midweek delivery pass” is indeed priced at £10 while the three-month “anytime delivery pass” costs £20.

The price hike comes just a month after UK inflation reached 7 per cent - its highest percentage in 30 years. Experts predict a further inflation hike to 8 per cent later this year. Kantar also