Tesco and Uber Eats have launched a half-price ‘premium hosting essentials’ promotion for users “scrambling when guests arrive without warning”.
The ‘Doorbell Drops’ promotion includes own-label and branded products such as Tesco Finest All Butter Sultana Scones, strawberry jam and clotted cream, McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives, Président French Brie with Jacob’s crackers, PG Tips teabags, and Tesco Green Olives with Slow Roasted Tomatoes.
“The Doorbell Drops range has been created for those moments when plans change or guests arrive at short notice, giving customers quick access to fresh food, drink, and hosting essentials, so they can conveniently pull together a delicious spread in minutes,” said Suzanne Quinn, Tesco customer director.
The promotion runs until 20 September. Orders incur a delivery fee and service fee calculated on the pre-promotion total. Other fees such as an order fee may apply.
In July, Tesco announced it was launching on both Uber Eats and Deliveroo to offer rapid grocery delivery to “millions more shoppers”.
Tesco had previously stood alone among major supermarkets in not listing its stores on the aggregator apps, instead offering ultra-fast delivery only via its own quick commerce service Tesco Whoosh. The move would “give even more shoppers access to thousands of Tesco grocery, fresh food, household and everyday essential products”, it said at the time.
“At Tesco, we’re always looking for little helps that make life easier for customers, and expanding our rapid delivery service through our Uber Eats partnership is another way we’re helping the nation get what they need, when they need it,” Quinn added.
The promotion comes as an Uber survey found a quarter of adults admit to physically hiding when an unexpected guest knocks. Over half of Brits (56%) – in the Censuswide-conducted survey – report that they feel embarrassed by their snack options when people drop by. Almost a quarter (23%) “doubt their ability to brew a decent cup of tea”, and more than a fifth (21%) confess to serving guests expired milk and hoping they won’t notice. Others have attempted to serve a questionable food spread, including stale biscuits (26%) and mismatched fridge meats (21%).
“Unannounced visits used to be a staple of British social and community life, but the fear of being unprepared and judged for stale biscuits is driving many to hide rather than host,” said Merve Basci, Uber Eats UK general manager.
“Whether it’s dodging in-laws or frantically scouring the fridge for something edible to serve, our new partnership with Tesco can help people ditch the ‘doorbell dread’, so that young people especially can relax and enter their hosting era with more confidence,” she added.
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