In Spain, there are several big supermarkets that have good quality products. In general, I’m really happy with the products on offer and the supermarkets themselves. We usually buy all our food fresh but also need the usual household from supermarkets such as cleaning liquids, paper for wrapping foodstuffs, drinks etc.
For a while after settling here in Barcelona, I used to look forward to going to the supermarket, especially since I was still exploring the area and trying out different supermarkets. It grew old after a while though, and as always I turned to the fantastic online world to find a solution to this weekly problem. Thankfully, we have several sites in Spain where you can do your online shopping at your favorite supermarkets and have it delivered at your home within 24 hours or less.
Deliberry
Deliberry is a grocery shopping service that advertises their personal shoppers as mama shoppers giving it a friendly feel.
You can see these “mums” shopping in supermarkets as they wear red t-shirts with the Deliberry logo printed on them. I’ve used Deliberry and found it quite well-functioning.
Get your next order with Deliberry
Ulabox
Note: During the coronavirus situation I’ve been having quite a bad run with Ulabox. They delivered some rotten bananas to me, and the delivery date has been delayed by a number of days in most cases, and the latest move is them offering “free delivery” but then charging customers €2.99 to select a time slot in a Ryanair-style move. I would recommend using Amazon Pantry or Deliberry instead.
Ulabox has a very clean user interface, great search facilities and also good support if you need it. They have some very good offers on product combinations, and you will likely also find some discount coupons that will grant you a significant discount and make the total price you pay less than if you had actually gone to the supermarket yourself.
Use this link to create an account and make your first purchase on Ulabox and you will get €10 off your first purchase.
Sign up to Ulabox and get €10 discount
Amazon Pantry
Honestly, one of the best things about living in Spain for me is how good Amazon works here. You get deliveries within the day and you can find an amazing array of items on Amazon. I have been a Prime user since the day they launched the service, so I don’t even pay for deliveries. For food items, you can head over to Amazon Pantry which is a valid alternative to the other options I’ve already mentioned, although it is more limited (I also highly recommend signing up to Amazon Prime while you’re at it).
I am really happy to have found a good way to get my supermarket shopping done conveniently from the comfort of my couch, especially since I don’t own a car and transporting heavy bags back home is quite an annoyance.
Considering that supermarket shopping is something that I do at least once a week, shopping online saves me a lot of time and is much more comfortable. I would therefore wholeheartedly recommend Deliberry and Amazon Pantry if you’re interested in saving time and money on your supermarket shopping.
You can try all the options I mentioned above, as sometimes one of them won’t have the products you usually buy, or prices may vary between them.
I see that Lidl are now going to go into competition withe the mighty Mercadona. I have always used Mercadona and recently started having food delivered as l had an op on my leg. They have been wonderful. Currently they have suspended deliveries due to the virus. Protecting their staff – understandable. It will resume, SOON I HOPE. As for Lidl they need to deliver otherwise they will never make the grade. A LOT OF ELDERLY LIKE HOME DELIVERY, not everyone drives. They need to sort delivery out. Malaga and surrounding areas would be a good idea. Think about it carefully Lidl.
Hi! I’m currently in Barcelona, since its lockdown period are they operating? Can you also recommend other online supermarket? Thanks
Yes they are operating, although there might be delays.
Hello Jean, I am from Czech republic and will stay with my 8 month son in Malaga since January till the end of March. Can you please advice, if Ulabox operates also there? I would like to buy baby food Hipp bio. Is it possible to buy it in Spain without a problem? Thanks a lot for your help 🙂 Hana
Hi Hana, unfortunately I’m not sure if Ulabox works in Malaga.
Hello,
These websites are in Spanish. Do you recommend any that I can shop in English?
Unfortunately not, the best thing I can recommend is to try to learn the names of products in Spanish as it is a very useful skill if you’re living here. I know that’s not a solution, but it’s what we did and I don’t regret the extra effort we put into it.