Angry Students Are Boycotting Tesco After Minimum Delivery Spend Raised To £40

Tesco recently announced customers would now have to spend £40 if they wanted to qualify for free delivery, instead of £25, and students really aren't happy.

Although the company is reassuring its customers they can still use the delivery service, albeit at a cost of £4 if their shop is under the £40 threshold, students have already pledged to take their custom elsewhere when they return to university in the autumn.

Any orders under the £40 mark will also have to pay existing delivery charges of anything from £1 to £6. Meanwhile, a recent RBS survey revealed students spend an average of £24 a week on groceries - almost 40% less than Tesco's threshold.

When I go back to uni I'm not going to be doing my online shop with @Tesco, £40 min spend?! I don't have enough room! @asda all the way!

— Kathy Louise Hurst (@KathyyyLouiseee) August 5, 2015

Heartbroken that my relationship with @Tesco has to end now the minimum basket order is £40 we had a great run while it lasted xxxx

— Holly Bates (@hollybates) August 5, 2015

Tesco&Asda changing their home deliveries to minimum £40 clearly arent thinking of their student customers trek to morrisons in Sept it is

— Louise (@loumaddo) July 22, 2015

£40 minimum spend for home delivery by #tesco & #asda! #aldi and #lidl looks like I'll be seeing you more often! #germanyisbetter #ripoff

— Jitixa Patel (@JitixaPatel1) July 27, 2015

Aww @Tesco online shopping was my new fave pastime. Now I have to stop because you have to spend £40. #hardlife #boringtweet #distraught

— Georgia Kain (@georgiakain) July 25, 2015

Got my 1st c&c order from @asda instead of my usual @Tesco. Well done @asda for not raising your min order to £40 and everything's cheaper!

— Catherine Sargent (@catsargent) July 24, 2015

@Tesco No just overall. It's largely the £4 supplement, £40 is hard to reach for us weekly, £30/£35 would be much more realistic.

— Jen (@bakearamaUK) July 24, 2015

So @Tesco is now adding £4 for under £40 shop, plus delivery charge. Not good for me (being a student). Guess @asda online shopping it is.

— Emma J (@Palaeogirl2012) July 23, 2015

Minimum spend on Tesco is now £40..... Okay bye bye then #hellosainsburys

— elelelel (@elinorbarnes) July 23, 2015

@Sera_Emily @Tesco seriously? Single person cooking for 1 isnt going to spend £40 a week! Im too short to go in and do it #shortgirlproblems

— Caitriona Brennan (@MissCaitrionaB) July 24, 2015