Tesco raise minimum online order by huge 60 per cent

Tesco’s minimum online spend has spiralled from £25 to a massive £40.

The outrageous price hike will devastate those living in Stirling Halls since the nearest Superstore is over a mile and a half away.

This will mean trailing and sweating all the way to Wallace Street and back or spending money on the bus to keep your food shop below budget.

You’ll be charged an extra £4 on top of what you’re already paying if the order falls below the new £40 mark.

All of this before you add on delivery costs of anywhere between £1 to £5 depending on day and time.

The megastore is now much more expensive with competitors Sainsbury’s and Asda staying at £25.

The RBS Student Living Index 2015 says students spend an average of £24 a week on groceries, almost 40 per cent less than tyrannical Tesco.

Erin Smith, 18, who lived at Polwarth House, told The Tab: “I spent my first year living in halls and relied on Tesco’s online delivery every week as the nearest big supermarket was well over a mile away.

“This means I would have had to either walk or get on the bus, which is not ideal with lots of bags.”

The media second year went on: “I am surprised that Tesco have done this, especially as the majority of people I know who use the service are students.

“I’m now living in a flat outside the city centre and have had to shop elsewhere as my weekly shop never usually reaches the £40 mark.”

Erin Smith

Georgia Henderson, a first year History and Politics student said: “That’s cutting students right out of the market.

“I’m staying in John Forties next year so if that’s how they want to play it, Aldi it is then.”

Alexander Bergström, a second year marketing student thinks this means pupils will have to share orders, even though this will be difficult and inconvenient.

He said: “No doubt Tesco are shooting themselves in the foot with this in some ways.”

The Tab asked Tesco if they thought this would cost them a high portion of their student base, they are yet to respond.