Having trouble getting groceries? We couldn’t buy anything we needed either online or instore at Coles, IGA or Aldi.
But we found an option that was taking orders & delivering, Woolworths.
Woolworths Basics Box for $80 including delivery to your door
Woolworths created the Woolworths Basics Box to help provide essential products for customers who are currently unable to visit our stores and are in genuine need.
- It helps provide meals, snacks and a few essential items you may need, including toilet paper.
- Delivered within approx 2-5 business days via Australia Post – estimated delivery times .
- Eligible for customers over 60 or those who holders of an eligible concession card can buy online.
- If you’re not over 60 or don’t hold an eligible concession card, apply via Priority Assistance or call 1800 904 698.
- A limit of two 2 orders per customer, per fortnight, applies.
- Flour 1kg
- Sugar 1kg
- Toilet paper 8 pack
- Soap (or other hygiene products) 1 bar
- Longlife milk (or a dairy substitute) 2lt
- Fruit juice 2lt
- Weetbix, oats (or breakfast cereal) 375g
- Spread (jam, vegemite, honey or peanut butter) 150g
- Pasta (or rice, lentils, noodles, quinoa, couscous) 500g
- Pasta sauce (or similar) 500g
- Canned tuna (or other canned meat) 4 x 95g
- Canned items – 4 x soup, 1 x vegetables & 1 x fruit – approx 400g each
- Baked beans (or similar) 420g
- Tortilla bread (or similar) 8 pack
- Tea 50 bags
- Biscuits (or chocolate wafers, sweet snacks) 175g
- Muesli bars (or dried fruits) 5 pack
- Crackers (or similar) 185g
It’s just that, the basics.
Woolworths created the Woolworths Basics Box to help provide meals, snacks, and a few essential items for those in genuine need. The list above is an example of what may be included in your Woolworths Basics Box. While some products and brands will vary due to stock availability, they will always aim to provide a similar range of products.
Woolworths want to provide good value and will not be profiting from providing this service. The price for the Woolworths Basics Box includes all 23 items, packaging, hand picking and packing, as well as Delivery to your doorstep. This offer is available for delivery only and not available in store. Australia Post will deliver you Woolworths Basics Boxes within 2-5 business days. in two separate boxes to make it easier to take the order inside.
It’s not perfect – it doesn’t include everything and is likely to be different to what you’d normally buy. You’re also not able to choose, switch or select the products and they are currently unable to cater for specific dietary requirements. For nutritional information, allergens, and ingredient details, please refer to the actual product pack. But by removing choice they are able to get more boxes to more vulnerable customers faster.
The Woolworths Basics Box has been designed for those customers who are currently unable to visit our stores – the elderly, people with a disability, those with compromised immunity and people in mandatory isolation*.
That’s why, to make sure all Woolworths Basics Boxes make their way to people who need them most, you’ll need to be able to show that you fall into one of these groups to order one. Eligible customers over 60 or holders of an eligible concession card are able to buy the Woolworths Basics Box online. You will be asked to provide your details before checking out, if you are buying on behalf of someone in need, please provide their details. If you’re not over 60 or don’t hold an eligible concession card you will need to apply for Priority Assistance first, you will receive notification within 24 hours and can then log on to buy the Woolworths Basics Box. If you need assistance with ordering online, you can order over the phone on 1800 904 698.
A limit of two 2 orders per customer, per fortnight, applies.
When others seem to be overwhelmed by the volume of demand, Woolworths were able to take the order and deliver it to the most vulnerable in our communities when they needed it most.
Thank you Woolworths for coming to the needs of Australian’s in these troubled times. Keep the food coming and stay safe!
Fernando Camacho
He is a crazy shopper, loves drinking in pubs and clubs, shopping trendy outlets online, grocery shopping to his door and catching Uber. Also dabbles in setting up online stores through eBay, Amazon marketplaces and has a marketing and commerce background.