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Live Blog. Is there a problem? Another added: "Are people really panic-online-ordering at Tesco in the UK now? Another Morrisons shopper said: " Morrisons there are no delivery slots in my area W9 available until Sunday 15, does this mean that I have to schedule my orders two weeks in advance? A Morrisons shopper added: " Morrisons delivery slots not available for nearly a week - they offer no explanation and said they emailed all customers but nothing received. Should be a fun delivery Morrisons. More on coronavirus. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed here.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} While at Morrisons, there was no delivery available until Sunday March 22 at the same east London postcode. I've never had as many substitutions on my sainsburys delivery as I've had this morning. Never an issue booking two days in advance apart from Christmas. Just logged in to do my regular, weekly shop and found there are NO available delivery slots tomorrow aside from 9PM!!! For Sainsbury's shoppers, you had to wait until Tuesday March 17 for delivery at an east London postcode, while at Tesco there were no slots until Friday March 20 at the same address. Tesco booked til Wednesday. And it seems online orders have also taken a hit with shoppers complaining many items they ordered haven't arrived, or they've have lots substituted for other items. And some say trying to get a delivery is currently "worse than Christmas". The Sun has put this to all the supermarkets mentioned and we'll update this story if we get a response. While Morrisons admits "you may need to book your slot further in advance than usual, and you will also discover that there is a maximum order number on selected products". It comes as some supermarkets have also been rationing what shoppers can buy in store with Tesco even placing limits on pasta and long-life milk. The Sun found delivery slots at Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, and Tesco had sold out for over a week at some addresses, while shoppers are also complaining of delays on social media. When it comes to Tesco one person tweeted: "Just went to book a shopping delivery for Monday. No toilet roll, no hand-wash, ordered a pack of soap I'm not expecting to get, no baby wipes, no washing up liquid. After waiting four days for an available slot, and five products on my cart unavailable Is this an error on the system?! Another Sainsbury's shopper wrote: "Grocery shopping ordered March 5 for delivery today Someone else added: "Just put my weekly order on. One Asda shopper wrote:" "Two-hour delay - estimated at midnight! With another writing: " Ocado laid up in bed with back spasms and your nearest slot is next Friday!!! Elsewhere around the UK shoppers have also experienced long delays, with some saying the wait is even worse than at Christmas. All Football. Iceland, however, bucked the trend with delivery options still available on Monday March 16 at the East London address. Sign in. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}SHOPPERS are being hit with delays of over a week for online grocery shops as delivery slots sell out due to people stockpiling over coronavirus fears.