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26 November 2018, 15:43 | Updated: 26 November 2018, 17:01

What are the Christmas delivery and collection cut-off dates for 2018? Check major supermarkets Xmas closing times including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Asda.

Thinking of your Christmas delivery already? Worried you'll miss the cut off time? Well, many major supermarkets are already allowing customers to book their delivery slots for Christmas 2018.

Here are all the delivery and collection cut-off dates for Tesco, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Asda.

Sainsbury's Christmas delivery times

Sainsbury's will open its delivery slots on Wednesday 28th November, giving customers the opportunity to get everything sorted three weeks ahead of Christmas.

You are able to update your basket until 11pm the date before delivery, however there are no deliveries on the 24th, 25th or 26th December, or the 1st Jan.

Tesco's Christmas delivery times

Online delivery slots will open for the 20th December on the 30th November. However, you'll have to wait until 4th December if you're hoping for your goods to arrive on the 24th - and even then there are only selected areas eligible for the service.

The full times are as follows:

For Thursday 20th December 2018 delivery - book on Thursday 30th November

For Friday 21st December 2018 delivery - book on Friday 1st December

For Saturday 22nd December 2018 delivery - book on Saturday 2nd December

For Sunday 23rd December 2018 delivery - book on Sunday 3rd December

For Monday 24th December 2018 delivery - book on Monday 4 December (specific areas only).

Between the 19th December and 3rd January, same dame delivery is not an option.

Marks & Spencer's Christmas delivery times

Whilst M&S don't do a delivery service, you are already able to place a click and collect order for M&S already - although the 23rd and 24th December are filling up fast.

The last option to do this is 15th December.

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Morrisons Christmas delivery times

Morrisons' Christmas delivery slots are already available to book for delivery between 20th - 24th December.

Delivery Pass customers can also claim up to two free deliveries in this period.

You are able to edit your order once it's been placed, but the cut off for doing this is 24 hours before the delivery slot.

AsdaChristmas delivery times

Delivery and collection slots are already live.

The cut off for Food to Order delivery is December 16th, whilst the collect option stays available until 23rd December.

You are able to amend your orders as many times as you like, providing it's all confirmed by midnight before your allotted date.

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There was anger on Twitter after customers with a monthly 'delivery saver' subscription were able to book prime slots for the days before December 25 a week in advance of other shoppers.

Shoppers said they stayed up until midnight on Monday and Tuesday to book Christmas delivery slots for December 23 and 24 respectively, which is when they became available to all customers for the first time.

But many complained that slots in their areas were already sold out as soon as they went live at one minute past midnight.

On Twitter, a Tesco spokesman explained that delivery saver customers were able to book slots for December 23 and Christmas Eve from November 26 and that the prime delivery spots were likely 'booked up on that day'.

When The Sun tried to book a one-hour delivery slot in a rural location today, the website stated that there are 'no slots available' anytime between December 19 and 25.