{"id":480319,"date":"2023-02-15T14:58:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=480319"},"modified":"2023-02-17T06:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T04:48:22","slug":"dischem-deliverd-tested-with-excellent-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/it-services\/480319-dischem-deliverd-tested-with-excellent-results.html","title":{"rendered":"We tested Dischem DeliverD\u00a0\u2014 with excellent results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MyBroadband tested the Dischem DeliverD on-demand service, and we were impressed with the results.<\/p>\n<p>Dischem promises 60-minute delivery when shopping from its mobile app, and ours arrived significantly ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The Dischem app is easy to navigate and allows ordering prescription services and making clinic or salon appointments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/404889-dis-chem-deliverd-60-minute-delivery-service-launched.html\">Dischem launched public testing of DeliverD<\/a><\/strong> in July 2021 at 33 branches across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape.<\/p>\n<p>DeliverD orders are managed through an agreement between Dischem and Bash (formally Quench).<\/p>\n<p>Dischem&#8217;s regular online orders (not on demand) are done through an agreement with the Karooooo-owned Picup.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-480321 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App-272x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App-272x533.jpg 272w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App-204x400.jpg 204w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App-768x1506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App-783x1536.jpg 783w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App-1044x2048.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-App.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dischem&#8217;s app features over 7,000 products that can be ordered at in-store prices.<\/p>\n<p>This service is a competitor to other quick delivery platforms such as Checkers Sixty60 and Pick n Pay asap!, but it is a first for a pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>We created an app account and selected a few items under the DeliverD section after adding our office as a delivery address.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest available time slot on the app was 10:00 \u2013 11:00, which suited us well, so we placed the order.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-480327 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time-270x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time-270x533.jpg 270w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time-203x400.jpg 203w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time-768x1516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time-778x1536.jpg 778w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time-1038x2048.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Order-Time.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The app lets users select alternatives for each product if they are out of stock. We opted not to stipulate alternatives, meaning unavailable items would be left out of the order.<\/p>\n<p>We had to pay a flat rate delivery fee of R35, which is consistent with similar delivery services for other shops in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>We placed our order at 07:53, and at 09:14, we got a notification that the payment went through and the order was collected.<\/p>\n<p>We also received a link to track the delivery driver\u2019s route to our office, as well as information about the driver and a way to contact them.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-480325 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route-293x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route-293x533.jpg 293w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route-220x400.jpg 220w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route-768x1395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route-846x1536.jpg 846w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route-1127x2048.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Driver-Route.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our order was delivered at 09:37 \u2014 23 minutes before the time slot we selected<\/p>\n<p>This is impressive, but it may be an inconvenience if you planned to have items delivered at a specific time and weren\u2019t ready yet.<\/p>\n<p>The items were received in perfect condition, and the brown paper bag is one of the sturdiest we have received from a store in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>More stores offering same day delivery is excellent for consumers, as it provides convenience, and competition between different shops, encouraging good performance from all of them.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Delivery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-480323\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Delivery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Delivery.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Delivery-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Delivery-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dischem-DeliverD-Delivery-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/480011-lesser-known-shopping-app-beats-pick-n-pay-asap-and-woolies-dash.html\">Lesser-known shopping app beats Pick n Pay asap! and Woolies Dash<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MyBroadband tested the Dischem DeliverD on-demand service that promises 60-minute delivery when shopping from the Dischem app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341074,"featured_media":480329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49317],"tags":[84367,79994,62916,70573,35,69535,30650,64319],"class_list":["post-480319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-it-services","tag-annemarie-barnard","tag-bash","tag-dis-chem","tag-dis-chem-deliverd","tag-headline","tag-karooooo","tag-picup","tag-quench"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341074"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480331,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480319\/revisions\/480331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}