Mrs W - If you don't mind paying £9.95 you can name a date for delivery up to three weeks hence. There's also a supersaver at £14.95 where you can choose a Saturday 2-3 weeks hence and keep the order open to add to if you think you may be any more.
The snag is that on checking out, the system requests verification that your card is pukka and that you have funds, so when I'm sailing close to the wind I get round this by making a small purchase on the phone (the robolady works well for this as it doesn't go through the verification procedure for an existing card). Then when you're order is set up you can empty your basket into it and remove the small item (if you don't actually want it). Sounds like a palaver, but it doesn't actually take more than a couple of minutes and can be very useful when you really want something but don't have ready funds immediately. It's a pity they're struggling as I'm sure this facility must bring them business they would otherwise loose. Personally, I set up a saver once a month, sometimes twice when they are being really naughty and tempting me too much, and then I can do what I like for most of the month and cough up on or after payday. I'm sure I buy much more because of this.
I'm having basket probs at the mo as I think the system is overloaded riight now. You have two-three days in your basket and they will warn you twice of time lapsing, the second is the last and tells you that you just have a few hours.
Hope that's clear (I know I burble). xxxxxxxx