On-demand delivery services

The Netherlands has a wide variety of on-demand delivery services. Need to get your suit dry-cleaned? Hungry for that very particular dish nobody’s heard of? Or maybe you just need that one little screw that you can t find anywhere Anything you want, everything you need, you can order from your couch and it will be delivered to your front door; often within the hour and for a low price.

Of course you already know the big players like PostNL, UPS, FedEx, DHL, DPD and GLS. But these only deliver packages. Large grocery services like Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Picnic deliver only groceries. And although there is a large number of hot meal delivery services around the country, like JustEat and Thuisbezorgd, most of them are limited to unhealthy fast food.

However, there are many new startups and local ondemand services that challenge the big players with highly promising and competitive offers. We’ve gathered them for you, so you don’t have to.

Redjepakketje: this delivery service works for a large number of companies and webshops. It delivers exclusively in the evening, and sends the recipient a message 30 minutes before arrival. No more sitting at home all day! And if you’re not home, you can easily arrange a different delivery time. Ubermart: Ubermart delivers groceries to your doorstep within two hours after you’ve ordered them. The minimum order amount is €15. If you shop for more than €60, delivery is free; otherwise the delivery fee is €4,95.

Bringbring and Tringtring (Amsterdam only) focus on delivering food from local restaurants, caterers and other hotspots that don’t have their own delivery service and want to protect their (exclusive) identity. So if you like the food of that fancy place, but you don’t feel like going out, you can still have its exquisite goodies brought to your doorstep.

If you don’t mind cooking but don’t want to go to the supermarket, HelloFresh delivers to your doorstep a box with ingredients and recipes. ou receive three to five meals a week for one to six persons, starting at €34. Other companies offering similar meal boxes include Marley Spoon. Organic, sustainable foods, produced locally and seasonally, are available from Ekomenu or De Krat. If you can’t choose from all the different boxes, use comparison website Maaltijdbox.nl.

If you don’t have time in your busy day, or if shopping is difficult for you you can hire a shopper for 7 50 per hour on the website ikzoekeenboodschappenhulp.nl. There are also charities and local initiatives that help the elderly and disabled with their shopping for a small fee, like Humanitas.