How to make a purchase from your mobile with the Mercadona application

Mercadona has finally renewed its online store Users who access the store's website from today and who also live in Valencia, they already have the opportunity to try it. For now, the new online purchase system will be available for certain postal codes, since it is a pilot test.

The application and the website have greatly improved, especially compared to the original version of the store. Because the truth is that, although Mercadona offers cheap prices, the online store looked quite outdatedIt was impractical, mainly because the products didn't look good.

But things have changed. The images of the products look great, so shopping is much easier. Also in the app. To access the store and functions, yes, you must reside or request delivery in one of these postal codes: 46001, 46002, 46003, 46004, 46005, 46006, 46007, 46008, 46010, 46013, 46014, 46017, 46018 and 46026. Otherwise, at the moment you will not be able to test the online purchase. It is probable, however, that in a while Mercadona will offer this option in more areas of Spain.

How to buy at Mercadona through the app

1. The first thing you will have to do, of course, is download the application. You should know that it is available for both iOS and Android.

2. As soon as you have installed it on your mobile, you will need to enter your postal code We have already indicated which are the valid codes at the moment. As soon as you have entered it, you will be able to access the store. If you want the application to be more precise and advance in the purchase process, we recommend that you click on Account and identify yourself. If you do not have an account created, you will need to open a new one.

3. If you don't want to identify yourself at the moment, don't worry. Mercadona allows you to walk through the virtual supermarket of the application and go adding products to the basket.

Choose products to add to the shopping cart

The first thing you will find as soon as you access the application is a first screen with news.Here are the products that Mercadona has just launched Right now, for example, you can find salad with flowers, piadinas, crunchy cookies, cheese rolls, cherries, mango ice cream or macarons.

You can also browse through the different categories, grouped by food families. You have, for example, Oil, spices and sauces, Water and soft drinks, Appetizers, Rice, legumes and pasta, Sugar, candies and chocolate or Cocoa, coffee and infusions.

By clicking on each of these categories, you will have access to other subcategories. Here you will see the images of each of the products. If you are interested in any, you only have to click on the Add button and select the desired amount. It will automatically be included in the shopping cart and you will be able to browse through the rest of the categories and products.

Manage shopping cart

When you have added all the products you want, you can manage your shopping cart. You will only have to click on the See cart button. Keep in mind that to be able to make an online purchase the minimum order must be 50 euros. Shipping and preparation costs will always be 7.20 euros

Next, you can select the day and time of delivery. On this occasion, Mercadona offers its customers the possibility of choosing one-hour slots instead of two, so that they don't have to wait so long at home for the delivery of your order.