A local steward for Billericay & Basildon
Text on WhatsApp or give us a ring. A real, local person does your shopping and errands and brings them to your door — no app, no markup, no fuss.
We're opening in Billericay & Basildon first — no app to download, just save our number.
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DBS-checked, insured local people · no markup on your shopping, and every price is quoted before you confirm.Example: a customer texts Reeve asking for a prescription and a birthday card; Reeve confirms and replies "Consider it handled."
The reckoning
You pay the exact shop receipt — no markup, to the penny — plus one simple service fee we always quote before you confirm. When you order we place a temporary hold (never a charge); once it's at your door we charge the real total and release the rest.
The fee is simple: from £7.50 for an errand, or a flat £15 on a big weekly shop — a little more for multi-shop or event runs and longer distances. Always quoted upfront, never a surprise at the door.
The old reeve kept the manor's accounts so exactly that no auditor could fault them. We keep yours the same way — every price quoted before you say yes.
How Reeve works
No app, no account, no browsing. You tell us what you need, like you'd text a friend who happens to be heading to the shops.
Message Reeve on WhatsApp or give us a ring — the weekly shop, a forgotten prescription, a gift you didn't have time for. Any local shop.
Your Reeve sources everything and checks with you before any swap. Your card is held, never charged, until it's done.
We drop it round across Billericay & Basildon, often the same day, with your receipts. You pay the real total — to the penny.
Trust & safety
Letting someone shop for you takes trust. Here's exactly how we earn it — the payment first, because that's what matters most.
You pay the exact shop receipt — no markup — plus one service fee we quote upfront. We hold a little when you order, then charge the real total once it's at your door.
Every Reeve is DBS-checked, fully insured and personally trained — ideally the same familiar face each time, looking after your list like their own.
Out of stock, or a better swap? We message you before spending a penny on anything you didn't ask for. You stay in control the whole way.
Payments are handled securely by Stripe, and we're registered with the ICO. Your card details and your data are never sold or shared.
What Reeve handles
Why "Reeve"
A reeve was the keeper of the estate — the trusted local who knew every household, kept the accounts straight, and quietly saw that things got done. We've brought the idea back for the way we live now: one dependable person who handles the daily details, so you don't have to. It starts in Billericay & Basildon, and grows village by village.
Good questions
You pay the exact shop receipt — no markup — plus one simple service fee. It's from £7.50 for an errand or small basket, a flat £15 on a big weekly shop, and a little more for multi-shop or event runs and longer distances. We always quote the fee before you confirm, so there's never a surprise at the door.
Only after your shopping is delivered. When you order we place a temporary hold — not a charge — usually slightly above your list. Once we've done the shop, the hold drops off and we charge the exact total for what actually arrived, plus the fee we quoted.
We message you before we buy anything different. You approve the swap, or tell us to skip it — we never spend on something you didn't ask for.
A vetted, DBS-checked, insured local Reeve — ideally the same familiar person each time, who gets to know your list and your preferences.
No. Just call or text one number, like you would a friend. Nothing to install, no account to set up, no password to remember.
Tell us where to leave it or a neighbour to hand it to, and we'll follow your instructions. For anything age-restricted we'll always hand it to you in person.
Yes. Payments run through Stripe (we never see or store your full card number), and we're registered with the ICO. We never sell or share your data.
We're starting in Billericay & Basildon and opening street by street. Pop your postcode in above or join the list, and we'll message you the moment we reach you.
Founding members
Leave your mobile and Reeve will message you the day we open in your area. Founding members get priority and a warm welcome.
Lovely — you're on the list.
We'll be in touch the moment Reeve reaches your street. Consider it handled.