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What's the strangest "substitute" item you've been offered on your home delivery?
Liquorice_Twirls
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Mine was -
I ordered 12 tins of Whiskas cat food from Asda and it was substituted with 12 tins of Pedigree Chum (dog food)!!
What were they thinking?
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I ordered 12 tins of Whiskas cat food from Asda and it was substituted with 12 tins of Pedigree Chum (dog food)!!
What were they thinking?
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Apparently the computer makes the choice.
I was offered plain flour instead of strong white bread flour - definitely no substitute! And spicy grated cheese instead of mozzarella!0 -
I once had a pack of Cadbury Creme Egg's substituted with a box of bog standard hens eggs.We have removed your signature - please contact the forum team if you are not sure why - Forum Team0
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I had a tin of fruit cocktail substituted for dried mixed fruit.0
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I was given green loo roll instead of white from Tesco a few years back - the delivery driver was stunned when I said no thanks!!
Thankfully Sainsbury's deliver here and now and they understand that loo roll MUST only ever be white!!MTC NMP Membership #62 - made it back to size 12 after my children & I'm staying here!0 -
I can beat them all - instead of bread I was sent a packet of brazil nuts - even the driver was confused.Never let your sucesses go to your head and never let your failures go to your heart.:beer:0
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I once had mixed spice substituted with allspice."We have to be kind because everyone is fighting a great, great battle" - Sir Richard Attenborough
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I little jiff lemon juice was what I wanted- but got a single banana instead! Both are yellow i guessJuly Win: Nokia 58000
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belfastgirl23 wrote: »Apparently the computer makes the choice.
That explains a few things! lol
I don't know about the other stores, but Waitrose have a no substitutions option which I always use when ordering with them.
I can't really have substituted items, they're often not suitable. I don't eat pork or seafood in any form, and I try to avoid certain combinations of food types. And just to make things more complex I don't buy anything from Nestle either. After all this a huge selection of stuff is off the shopping list, so personally it's easier to just make do without an item.0 -
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These substitutes are so funny lol. I've found Tesco to be most random with their substitutes. I like my microwave macaroni cheeses to take for work, and one week I ordered six. Unfortunately six microwave cauliflower cheeses turned up...not quite the same really.
I do like OPs. 12 tis of dog food instead of cat food lol. I don't think my dog would be impressed of he ended up with cat food lol0
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