What's the strangest "substitute" item you've been offered on your home delivery?

laura2481

I once said 'no substitutions' and then got a phone call to ask if I minded getting some substitutions. Errrr, yes. Hence ticking the no substitutions box.

:rolleyes:

Haven't had any really weird substitutions but have had plently of random free stuff, like cottage cheese with pineapple when I didn't order any cottage cheese and don't even like it with pineapple anyway!

Delphinum

We don't get our shopping online any more as it was just too much hassle. I hate the number of bags they use and I feel so awkward if I choose unbagged and they're hanging about watching me unpack.

Our local newspaper was replaced by a newspaper from another locality. Sorry but I've no interest in the other area... nice for a change maybe.
Super Tampax was replaced with Super-Plus Tampax. It must've been a male who did this as women know you should use the lowest absorbency... and I'd hope would have replaced with another brand of the same absorbency.
The most bizarre was 6kgs of bananas instead of 6 bananas. I made banana loaf and my husband was enjoying them. :P

AngelaUK

Just had my 2nd Asda order delivered, no silly substitutes this time, I did tick yes to them just to see what I might get, I ordered grapes which were unavailable so apparently no grapes to replace them with in the whole store.
As a nice bonus I got a free 12 pack of toilet roll I didn't order, I did tell the driver and he said to keep it. :rotfl:

gghh

omg this thread is hilarious!!
my only weird sub was when i wanted a 1kg bag of fusilli pasta costing £1-£1.50 and they gave a four pack of tinned tuna which cost over a fiver!!!!
i will not believe they had no pasta in the whole shop!!!!!

k99.ward

Recycled toilet paper instead of unused stuff. The stink was indescribable. lol

anudeglory

12 bottles of Tesco's Ale instead of 2 bottles of Speckled Hen.

Why would I want 12 at 12 times the cost of the two!!?

citroen17

Lychee's for my fruit salad substituted for Dairylea. Thanks Tesco!

AndyInYorks

My first and last home shop.

Instead of spaghetti (as in long thin sticks of pasta that you cook in boiling water) I got spaghetti hoops.

And instead of dishwasher tablets I got headache tablets.

AND instead of gillette razor blades I got Wilkinson ones. Not much use since they didn't include a Wilkinson razor to use them with...

opaque

I find the biggest problem isn't necessarily the substitutions but that you don't have time to go through things properly.
The driver wants to get on and do the rest of their deliveries and you have to get all the stuff put away and get on with what you put off to wait for the delivery (like get back to work!).
So you have a quick look at the substitutes but don't really take it in.

I think the biggest problems I've had is the same as a lot of people have already mentioned. Simple things not available (milk, toilet rolls, bottles of drink) which is impossible but also the multipack or rather special offer deals.
And theres been several times that I've gone to the store that they came from and found the shelves full, so why are there so many problems?

ladsmadd

mum ordered 12 pack of toilet roll, from tescos and got a bag a nappies.