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

Debt_Free_Dreamer

socks_uk wrote: »

Next time you go shopping, pick up a whole cucumber and 2 halves (but the 'shorter' end ones not the 'handle' ends. Now measure them. You'll find the 2 halves are usually longer! (and the 2nd half is still sealed and may keep fresher longer too!)

I do this each time I buy cucumbers and check the price of the whole and the half. If 2 halves are much bigger and the price works out better, I will buy the two.

**skinnyminny**

ladsmadd wrote: »

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

Oh my word,what was the picker thinking:rotfl:

VanyaHargreeves

ladsmadd wrote: »

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

:rotfl:
wow.

ilyay

Tonight, instead of getting steak in peppercorn sauce and pork chops in apple sauce, Tesco decided to substitute me.........500g of beef stock and 500g chicken stock!!!

clutterydrawer

PMSL

I have never done my grocery shopping online as i always felt somehow uncomfortable about it...now I know why!

DitaBombita

Ive never really had any mad substitutaions - But I did get three big blocks of cheap cheese and three cans of extra strength hairspray once that I didnt order? Maybe someone was having and 80s themed fondue party that weekend?

ikkleosu

Wow I realise now I got off lightly.

My last annoying one was I ordered 1kg of frozen chicken breasts. Instead they sent me a bag of battered chicken burger things! I realise it is still chicken but you cna't make curry, stew, kebabs etc with battered burgers. Couldn't they have found fresh chicken breasts that I could have frozen myself?

I also ordered lamb steaks (something which is NEVER available whenever I order it) and got quaterpoounder burgers as a substitute.

I think ASDA are trying to make me fat!

Lovingitifitsabargain

Requested washing machine cleaner tablets - was sent 3 tubes of travel wash !!
from Tesco - very odd

devon27_2

Hi all these threads have been a great read, i have been crying laughing has made me feel better after a rubbish day!. havent really had any mishaps from Tesco although they seem to send the more expensive items, I did order some tesco value softener and washing liquid for washing the dogs bedding and towels and they sent me comfort and persil hardly the best or cheapest subsitute but the dogs seemed pleased with the more expensive brand!

LizzieS_2

I found it took as long to place the order as it did to do the shop myself!

Not had any weird substitutions as I don't use it often, but I found it annoying the items I wanted most were ones were no subsitution was there.

Online ordering hasn't reached the human touch yet - which one will actually think it best to phone the customer with alternatives and let them decide?