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Not a-fucking-gain!!!!' Ordered stuff by accident from supermarket!'n

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 17:23

Almost every fucking week I order something I don't want.

This time it's 4 packs x aaa batteries when I wanted 3 x aa batteries and 1 x aaa batteries.

For fuck's sakes Angry

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purplecorkheart · 06/10/2020 19:56

Small local family supermarket here does online shopping so I haven't really used Tesco etc so not had many disasters. In fact when I ordered loads of onions to make a huge batch of french onion soup they only sent me 4 onions thinking it was a mistake order.

I love these threads

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:55

@BlueJava

DP will reserve a slot and add in 12 packs of smoked salmon or 4 tins of Quality Street (both real examples) he then forgets to edit it when he adds other shopping in. A few weeks ago we had 38 pints of milk in the fridge after a delivery.
Make like Cleopatra and bathe in it🥛🥛🥛🥛🥛🥛🛁🛁🛁🛀
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BlackeyedSusan · 06/10/2020 19:54

oh dear op. you might become a prepper by accident...

FlouncingBabooshka · 06/10/2020 19:54

For all those who have accidentally received multiple bunches of bananas, imagine the disappointment of thinking you are ordering a bunch of bananas and instead receiving one single banana...that was sad.

I also decided I wasn’t going to run out of herbs and spices so decided to order in a few refills. There was a five pack of turmeric available. Ordered it even though I though five refills was a bit excessive. I am now the proud owner of five kilos of turmeric! Blush

Maryann1975 · 06/10/2020 19:53

Almost as frustrating as reserving your slot with 4 bottles of vodka, only to forget to update your basket the night before and then having to get a takeaway for tea because there is nothing else in the house to feed the kids...

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:52

@TheSweetestHalleluja

This thread has had me laughing so much I cried. Thanks mumsnet Grin
Me too which is amazing considering how furious I was when I started this thread!
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SentientAndCognisant · 06/10/2020 19:51

It always makes me laugh,the burden of proof that is demanded
I recall a pram in Hall thread, op getting a leathering, told to pipe down,accused of exaggerating. Until she posted a pic of neighbour pram the size of a small tank completely blocking a hall

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:51

@SummerHouse

I went into panic mode as I feel uncomfortable with someone delivering my shopping like a servant. I know this is ridiculous. So I compensated by being overly excited and exclaimed "oh wow!!! Cornettos!!!" Delivery man: "Did you not order them?" Me: "Yes, yes I did!" Confused
😂😂😂😂
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SummerHouse · 06/10/2020 19:50

I went into panic mode as I feel uncomfortable with someone delivering my shopping like a servant. I know this is ridiculous. So I compensated by being overly excited and exclaimed "oh wow!!! Cornettos!!!"
Delivery man: "Did you not order them?"
Me: "Yes, yes I did!" Confused

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:50

@AgentProvocateur

If it’s any consolation, I’ve had my lunch delivered to my office instead of my home. I’ve not just done that once. I’ve done it three times in a month 🤬. (I’ve now deleted my office address from the app).
Omg hahahaha!! Grin
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:49

@Myhoodieslongerthanyours

My elderly Dad sent me to the shop with his gas and electric keys and asked for £50 on each. The woman in the shop messed up and put £100 on the gas. I went back and told her the mistake but she said she couldn't refund it. No problem I said, just put another £50 on this, and handed over the gas card, again. Dad was not impressed with £150 of gas and no electric.
Hahahaah oh your poor Dad! And poor you!!! Grin
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NRatched · 06/10/2020 19:47

@SentientAndCognisant

I love the indignant persecutory nature of some on mn Getting all sus about over ordered ice lolly, until proof of purchase was submitted
I know! Grin
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:47

@Maggins

I can’t tell you what a relief it is to read there are people as confused as me. I find online ordering a bloody nightmare, I have the memory of a goldfish so find duplicate ordering an occupational hazard.
This thread has been very cathartic!

I went on it in an absolute rage and now I am laughing my head off🤪🤪🤪🤪

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:46

@Intelinside57

You see? People aren't panic buying on-line, just getting their quantities muddled.
🙃🙂🤣😂🤣
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:44

@RefriedBeanz

I’ve been trying to buy tea bags for the last 2 days.

Went to Sainsbury’s yesterday. Came back with £30 worth of things I didn’t need and forgot the teabags.

Went to the pound shop today, really only for teabags. Spent another £15 (Admittedly on things we will use) and, again, came back without teabags.

Ended up walking to my mums and asking to borrow two tea bags 🤣

Made me laugh out loudGrin
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:43

@swg1

I generally put my Morrisons order in a week in advance. Usually it's pretty much the same stuff.

One week the delivery driver arrived at 10 to drop off my order and returned, grinning, at 12 with an identical order. Apparently I had forgotten I put it in and did it again.

Omg!!!!! I bet the drivers have some laughsGrin
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:43

I feel sorry for all you guys who ordered too much perishables!

as my husband reminded me at least batteries will last

He is currently going through the house showing me torches and allsorts of things that will help to use up the batteries to make me feel better - bless him!!Grin

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:41

@SilenceOfThePrams

We had floor to ceiling boxes of cat food once. Two full columns of twelve boxes of single sachets. That took a while to work through.

And 7 kilos of bananas.

Did you even have a cat?!😂
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:40

@MakeAPeaCry

Early days online grocery shopping and my Dad was a keen adopter of this fancy new way of doing his shopping.

He proudly ordered:

6 x bananas
12 x tomatoes
6 x apples
24 x potatoes
20 x carrots

and so on.

Turns out they came in kgs! Grin

He could have set up his own fruit and veg stallSmile
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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:38

@biddybird

I ordered 4kilos of carrots instead of 4 carrots.
At least you will be able to see in the dark🐇🐰🐇🐰🥕🥕🥕
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SentientAndCognisant · 06/10/2020 19:33

I love the indignant persecutory nature of some on mn
Getting all sus about over ordered ice lolly, until proof of purchase was submitted

m0therofdragons · 06/10/2020 19:33

Dh loves our weekly shopping delivery just so he can see my accidental orders. Usually it’s the size I misjudge as I look at the pic not the mls or g measurement. Mini shower gels and 25 bananas were my most ridiculous (I thought I ordered 5 bananas but turns out it was 5 packs of 5!). This week I ordered bread then noticed rolls were on offer and I fancied bagels... but I forgot to delete the bread order. We have a lot of bread!

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gurteee · 06/10/2020 19:32

@ancientgran

Not as bad as me ordering a pack of 9 Twix, well I thought it was a pack of 9 in fact it was 9 packs of 9. The delivery man did give me a funny look, I think I spent nearly as much on Twix as the rest of the weeks shopping.

I'm still eating them several weeks later.

😂😂😂😂😂
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TheSweetestHalleluja · 06/10/2020 19:31

This thread has had me laughing so much I cried. Thanks mumsnet Grin

VisitingtheInfidel · 06/10/2020 19:31

I’m a dot com picker and sometimes when I see things like a single mushroom or 30 bananas I do wonder if someone is going to be rather disappointed or horrified.
The drivers will take anything back that you don’t want though. We often get bottles of champagne returned as quite a few people seem to use that as a place holder. 🤣