Now this has tipped me over the edge! Absolutely unacceptable

[Spritztime]

Hi,

So in the process of trying to move. It's taken us 2 years to get to this point and the past couple of weeks have been a nightmare! Lots of stopping and starting. Lots of "we can exchange....no we can't" Just generally a stressful mess.

That, on top of everything else - home schooling a very hormonal DD, DP wfh and getting under each others feet driving each other insane , has lead to a much needed glass or two of wine, most evenings.

Anyway, shopping is delivered and I think my day is looking up, as the driver proudly announces only one substitute! Instead of the usual 20 something It's one sauvignon for another. No problem.

Or so I thought......

@Crockodoodle I was too outraged about the low alcohol shite wine to type properly

HAH! I finally remembered what this thread was reminding me of. It's like a panel from a Furry Freak Brothers cartoon where the hippies are sitting around complaining they got 'burned' when the lid of High Grade Acapulco gold they'd thought they'd bought turns out to be cheap Moroccan cut with oregano.

Well,9% would do it for me. Talking of ridiculous substitutions,a couple of years ago,Sainsbury's substituted a VEGETABLE curry I'd ordered for a chicken one. I mean,really?!

Under lockdown I asked my friend to get me my fave wine, she brought back an 8% one, some friend

@lowlandLucky

Could be worse my mate ordered lager and was given alcohol free becks

My son ordered alcohol free Lager in his online shop, to take to a bbq, as he was driving there and back. The substitute was the same brand lager, but the 5% alcohol one! Surely it should have been obvious, that any substitute for something that is alcohol free, should also be alcohol free!

Absolute shit-houses, I’d be fuming!

That’s awful OP. Quick get on Virgin Wines and order a box. It’ll be there the next working day (which I realise doesn’t help you get through this weekend, but will help get to the finish line with your house move -hopefully)

@JoyceByersWasRight

Out-fucking-rageous. The fuckers!

Sometimes I wish we had a thumbs up emoji button, lol.

How disgraceful of them. I'm so sorry you have had to go through this trauma on top of everything else. It's just unacceptable.

Yanbu.Anything lower than 13% is an abomination

Thank you all for your kind words.

I'm sorry if this has been triggering for some - the apples in place of cider, for one 😩

However, just wanted to add a positive update for you all.....

We managed to dust off a bottle of tequila from the garage and made margaritas 😆🥳

So, you know - every cloud has a silver tequila lining

also, the Doctors Sauvignon was actually quite nice

I thought you were about to say you'd put the tequila in the wine OP (shudder), what a terrible waste of tequila that would have been. Glad it wasn't too horrific, still a shocking lapse of judgement by the supermarket though