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If you cocked up the takeaway

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roarrfeckingroar · 06/07/2023 20:43

If you / your partner accidentally just ordered agreed takeaway for one of you (say pizza via an app) and it was a genuine mistake, how would you / they react?

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HerRoyalNotness · 06/07/2023 21:10

He’d brush it off. I don’t make mistakes with ordering so it would be rare

i’d be pissed off as it would just be one more way he shows his lack of thoughtfulness and consideration. Just as well he leaves it to me to order 95% of the takeouts I guess.

a few times he’s brought home the wrong order and swore he ordered what I wanted but takeout got it wrong, I can accept that, if he called to say it was wrong and get a voucher or something. They always swap it to the spicy version and I can’t stand it so I don’t get a meal. But he never does and would rather I was upset than put himself out to complain rightly about a stuffed up order.

EscapeRoomToTheSun · 06/07/2023 21:16

Once I forgot to pack the burgers to a picnic bbq. We had cheese sandwiches with the burger huns and still laugh about it.

mrsm43s · 06/07/2023 21:18

7Worfs · 06/07/2023 20:53

If I made a mistake like that DH would be very disappointed, but wouldn’t nag at me because I am very organised and I don’t make mistakes like that. He’d go out and get himself a McDonalds.

If he made the mistake I’d be a lot less gracious as he does have history of cock-ups and he has a lot less on his mind than me. I’d passive-aggressively make myself some toast.

Yes, this in our house. DH has a tendency to be a bit careless and never check things, and frankly it really pisses me off. A one off would be fine, but in his case it's unreasonably frequent and I'm not prepared to tolerate it or be the one to fix it or suffer for it any more, so I probably wouldn't be very gracious.

I'd expect in any case the one who made the cock up to be the one who bore the consequences of said cock up, the one who resolved the issue. So I'd expect the non cock upper to eat the food delivered (assuming it was to their taste) whilst the cock upper either ordered themselves another portion or made themselves something else. Or the cock upper makes the second order (and covers any additional charges) for the non cock upper, if the non cock upper doesn't want/like the food that had been ordered. Or maybe, if the re-order was likely to come quick enough then cock upper and non cock upper share the first order, and then share the second order it arrives (but with cock upper doing the sorting/reordering etc).

shhkj · 06/07/2023 21:23

We've done it, been grumpy for a moment if hangry but then reordered. The best was ordering a pizza with no cheese.

Iamtheonwandlonely · 06/07/2023 21:28

Seems like forgetting the takeaway is the straw that broke the camels back.
@roarrfeckingroar hope you're ok.

Gracewithoutend · 06/07/2023 21:31

I don't get people laughing about it. I wouldn't go bonkers or get mad or anything like that. But, regardless of who made the mistake, I'd be fed up at having to do more thinking about it.
But laugh...? No. What's funny about cocking up an order?

Leftbutcameback · 06/07/2023 21:32

I did that and forgot to order my mums main course. Luckily there were three of us and we ordered lots. I was mortified - it was meant to be a treat and completely my fault for being impatient

Isitisit · 06/07/2023 21:40

Depends, if I was really hungry and he’d only got meat (I’m veggie), I wouldn’t be impressed. I’d understand it wasn’t on purpose but I’d expect him to fix it pronto!

mondaytosunday · 06/07/2023 21:43

@Gracewithoutend I don't think people mean it literally. They mean they would find it amusing and not take it as anything other than a silly mistake, not laugh out loud.

ThatsRoughBuddy · 06/07/2023 21:48

I’d definitely be grumpy if my food was the thing forgotten. I’d tell him he’d betrayed me and was dead to me now. I’d make it very clear I was miffed but would cheerfully dramatically flounce around the place wailing, "woe, woe, and thrice woe." He’s then nip round the corner to the Chinese and buy me chips and curry sauce.

nancy2022 · 06/07/2023 21:54

We would both be pissed off tbh.

Gracewithoutend · 06/07/2023 22:01

mondaytosunday · 06/07/2023 21:43

@Gracewithoutend I don't think people mean it literally. They mean they would find it amusing and not take it as anything other than a silly mistake, not laugh out loud.

Ok. Then why would it be amusing? I occasionally go to the shops and come back without something. Never have I been amused. Never have I had a wry smile about us not having breakfast cereal or not having toilet paper.
I understand people not getting mad about it. I even understand people not being bothered about it. But why do some people find it funny or amusing?
"Darling, I forgot to put petrol in the car and now it's running on fumes. You won't make it that far to the garage to fill it up on your way to work.”
”Oh, haha. (or wry smile at the amusement of the situation) Don't worry, darling. I'll get up an hour early in the morning and schlep round to the garage in the rain and fill a jerry can. Oh how funny it is that you've done that. Haha.”
I don't get it.

fireflyloo · 06/07/2023 22:02

I think because it's on an app you can see it and the cost. Surely the person knows that £15 (for example) is too cheap for 2 but full meals. I'd be pissed off

Niftyswiftie · 06/07/2023 22:04

I'd be pretty annoyed actually. I just don't see how you can get an order so wrong. I check it so many times before clicking checkout and then check the amount before checkout so I'd notice it was cheaper than expected.

Was it supposed to be 2 of the same pizza so maybe though they'd changed quantity to 2 or was it supposed to be 2 different pizzas so completely forgot one?

BotterMon · 06/07/2023 22:08

If it's takeaway then surely you'd realised you only ordered one pizza when you picked it up.

Or do you mean a home delivery which is something completely different?

Mabmabdwarf · 06/07/2023 22:09

I’d be pretty annoyed … most takeaways take 45 mins to be delivered here so it’s a long time to wait AGAIN due to someone not checking a order.

MeinKraft · 06/07/2023 22:09

I'd roll my eyes and we would share it. Can't say I'd laugh my head off or anything but it would be fine.

If this is your DH and he kept all the food to himself then LTB

musixa · 06/07/2023 22:10

Share that one and order another to share.

Mammyloveswine · 06/07/2023 22:11

I once made DH sleep on the sofa after he refused to ask for scraps on my chippy chips!! I was FURIOUS!

simonthedog · 06/07/2023 22:13

Just share what you've got.

SatsumaSplit · 06/07/2023 22:13

DH forgot my pizza once, we were both faffing about with toppings and deals and he just missed it.
Whacked some oven chips in, shared the pizza, no big deal.

cushioncovers · 06/07/2023 22:16

I'd be annoyed but I'd soon get over it and be conscious of not ruining the evening for the other person. My exh would have gone mad and ended up ruining the whole evening for everyone else in the house which is why I'm mindful not to overreact when things like this happen.

CantFindTheBeat · 06/07/2023 22:17

I would probably be REALLY PISSED OFF and it would ruin my evening.

I am so careful to make sure everyone else gets what they want/has what they want.

If on the rare occasion we were able to have a takeaway, I was forgotten about, i would probably get really annoyed and make a fuss about it.

Then get over it, but not for a while!

BillyNoM8s · 06/07/2023 22:18

In all likelihood I'd be annoyed. Take aways take forever and I wouldn't want to start eating and then not be hungry enough for my actual meal.

If I messed up DH order and he wanted mine I'd let him have it and just eat toast, probably. I would repay with correct order the following night.

DrFoxtrot · 06/07/2023 22:19

I'd be grumpy if my whole meal was forgotten and the other person had just ordered theirs. Part of an order, not a problem, but a whole meal/ pizza?!

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