Do I win the most nonsensical food subsititute?

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I ordered a few bits from Iceland. I've been living on toast and sandwiches due to work/study/general laziness when it comes to cooking, so I thought I'd order some quick, easy meals.

I ordered a few bags of frozen veg, some Bisto, and some sliced, ready to cook frozen chicken breasts, so obviously, an entire meal.

Having run out of sliced chicken, Iceland sent... Choc Ices. Not turkey, not a different cut of chicken, not even a couple of packets of chicken nuggets or some sausages, but 2 boxes of choc ices I order from Iceland regularly and have never ever bought choc ices or any description of ice-cream. I have ordered turkey breast and low-fat sausages. I have ordered battered chicken and fresh chicken.

I'm very much looking forward to my dinner of veg, gravy and choc ice

Luckily, DD, who answered the door to Iceland, likes choc ices. She assumed I ordered them for her because Iceland never mentioned substitutions.

How do the pickers come up with these substitutions? Are they meant as a joke, or do they genuinely believe ice cream and chocolate are a good substitute for chicken breast?

I saw a post on here, some years ago, where a MNer ordered white wine and was sent grapes instead. DIY wine, I guess!

But who doesn't love a dinner of choc ices and gravy😍😂

I am physically disabled and often use voice typing. Computers these days are generally fairly accurate at voice typing so being able to match sounds is much more possible than matching meanings. Substitutions are therefore done on words I guess!
So choc ices and chicken sound similar. That's why people often get things that are related in word but not actual type of thing.

Just last week I ordered a black eyeliner pen and was sent the black reeds for a reed diffuser. No diffuser- just the sticks!

Years ago I ordered frozen spring rolls and was sent a giant, fresh Indian gourd.

The above aren't even in the same aisle!

I got gluten free lasagna sheets for runny honey once. I’m still puzzled about that 15 years later.

Size 1 nappies as a replacement for size 5 night time pullups…

Once got delivered finocchiona as a substitute for individual cheesecakes. Baffling. But delicious.

My mum ordered sausages and got a bucket and spade...

I got sent some fresh lemongrass by Sainsbury’s once instead of a bottle of apple juice. Not sure how they expected me to juice it.

Non food but I once ordered pregnancy tests that were substituted for condoms which was a bit closing the door after the horse has bolted… They were delivered by a really overfamiliar driver too who took great delight in reading the subs out loudly 🤢

Because I may have followed the Royal corgi pattern twice but ended up with two monkies?
I didn't, but I've no other explanation.

DM ordered vegetarian burgers and was sent actual chicken. She was pretty annoyed but DS was staying at the time and happily ate the lot.