to start another supermarket substitution thread?

[amy83firsttimer]

Just had asda deliver, 5 subs.
One red wine for another, not the end of the world, but PANEER unavailable so they've sent me PHILADELPHIA!

Think my veg and paneer curry won't be happening this week.
Care to share your worst subs?

We had to tow Tesco's delivery van back up our farm track on Sunday,(no euphemism intended), because it couldn't manage the 2mm of snow. How we laughed!

Tesco substituted the fishcakes, I ordered for a packet of celery.

Where I work we can be told by a computer what to sub, but mostly use our own judgement (some people are better at this than others!) I dont drink wine, so would have no idea, I usually wander off to find someone else though.

Sometimes though you just get it wrong, I mean what the hell do you substitute greens for? Cabbage, Kale, Onion? :P
Organic frubes? do you put in normal frubes, or go off and find an organic yoghurt... ( I would go for Organic if the whole shop was that way inclined tbf)

One of our shopper substitued some butter for a Scotch Egg, think it was her last day :S

Best Asda sub - 24 cans of coke, only asked for a 8 pack. They could have given me 8 single cans or two 4 packs or a 6pack and two singles. No idea why I got 24 but didn't say anything.

Worst Asda sub - asked for a 24 bag multipack of crisps. Got one single bag.

I don't eat and drink like this normally, was stocking up for party.

With Asda actually complain to your store, don't bother with the call centre. The home shopping supervisor at your local store can authorise refunds, subs and compensation for you. I'm not a comp hunter, only asked for it as I did a 80 quid shop with a one hour delivery slot. Didn't turn up. Complained. Offered to deliver it the next day which I had to accept. Still meant an additional trip to shops as had ppl over for dinner and was relying on the delivery. First world problem I know....

I once got a pack of tena instead of nappies. Probably the worst one I had.

Veg and Philly curry sounds quite good actually...

Fatstacks list made me laugh out loud :-)

My favourite was when I ordered 2 packs of razor blades and got 2 packs of pork pies!!

Tesco gave my mum granulated sugar instead of icing sugar

I got cauliflower instead of sausages yesterday. I'm happy (veggie). Dp (very muchNOT veggie) is not so happy

I got nothing substituted for size 5 smart price nappies once. I found it hard to believe there were no size 5 nappies or pull ups at all in our very large ASDA. Also had non-gluten-free things substituted for gluten free items which is annoying.

Best substitution was 12 stamps for 6 because you don't pay the difference at ASDA.

I got a cottage shaped pottery teapot instead of a cottage pie last year from Tesco. I kid you not..!

I ordered baby sponges and got substituted baby spoons...

Goats milk instead of baby formula- not quite sure what sainsburys were doing there

My mum once got lube instead of shower gel from Sainsbury's

That's just what she told you Glitz

From a previous supermarket subs thread, I remember the story of a MNer who ordered white wine, and got white grapes instead. She asked - very fairly - whether the supermarket thought she would be making her own!

Told you

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These are making me laugh. I always click no substitutions, then get annoyed that half my order is missing so end up doing my win shopping anyway.
The best was when I ordered some teacakes specifically because they had no fruit peel in, to be substituted with warburtons fruit loaf with fruit peel. Thankfully the dc agreed to try it.

Haha I bloody hope not! I was only 10 at the time

mabs teapot
hilarious

the delivery guy didn't see why i thought it ridiculous! said 'dont you want it then?' eeeerrrrrrr NO

I've just had the best substitution ever.

I ordered a 1ltr bottle of vodka and they gave me... (price matched)...

a 1.5ltr bottle of vodka.

I officially bloody well love the pickers!

Batteries, for a totally different type of batteries.

Asda are the worst for subs in my neck of the woods.

Last week I got eight subs, including substituting a nice, family sized puff pastry chicken pie with a two Ginsters chicken and mushroom pasties, FFS.

Just NO, Asda!