To think this is a bizare substitution?!

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Had my online shop delivered earlier. I’d ordered a bottle of factor 50 sun cream and it was obviously not available so they substituted it.

Now I would have assumed they’d substitute it with another factor 50 of a different brand, or a lower factor of any brand, but no, they substituted it with a bottle of aftersun!

Made me laugh.... I guess I might have needed aftersun if I didn’t use suncream! (They pick the delivery from a very large local supermarket, and despite the hot weather I really can’t believe they had no other suncream to pick from!)

What shopping substitutions have amused you?

I was once arranging a housewarming party and had ordered a shed load of booze! The vodka id picked wasn't available and was substituted with a packet of aspirin. Made me laugh that they were worried about my hangover given the booze quantities. Can kinda understand shoppers confusing suntan cream and aftersun as on same shelf

I ordered Tiger bread... got a box of Maltesers.

Having said that it was a large box so apart from having no sandwiches I wasn't too unhappy

the best one was one someone posted on here.

ordered: kiwis
got: kiwi shoe polish!

I ordered French fried and got potato croquettes!

I once ordered a pumpkin to carve with the kids for Halloween, they sent one but it was no bigger than a bloody Apple so couldn't do naff all with it 😂

I ordered garlic powder and got garlic pepper ! Not very useful haha.

then there were the Christmas orders, who ordered turkey/joint of beef etc and the order turned up on Christmas eve with NO meat!

Can kinda understand shoppers confusing suntan cream and aftersun as on same shelf

...but it was a blue bottle with ‘aftersun’ written in enormous writing!

Love the kiwi / kiwi shoe polish one!

I ordered guacamole and got an avocado.

Felt a bit judged to be honest. ‘MAKE IT YOURSELF LAZY’

I ordered a melon and got a tin of pineapple chunks instead.

I ordered sliced frozen mushrooms and got breaded garlic mushrooms, not really suitable for my casserole!

Ordered two carrots.

Got a parsnip, and an orange.

Someone I know ordered head lice treatment for her kids but got a cat flea collar!

I've never shopped online before. Do you have to pay for substitutions? I'd be a bit narked if I had to pay for shoe polish I didn't want, for example, when I'd actually wanted an item of fruit!

I remember the mnetter who ordered haribos for trick or treaters and got a packet of condoms

Ordered a pregnancy test, got ovulation tests instead. Bit late for that!

My mum once did an online shop. She got loads of quantities wrong - ordered 6 lemons and ended up with 6 bags of lemons. She also ordered tights which were substituted for Tena lady pants

She won’t order online again as she says it’s too stressful.

I’ve ordered cat food and been sent dog food a few times. I’ve also ordered toothpaste which was substituted for denture stuff. I much prefer going to the supermarket myself these days. Especially if I get to go without kids. It’s like a mini break

My cousin ordered crisps and got a pack of always ultra sanitary towels instead. Not much use in her husbands butty box.

I just remembered the mumsnet yet that accidentally put something like 50 packs of Fab lollies in her shopping cart to hold the slot and forgot to amend it at least she had sensible subs. Like other ice lollies.

You can reject any substitutions you don't want. I always find that I order say a 500g pack of something, and they substitute it with one 250g pack. Why not TWO 250g packs?!!

Delivery driver told me his favourite substitution: customer ordered 4 slice toaster (Sainsbury's, you can order some home goods), he had to deliver two 2 slice toasters.

I ordered French fried and got potato croquettes! I don't see what's wrong with that, they're both potatoes!

Someone I know ordered head lice treatment for her kids but got a cat flea collar!
Love this

My substitutions are always sensible. Bloody Sainsbury's.

Best one I’ve heard (on Woman’s Hour) was someone who ordered some party liners and received 100 wooden skewers.

Do you have to pay for substitutions?

Sainsbury's give you a coupon for the extra money if it costs more.

Panty liners

Are party liners a thing?

Who decides on what the substitution is? Is it computer generated or does the supermarket picker have the choice? The two toasters and aisprins are inspired .