Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To claim I've got the crappest Xmas delivery substitutes

58 replies

ImAChaiseLongueGetMeOutOfHere · 24/12/2018 21:46

Morrisons excelled themselves in shitness.

Normal mince pies for gluten free.

Polar bear iced cake instead of Christmas pud.

A fucking chocolate yule log instead of a HAM fgs.

Anyone top that?

OP posts:
MrsBuckettt · 24/12/2018 21:47

This is why I didn't order online.

Sparklingbrook · 24/12/2018 21:48

They re rubbish substitutions, granted. But I always tick 'no substitutions'.

lastqueenofscotland · 24/12/2018 21:49

The Yule Log Grin

Frogletmamma · 24/12/2018 21:49

A bit mystified by the ham.

C0untDucku1a · 24/12/2018 21:49

Ciocolate ham Grin

Ninoo25 · 24/12/2018 21:49

Carrots instead of tinned clementines (this was meant to be for trifle)

Pork chipolatas instead of Quorn cocktail sausages

Delivery man actually seemed surprised when I said I didn’t want to keep the alternatives 🤦‍♀️

CloserIAm2Fine · 24/12/2018 21:49

You win! The Yule log for a ham in particular! Confused

I shopped with Asda online and had nothing missing, a few subs but they were sensible ones.

BottleOfJameson · 24/12/2018 21:50

A fucking chocolate yule log instead of a HAM fgs

OK that one is impressive! The worst I ever heard of though was lime scented boot polish in place of an actual lime.

ilovepixie · 24/12/2018 21:50

I saw on Facebook someone ordered a tin of quality street from Tesco and got a substitution of a bath mat!!!

abbsisspartacus · 24/12/2018 21:50

Tbf I would rather have a yule log than ham unless it was an ACTUAL LOG

KiteMarked · 24/12/2018 21:50

Perhaps it'll all come good once it's been basted and baked OP. Christmas miracle!!

ImAChaiseLongueGetMeOutOfHere · 24/12/2018 21:51

Come boxing day I will be eating slices of choc log with pickles. Maybe I'll start a trend.

OP posts:
GhostSauce · 24/12/2018 21:53

Someone posted on FB earlier they got curry sauce instead of cranberry sauce.

chocolatecoveredraisons · 24/12/2018 21:53

I quite like the idea of cake instead of xmas pud. Yule log made me laugh

YouTheCat · 24/12/2018 21:54

I got a bottle brush instead of a toilet brush last month. Grin

kshaw · 24/12/2018 21:55

Basil instead of sage!!!

nevermorelenore · 24/12/2018 21:55

Morrison’s were shit this year. Lots of stuff missing. Ended up going to the shops on the 23rd anyway, which defeats the purpose of an online shop.

Aragog · 24/12/2018 21:56

Had a missing piece of fresh tuna - but easily solved as had some other fish in the freezer.

No substitutes. Everything else arrived no issues.

That was with Ocado on Saturday morning.

Floralnomad · 24/12/2018 21:57

Morrison’s do seem to have had an issue with providing Christmas puddings , but if it’s the gf polar bear cake it’s actually very nice ( dd is coeliac) .

PumpkinPie2016 · 24/12/2018 21:59

The yule log instead of the ham is just bizzare! Makes you wonder who was picking the stuff Xmas Hmm

I just admit I have never been brave enough to do an online shop for Christmas - the thought of it alone stresses me out!

Beach11 · 24/12/2018 22:03

No substitutes provided for missing sprouts and gravy. How can they run out of sprouts & gravy?!

Luckily M&S saved the day!

Serialweightwatcher · 24/12/2018 22:05

Did you see yesterday where a poor poster instead of 8 tubs of quality street got a bath mat Confused

Florries · 24/12/2018 22:07

These had me crying with laughter!!

userofthiswebsite · 24/12/2018 22:08

I love substitution threads. They cheer me up.

tenbob · 24/12/2018 22:09

A couple of years ago, SIL got a cranberry scented candle instead of cranberry sauce