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AIBU to be so disappointed with a wrong takeaway

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Hiphopopotamus · 16/07/2019 18:55

So my DH and I have recently moved house - it’s been an absolutely knackering couple of weeks and I feel ready to drop.

My DH is out tonight so it’s my first evening on my own in the new house. I had a lovely evening planned of a takeaway and my favourite tv. I ordered a vegan pad thai from a restaurant I like (I am actually vegan - not trying to bang on about it as people think we do, but it’s relevant! Grin)

I settled down and started eating it, and I thought it tasted a bit ‘off’. On further examination I discovered it had been cooked with egg all the way through it!! I know pad thais traditionally are cooked with egg but this was specifically advertised as a vegan dish!

So now I’m out of pocket for a meal I can’t eat (I have requested a refund which hopefully will come through at some point, but right now I’m out of pocket) I feel very queasy in my stomach - I’ve been vegan for quite a while and the thought and taste of having eaten egg had really unsettled my stomach. And I feel like my lovely chilled night has been spoilt!

So AIBU to be so sad about just a wrong meal?

OP posts:
DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult · 16/07/2019 18:56

YANBU at all.

I might have cried.

mbosnz · 16/07/2019 18:58

YADNBU. You poor thing!

PooWillyBumBum · 16/07/2019 18:59

YANBU.

Egg and milk make me feel sick now. Bleh. But that aside I think anyone would be upset if they were excited and got your vegan pad Thai instead of chilli beef (or vice versa).

I think I’m going to order Chinese now.

ems137 · 16/07/2019 19:00

That's terrible! What if you were also allergic to egg? I'd definitely complain...loudly!

TheBigBallOfOil · 16/07/2019 19:00

No. Of all life’s small irritations a let down over scoff is the worst. I’d be in a temper over this for 24 hours minimum.

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Hiphopopotamus · 16/07/2019 19:03

I think I feel a bit gutted over the egg eating too - I’m really very strict with my veganism and I feel sad that I’ve broken it even though it was inadvertent!

I know it’s all very first world problems though - I’m going to make a cup of tea and have some peanut butter on toast Grin

OP posts:
Siameasy · 16/07/2019 19:06

Yanbu
I would’ve cried
Can’t they bring the correct one
It was the final straw for you.
I had similar when DC was 9m and I’d not slept more than 30mins at a time for months
I kicked off when DH ordered me a well-done burger in a bun when I go for bunless medium rare and he knows this. I’m still annoyed now.

Sexnotgender · 16/07/2019 19:06

YANBU. That’s rubbish.

I was in hospital with my daughter once and was STARVING.

Went to the Thai place that makes delicious pad Thai, I’d been thinking about it for hours. Ordered chicken pad Thai and received it after they took ages. Got it, took it back to the ward and it was prawn when I opened itSad I can’t eat prawns. I was so upset!

purplecorkheart · 16/07/2019 19:07

Honestly, I would ring and complain. You equally could have been highly allergic to eggs. Good luck with the new house

RolyWatts · 16/07/2019 19:13

Defo NBU.

I have literally wept at a wrong take away before. I was pregnant and NEEDED Singapore rice noodles but they sent me chow mein. When I phoned to tell them they said they didn't do Singapore noodles!!!! I hated my husband for the whole night because he didn't psychically prevent it from happening.

LegionOfDoom · 16/07/2019 19:27

Omg I would be raging! I have actually cried over a wrong takeaway before.

I was on a strict diet after piling on the pounds whilst pregnant with my twins. After eating salads and no carbs for 2 weeks, it was cheat day. I was so looking forward to my meal and when it came, the chips were raw and they’d given me chicken burger instead of the medium beef burger with bacon that I ordered. I’m not proud, I threw a bit of a tantrum p

browzingss · 16/07/2019 19:31

If you wanted it, they may be able to bring over the correct dish tonight (if they actually have a vegan version!). They may be able to offer other goodwill gestures too, worth ringing and asking them.

Original poster
Hiphopopotamus · 16/07/2019 20:03

To be honest I just don’t fancy it now - I feel all queasy (yes I know I’m probably being precious over the eggs) and I just want tea and toast. I have complained through deliveroo (who I ordered through) and said I expect a full refund!

I’ve salvaged my lovely evening though - snuggled up on my bed (my happy place) with tea and toast and tv on my iPad. Life is good again!

(So sorry for all your sad takeaway stories - it’s the worst!!)

OP posts:
iklboo · 16/07/2019 20:09

Not a takeaway but when I was pregnant with DS I treated myself to a gorgeous strawberry tart from a deli in the market. DH got himself a chocolate mousse thing. Getting out of the car he dropped MY CAKE on the floor, smooshed beyond salvage. I cried. I couldn't even have his because I don't like chocolate mousse - and it was too late for us to go back and get another one.

I still secretly bear a grudge and DS is 14 later this year. Grin

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 16/07/2019 20:12

YANBU OP (and a unanimous verdict, congratulations!)

My sad takeaway story: a few days after DS was born, we decided to treat ourselves to a Chinese from an amazing, authentic (expensive) restaurant near us. Still feeling very fragile and looking forward to it so much. Ordered beef noodles, sweet and sour fish, rice and a few other bits. Got fried tofu skins, and big lumps of fatty beef in a tub of gravy - no noodles or rice. I was so pissed off I dragged DH out with me the next day (still in pain and not able to walk very well because of 2nd degree tearing) to demand a refund.

Cheeserton · 16/07/2019 20:17

Completely understand. Cracked not long ago after knackering day dealing with house guests, ordered Indian and all dishes except mine arrived (yet rice for me? Hmm). Didn't want a damn thing anyone else had chosen either.

Eliza9919 · 16/07/2019 20:19

YANBU. Not many things piss me off as much as a fucked up pitta when ordering a kebab. Maybe a lukewarm bath is up there too.

We don't mention the time when I moved house and hadn't eaten all day and I ordered a kebab and it came in a wrap. A FUCKING WRAP!!!! The best bit about a dirty kebab is the pitta at the bottom that has soaked up all the juices. I did ring and complain and ended up calling the bloke a cunt.

Another time, I ordered a lamb shish and they sent cut up minted lamb chop in it. But still put the chilli sauce all over it. When I rang to complain they said they'd run out of lamb but if they had told me that I'd have said fine, just send it with tzatziki and don't put fucking chilli sauce all over it!!

It's on a par with beans all over the egg in a cafe, or a hard or split yolk ffs.

Zaphodsotherhead · 16/07/2019 20:22

Oh there is no disappointment like food disappointment!

I was staying with DD2 in Melbourne on holiday (mine, she lives there) and she'd banged on and on about the lovely Indian takeaway nearby that would deliver, so we'd had a busy day and were due to fly to Perth very early the next morning, so decided we'd have some.

I had my heart set on their Tandoori Butter Chicken. Nothing else would do. Bastards wouldn't pick up the phone order. Had to have chinese instead! I held a grudge all the way to Perth (where there was a fabbo Indian restaurant right by the hotel and I got my butter chicken).

My grudge has just reiterated itself and I may need to go and hunt down some butter chicken tonight...

Kolo · 16/07/2019 20:23

I’d be raging. It’s not even the inconvenience or the money. It’s about the prolonged expectation followed by the disappointment. I’m still not quite right since the takeaway sent me the wrong rice a couple of weeks ago. I still ate it, but it was all wrong and it ruined my evening. They sent me pilau rice instead of boiled. It didn’t go with my curry and meant my plate was completely orange.

GabsAlot · 16/07/2019 20:35

No need to call people cunt though is there-pitta wrap its all bread

The egg one is out of order though you could have been allergic

Doormat247 · 16/07/2019 20:37

I'd be fuming too. I've almost cried over a wrong takeaway before when I'm hungry and looked forward to the meal.

I was once delivered the wrong meal - rang the Chinese and they came and swapped it BUT .... they went and got the meal from the other house which was partly eaten, instead of cooking a fresh meal!! Worse still, we didn't realise at first so had nibbled a few things 🤢🤢

TheDarkPassenger · 16/07/2019 20:39

Every single time I order a gluten free pizza I open it so carefully because I know ONE day there’s gunna be a full on gluten one in there (they’re different shapes) and I’m so scared because I will be extremely upset. Extremely. If I’m ordering a takeaway it’s because I need it for emotional eating!!

Pollywollydoodah · 16/07/2019 20:55

Not at all, I would be absolutely livid and seriously making a fuss about this. I'm not veggie but it really grinds my gears how many people have so little respect for those who are. I'd be onto the environmental health, trading standards and press

M0reGinPlease · 16/07/2019 21:34

That's dreadful OP. They could have made you seriously ill! I hope they understand how dangerous this it.

Sorry your night has been spoiled.

M0reGinPlease · 16/07/2019 21:38

Oh and my funny takeaway story- we treated ourselves to a Dominoes once, not long after DD was born. Eating a hot meal we hadn't had to cook was amazing. We'd ordered a box of their yummy cookies too and DH had put them to one side. We re-settled the baby, made a fresh cup of tea, and sat down ready to enjoy our delicious cookies... except when we opened the box it was six really sad and pathetic looking chicken wings (I'm veggie). I think I actually cried.