To be unimpressed with this substitution

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I know these are difficult times but FFS Sainsburys! If I order a box of wine and it's not available, surely you should sub it for another box? Or perhaps 3 bottles so it's a similar amount. Not a single 18.7cl bottle. It's neither use nor ornament!

EatDessertFirst, the system at Asda gives suggestions for substitutes and oranges for the garlic came up for me a couple of weeks ago which my colleagues and I had a great laugh about, can't believe that the picker of your order actually gave you that as a sub though, you can skip the suggestions and find a more suitable option yourself.

Oh this thread is especially funny being as I'm doing temp work as an online shopper!

We've been told to sub equal or greater than. It's quite tricky sometimes (well possibly more for me as I'm exceedingly literal and struggle a bit with making judgement calls) but I try my best! We've also got high targets to reach, though they've apparently been "relaxed" due to not being able to get down the aisle what with social distancing etc.

Overall though I hope my subs are the thrilling kind

I ordered a box of San Miguel, they substituted it for 12 of the huge bottles of San Miguel for the same price. I won on substitutions that day!

Ordered for vulnerable parents recently, they missed a chicken off the order. Charged us for it (which was refunded when I requested) but just didn’t deliver.

I haven't RTFT but guess this post is subtitled 'not serious'.
Also guess you're getting a bit of 'first world problems' from MNetters who don't get irony. They will tell you about people stuck with three under tens and an angry furloughed OH in a tower block.

Chin up, old bean!

Meanwhile, here's

And while you're about it, why not chuck something in the foodbank?

loubieloo4, we are starting the pick now at 2am and the bread doesn't get delivered that early. So if it was picked before 5am then it's quite possible that the bread aisle was completely bare.

I feel your pain. I ordered box of 40 cat food pouches specifically fish. put in extra info please only fish (cat has an intolerance to chicken) and the sent chicken I would have rather had a 12 pouch box than a £10 box of 40 I can't use and can't send back luckily I passed them on but still. Ahhh x

@dontdoxmeeither - no substituting cucumbers and courgettes, bristo for sardines and you will be ok.

They are on completely different aisles.

I know this as the Asda where I get my deliveries from is where I do my bigger quantity shop in normal times. So I know my subs were completely weird as they have changed the layout of the store once in about 15 years.

Chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts last week-as if there were no chicken breasts at all in Sainsbury’s warehouse 🤷🏻‍♀️

Get over yourself, staff are trying their best in an unprecedented situation, a lot of supermarkets have had to take on new staff due to demand and staff numbers due to illness, shielding, bereavement leave. You're lucky to get a bloody delivery slot! My local store aren't doing any substitutions to protect staff from them being handed back, so if it's not in store you get nothing. I'm ok with that, you can never please everyone!

Asda, ordered two packets of crumpets, got two tubs of Ben and Jerry’s instead. Can’t say I was disappointed

But honestly all the staff are doing a fantastic job under so much pressure. I often think the retail workers are forgotten about

@Trudij123
surely they didn’t?! I mean a lime, lemon in a bottle, lemonade even but cif lemon, Come off it

Chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts last week-as if there were no chicken breasts at all in Sainsbury’s warehouse

Sometimes there just aren’t though. It’s not like chicken thighs is a silly substitution.

My favourite sub story was when a terrys chocolate orange was subbed with an actual orange.

Most passive aggressive sub ever

My sister ordered a pack of 3 garlic bulbs from Asda, and received 2 oranges 😆

My favourite one was when I ordered 3 small Easter eggs at 75p each (only because it wouldn't let me order the bigger ones). Got subbed for the larger eggs at £4 each, then price matched down to 75p but also knocked off £2 as they were on a 3 for £10 offer. Actually got paid for the Easter eggs, made them taste even better!

Not a substitution but still a huge disappointment, I'd been trying to order a single root beer from tesco for weeks, just needed the one as I was craving it, it finally came!! I saw him carrying it to the door only for him to drop it and it smash everywhere 😭 and I've haven't been able to get it since

My favourite, told to me by a Tesco deliver driver who showed me a photo of the paper copy showing the sub as proof, but the lady had some sanitary towels and they’d subbed....wait for it....an aubergine!!! Though I suppose there is a degree of absorbency!!

Oh no @ crumpet as much as it’s making me chuckle I’d be annoyed too if it happened to me, lol

AIBU - yes you are . Get a life and stop concerning yourself about trivial things. Spend your time doing something more useful .

@Crummyfunnymummy

This thread has me in stitches but your one made me spit out my drink.

I ordered facial wipes they sent a packet of floor wipes, must use more anto wrinkle cream

Fuck me the thread police are strong on this one! Who knew having a lighthearted thread was such a crime?
I work in a supermarket and am laughing at these mad subs.

Fun suckers just sod off why must you try to bring everything down into your own personal gloomfest? Go and do something that will make you laugh just as a change from trying to make others miserable.
Laughing at trivial stuff is not illegal although i suspect many would like it to be.

YANBU!
Sainsbury’s are the absolute WORST at substitutions. I used to shop with Tesco, have switched to them and they are dreadful!
I feel your pain

I once had bananas substituted with Haribo Tangfastics. I don't know what the picker was on that day?! - the delivery driver looked exasperated and said I wasn't the only one! I wasn't impressed but my kids were delighted. 😂