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I asked DH to pick up "x" from the supermarket and he bought "y". What bizarre swaps or substitutes have you had?

151 replies

ItsAliveItsElectric · 01/05/2022 18:45

Asked DH to pick up short sleeved school blouses. He claimed there were none and came home with several reduced Easter eggs instead!

What strange or inappropriate things have you had substituted?

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Feckingfeck · 01/05/2022 21:57

Mum sent me and dad out for a fairy for the top of the tree on Christmas eve.... we came back with a 4ft robotic santa that played and sang the violin 🎻 😂

Lesina · 01/05/2022 21:57

Once went the supermarket to buy bread, came back with a horse

JudgeJ · 01/05/2022 21:59

I went to buy a bag of potatoes from Asda and came home with a 2 week holiday for the family, the travel agent was near the Asda car park and I glanced on the window.

maryboleyn · 01/05/2022 22:01

No, you really shouldnt 🤣🤣

SunshineCake · 01/05/2022 22:03

I went to the pet shop for fish food and came home with two Guinea Pigs.

JudgeJ · 01/05/2022 22:06

D0lphine · 01/05/2022 20:21

Why are you all with such inadequate men?

You do know that some men are with inadequate women too.

doublemonkey · 01/05/2022 22:06

Perhaps they're crap at shopping but shit hot in bed?

Not if they can't tell the difference between a head of lettuce and a head of cabbage...🦯

RosesAndHellebores · 01/05/2022 22:07

One Christmas about 30 odd years ago I asked dh for an Enny Handbag (they were lovely - simple and the softest of leather but disappeared years ago.

He bought me a horrid Jane Shilton thing covered in gilt. Enny extrapolated to any old bag!

Squiff70 · 01/05/2022 22:09

doublemonkey · 01/05/2022 22:06

Perhaps they're crap at shopping but shit hot in bed?

Not if they can't tell the difference between a head of lettuce and a head of cabbage...🦯

TBH I can't really think of a use for a head of lettuce or a cabbage in bed. I've tried though.

DidgeDoolittle · 01/05/2022 22:10

I asked husband to get cream of tartar for something I was baking. He bought tartare sauce.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 01/05/2022 22:11

NigelFaragesfrontroom · 01/05/2022 19:19

Husband went to collect some money from a customer and came back with a cockatiel in a cage . The customer had no money and gave him the bird so to speak .
Early days of online shopping I was sent lemon squash instead of lemon cleaning liquid .

My other bil did this, but an African grey parrot from an older woman. (He got paid as well). She still says hello to a stream of different men.

Iamthewalnut · 01/05/2022 22:13

Sent DH out to get taramasalata. He came back with tiramisu.

Ilikeanimalsmorethanpeople · 01/05/2022 22:14

When we went into Lockdown Christmas week (cheers for that Boris) my husband did a panic shop for xmas dinner and got beer, quality street tins x 4, loads of baileys and a Nintendo switch 😐Not the worst idea at the time but I do feel the baileys contributed to me getting pregnant at Xmas 😂

AdoraBell · 01/05/2022 22:16

Ex BIL was asked to buy lettuce, iceberg lettuce. He came back with a cabbage. Really pleased with himself as it was a large lettuce.

Alloftheboys · 01/05/2022 22:17

Sent OH to get me some panty liners - purple cardboard box, cost less than £1.
Came home with Tenna Lady - blue plastic type bag and cost about £3.50.
They got donated to the food bank 🤦🏼‍♀️

Ccharlotte · 01/05/2022 22:18

Dh doesn't always read stuff properly, so when we needed baby wipes, he grabbed the first thing he saw that looked like a pack of wipes. Have you ever managed to wipe a bum with a nappy bag?

We also needed dishwasher tablets...and he came home with a box of tablets for cleaning the washing machine.

GalactatingGoddess · 01/05/2022 22:19

@bloodywhitecat what the hell did you do with all those rolls 😂

NamelessBaby1 · 01/05/2022 22:20

One of the first times I asked DH to do the weekly shop, I'd put on the list "chicken breast", "other type of chicken" (thinking like chicken Kiev or something) and "packet of sliced cold meat". He came back with 3 packets of sliced cooked chicken breast. Couldn't even be mad, lol.

GalactatingGoddess · 01/05/2022 22:20

@Blarting 😉 that's definitely my situation

I have to be incredibly specific in shopping lists but it's all swings and roundabouts

Greensocksday · 01/05/2022 22:21

My brother, asked to bring crackers as his contribution to Christmas dinner. He came with a packet of Jacobs 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣

GalactatingGoddess · 01/05/2022 22:21

DH often swaps me things that I have no use for.

The one that comes to mind is when I was pregnant and craving mini cheddars, and he came back with loads of those tiny blocks of cheddar cheese when I'd wanted the crisps

TheDogsMother · 01/05/2022 22:26

Crumbler · 01/05/2022 20:14

Quite recently Sainsbury's substituted AA batteries for AAA.

Had exactly the same from Sainsburys !

One of the delivery guys told us about a customer who ordered a kettle and were sent a toaster as a substitute.

DeadSouth · 01/05/2022 22:28

Still in shock about getting a 6 pack of oranges instead of my Jaffacakes

Fizbosshoes · 01/05/2022 22:36

When I first started work, my boss asked me to go to the cafe opposite and get a tuna salad baguette. I was really quiet and shy and asked for the tuna salad baguette but they gave me 2 salad baguettes because they didn't hear me properly.i was too shy to correct them but then had to go back with the wrong thing! Blush

We joke that DH is not able remember more than 3 items when he goes shopping but is averse to taking a list Recently DD asked him to buy San pro. He forgot but inexplicably bought some cumin!Confused

BangaloreLulu · 01/05/2022 22:36

I asked for a Terry's Chocolate Orange and got a pork pie instead 🤣