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Only with Ocado...

258 replies

SoupDragon · 03/04/2012 09:33

"Today your order will be delivered by Jesus in the Cabbage van"

You don't get the son of god delivering groceries for just any supermarket.

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mrsalwaysasimnelcake · 07/04/2012 11:49

Christ on an actual bike? Brilliant.

SoupDreggon · 07/04/2012 11:52

He really is quite talented isn't he? As one would expect of the son of god.

MyDogShitsShoes · 07/04/2012 11:57

He sure is, fixed it in one go. Non of the usual sucking in of air over the teeth, hands on hips, tutting about the previous plumber's obvious shortcomings.

Just one quick ball-cock floating miracle and he was on his way.

JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 07/04/2012 12:09

so we have JEsus in a CAbbage Van and Christ on a bike. This is truly amazing.

Oh, when Kirsty came I had no subs, but did have spilt milk. Grin

MandaHugNKiss · 07/04/2012 18:11

I just thought I'd pass on this, so that us O2 customers have the chance to encounter our Saviour at a discounted rate:

With priority moments, you can get £30 off of a £90 spend - including existing customers. It's valid for another 8 days yet.

JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 07/04/2012 18:45

oh, Im with 3. shame.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 07/04/2012 19:10

I'm off to order with Ocado Grin.

AncientsOfMuMu · 07/04/2012 19:31

Love this thread[bugrin]

I've had Leonard in Lovely Lemon Van and Andrew in Abbis Apple Van..

Does this mean their vans get names too?

emmanana · 07/04/2012 19:46

You can go on the 02 site, order some free payg sims, they will be with you in a few days, get your o2 'number' that way......

androbbob · 08/04/2012 22:15

I have had Irvine in the Orange van and was expecting a scottish man but he so wasn't. Previous week was the Lemon van. It always tickles me to get the Ocado text!

SoupDreggon · 08/04/2012 22:17

I can't work out what the point of the text is TBH. Especially as mine often arrives after the delivery.

Although I was very pleased to have got this week's one, obviously :o

I keep thinking that AncientsOfMuMu had Leonardo in the Lemon van and wondering if it was Di Caprio or Da Vinci. Sadly it was just Leonard which isn't the same.

Hulababy · 08/04/2012 22:26

Unless I am having a v early delivery my text always comes a good time before the delivery. I like tht it tells me of any missing items as means I can go get anything I need that dy beforehand, not hat I get missing items much.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 09/04/2012 09:10

I like the fact that I know in advance any substitutions/omissions, although they don't happen very often, then I can decide whether I want to take the substitutions, or as Hulababy says, buy a missing item while I'm out.

I also like it as a safeguard reminder in case I forget that I've got to be home at the right time, I don't use a regular slot.

AncientsOfMuMu · 09/04/2012 21:07

Soup wishful thinking but alas it was definitely a Leonard! I think in a previous life he may have been a trainspotter Grin

MandaHugNKiss · 10/04/2012 11:46

I've received my text: Patrick in an Apple Van.

MandaHugNKiss · 10/04/2012 15:28

Two eggs out of twelve broken, two yoghurts out of eight have broken bottoms = leaked over everything else in the bag and two packets of crisps have popped open.

Jesus, Patrick certainly ain't.

roguepixie · 10/04/2012 17:06

Manda - this happened to me but with a broken bottle of moutwash over flour and other foody items ... driver refunded whole bag's worth of shopping. Did your driver not do this? If not, get on to head office and let them know - they will refund.

LoonyRationalist · 10/04/2012 17:23

I agree complain about everything leaked on, they should refund it all.

Bletchley · 10/04/2012 17:29

I had Dave in a strawberry van today. He was right on time, no substitutions and nothing squashed. But still....

MandaHugNKiss · 10/04/2012 18:14

I'm usually not backwards in coming forwards when it comes to complaining... but I'm nearly 35 weeks pregnant and the shopping ended up turning into the straw that broke the camels back - I cried like a twit for about 20 mins after I discovered the eggs (after the yogs but before the crisps) and rather than do my usual assertive phonecall I simply logged into my account and requested a refund for only the damaged items (and not the mess...).

Annnnd, Patrick? He was kinda surly. Didn't crack a smile (not that I expect sunny smiles from all my drivers but he was emanating... y'know, pissed-off-ness). I asked for my receipt which I'm usually handed and he grumped it was in one of the bags.

I'd have settled for Dave in his Strawberry van over Patrick in his bloody apple.

All in all, I am massively disappointed (Jesus' absence obviously a compounding factor) when it's not really that big of a deal.... moodswings, me? Grin

SoupDreggon · 11/04/2012 15:07

Sounds more like Patrick the starfish from Spongebob than Jesus!

I have delivery due at 7pm this evening and I am already on tenterhooks [bounce]

SoupDragon · 12/04/2012 17:28

I have Saint Michael in a cabbage van today (I made a mistake with yesterday's delivery)

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MandaHugNKiss · 18/04/2012 10:24

I'm expecting Craig in his Cabbage van between 1 and 2 this afternoon. Not Jesus, again. Lord, why hast thou forsaken me?!

BobblyGussets · 18/04/2012 15:01

I feel sorry for poor old ancient Dudley in his Iceland van now.

Mirage · 20/04/2012 12:55

I'm coming in late here,but I had a date with Jesus once.Twas back in 1992 and we went to a nightclub called The Red Onion in Marina Del Ray.I decided not to see him again,but he didn't take to kindly to that and stalked me for a while.Stalked by Jesus Grin.