Ocado Apologies to Mumsnet

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Guess the dicks have figured out which biological sex that makes most household shopping decisions.

x.com/ocado/status/1913185777992843740?s=61&t=NHDSDk1MaF98_GOtcuLi0Q

Can people who are not on X see the whole apology / thread?

Me too.

All I can see is the post: "These comments are not representative of us as a company, and we believe they were made by a temporary contractor who is no longer with the business. We apologise unreservedly to Mumsnet."
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Looks like Lidl is the only one.. not only do they Not think twaw (really, though they pretend they do these days. I think they’ll be the first to update), they got their knuckles rapped in 2013 on this issue..

In an advert, ‘It featured what appeared to be a transgender woman, with the headline 'unexpected item in bagging area'… 🫣

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/lidl-advert-transgender_n_4309976/

Fuck em. Shop elsewhere!

It's a delivery service. They don't have shops. Just warehouses.

Yes, I wondered 'what comments?'.

Felt like it was the middle of a conversation.

Ocado must really think women are stupid. It's statement is obvious nonsense.

These comments are not representative of us as a company, and we believe they were made by a temporary contractor who is no longer with the business. We apologise unreservedly to Mumsnet.

Justine Roberts said

‘When we included a call to clarify the definition of sex in the Equality Act in our 2024 Mumsnet Manifesto, Ocado – who had been excited about a partnership – abruptly pulled out, citing Mumsnet’s ‘hateful political views’.

A partnership! That is a mainstream planned decision that usually has a long lead in time and not a choice of a temporary contractor.

Not only are they offensive but they also have failed to apologise properly, for the right things and in a sincere way.

Pains me to say it because I do like Ocado but I won't be shopping with them any more. I'm disgusted with the whole thing. Barclays just as bad but I dont have an account with them anyway.

There are two instances.

One was billboardgate, the other was last year.
The first was against adult human females being a hateful slogan, the second was to punish mumsnet for having vocal adult human females on it.

It's not a good look however you spin it.

Not sure why anyone here is hesitating. Treat this lie with the disdain it deserves. No more Ocado orders wims. Until the come and grovel at Justine’s feet and pay MN at least twice the going rate for ads

Until the come and grovel at Justine’s feet and pay MN

It's not just that though is it. They need to apologise to women for describing views that are - thank god- common sense and have been ruled lawful - as "hateful". It's very anti-freedom of expression as well and unnecessary.

The whole thing is bizarre really and a very sad reflection on the mad position society has got into.

I mean imagine going back in time 100 years and explaining all of this to Queen Victoria or Emmeline Pankhurst or your own deceased great grannies, grannies. I don't think they'd believe a word of it because it's so out there.

I got temporarily giddy that I could go back to them, was a loyal customer of ten years, spending over £10k pa and on their monthly freebies testing list. 2018 was my FWR awakening (because of ocado and that fucking billboard). Morrisons get to keep me, then! Easy decision. Wankers (ocado, not Morrisons. Morrisons have never let me down with woke bollocks).
For anyone that wasn’t around then, loads of MN Ocado customers cancelled their accounts and they telephoned us all but refused to tweet an apology. I said I needed it to be on social media as the original incident had been, for me to not cancel. I didn’t realise the USA link but all falling into place now…

Is there a thread of GC friendly suppliers? I feel I may need this soon. Will be shopping around for my household big spends I think

I"m from Croydon & no idea what you mean?!

Ocado has never had physical shops - originally they used to sell some Waitrose products but now they have partnered with Marks & Spencer & Morrison's.

There used to be a Waitrose in East Croydon (originally a Safeway) but closed a few years ago.

There's loads of dodgy mini-markets, vape shops etc now that it wouldn't surprise me if some of them sell 'fell off the back of the lorry' ocado branded stuff though.

Never used Ocado and glad I haven’t. But I notice a few pp’s have mentioned Lloyd’s upthread. I’m not up to date on their stance since the SC ruling - would anyone mind giving me a quick summary pls? I’m a long-standing customer of theirs and am very willing to take my lady money elsewhere if they think they can ignore the judgement.

@Serencwtch love your user name!

This was in 2010. Maybe it was a small Waitrose? Would they have had Ocado products?

I feel like I have created my very own Mandela effect here!
( Something that I am absolutely convinced happened but can't be true 😂).

I doubt it. Waitrose weren’t happy about Ocado putting their own lines in

"Thought I would come on here today with a note of support for our trans and non-binary colleagues on what I know will be an unsettling day following the UK Supreme Court decision," he wrote on Lloyds's Rainbow network.
link
Nary a word for the wims.

Morrisons have never let me down with woke bollocks
Ours have been captured by the rainbow brigade. Don't know if it's a local decision. I seldom shop there (only some of DH's gluten free stuff).

@Bruisername I have not solved my false memory then.....

Are you sure it wasn’t just a labelled avocado?

To be fair I think they would keel over again when they saw their prices….

but yes internet, lorries, goods planes, sheer variety of produce etc. A lot to take in. No wonder humans are stressed.

Oh no, really? Who’s left? I briefly used Sainsbury’s but there was some issue with gender stuff and loos. Tesco are captured too. Do I need to start shopping in person at aldi?

Is there a thread for approved GC suppliers?

I live near a large Ocado facility and know how many people rely on the company for work in the local area and I have, and will, continue to use them. I would not boycott for an ivory tower corporate communication, as Ocado have acted like so many other companies, organisations, our government, NHS.... by protecting their backsides and being frightened to offend for fear of being on the wrong side of a small area's fence! I'm more concerned as to why common sense in our society, as to how people share space, feel safe and have functioned for decades if not centuries, seems to have been overtaken by a few, in a relatively short period of time and ended up in frightening people. Having worked with those who've experienced domestic and sexual violence, single sex spaces are vital now and in the future.