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

It’s been a great few days for reverse ferreting.

The CTO for Ocado originally posted. Ocado has now posted the same message.

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.

I’m confused. What ‘comments’ are Ocado referring to in their apology? I’ve read Justine’s post and the DM article. I haven’t seen a reference to Ocado comments, just the fact that Ocado pulled advertising (and therefore revenue) as a direct response to Mumsnet supporting clarification of the word ‘sex’ in the EA.
Am I missing something? Or does it look like Ocado isnt entirely sure what they’re meant to be apologising for, but are going to issue an approximate ‘sorry miss’ in the hope it’s enough to get them off the hook?

What have they been up to now? Stopped using them years ago so it wont actually affect me.

Since when do temporary contractors have the power to tie in multi million pound advertising contracts?

They don't. But Ocardo think women are dumb enough to believe it.

The CTO (James Donkin) writes:
Good to see Ocado have come back with a response. Please don’t judge the thousands who work at Ocado by comments from a temporary contractor.
I’ve met Justine and have nothing but the utmost respect for her and what she’s achieved at Mumsnet Towers. It’s a fantastic site, community and resource.
JD is in Ocado Technology. I await someone from the main part connecting with MN to negotiate the derailed partnership. That would be crossing the golden bridge.

Right.

They’re not getting me back as a client.

Just found the Daily Mail article. Emailed them years ago saying why I wouldnt be using them again and if that is meant to be an apology it wouldnt encourage me to start using them again.

I’m not on Twitter so I’m limited to what I can see. What did the ‘temporary contractor’ with full access to their Twitter account say?

Were you the ‘temporary contractor’?!

It’s pretty poor for this reason.

they don't deliver to Scotland either, so cannot give them my middle finger

It’s on archive for anyone who can’t open Daily Mail.

https://archive.is/FdxtW

I'm always surprised when businesses actively work against their target market. It's as if they've forgotten they're in the business of making money.
See also the Body Shop and Budweisser 😂

Just when you thought you couldn't be any more pissed off with this shit 🤬

Well done for standing firm @JustineMumsnet, I take my hat off to you and the MN team x

Oh god fcking pathetic. Their response makes me hate them more.

Either -

1. Stick by your convictions; OR
2. Accept you were wrong, wholly apologise and offer all women a free delivery under £50 ;)

Fcking spineless twats.

The only thing worse than a company (or person.. Starmer 👀) who betrays women, is a company (or person) who betrays women then lies about it.

Sorry. The last couple of days since the court judgment have really brought out some Tourette’s relief.

Let's see the Ocado weasels put their money where their mouth is. I expect to see Ocado ads taking over the site, otherwise they must really think women are dumb to fall for 'temp contractor' backpeddling just when they realised their pockets are going to be hit by their main customer base.

Justine should name and shame the lot.

@ramonaqueenbee

@SporadicMincePieMuncher

I visited an Ocado in 2010 when I had a short visit to Croydon. I don't think we have had Ocado in Scotland ever.

@Cursula no!

That dm piece isn’t an interview. I think they’ve just lifted Justine’s post from the ‘thank you MNHQ’ thread.

I thought Ocado had only ever been an online supermarket- did they once have a physical presence or did you visit a distribution centre @Allthesnowallthetime

It looks like Barclays need to be next, although they sponsor the FA who hate women, so I don't hold out much hope there. Spineless fuckers the lot of them.

"These comments are not representative of us as a company"
Can you clarify, please, Ocado. If those comments don't represent, then what does?
Can you confirm that, in line with the SC judgement, you accept that TWAnotW. And, in line with Maya's case, you accept that Gender Identity and being Gender Critical are belief systems that are both worthy of respect, and that no employee of Ocado will be harassed for having GC views.
Please and thank you.

Lets get Barclays to apologise next

I am really fucked off by this. I wish I had known about this at the time because I would never have used them.

I get an Ocado delivery every week and now I want to cancel it because of this.