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ONLINE SHOPPING HAS its obvious benefits – but when the supermarket decides to substitute an item because they don’t have it in stock, things can get messy.
Like when this Irish woman ordered Sainsbury’s ‘Spring show’ flowers this week, but they didn’t have them in stock
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So, they helpfully substituted some spring onions in there for her
Saturday 16 November, 2024
Saturday 16 November, 2024
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This woman ordered spring flowers and the supermarket sent spring onions instead
ONLINE SHOPPING HAS its obvious benefits – but when the supermarket decides to substitute an item because they don’t have it in stock, things can get messy.
Like when this Irish woman ordered Sainsbury’s ‘Spring show’ flowers this week, but they didn’t have them in stock
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We couldn't find this Tweet
So, they helpfully substituted some spring onions in there for her
Which, although they look grand, wasn’t what she was after
Since Suzanne’s tweet went viral this week, people have been sharing their own tales of supermarket substitutes gone wrong
So many potential mishaps
Everything worked out in the end for Suzanne though, which tends to happen when the original mistake gets noticed all over the world
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Let’s hope she put the spring onion to good use as well.
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fail of the day Online Shopping Shopping spring onions substitute Supermarket win/fail