Supermarket home delivery mistakes.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » 12 Feb 2021, 8:37pm

We have been getting regular supermarket food shopping deliveries for almost a year now and its been very good with only the odd mistake.

Tonight was one of the more amusing ones. Mrs Syd added 100g of fresh ginger to the order. This is what arrived.

Seems the packer misread it as 700g!

Jdsk · Post by **Jdsk** » 12 Feb 2021, 9:23pm

: - )

Order of magnitude problem?

Jonathan

661-Pete · Post by **661-Pete** » 12 Feb 2021, 9:27pm

We get through quite a lot of ginger, in various recipes, so buying that much wouldn't be so outrageous for us. It should keep for a while in the fridge.

Bonefishblues · Post by **Bonefishblues** » 12 Feb 2021, 9:38pm

My wife did exactly the same thing last week

Syd · Post by **Syd** » 12 Feb 2021, 9:39pm

Peeled what we won’t use soon and shoved it in the freezer. Should grate well onto things from frozen.

rjb · Post by **rjb** » 12 Feb 2021, 9:48pm

During this lockdown Mrs rjb is piggybacking our shopping with a neighbour's online delivery. She ordered 3 carrots and received 3.3 kg. Our night vision has improved somewhat. :lol:

gbnz · Post by **gbnz** » 13 Feb 2021, 9:59am

rjb wrote:During this lockdown :

Thought I'd reduce my shopping /supermarket visits given this virus thing is so serious*. Only called in on 13 occasions last week,this week it's been reduced to 6 visits (Nb. Though I suppose if the pain au chocolat aren't very good tomorrow, given that it's essential food shopping I'll have to review the pain au chocolat elsewhere - took four shops/supermarkets last Sunday to find decent pain au chocolat)

And now I've met my first ever person who's had it/got it, it's even more serious. A local supermarket cashier, was tested as part of a testing program. Seem's he has/has had this deadly disease and like so many are showing the deadly effect (Nb. Wasn't aware he'd had it. Suppose I may have had it, but the routine testing kit sent out was so complex (Nb. Access codes, security codes, vials, security seals), chucked it out)

Post by **Mick F** » 13 Feb 2021, 10:03am

Ginger jam and ginger preserves in general. No doubt you can pickle it.

Mrs Mick F is well know locally for her jams, marmalades, chutneys, pickles and all manner of stuff in a jar.
She sells it to raise money for charity.

boblo · Post by **boblo** » 13 Feb 2021, 10:30am

Mick F wrote:Ginger jam and ginger preserves in general. No doubt you can pickle it.

Mrs Mick F is well know locally for her jams, marmalades, chutneys, pickles and...

...eccentric husband... :wink:

Psamathe · Post by **Psamathe** » 13 Feb 2021, 10:53am

rjb wrote:During this lockdown Mrs rjb is piggybacking our shopping with a neighbour's online delivery. She ordered 3 carrots and received 3.3 kg. Our night vision has improved somewhat. :lol:

Was that a supermarket mistake or an online order input mistake? Sainsbury (the supermarket I seem to use these days) for loose veg products have the option to enter the quantity in items or weight. And if you enter the quantity in weight (e.g. 3 Kg) and later go to edit it there is a bug in the edit screen where the Items/weight defaults to Items yet the quantity stays the same (i.e. 3 Kg becomes 3 Items) - the wrong way round for your issue but might be an order input issue?

Ian

Jdsk · Post by **Jdsk** » 13 Feb 2021, 10:55am

Same thought... but it doesn't look quite enough for 1000g rather than 100g.n

Jonathan

PS: I suspect that Syd has experience of unit problems from work...

Psamathe · Post by **Psamathe** » 13 Feb 2021, 11:01am

I've also found the number of errors surprisingly low. I've had a few issues with quality but I've learnt what needs checking and now reject poor produce (which is not often). But you have to learn "technique" to make sure that if you reject e.g. some veg you have enough other stuff so you still have meals and still have enough food until next delivery.

I have on one occasion cooked some veg and only then found it was dreadful - so I phoned to complain and they immediately refunded no questions asked.

My circumstances currently make home delivery essential but I suspect that having got used to it I'd probably use it anyway.

I do like their systems allowing them more efficient deliveries (which also means "greener"). Their "Saver Slot" delivery - where they have a longer time slot allowing them more efficient scheduling (which means less driver distance and this more environmentally friendly). Also, on the narrower (more expensive) time windows they flag slots where the driver is already close to you so more efficient = more environmentally friendly.

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Syd · Post by **Syd** » 13 Feb 2021, 11:24am

The actual printed receipt that came with the delivery showed a weight of 702 grammes. The order placed was for 100g, checked on comfirmation email. Hence I suspect it was misread by the person packing that part of the order.

Yes, Jdsk, units can be fun. Especially the ones than are realtively close, such as mmHg and mbar (1:1.33322). If only manufacturers would agree an common unit of measurement.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » 13 Feb 2021, 12:58pm

Mick F wrote:Ginger jam and ginger preserves in general. No doubt you can pickle it.

Mrs Mick F is well know locally for her jams, marmalades, chutneys, pickles and all manner of stuff in a jar.
She sells it to raise money for charity.

Picked ginger is something we always have plenty of. Generally pick up a load each time we visit the Asian wholesaler.

Goes very well as a condiment with some Japanese dishes we cook at home.

Post by **Mick F** » 13 Feb 2021, 1:56pm

Yep.
Just chatting with my lovely wife earlier about this, and she says she'd cook pieces of it and bottle them in syrup.
You can buy it like that already prepared, and that's what she uses for ginger jam etc.
Once in syrup, you can eat it with a spoon!

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