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Asda's 'alternate' items

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MamaCaz Tue 29-Jun-21 18:35:40

Today, when I was amending my online shopping order with Asda, quite a few items already in my basket were no longer available, and I was invited to choose "alternate" items.

I immediately thought of you all. Do you think I should point out this error to them? grin

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NotSpaghetti Tue 29-Jun-21 18:41:19

Yes. "Alternately", you could amend every other one?
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NotSpaghetti Tue 29-Jun-21 18:44:20

And when you check out, don't forget to enter your card's expiration date!

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Kate54 Tue 29-Jun-21 21:53:28

Defiantly.

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JaneJudge Tue 29-Jun-21 21:55:53

grin

I thought this was going to be about their substitutions as they substituted our vegetarian pizza for a meat feast! grin

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grandtanteJE65 Wed 30-Jun-21 13:12:42

By all means point out their mistake, especially if you enjoy practising the art of futility.

They are highly unlikely to take any notice of the fact that alternate and alternative are not synonyms, but you might just succeed in getting them to consult a dictionary.

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JaneJudge Wed 30-Jun-21 13:14:18

and you might get a voucher smile

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MawBe Wed 30-Jun-21 13:19:35

Or a vulture ?

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NotSpaghetti Wed 30-Jun-21 18:35:57

especially if you enjoy practising the art of futility
grin

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MamaCaz Wed 30-Jun-21 18:39:42

You've all made me laugh with your witty responses grin

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Puzzled Fri 02-Jul-21 21:14:09

They will probably claim to be disinterested when they should (not) be uninterested.

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grandMattie Fri 02-Jul-21 21:55:50

Sure, they’re not being pressurised into giving you alternate items?

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