AN ONLINE shopper has revealed the weird substitution he was given after he ordered a 1kg chicken for Christmas.
The cook dinner shared photos of the unusual alternative he claims ASDA made for the chicken he wished.
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As an alternative of the 1kg chicken, ASDA delivered a massive Christmas turkey.
The consumer had already ordered a 2kg turkey crown from the shop.
Now he has over 7kg of turkey meat to get by means of this Christmas.
Taking to Reddit together with his snaps of the substitution, the patron branded it a “big win”.
However the big 5.2kg turkey could now go to waste.
The Christmas cook dinner stated: “It would not slot in my roaster!”
Different Brits have been fast to share their ideas.
One stated: “They actually fowled up your order.
“Guess they gave you a poultry excuse too.”
One other stated: “Turkey for the remainder of the yr: gobble, gobble gobble.
“A deal Martin Lewis can solely dream of.”
Some have been extra downcast, doubting whether or not the substitution was an improve.
One stated: “7kg of disgusting turkey – I’d ask what they need me to do with this monstrosity!
“It will take about three weeks to defrost.”
One other Reddit person stated: “Fortunate you. I acquired a choice field of Jacob’s Crackers swapped for f***ing Ritz.”
Former grocery store staff speculated concerning the causes behind the substitution.
One stated: “My brother used to work in a grocery store and each time he noticed an order for my mum he’d sub prime manufacturers for out-of-inventory low-cost stuff.
One other stated: “That is a fancy one as effectively, somebody did you a full strong there.
“Feels like something I used to do at Christmas no matter what the system says.
“This jogs my memory of the tip of A Christmas Carol, when Scrooge buys a big turkey for Mrs Cratchit together with her measly fireplace.”
The cook dinner who posted the picture initially thought the mammoth turkey weighed 9kg, earlier than it was identified that it solely weighed 5kg.
When corrected, he stated: “Ah good, cuts down on cooking time.
“Reckon I can ram one inside the opposite? Woman Chatterley’s Turkey.”
