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The Guardian - UK
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Strawberries instead of bin liners: poll reveals strange supermarket delivery substitutions

Fresh strawberries in plastic container
One shopper received unwanted strawberries from Iceland – but not the bin liners that had been ordered. Photograph: Galyna Chevela/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Dog chews instead of chicken breasts? Strawberries in place of bin liners? These are just some of the strangest supermarket substitutions, according to a poll.

Almost half of supermarket deliveries (47%) included a substitute item over the past 12 months, the survey for the consumer group Which? found.

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