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(Unverified)Nov 27th 2007 9:32AM

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I have used delivered shopping quite regularly here in the UK, and have been more or less happy with the service. However, there have been times when it's gone Pete Tong. My lovely wife once ordered five polythene bags of apples instead of five apples, for example. I also made a stew with the smallest cut of beef ever extracted from a cow, and about 12 parsnips. I'm sure you get the picture. The system works fairly well, with the notable and *usually* funny results. Now, however, imagine the headache when the funny mistakes arrive by pallet.

"Oh, where did you want your 38 boxes of instant potatoes? Shall I reverse in the van, or have you got a spare forklift by the dog run?"

Also, imagine, for some reason, you go off eating rice for a month or so. Say you eat a dodgy curry and can't stomach the idea of another spoonful of the old Basmati. What happens when you end up with four or five bags of things you haven't eaten?

I have a recommendation to all those contemplating this service who aren't quite organised enough to have planned the next six months' family dinners: only buy tins in bulk. At least you can donate the three-hundred mixed bean salads to charity if your can-opener breaks.

-Zach (http://www.zachbeauvais.com)

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