Thursday 15 November, 2007

Sub-optimal substitution

Filed under: Life

All in all, I like Ocado. They're reliable, good quality and everything's very convenient. (My wife does the shopping itself, so I can't comment on the user experience on the web front.)

I do have two gripes however, both to do with substitutes:

1. If you send a substitute for an item because the ordered item is not in stock, tell me how much the ordered item would have cost me as well as the cost of the substitute; and

2. If the substitute item is more expensive than the ordered item, swallow the additional cost. After all, it's your fault, not mine.

The first request is a seemingly trivial invoice display issue. The latter is a point of principle, one which would drive loyalty and bring a feel-good factor to customers suffering at the hands of your stock issues.


Posted by dan at 8:44am | Permalink | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)
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I was hoping to read an insightful analysis on the art of substitutions in football.

I'm still hoping.

Posted by Jon 9:58am, Thursday 15 November 2007

Keep hoping...

Posted by Dan 10:07pm, Thursday 15 November 2007

Surely the key point is the amount of profit occado make in substitutions. I.e. because they do not tell you the price but charge you for the original item do they make more profit? Even if the price is the same they may have a lower cost to occado so should they not reveal their costs. Conspiracy would indicate that it is in their interests not to have stuff in stock.

Posted by ukok 1:03am, Friday 16 November 2007

First point "My wife does the shopping itself" Does she read your blog?

Second point in football (if you care) no one cares about the cost of the substitute as long as the end goal is achieved.

Posted by Cyril, 8:34pm, Saturday 17 November 2007
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