I very rarely order meals now, but still in inclement weather (too wet or too hot) order ingredients to cook with. 99.99% of the time, it goes well. The food is fresher than the nearest supermarket and the range wider.
Today, they royally screwed up.
I ordered some squid, specifying from the preparation options they offer, uncut. I also ordered some coriander leaf, some sinsensis militaris mushrooms and four duck eggs. Simple. No. Here is what turned up
Two wasp fish, Tachysurus fulvidraco (my least favourite fish), three tomatoes and a cucumber.
A quick phone call and they said they would resend.
Very quickly my actually order turned up. Almost.
Miraculously the uncut squid has been cut and the four eggs have paired up and become two.
I did inform them and say 'stuff it' in Chinese. They didn't ask for the tomatoes or cucumber back. Those I still have. So I've won. They didn't want the fish either, so it has been donated to the local feral cats who are eyeing it suspiciously.
I must, in fairness, note that this is highly unusual. They are usually very efficient. The heat may have scrambled their brains, too.
