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Rachel Pugh

Tesco substitutions see food replaced by iPhones and Airpods

Supermarkets are known for their occasional interesting substitutes when people order their groceries online, like this shopper who spent £50 with Asda and just got a bag of the wrong oven chips.

Sometimes, it can be a bit of pot luck as to what you'll receive, but lately, the substitutions seem to have ramped up - and shoppers have been receiving phones and wireless headphones. This is because, until 18 April, Tesco Mobile is raiding the nation’s shopping bags to make unbelievable substitutes in lucky Tesco.com Click+Collect orders.

An impressive lineup of ten ‘Super Subs’ will be made up of some of the latest mobile phones, tech and wearables, the MEN reports.

Tesco Mobile’s ‘Super Subs’ has been created to show how amazing things can happen when the worlds of supermarket and mobile come together - all while putting a smile on shopper’s faces.

When shoppers collect a Tesco.com Click+Collect order from a participating Tesco store between now and 18 April they might discover an Apple iPhone SE in place of their apples, a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 subbed in for their Tesco laundry tablets or a Nokia for their gnocchi.

The full list of substitutes Tesco shoppers could find in their Click+Collect orders from Tesco Mobile

You can also find them on the website here.

  • Freshly baked bread rolls for a Motorola E7
  • Apples for an Apple iPhone SE
  • Galaxy Milk Chocolate Bar for a Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
  • Tesco laundry tablets for a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
  • Pampers Active Fit Nappies for a Samsung Galaxy Fit 2 Black
  • Gnocchi for a Nokia 3.4
  • Frozen cod for Apple Airpods
  • Galaxy chocolate drink for a Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
  • Mini Cheddars for an Apple iPhone 12 Mini
  • Cotton Buds for Samsung Galaxy Buds Live.


Shoppers will receive the grocery item they ordered from Tesco, along with their super substitute from Tesco Mobile .

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