It sucks and I assume there is no other way for you to get water/it'd be more difficult than just going through small bottles, but were that not the case - I've never ordered from Ocado, but I assume you still have a right to refuse the replacements, or at least keep e.g. four and send rest back. You probably do this quite often though, so just find some of those old 1l bottles and fill those up instead.

Stay hydrated!

Well, you never know when a boil-water advisory notice will happen, so it's always handy to have a pre-bottled stash.

The sell-by date must be shown legally although the water never goes bad (the plastic does after several years). You will be well hydrated for the zombie apocalypse!

I'm gonna channel my inner most interesting man and say "Stay thirsty my friends."

I feel like people are missing the point - The OP got the same amount of water in 4 times as many bottles. Rather than getting 12 x 1 litre bottles, they got 48 x 250 ml bottles.

I feel like people are missing the point - The OP got the same amount of water in 4 times as many bottles. Rather than getting 12 x 1 litre bottles, they got 48 x 250 ml bottles.

Not sure why you even order bottled water. A good Brita filter and a refillable bottle will save you more money and hassles over long run.

I feel like this isn't a real problem? You ordered water. You got water. Next time just use the tap.