24/7 web

Weird, i've had some interesting experiences lately when trying to go about my usual internet business. Finding that I can't get on sites that i would expect to be available 24/7...

This is from my supermarket, Tesco. I wanted to do my shopping online but they were a bit too busy, so instead shut the door in my face with this completely off-brand message. I did wait for it to be less busy, but i might think twice if it happened again.

A least Twitter was slightly more polite and on-brand about not being able to let me in and offers a live status view.

I would have thought that mega-brands like these would be able to flexibly scale for capacity?