My sister used to work at a super market. One of hey colleagues was tasked with checking the inventory and then restock. My sister saw how her colleague clearly saw that they still had 5 boxes of white chocolate and only 2 of the regular one (I don't remember the actual product but it doesn't matter). Her colleague ordered 3 white and 2 regular. "why the heck are you doing this? Obviously there is more demand for the regular one!" My sister exclaimed. "well I like white chocolate better!" Her colleague explained.

So I think it's absolutely possible you could have done your boss' job better. :-)