A Sainsbury's shopper was left dumbfounded when she opened up her delivery to find a bizarre substitute for a missing box of eggs. The UK is currently experiencing an egg shortage, with shoppers having noticed shortages in supermarkets like Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's.
ASDA and Lidl have gone so far as to put up rationing signs in some stores, in the hope of making sure there's enough for everyone. But unfortunately, if you order eggs online and there is a shortage, you're not always able to determine what you'll get instead.
That's exactly what happened to one women after she ordered a spot of Sainsbury's shopping on the Uber Eats app. The woman, who is nameless, said she had ordered eggs from Sainsbury's via UberEats as she likes some scrambled eggs in the morning.
Realising she was running low, she took to the app to do her shopping. But when it arrived, she burst into laughter when she saw what her eggs had been substituted with.
The shopper told the Mirror : “I usually have scrambled eggs in the morning and was running low on supplies so I ordered some with a few other bits.”
“I didn't receive any notifications to let me know they were out of stock so was bemused when I saw the egg custard tarts and twigged it was a substitute when I realised the eggs were missing.”
“I burst out laughing as I have hated custard since school dinner days. Thank God I didn't need the eggs for something important."
She concluded: “I have contacted Uber Eats but they haven't responded yet." After sharing her experience on Twitter, users took to the platform to mock the supermarket’s choice of substitutes via their delivery service.
One user said: “Sainsbury’s once replaced a packet of biscuits with chewing gum and freezer bags with cat food (I don’t even own a cat)”. Another added: “I ordered veggie sausages and they were replaced with pork sausages.”
One person suggested that the women should have received six egg custard tarts to make up for the missing six pack of eggs. "They didn’t even try to get close to the same type of item”, said one user.
While another said: “On what planet would this ever be a great substitute for eggs?” But the news wasn’t met with criticism alone - as some people said they would be happy to receive the custard tarts as an alternative.
One user said: "Whoo! I love me some egg custard pie." While another added: "At least you got dessert."
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