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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Zahra Khaliq & Christopher Megrath

Sainsbury's shopper 'in stitches' after receiving substitute item for eggs

A woman was left "in stitches" after Sainsbury's substituted her order of eggs with a dessert of a similar name.

The UK's egg crisis appears to be hitting some homes harder than others after a Sainsbury's shopper was left with none at all. After placing a grocery order with the supermarket on Uber Eats, the woman was informed that she wouldn't be receiving a substitute product instead of eggs.

It wasn't until her order arrived that she realised her eggs had been switched out for an item with a similar name but worlds apart in flavour, texture and use.

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