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Rachel Pugh & Zahra Khaliq & Fatima Aziz

Sainsbury's side-splitting substitute for a £1.65 box of eggs has shopper howling

As the nation faces a shortage of certain products heading into winter, we all may need to get accustomed to the occasional item missing from our weekly shop.

Some favourite supermarket brands have even taken to pinning up notes warning of rationing in a bid to manage customers' expectations.

Eggs are the latest staple to be vanishing fast from shelves - and one Sainsbury's shopper was left with a unexpected replacement in her online shop.

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