 'I burst out laughing as I have hated custard since school dinner days. 'Thank God I didn't need the eggs for something important. 'I have contacted Uber Eats but they haven't responded yet." The Mirror has contacted Sainsbury's and Uber Eats for comment. 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 gr){kind=link}
The shopper was left âbemused’ to find that the six pack of eggs she ordered as part of her regular food shop was replaced with two egg custard tarts following egg shortages across the country
A woman who ordered a six pack of eggs from Sainsbury’s was left âbemused’ when her delivery arrived with the eggs missing – and instead included a box of egg custard tarts as substitute.
The shopper, who made her order through Uber Eats, says she wasn’t expecting to receive the two pack box of custard tarts as a replacement.
It comes as Brits were warned of possible egg shortages, with some supermarkets even limiting the amount of supplies per customer.
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.”