A Woolworths buyer has been left scratching her head over an unlikely discovery in a carton of eggs.
Sharing on Fb, shopper Bryn stated half of the pack seemed to be “glued down” to the carton of Woolworths model Australian Extra Large Free Range Eggs.
Watch a video of her ‘glued down’ eggs above
She stated the eggs had been so caught to the cardboard tray that half couldn’t be eliminated with out breaking.
Bryn additionally shared pictures of the messy expertise, with one picture exhibiting the purpose on the eggshell the place it had grow to be “caught” to the carton.
“Can somebody please inform me why my eggs had been glued down?” Bryn requested.
“To the purpose the place I attempted to carry them they usually cracked?
“I’ve three out of six salvageable eggs now.”
The shopper’s publish prompted an enormous response from different Woolworths prospects.
Some steered {that a} hairline crack may’ve triggered egg white to slowly seep out and act like a “glue”.
“The carton was most likely dropped, ensuing in small cracks, the whites leaked out and dried gluing the eggs to the carton,” stated one.
“My expensive previous dad taught me to at all times examine the eggs, one by one, earlier than buy.”
One other stated: “It seems to be like a heavy weight was positioned on prime of that bundle, therefore the underside of the eggs obtained damaged and the egg white labored as a glue.”
Bryn stated she was baffled the way it may’ve occurred.
“The opposite eggs weren’t cracked … they had been completely entire with glue like substance on the precise carton,” she stated.
“Nothing on my finish was positioned on it – it was a Click on and Accumulate so I suppose somebody was careless.”
Woolworths responds
A Woolworths spokesperson stated the supermarket was “disenchanted” by the shopper’s expertise.
“We all know how irritating it’s to get house and discover your eggs already cracked,” the consultant stated.
The spokesperson stated the shopper is welcome to return to merchandise for a full refund or substitute as half of Woolworths’ Recent or Free Assure coverage.
