‘Thank you eggs’ Chinese woman cracks big smile on TV after Taiwan police retrieve stolen cartons of eggs amid severe shortages
- Island is facing a severe shortage of eggs as result of bird flu, Ukraine conflict and cold weather
- As supply problems persist, supermarkets have introduced rationing, forcing some into desperate measure to get eggs
As Taiwan labours under a severe shortage of eggs, a woman’s dramatic reaction after she regained possession of two cartons of the stolen produce has provided a dose of comic relief for the island’s social media.
The woman, surnamed Yeh, bought the last two cartons on a supermarket shelf containing 20 eggs after visiting five outlets in New Taipei City, on March 12.
She left her purchase in the basket of her bicycle to return to the supermarket to buy more produce. However, minutes later when she returned, the eggs were gone.
Immediately, Yeh reported the theft to the police.
Officers checked dozens of surveillance cameras around the supermarket, arrested a 61-year-old man and recovered the eggs within four hours.
Yeh was “eggstatic” when interviewed on television.
