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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago

They will have security tags in them soon

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Wonder how long this has to keep up for more products to start becoming accidentally vegan due to having to avoid eggs as they're too volatile.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (9 children)

Yeah, these are specialty farm eggs, cage free, and brown. They’re also stacked in with the organic eggs. They probably command a markup without the price increases from bird flu. This is also *probably* some trendier grocery store OP is shopping at.

Our “fancy” grocery store has a dozen cage free large brown eggs for $5.49, so either this is a local issue in Denver or OP is posting some BS engagement bait.

Just snapped this pic from our store’s online shopping app.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

You are both posting anecdotes, essentially.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Wouldn't it be great if this was the impetus for people going back to raising animals and growing some of their food for themselves? Almost everyone has room for a garden, even if it's just a window sill for some fresh herbs. And raising even some of your own food can save you a ton of money.

Or you can take advantage of the rising egg prices to sell them for $9.99/dozen to your neighbors, whatever. Be the neighborhood eggpin. Lead your own fowl empire to dominance over the local Whole Foods.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Most groceries here don’t post prices online, but …..

Boston Metro West - Amazon Fresh eggs from “Whole Foods”, not the cheapest grocery, $4.49/doz grade a large brown. My regular grocery is much cheaper than “Whole Paycheck” for most things.

No taxes on food here, although Amazon Fresh has a delivery charge.

I imagine the huge disparity of prices is that culling due to bird flu must be regional and our chickens must not be infected yet

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago

Conservatives don't care. They'll go into debt for Daddy Trump. That's what cultists do for a cult leader.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Come on, it's only 92 cents apiece. It was $6.99 for two dozen under Biden. Do the math folks.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

£3.15($3.90) at Tesco in the UK btw

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They're $7/dozen here, but Aldi has cruelty guaranteed eggs for $2.77, limit 2 dozen. I don't have Aldi near me but was at one within the last week.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Clearly we havent deported enough ~~black and brown people~~... ahem I mean... the illegals.

/s

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

They're cage free/organic. Those are always more expensive.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Do people in the US buy caged eggs?! In the UK free range is almost a ubiquitous minimum.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

new innovation in capitalism! 4-pack of eggs. costs what a dozen used to

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

Even worse when you consider this is without tax and the compareisons are made to prices without tax. To be fair the rest of the world doesn't threat their eggs so they need to be refrigerated like these US eggs need to be, which also costs money.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Wow, food in Germany is indeed cheap.

Current prices: 0,34€ per egg for organic eggs, 0,20€ per egg for a lower grade (Bodenhaltung)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

And if you are an independent egg vendor you have to submit a 1099 form with your taxes. Coincidence?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

It'll be even more soon...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

Looks like I need to fly out to Denver to save some money on eggs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I just paid like $11 for 18 in the bay area and I thought that was bad. Good thing Trump has a concept of a plan to take care of us soon tho.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Y'all need "I did that" Trump stickers like the ones that were put next to gas pumps with Biden

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

$4-6/doz in NC.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

But those come with a free cage, that's extra value!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

I regret not making friends with the neighbors who owned chickens. They're sitting on bird gold.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

The cheapest I can find atm are 2.1 euros for a 12 pack of store brand eggs, 0.175 per egg. Eu.

Edit to add: imo the only relevant comparison is comparing the cheapest with the cheapest available chicken eggs. If you add in branding, location, ... Then you're no longer comparing eggs, but rather cost of living & marketing.

2nd edit: perchery, medium size.

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