Good Grief, I Went To A Grocery Store and Hadn’t Been To That One In A While…

Walked over to the egg case to see how much a 5-dozen case of large eggs were…More than $17. The last time I bought a case of eggs from that store they were cheaper than Walmart or Winco, about $10. Good thing I bought a case of medium size eggs from Winco for $8 this week.

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meggie · F

Can i ask why you buy so many eggs at once? I buy 6 eggs a week for about £1.50 (approx $2) a week for myself as my partner doesnt eat them. The use by date here in about 10 days if you get a carton from the back of the shelf.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@meggie they will keep much longer if they are refrigerated. Up to 6 weeks. I can put an egg in a glass of water and if it sinks it’s fresh.

Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F

@meggie Only 10 days? Most the eggs here have a 3 to 5 week span.

meggie · F

@cherokeepatti yes the most I've seen here are about 10 days. Perhaps they put them in cold storage for a week or so before delivering to the supetmarkets. Interesting.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@meggie they are supposed to keep them cold.

meggie · F

@Fungirlmmm i think lots of good food here in the UK gets wasted due to use by dates. Plus with large population they want us to buy in smaller quantities

meggie · F

@cherokeepatti yes i am sure they do but deliver to supermarkets a week or more after the chickens have laid them.

Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F

@meggie And some of us live in rural areas and we may only go to the grocery store a couple times a month so we buy more at one time than what a person in the city would.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@meggie I’ve seen eggs sitting out in open-air markets at bazaars in Morocco and no refrigeration or date to sell by because they put them in open flats and stack them high.

Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F

@meggie I love Europe, especially Germany and the UK.

meggie · F

@Fungirlmmm yes the US is a big country and i remember now how some places have no local stores. Anyway I understand now. Thank you.

Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F

@meggie You're welcome. I live over an hour away from a grocery store. :)

meggie · F

@Fungirlmmm i hope you get to see more.

Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F

@meggie Me too. :)

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@meggie Inflation is the main reason. And during the Covid quarantine eggs went up really high and some stores had no eggs for sale sometimes.

meggie · F

@cherokeepatti same here most things have gone up more than 25%

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@meggie Some have practically doubled, like 75-90%. I am on retirement now so I might as well stock up to have something on hand if it’s gets much worse. I got a pantry full now.

meggie · F

@cherokeepatti yrs wise to do so. I have stocked up a bit too

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@meggie If I had room in my freezer I would get more and freeze them. Can use them for baking or scrambled eggs

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@cherokeepatti US eggs are washed and that takes off the protective layer which means they have to be refrigerated. Here in Norway I keep my eggs on the counter in the kitchen, they keep for about a month.