Which would you buy?

odusgolp
odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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You can get a dozen eggs from the farmer up the road for $4.00, or from your local grocery store for $0.99. Which do you buy?
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  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    Farmer
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    a dozen eggs for 99 cents? sounds fishy, I choose farmer.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Grocery. We eat a lot of eggs.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    In b4 1200 calorie eaters that buy expensive food
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    .99 for baking, etc.
    The $4 for fried eggs, scrambled, etc.

    So both.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    I'm cheap, grocery store.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    famer . . . far tastier.

    Did you know that if an egg is not refridgerated it can keep for up to a month? The fresher an egg is the harder it is to peel. When you buy eggs from the store, hard boil them, and they peel easily . . . how long do you think that egg's been laying around?

    That being said, I prefer my eggs from the farm, but I always use store bought eggs for hard boiling.
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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Does the farmer have a daughter?

    Yes, her name is Heather, but she's 12 years old. What do you do?
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    .99

    I'm cheap.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    I used to eat a few dozen eggs a week. If I still did that, I'd buy them from the grocery store, assuming nothing was wrong with them.

    Now that I eat all my calories at night, eggs are a very minute part of my grocery budget, so I might not mind buying them straight from the farm, even at 4 times the price.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    Once a month I'd buy from the farmer. The other gazillion times I have to buy eggs a month I would go the 99 cent route.
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  • JaxDemon
    JaxDemon Posts: 403 Member
    Grocery store. I buy Asda's own. £3.10 for 30. Though I will admit farmers eggs will defo have more yolk in them but I only want the egg white mainly.
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    Bacon.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    This is going to sound super-lazy of me... but which is closer... the farm or the grocery store?

    Gas mileage needs to be taken into account here.
  • TripZeros
    TripZeros Posts: 144 Member
    That is WAY too expensive... We get our eggs from our own chickens and I can assure you that it takes zero effort to collect the eggs and feed the chickens. Their food isn't even very expensive.

    With all of that jazz.... If I were to buy eggs, I would go for the .99 cent ones...
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    This is literally the cost of eggs here. One farmer I know sells them for $3. But seeing as how you pick up the eggs with your own container, I still find it kinda expensive when they are a buck in the store.
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    Farm fresh are tastier, but no worth the 400% markup.

    Fortunately, my farm is only $2.50 a dozen, and I think the store ones are like $1.89 around here. That's a markup I'll pay.
  • TDaddio2
    TDaddio2 Posts: 3 Member
    Farmers eggs. Assuming the Farmer is a small operation, not capable of feeding growth hormones to his chickens.
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    Yeah, $4 for farm fresh is expensive. $2.50 is a good price in my opinion. I would probably get both, enjoy the farm fresh when I can, but get the cheaper eggs when needed.
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    I'm cheap, grocery store.

    Word.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Farmers eggs. Assuming the Farmer is a small operation, not capable of feeding growth hormones to his chickens.

    Why would you assume a small operation wouldn't be capable of feeding growth hormones to their chickens? I don't know for sure, but I'm willing to bet hormones for chickens are sold in feed stores.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    Does the farmer have a daughter?

    Yes, her name is Heather, but she's 12 years old. What do you do?

    Damn. Grocery store for the next 6 years.

    Bwahahaha! I love you.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I don't like eggs.
  • professorRAT
    professorRAT Posts: 690 Member
    http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/08/what-are-the-best-eggs-cage-free-organic-omega-3s-grocery-store-brand-the-food-lab.html
  • DainaLC
    DainaLC Posts: 18,937 Member
    Can't eat them, but it would depend on how he treated them and what he feeds his chickens. If they are healthy and happy, I would buy a dozen to support my local farmer. :flowerforyou:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I don't like eggs.

    Oooh oooh oooh!

    In for egg's are just a chicken's period!

    Who remembers THAT comment?? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    This is going to sound super-lazy of me... but which is closer... the farm or the grocery store?

    Gas mileage needs to be taken into account here.

    That's definitely a factor. If I live close to a farmer, I probably don't live close to a grocery store.

    On the other hand, if I lived close to a farmer, I'd live on property zoned for livestock, and I'd want my own chickens. I adore chickens. :heart:
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    are the eggs clean?

















    j/k

    I'm going farmer because I love me some cool looking brown eggs

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