Price of eggs
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agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
Some of us have pointed out that taste ISN'T the important part. They taste the same to me, too.
I don't just eat the babies--I also eat the chickens themselves! Yum, chickens! And yeah, ethically, if I'm taking a life I'd like to show some respect for it, and for the human beings who work in the food industry. And, like, the planet. Sorry.
I don't have money to blow. So I don't eat huge amounts of eggs and meat. I eat what I can afford to.
I'm not sure how you can be "respectful" to a chicken, dead or alive. It's a chicken. :huh:0 -
I don't know that free range organic eggs from the market are any better than the regular ones cause they aren't all that fresh anyway. If you can get eggs straight from the farmer though, it is amazing how much better a fresh egg is compared to any that are at the supermarket.
I was getting them from a farmer, but I started to question how old the eggs were. No dates anywhere. Just his word that they were fresh. I went back to getting them from a health food store.0 -
I'm an egg snob, too. I buy local eggs and depending of who I get them from run anywhere from $3-5 a dozen.0
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average 3 dollars a dozen here in san diego.0
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After reading this post, I am having breakfast for dinner.
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I buy my eggs from the local farmers' market for £5 for 30 eggs, they're free range, fresh and delicious!0
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The duck eggs I go after are $3 per half dozen.
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agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
The egg isn't fertilized.0 -
Depends where you live. I have a store called Aldi's that I go to, eggs are .69 cents a dozen. Milk was $1.99/gallon last time too :happy: Not every place has them though ... they're mostly in the southeast and midwest. The local grocery store has eggs for 1.48/dozen, and that's more than my broke butt is willing to pay!
Aldi must vary from place to place. I'm in Missouri and the Aldi store near me sells eggs for $1.29 or $1.39/dozen! Milk there is around $2 for a HALF gallon. Still not bad, though.0 -
agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
To believe that the environment in which an animal lives has no bearing on the quality of the food it produces seems a little naive.0 -
I'm so lucky to have friends with chickens! Mine are fresh and FREE! :bigsmile:0
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I rarely look at the cost of the food I put in my cart, if I need something I get it. Tonight I picked up a dozen eggs. When the heck did they jump to $2.08?!?!?!? Is this the going price these days?:ohwell:
Wow, don't come to Australia, those eggs are down right cheap!! we pay between $3 and $6 a dozen. Enough to have made me get my own chickens, but our entire cost of living is very high.0 -
agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
To believe that the environment in which an animal lives has no bearing on the quality of the food it produces seems a little naive.
It's more than naive, it's ignoring well known realities. I raise both free range organic chickens and pork - the difference in taste in the meat is astounding. I use our neighbour's eggs, also organic free-range - the colour, consistency, texture and taste of the eggs is markedly different than typical grocery store eggs.
If the differences are not important to someone, that's totally fine, eat what you like. But to pretend they aren't there is ridiculous.0 -
Same here. I really wish I could keep my own chickens.
No, you don't, they're a giant pain in the *kitten*.
Trust me on this...
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Me too. Worth every cent.I'm a self confessed egg snob too. I go for the pastured eggs. You pay through the nose for them (5$ per dozen) but they are so good, and healthy. The yolks are bright orange!
this.
I pay $4.99 for the pastured raised eggs. They really do cook/taste better.0 -
I pay £2.75 for a dozen eggs, which is something like $5!
I never really thought whether that was cheap or expensive, as you said before, I rarely think about the price of stuff I buy from the supermarket, until now that is anyway!0 -
I buy Egglands best eggs. They are 4.00 or more for 18 eggs. I LOVE them though. They taste significantly different to me than any other eggs. I hate how much they cost but nothing else compares. Bleh.0
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I rarely look at the cost of the food I put in my cart, if I need something I get it. Tonight I picked up a dozen eggs. When the heck did they jump to $2.08?!?!?!? Is this the going price these days?:ohwell:
Makes you wonder what they feed the chickens.
Sometimes we get our eggs from the nearby Smart and Final (forgot how much that is). Other times, I get a break on the price through my Vons or Ralphs card.0 -
Come to alberta and pay up to $5 a dozen. I get them fresh from the neighbor, farm fresh at $2 a dozen.0
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Same here. I really wish I could keep my own chickens.
No, you don't, they're a giant pain in the *kitten*.
Trust me on this...
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No they're not. Trust me on this....0 -
I rarely look at the cost of the food I put in my cart, if I need something I get it. Tonight I picked up a dozen eggs. When the heck did they jump to $2.08?!?!?!? Is this the going price these days?:ohwell:
You're shocked at the price of those eggs (I am too, frankly, as that's almost twice as much as my cheapest store sells them for!), but I'm shocked that someone actually grocery shops without paying one whit of attention to the price of the food that's going into her cart! I'm 100% the opposite of that and I could not shop like you do. I know down to the dollar amount what my total will be before I even get in line at the store. It comes from a history of frugality--how I was raised, and then from necessity, and now it's because of all our bills we have to pay every month, our food bill is the most flexible, so I play a game with myself each month to see how little I can pay for my family's food.0 -
I bought 4 20 packs for 2/$5 last month.0
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I pay ~$4/dozen for eggs from a local farm where the chickens are pastured and able to forage. Delicious.
#EggSnob
You sir are FABULOUS!!! :drinker: I'm an egg snob too!
That being said, near me (supermarket) or local farm- both about $2.50. Hurts too...love me some eggies!0 -
I raised chickens and sold eggs for a while. Unless your raising chickens in a cages like on big farms it is hard to get eggs for less than $1.60 a doz.. Remember at least 30% of Organic Egg Cost is for government regulations. And in most states there is no such thing as Free Range being the same as Organic.0
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Same here. I really wish I could keep my own chickens.
No, you don't, they're a giant pain in the *kitten*.
Trust me on this...
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No they're not. Trust me on this....
I already know this...my parents have laying hens. Unless you consider the fight to keep coons from taking them, they're less PITA than my wife's dog...or cat...or guinea pig. In fact, I'd say they're the easiest pet/livestock/producer to raise/tend.0 -
agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
Umm.. no. :huh: :noway:0 -
I raise my own chickens and love their eggs. In winter, as the sun is out for fewer hours each day, the girls go from laying one egg every day to one egg every week or two. This is natural, and even artificial light that is used by mass-producers doesn't bring production completely back to the normal high level experienced during longer days.
In November I got 15-18 eggs per day; now I get 4-5 eggs per day. In addition, keep in mind that it costs about .86 per day to feed my flock of 17 during warmer days when they can forage. With snow on the ground, I have to supplement their food with additional grains as they need a layer of fat to stay warm.
Hope this sheds some light on why eggs are so expensive.
Yep-that makes perfect sense!
On a side note-same chain of grocery store but a different location is having a weekend sale.... 69c/dozen....
And to the person who couldn't believe I don't know the cost of the items I put in my cart-I guess I should have said-I don't spend a lot of money on my food-I DO try to stick to a budget but when it comes to the STAPLES in my kitchen I simply pick up the items I need.
Thanks to everyone for your responses. It was quite an interesting read! Oh-and most of the eggs I buy are for baking anyway (which I probably shouldn't even be doing anyway-lol)0 -
Same here. I really wish I could keep my own chickens.
No, you don't, they're a giant pain in the *kitten*.
Trust me on this...
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No they're not. Trust me on this....
If you ever want to keep a few chickens in your home/yard, see www.backyardchickens.com.0 -
I currently have two chooks in the backyard (built the coop myself from reject wood from the local sawmill and recycled bits of this and that - I think the only thing I paid for was the nails and roofing screws - and a roast dinner to the friend who helped me dig the holes for the footings and put the roof on [can't stand heights].
The chooks eat layer pellets (about $15 for a 20 kilo bag) enough to keep two chickens very happy for quite a while plus kitchen scraps and leftovers.
And every day I collect two beautiful fresh eggs.
But yes I've noticed the prices at the local shop - absolutely ridiculous.
Price quoted in AU$ I'm guessing
Good guess - what gave it away? Because I call a chook a chook?0 -
I used to buy the free-range natural eggs and paid anywhere from $4 and up. I didn't notice a big difference. Not worth the price, IMO.
Pretty sure the point of buying free-range eggs isn't about the taste, but about the ethics of how animals are raised. That's what makes it "worth the price." (Although, I often wonder how "free range" grocery store eggs with that label actually are--that's why I get mine from a farm.)
Wonder no morehttp://tbnranch.com/2011/11/21/industrial-egg-production-the-facts/
These are actually MY free range hens: http://twobairdsproofit.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/around-the-farms/ There are some other animals in there as well... we don't eat them
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