Normally in the week or two before Easter my local grocery stores have eggs as loss leaders (real cheap), but this year this does not appear to be the case. Egg prices appear to be high in this area, and I thought that might be the reason. Then I thought well maybe nobody boils or decorates Easter eggs anymore because most kids do not like hard boiled eggs or people worry about diease. So putting them on sale does not entice anyone to the market.
By the way I was at a supermarket last week, and large eggs were selling for around $1.50 per dozen. Then I noticed they had brown eggs for 82 cents per dozen which really amazed me, because usually brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs. I asked the clerk if they were mismarked, and he said no. Of course there is no difference between the two, and I remember as a kid my mother would buy a dozen eggs and some would be brown, and some would be white.
Normally in the week or two before Easter my local grocery stores have eggs as loss leaders (real cheap), but this year this does not appear to be the case. Egg prices appear to be high in this area, and I thought that might be the reason. Then I thought well maybe nobody boils or decorates Easter eggs anymore because most kids do not like hard boiled eggs or people worry about diease. So putting them on sale does not entice anyone to the market.
By the way I was at a supermarket last week, and large eggs were selling for around $1.50 per dozen. Then I noticed they had brown eggs for 82 cents per dozen which really amazed me, because usually brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs. I asked the clerk if they were mismarked, and he said no. Of course there is no difference between the two, and I remember as a kid my mother would buy a dozen eggs and some would be brown, and some would be white.
I looked at the price of large eggs in my supermarket and was shocked. Normally they run around $1.59 to $1.79 a dozen, and $0.99 to $1.29 when on sale. The current price is $3.09 a dozen. I hope it's just Easter, but if it is, I consider it price gouging. Unbelievable. I don't recall there being any big kills of flocks or anything, I don't think they froze to death, didn't hear about any hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes that might cause a shortage otherwise.
Tomorrow starts a new sales week, so I'll see if the price changes.
I looked at the price of large eggs in my supermarket and was shocked. Normally they run around $1.59 to $1.79 a dozen, and $0.99 to $1.29 when on sale. The current price is $3.09 a dozen. I hope it's just Easter, but if it is, I consider it price gouging. Unbelievable. I don't recall there being any big kills of flocks or anything, I don't think they froze to death, didn't hear about any hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes that might cause a shortage otherwise.
Tomorrow starts a new sales week, so I'll see if the price changes.
This was discussed a couple of weeks ago in a thread titled: What's happened to egg prices?
They've been pricier than usual for a couple months now, I think.
I looked at the price of large eggs in my supermarket and was shocked. Normally they run around $1.59 to $1.79 a dozen, and $0.99 to $1.29 when on sale. The current price is $3.09 a dozen. I hope it's just Easter, but if it is, I consider it price gouging. Unbelievable. I don't recall there being any big kills of flocks or anything, I don't think they froze to death, didn't hear about any hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes that might cause a shortage otherwise.
Tomorrow starts a new sales week, so I'll see if the price changes.
This was discussed a couple of weeks ago in a thread titled: What's happened to egg prices?
They've been pricier than usual for a couple months now, I think.
nancy
I'll look up the thread. In any case, this increase to the $3 range was within the last few weeks or so, and it was in the below $2 range right before that.
Just checked my last purchase... it was on 2/20, and the price was $1.29 but in a different supermarket chain (which is always a bit lower than my regular supermarket).
I looked at the price of large eggs in my supermarket and was shocked. Normally they run around $1.59 to $1.79 a dozen, and $0.99 to $1.29 when on sale. The current price is $3.09 a dozen. I hope it's just Easter, but if it is, I consider it price gouging. Unbelievable. I don't recall there being any big kills of flocks or anything, I don't think they froze to death, didn't hear about any hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes that might cause a shortage otherwise.
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Tomorrow starts a new sales week, so I'll see if the price changes.
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This was discussed a couple of weeks ago in a thread titled: What's happened to egg prices?
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They've been pricier than usual for a couple months now, I think.
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nancy
I'll look up the thread. In any case, this increase to the $3 range was within the last few weeks or so, and it was in the below $2 range right before that.
Just checked my last purchase... it was on 2/20, and the price was $1.29 but in a different supermarket chain (which is always a bit lower than my regular supermarket).
-- wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net
They're $1.29 in a few places, Seabra had them for "10 cents each" or $1.20 a dozen, and Walgreens has them for 99 cents this week. This time of year, the white eggs are pricier because everyone wants them to decorate for Easter. Brown eggs are cheaper because they are not as nifty in the decorating department.
Me, I buy about 9-10 dozen for Passover. Prefer white ones because the brown ones too often have spots that aren't seen when they are candled.
Just checked my last purchase... it was on 2/20, and the price was $1.29 but in a different supermarket chain (which is always a bit lower than my regular supermarket).
-- wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net
They're $1.29 in a few places, Seabra had them for "10 cents each" or $1.20 a dozen, and Walgreens has them for 99 cents this week. This time of year, the white eggs are pricier because everyone wants them to decorate for Easter. Brown eggs are cheaper because they are not as nifty in the decorating department.
I didn't look at the prices of brown eggs because normally they are more expensive. I hadn't thought of them being cheaper around now.
I looked at today's sales flyer for my local supermaket (Safeway). Eggs are "on sale" this week. Not that it does me any good. The sale is a buy one, get one free deal on an 18 pack of large eggs. I don't know what the normal price is though, so I don't know the final cost per dozen. But it's 3 dozen eggs total. There is no way I as a single person can use that many eggs before they go bad. Aside from eating the eggs whole, I also use them for baking including glazing bread loaves. There are only so many uses in a household of one.
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:16:15 GMT, "wff_ng_7" <[email hidden]>
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Normally in the week or two before Easter my local grocery stores have eggs as loss leaders (real cheap), but this year this does not appear to be the case. Egg prices appear to be high in this area, and I thought that might be the reason. Then I thought well maybe nobody boils or decorates Easter eggs anymore because most kids do not like hard boiled eggs or people worry about diease. So putting them on sale does not entice anyone to the market.
By the way I was at a supermarket last week, and large eggs were selling for around $1.50 per dozen. Then I noticed they had brown eggs for 82 cents per dozen which really amazed me, because usually brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs. I asked the clerk if they were mismarked, and he said no. Of course there is no difference between the two, and I remember as a kid my mother would buy a dozen eggs and some would be brown, and some would be white.
I looked at the price of large eggs in my supermarket and was shocked. Normally they run around $1.59 to $1.79 a dozen, and $0.99 to $1.29 when on sale. The current price is $3.09 a dozen. I hope it's just Easter, but if it is, I consider it price gouging. Unbelievable. I don't recall there being any big kills of flocks or anything, I don't think they froze to death, didn't hear about any hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes that might cause a shortage otherwise.
Tomorrow starts a new sales week, so I'll see if the price changes.
it's all part of the war on easter, sort of a mopping-up operation to the war on christmas.
Just checked my last purchase... it was on 2/20, and the price was $1.29 but in a different supermarket chain (which is always a bit lower than my regular supermarket).
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They're $1.29 in a few places, Seabra had them for "10 cents each" or $1.20 a dozen, and Walgreens has them for 99 cents this week. This time of year, the white eggs are pricier because everyone wants them to decorate for Easter. Brown eggs are cheaper because they are not as nifty in the decorating department.
I didn't look at the prices of brown eggs because normally they are more expensive. I hadn't thought of them being cheaper around now.
I looked at today's sales flyer for my local supermaket (Safeway). Eggs are "on sale" this week. Not that it does me any good. The sale is a buy one, get one free deal on an 18 pack of large eggs. I don't know what the normal price is though, so I don't know the final cost per dozen. But it's 3 dozen eggs total. There is no way I as a single person can use that many eggs before they go bad. Aside from eating the eggs whole, I also use them for baking including glazing bread loaves. There are only so many uses in a household of one.
-- wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net
They do survive quite a while in the fridge. The older they are, the better for hard boiling, but they still make a decent fried egg altho the whites are runnier. At one egg a day, that's around 5 weeks. Time to do some baking<g>.
Just checked my last purchase... it was on 2/20, and the price was $1.29 but in a different supermarket chain (which is always a bit lower than my regular supermarket).
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They're $1.29 in a few places, Seabra had them for "10 cents each" or $1.20 a dozen, and Walgreens has them for 99 cents this week. This time of year, the white eggs are pricier because everyone wants them to decorate for Easter. Brown eggs are cheaper because they are not as nifty in the decorating department.
I didn't look at the prices of brown eggs because normally they are more expensive. I hadn't thought of them being cheaper around now.
I looked at today's sales flyer for my local supermaket (Safeway). Eggs are "on sale" this week. Not that it does me any good. The sale is a buy one, get one free deal on an 18 pack of large eggs. I don't know what the normal price is though, so I don't know the final cost per dozen. But it's 3 dozen eggs total. There is no way I as a single person can use that many eggs before they go bad. Aside from eating the eggs whole, I also use them for baking including glazing bread loaves. There are only so many uses in a household of one.
-- wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net
If they're pretty fresh right when you buy them (and they probably will be, given the "sale"😉, they will last 6-8 weeks in the refrigerator, no problem.
If they're pretty fresh right when you buy them (and they probably will be, given the "sale"😉, they will last 6-8 weeks in the refrigerator, no problem.
But I'm commitment phobic! I'm not willing to get into a long term relationship with these eggs. ;-)
The reason I want fresh eggs is because of the way I use them. For eating eggs themselves, I want them very fresh for two reasons. First, on frying and poaching, they come out a lot better when the white is still thick. As they age, it thins out considerably. The second reason is I like eggs lightly cooked (whether fried, poached, soft boiled, omelet, zabaglione) and I believe fresher would tend to decrease salmonella problems.
For baking, I have no qualms about "old" eggs. But I don't bake as often as I'd like (weight control issues!).
