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hlthe2b

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2. I haven't purchased them in nearly a year. Initially because of shortages in Colorado

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:01 PM

Apr 2025

(after a law requiring all eggs to come from cage-free birds--which I don't argue with, but there were shortages)... And then when the prices went nuts, I just decided I could mostly live without them.

I will eventually buy them again, but not now.

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About a third of Americans stop buying eggs due to rising costs, study shows [View all] Coventina Apr 2025 OP

I pay about $6 a dozen for jumbo organic at HEB. ananda Apr 2025 #1

I haven't purchased them in nearly a year. Initially because of shortages in Colorado hlthe2b Apr 2025 #2

FWIW my local Costco (Redmond, WA) price for 2 dozen eggs was down 50 cents yesterday -- fierywoman Apr 2025 #3

Which came first: The chicken or the egg? dickthegrouch Apr 2025 #4

I raise chickens Tickle Apr 2025 #5

We have been buying home-raised chicken eggs PJMcK Apr 2025 #6

When the history of this time is written. J_William_Ryan Apr 2025 #7

I bought some at Kroger's yesterday Redleg Apr 2025 #8

Consider yourself fortunate when you can purchase food without knowing the price. n/t elocs Apr 2025 #12

Yeah- I didn't mean to imply that I have no cares about money Redleg Apr 2025 #13

$9.49 for 24 free range eggs at Costco yesterday central scrutinizer Apr 2025 #9

$10 - $12 /dozen here at the Grocery Outlet in Tahoe... FirstLight Apr 2025 #10

I don't believe we will ever see cheap eggs again, maybe $3-4/dozen but not $2. elocs Apr 2025 #11