TwoforFlinching613 t1_j52ozru wrote on January 19, 2023 at 11:50 PM

Bought eggs at Whole Foods (in Massachusetts) on Monday, and they were $3.49 for a dozen, which is about average for them.

How are usually less expensive grocery stores, ripping people off?

AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j552c0d wrote on January 20, 2023 at 1:29 PM

The only really places impacted by bird flu are Egg Mills where you shouldn’t be buying eggs anyway. Most local, small and medium sized farm-groups were not impacted nearly as much.

RealMainer t1_j561zur wrote on January 20, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Despite that, most of them have been more than happy to raise their prices regardless.

Last time I bought eggs at Whole Foods there wasn't a single carton for less than $7, and that was before the recent price increase.

AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j5b00fs wrote on January 21, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Been buying my eggs for decades from a neighbor, has always been $3 and still is $3 a dozen.

A year ago I could have gotten Hannafart’s for $1.79, 10 years ago I could have gotten Hannafart’s for $0.78, but I chose to buy local.

If you didn’t support local food when they needed customers most (when Walmart and Amazon were growing market share) then don’t expect to find a local deal now. Now to guzzle the lowest price for that long there are no competitors, so enjoy Shitland’s Best “eggs”