Post how much you paid for eggs today

Zoo_View said:
That makes sense.

How well do they ripen?
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More slowly. Better to let them almost reach desired ripeness and then put them in the fridge. But if you have a lot, keeping them on the fridge will keep them from ripening too quickly.
 
How fast do they ripen? Would it work if you refrigerated them and took them out like a day or two ahead of when you wanted them?
 
There were zero eggs available at my Trader Joe’s yesterday. Zero. And a sign saying something about apologizing for a shortage, blah blah.
 
Anyone know where a guy can get a scrambled egg plate without taking out a second mortgage or breaking the law to acquire the funds?
 
It's so fitting that this is the thing. I posted on FB after he won that "We'll now find out the true price of eggs," by which I meant much more than eggs. Lo and behold, eggs actually becomes a thing.

I suppose I should put this in my Irony thread.
 
nycfan said:
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The problem with a candidate for POTUS blaming something on the POTUS that said candidate knows the POTUS has virtually no control over (like eggflation caused by a bird flu epidemic) is that the same argument is even easier to flip on you using your prior false claims against you.

Trump responded yesterday by amplifying an admonition for everyone to “shut up” about eggs. So he is hearing it.
 

Our anxiety about the economy is spiking — along with egg prices​

The rise in egg prices unnerves consumers and makes us question the wider economic environment​



“… The price of eggs has risen by 50% over the past year. The average cost of a dozen Grade A large eggs hovers at $4.95, up 240% from $1.46 five years ago. To put that in context: annual inflation hit 3% in January. We grudgingly accept price hikes in real estate. But eggs? Not so much.

… Eggs are an “inelastic” commodity: as prices rise customers don’t necessarily stop buying them; there are precious few alternatives. Economist Jason Lusk says a 1% rise in price only reduces demand by 0.15% and, if the supply falls by 1%, prices will rise by about 6.67%.

… A shortage of eggs “serves as what psychologists call a ‘heuristic,’ a mental shortcut that shapes our broader perceptions,” he wrote recently. “When something as mundane as eggs becomes difficult to obtain, it triggers a feeling that something is fundamentally not working.”

… Shortages hurt, whether it’s baby formula in 2022 or eggs in 2025.

“This, in turn, feeds into larger anxieties about inflation, the economy, the cost of living, and supply-chain vulnerabilities,” Harrison, the economist, says. “It reinforces the growing sentiment that we are living in precarious times.”

“The egg shortage won’t last forever, but it is a symptom of a larger problem; one that will only become more pressing in the years ahead,” he adds.

“Climate change, resource depletion, and shifting economic structures will make certain commodities more volatile.”

“The question is not just how we react to these shortages, but how we prepare for them,” Harrison says.

“There is no easy fix. But a meaningful first step would be acknowledging that we have been living in an era of extraordinary abundance; one that may not be sustainable.” …”
 
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