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Re: Eggspensive

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Post by pishpash »

93po wrote: post #112
jjeaff wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They have very specific baskets of goods and methodologies that they publish details on when changed. And it is done by an independent groups of government employees with lots of eyes, both public and private looking at every detail of what they do. I don't think they are simply cherry picking data.

There are a ton of issues with the official CPI numbers that none of this accounts for and even the BLS admits to in a limited extent. It doesn't account for people buying less expensive substitutes when items get expensive, it only includes "staples" despite consumers potentially spend a ton on newer items, it doesn't account for quality changes of items, it has an undue weight on urban areas, doesn't account for sh…

Shrinkflation is captured: https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/measuring-shrinkflati...

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by insane_dreamer »

Nice site!

It might be good to note that these are probably the absolute worst eggs you can buy, so this represents the bottom of the barrel in terms of prices.

I suspect some of the data may be incorrect. Hard to believe that a Walmart in southern Oregon is selling those eggs for $5/dozen when you can easily get good eggs for that price elsewhere.

I'm happy to pay twice as much for eggs that I know are from healthy chickens humanely raised (pasture raised).

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by 0xffff2 »

alana314 wrote: post #68

The cheapest eggs on vons.com are $5.99 in Los Angeles. This is a cool data visualization but the closest data point it has for LA is Rosemead and it says they're $2.76.

Vons is generally one if the higher end grocery stores. It's not all that surprising to me that Walmart would have eggs at half the price. I don't live in SoCal, so I can't say whether it's accurate, but the number of people I hear complaining about egg prices around me while I can still get eggs at $2.89/dozen at my local Safeway has left me deeply confused about this whole event.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by nemo44x »

zeroonetwothree wrote: post #19

With the obsession over egg prices you’d think everyone is eating two dozen per day or something.

If you have a family then there's a good chance you go through them really fast. Imagine making 2-egg omelets for a family of 4. That's 8 eggs right there. Then you bake something with the kids in the afternoon and that's 8 eggs. Then you decide to make pasta for a change and that's 8 more eggs. It's not that difficult to go through a lot of eggs and why places like Costco sell eggs in 2-dozen quantities as well.

It's not difficult to go through 4 dozen a week and at $5 more per dozen that's $20/week and $80/month more for eggs. That starts to hit a lot of people's budgets.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by dangwhy »

jkestner wrote: post #99

There's a monopoly on US eggs, and like seemingly every industry right now, they're blaming externalities to cover the fact that price increases are mostly going to shareholders. https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/23/cant-make-an-omelet/#keep...

> price increases are mostly going to shareholders.

I am confused. how are they going to shareholders, unless shareholders are actually selling the stock? how exactly are price increases coming to me as a shareholder.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by algoatecorn »

4gotunameagain wrote: post #128
algoatecorn wrote: post #98

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Yea seriously. The price increase is inconvenient, but hardly relevant in terms of calories/$. I eat 5-6 eggs each morning with some potatoes (my blood work is great btw, so take it easy armchair dietitians). Dietary cholesterol isn't what most people think. I digress. But that means my at-home breakfast went from: (5 eggs * $0.2) + (1 red potato * $0.20) = $1.20 to (5 eggs * $0.5) + (1 red potato * $0.20 = $2.70 I'l…

How do you cook the potato ? Always interested in alternative (for me) breakfasts !

Dice ~1lb of red potatoes (for potassium)

Coat in olive oil. Season with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika.

Spread on oven pan. Bake at 420F for 20-22min until edges brown (I'm at >5000' elevation btw)

Place in container and store in fridge.

In the morning in sautee to heat them before adding scrambled egg. You can top with cheese and scallions but I don't.

Amount of potatoes is determined by past 24hrs and next 24hrs of energy expenditure. Rest days are ~50g, training days between 100-150g

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by pishpash »

rcme wrote: post #129
pishpash wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you see them with your eyeballs at the store? You miss the point of the parent completely.

Just adding a data point, I checked Whole Food's online ordering system and I can order these eggs for delivery later today for $3.79: https://www.amazon.com/365-Everyday-Value-Brown-Non-Gmo/dp/B...

Depends on where you are. Shows "Currently unavailable." for me.

Also, +$9.95 for delivery. Who knows if Amazon is willing to deliver to you because of that and empty the store shelves instead? So again, unless you see them with your eyeballs or get them at $3.79 all in in your hands, I am not sure what this means.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by mrguyorama »

zeroonetwothree wrote: post #19

With the obsession over egg prices you’d think everyone is eating two dozen per day or something.

I've literally just not purchased a single egg since this started. I'll live. Turns out one can go a substantially long time without eating a very specific single food item.

Companies that bulk buy eggs to put into their own products don't seem to be getting as gouged as the normal consumer, so it hasn't affected my grocery shopping much.

In fact I've benefited quite a bit from this. Chicken is pretty cheap right now.

Re: Eggspensive

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Post by madeofpalk »

brk wrote: post #56
Tagbert wrote: post #40

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A Starbucks coffee is not $10. A large, handmade dessert like a Frappuccino is $10. A basic cup of coffee is about $3. Sorry to jump on you but people frequently post complaints about Starbucks coffee being super expensive but then using the price of the most expensive item on their menu that is not a normal coffee.

A Venti (large) flavored latte is $6.15 with tax at my local store in Florida (just checked). Prices in NY are usually a bit higher. Wouldn't be surprised to see it for $7+ there. I agree it's probably not most people with $10 coffees, but given the choices in NY, if it is truly a Starbucks cup, the person is likely not going there for a basic $3 coffee (which is $3.16 with tax here, and probably $4 in NYC).

Apparently a Starbucks Venti is 20 ounces, which is massive. I understand American taste is quite different to the rest of the world, but I struggle to call a 20 fl oz drink "a normal coffee".
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