tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post7466865159780935713..comments2024-01-29T16:15:16.537-05:00Comments on David Scrimshaw's Blog: Grocery Sales Flyers and Egg SizesDavid Scrimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-2519912616350000282010-11-26T12:28:16.619-05:002010-11-26T12:28:16.619-05:00And thank YOU for sharing, because I'm going t...And thank YOU for sharing, because I'm going to Loblaws right now.Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808458305839625350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-26243195058227556832010-11-24T16:05:28.726-05:002010-11-24T16:05:28.726-05:00Gordon, I never really thought of eggs as collecti...Gordon, I never really thought of eggs as collectibles, but I suppose if you did think of them that way, you might prefer the less common extra-large ones.<br /><br />Are you one of the people who prefer <a href="http://www.differencebetween.net/science/the-difference-between-white-eggs-and-brown-eggs/" rel="nofollow">brown eggs</a> so you can more easily spot bits of shell that make it into your food?David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-76418022850234926032010-11-23T13:25:49.938-05:002010-11-23T13:25:49.938-05:00Of course, this assumes that chickens produce extr...Of course, this assumes that chickens produce extra-large eggs at the same rate they produce large eggs. Presumably, extra-large eggs are rarer, which, of course, makes them more valuable than run of the mill large eggs.<br /><br />Personally, I buy brown eggs by the half dozen so I've given up trying to get "a deal" when buying eggs.gordonhttp://gordon.dewis.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-3683205595937232232010-11-21T23:08:31.370-05:002010-11-21T23:08:31.370-05:00If price is no object, you could move somewhere th...If price is no object, you could move somewhere that you're allowed to raise chickens and have a few hens.<br /><br />I tried it when I lived in Ghana and I'm now entirely happy to buy a dozen eggs for $2.17. <br /><br />Raising chickens is not compatible with sleeping past 5am.David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-71394494263871756142010-11-21T22:16:49.157-05:002010-11-21T22:16:49.157-05:00I've recently started caring about the kind of...I've recently started caring about the kind of life the chickens who lay my eggs are living. This adds a whole new layer of complexity to egg-buying. I don't want eggs from chickens who have had their beaks ground off by a machine, or who live in cages the same size as them. I'm willing to pay more if the chickens were happy. <br /><br />Do you have any suggestions for someone like me?zoomhttp://www.knitnut.netnoreply@blogger.com