Saw a Strange Thing at Walmart: Five Dozen Eggs??
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
Eugene, Oregon
November 19, 2021 1:52pm CST
I was there picking up a prescription for my wife, so I wandered around a bit. They have some large coolers for frozen food, beer and soft drinks and refrigerated stuff like cheese and lunchmeat.
But at the end of one of those cold storage shelves was one with rather large carboard boxes in it, staying nice and cold. Curious about the large boxes, I stopped to read the sign. It read "Five Dozen White Eggs" and the price was $7.66.
That is just over $1.50 per dozen which is a great price for eggs, but who could use five dozen? My guess is that local cafes must buy them. They must sell a lot since there were at least eight or ten of those boxes in the freezer.
Have you noticed unusual merchandise at any stores in your area?
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Nov 21
@JudyEv That emu laid an emunourmous egg!
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@JudyEv (325250)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic We 'blew' an emu egg once and made a sponge in a baking dish. It was equal to about a dozen hen eggs so would have made quite an omelette too.
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@LadyDuck (457307)
• Switzerland
21 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic Eggs have to be refrigerated after you buy them according to European rules.
I always keep mine in the refrigerator, or they will develop salmonella in a warm room.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Nov 21
I suppose so. It just seems like a huge number of eggs to have around. Eggs here need to be refrigerated too, so five dozen takes a lot of space.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Nov 21
@LadyDuck True, maybe it's the UK that does not require.
If you’ve never traveled outside the country, you might think that it’s normal to refrigerate eggs. Although that *is* true in America, in a lot of other places, this is not the norm. Europeans, for example, don’t bother with refrigeration of eggs. Instead
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
20 Nov 21
I haven't seen that here. I buy two 18 packs of eggs in a month. I use them in a lot of recipes.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
20 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic Quite a bit, yes... I also love boiled eggs.
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Nov 21
Wow I guess you do cook a lot then.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
20 Nov 21
BJ's has eggs like that i believe. But never seen them like that anywhere else.
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@Happy2BeMe (99410)
• Canada
19 Nov 21
People who are on the Keto diet buy lots of eggs and Keto is quite popular. It would take me forever to use that many eggs.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Nov 21
@Vree0937 I see, well that is interesting.
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
19 Nov 21
With big families, with big dinners for the holidays, or simply if you are frugal like me, such a bargain is hard to pass up. You've got dessert to think of, homemade pasta if you do not celebrate with ham or turkey, etc. I frequently prepare Crock-Pot French Toast which calls for 10 eggs. If grocery money is low, people can research recipes for the eggs.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Nov 21
I see. That would use them pretty quickly then.
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@snowy22315 (169553)
• United States
19 Nov 21
Yeah, that does sound weird. Maybe they are trying to compete with warehouse stores.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
19 Nov 21
But those needing smaller quantities I suppose that would be available there too! Did you buy any eggs?
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Nov 21
No, I buy a half dozen at a time or they spoil before we use them.
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@yukimori (10142)
• United States
19 Nov 21
Is it really such an unusual item? 
All of the grocery stores in my area carry those. My kids' school sends every class on a camping trip in the spring and those are really nice to have for breakfasts over the weekend when they go. It was mostly families who bought them when I worked at Walmart, though. They're quick and easy, and they can be cooked so many different ways. 
All of the grocery stores in my area carry those. My kids' school sends every class on a camping trip in the spring and those are really nice to have for breakfasts over the weekend when they go. It was mostly families who bought them when I worked at Walmart, though. They're quick and easy, and they can be cooked so many different ways. 2 people like this
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Nov 21
Interesting. No, this is the only store that carries eggs in such quantity. I eat maybe 6 in a year.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
20 Nov 21
they've 'd those here'n our wally's fer many years. eggs 're good 'n reasonably priced protein so used by many. those who cook from scratch go through quite a few eggs daily.
unusual? i confess i aint been to the stores myself lately. the eldest son's been pickin' schtuff'p fer me. jest aint peoplin' well these days.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Nov 21
I understand, my wife rarely goes with me, since her immune system is challenged by the cancer and its treatments.
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@lovebuglena (43059)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Nov 21
I've never seen such a large quantity of eggs. Are they in regular cartons just 5 of them put in a large box?
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Nov 21
They are in little egg nests in that large box, stacked I guess.
@Deepizzaguy (94245)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Nov 21
Nothing out of the ordinary in my area.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Nov 21
@Deepizzaguy Oh yes, we have those everywhere.
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@Deepizzaguy (94245)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic I have seen one liter bottles for sale at stores.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Nov 21
I suppose so if they use a lot.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic A large family could eat a lot of eggs.
@GardenGerty (157462)
• United States
21 Nov 21
I have bought those, when I am going to be baking and such. I used to buy seven dozen at a time at Sam's Club, or maybe there were more. That was when I had seven or eight people living at my house. I do not like the quality of those eggs, and they seemed slightly smaller than the label of "large". It is not unusual for me to pick up four dozen eggs at a time at Aldi. They have good eggs and usually inexpensive, too.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Nov 21
That is an amazing amount of cooking to use that many eggs.
@RasmaSandra (73169)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Nov 21
Lately I shop online but I was also thinking that the five dozen eggs were meant for restaurants and institutions that need a lot,
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Nov 21
People came up with a lot of reasons to buy so many eggs.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Nov 21
I guess so. I rarely use one for anything.
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