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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by chihuahua on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:20PM (#34899020)
Regarding that last point, if it wasn't for the relentless media coverage, I wouldn't even have noticed that prices went up. The price that the milk-and-eggs home delivery service charges hasn't changed (organic, free-range, access to outdoors), and the pasture-raised certified humane eggs at Costco still cost the same.
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by nickpeterson on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:49PM (#34899622)
You’re buying the top end and are not price sensitive. This isn’t a criticism, but I would wager you dont feel a $1 increase in most groceries at all, compared to someone who has to choose between that item and heating their homes.
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by foxyv on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:59PM (#34899788)
My free range eggs just plain didn't go up in price. In fact, I couldn't get them for a while because they were the same price as the low quality battery hen eggs and everyone just bought the good ones.
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by anamexis on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:52PM (#34899675)
It's not a matter of price sensitivity - the top end hasn't changed prices.
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by mtalantikite on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:59PM (#34899807)
Have they not? I buy pasture raised eggs which at my local Whole Foods used to be $5.99/dozen and lately have been $7.99/dozen. Granted, the $5.99 was cheaper than my other local grocery store, where they've been $7.99 all along (and I'm not sure what they've been charging recently).
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by anamexis on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @01:13PM (#34900059)
I also only have anecdotes, but the prices of prices for free range eggs near me has been stable around $6/dozen for a long time.
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by nickpeterson on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @01:00PM (#34899820)
According to this they did: https://www.shefinds.com/collections/shoppers-crying-costco-...
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by anamexis on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @01:12PM (#34900041)
The prices they're citing there aren't "top end," they're store brand.
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Re:Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Go... by webdood90 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @01:18PM (#34900142)
You're almost there, keep thinking
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