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BuckyWunderlick007 t1_j3ykt7f wrote

Yup, I guess inflation wasn’t just transitory. Those are designer eggs though. You can also get an 18 pack of just eggs at the same H Mart for half that.

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maddrops t1_j3ykthq wrote

This is outrageous! Most times you can get a dozen for less than $6 but it used to be like $2.79 or something... Inflation is out of hand.

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0verstim t1_j3ykv0g wrote

"Support ethical animal treatment, local family-owned farms, sustainable green organic farming and fair wages for workers!"

"Not like that!"

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mee__noi t1_j3yl7up wrote

H mart? Everything over priced.

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NewLoseIt t1_j3ylv4r wrote

Replying to thesavagemonk (#1,336,372)

I bought a dozen eggs from a store in NYC recently (running an errand for a friend I was crashing with). $3.91 for a dozen so yeah not so far off from what I expect.

In my experience the type of store and the brand of eggs matter more than anything else

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Cportkid t1_j3ypv9z wrote

They’re free if you don’t scan them at self check out at Whole Foods!

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alternativetowel t1_j3yqi5a wrote

Try Daily Table down the street for any basics. HMart prices are highway robbery, and I would not recommend shopping there for anything that is sold at other grocery stores. Even Whole Foods sells these exact eggs for less. (But also…maybe don’t buy Vital Farms or really any organic/certified humane eggs if you’re not in a place to drop a lot of money on a staple food.)

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samaritanBureaucrat t1_j3yr92o wrote

Try Daily Table, just a block away, for much cheaper staples, including eggs

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CraftySauropod t1_j3yy0ry wrote

Hand picked data source is not telling.

This post says: This specific brand of eggs is being sold for this much at a store.

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sf_sf_sf t1_j3z0eom wrote

The conditions that cheap eggs are produced under are a horror show. I'm sure the life of a "pasture" raised isn't much better but still good to support more human animal production.

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CraigInDaVille t1_j3z0llj wrote

Next show us the price of American Wagyu beef and title it "The cost of hamburger at my grocery store!"

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doppler_effects t1_j3z8aj8 wrote

I’d second trying Daily Table for produce and other basic stuff.

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CraigInDaVille t1_j3zcp6l wrote

Replying to Dumbledore27 (#1,337,245)

Eggs are eggs, but to continue the analogy it's like going to Rare steakhouse at Encore and pointing out how expensive the $195 Tomahawk steak is when you can always just go to Frank's in Cambridge.

You took a picture of organic, free-range, pasture-raised eggs. Those kinds of eggs are always way more expensive no matter what the general cost may be, sort of like how high-end steakhouse steaks are more expensive than what you make at home or get at a more casual place.

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Whatevrv_ t1_j3zmjxu wrote

Trader Joe’s still has them around 4$

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bostonguy2004 t1_j3zqwvu wrote

Yeah, that's insanity and anyone who pays that much is an idiot.

Trader Joe's has organic eggs for like $5 a dozen.

Thank me later... ;)

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Rosabelle334 t1_j3ztgzw wrote

Replying to Local-Engineering894 (#1,338,526)

I'm not sure really. They just have more flavor. The yolks are more orangy?

tbh, I don't buy them either, I buy the cheap ones. But I love visiting my parents and having breakfast there because they buy the good ones and they are noticeably different.

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magnetmonopole t1_j3zuh78 wrote

Replying to whymauri (#1,337,850)

Unfortunately there’s no market basket within easy walking distance of central (that I’m aware of). If you live near central your only walkable options for grocery stores are hmart and Whole Foods.

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Abismos t1_j4067ut wrote

Replying to magnetmonopole (#1,338,659)

The way is Daily Table for staples (eggs, milk, vegetables, some meats) and Whole Foods for any other fancy stuff they don't have, evens out to be about the price of a normal grocery store.

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Rgrockr t1_j40rjel wrote

Does Central Square even have a proper grocery store? Most of our options are the super-premium priced stores like Whole Foods and H Mart.

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alternativetowel t1_j41a9x6 wrote

Replying to charlottespider (#1,338,870)

At Daily Table? The cheapest ones?? That doesn’t seem right given the rest of their prices. I know eggs have gotten more expensive broadly, but I’ve definitely paid less than that recently at Trader Joe’s. That’s frustrating.

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PapaJack2008 t1_j41cdt9 wrote

Hit their website, get a $1 off (costs you about 50 cents to print and $10 of your time), and find where your chicken grew up, https://vitalfarms.com/farm/

They are a Austin, TX company. If you are concerned about that, buy the same farm eggs from your local farmers market, at least you are looking after MA that way.

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nattarbox t1_j41jgpv wrote

Replying to gnimsh (#1,340,787)

Yeah it sucks. That Shaws was awful but it was nice to have in the neighborhood.

Whole Foods the only walkable option for a real grocery store. Target/H-Mart/Daily Table are helpful but not a full grocery.

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tarojelly t1_j42oxxw wrote

Replying to Local-Engineering894 (#1,336,781)

I buy a different brand of good quality eggs called Happy Eggs and yes there’s a huge different in taste. The eggs are richer and taste more eggy so to speak. Like if you go back to the 3$ factory farm eggs they taste like neutral protein like tofu by comparison. Yolk is deep red orange which helps the eat with our eyes factor too. I buy these eggs to eat as a main course. They are very good if you make runny ramen eggs but also if you want to make egg salad with half hard cooked eggs. If I’m baking or making batter or otherwise mixing the eggs into something to use as filler I use cheap eggs.

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alana2395 t1_j43i4g0 wrote

My local grocer is now pricing the worst quality dozen at 6.99 😭 FOR EGGS!!!

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