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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by M137@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
 

That's $3 for 15 eggs. Sadly not free-range, only cage-free.

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[–] otto@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I think I’m more bothered by the fact that it’s 15 eggs rather than a dozen or 18. I’m used to seeing eggs in multiples of six. This is weirding me out.

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago
[–] otto@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This gave me a good laugh

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh wow, their chickens don’t pop 6 at a time ehh.

/s

Slacker chickens.

[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Boi, do I have an abomination for you

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This seems inconvenient for retailers.

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It takes up more space than the traditional cuboid

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It wouldn’t if they’d make the sides flat. Hexagons pack nicely. Except the edges I guess.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Solution: hexagonal stores. Hexagons are the bestagons.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Delivered in hexagonal truck, trains, and ships.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Bonus bysphenols A-Z

Baker's... half dozen?

[–] M137@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I haven't thought about that, haven't bought eggs for almost a decade so I generally don't look at them. I think it's a brand thing now that I looked at different store sites, some are 6, 12 or 24, others are 10, 15 or 30.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Shrinkflation is brutal.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Common sizes in Sweden are 6, 12, 15 and 24.

No idea how 15 made it in there, it is what it is.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Ah yeah, right you are

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a weirdo that likes to make myself 4 eggs at a time. WHERE DO I GET THE LAST EGG??

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Gotta buy 4 packs to even it out

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They sell eggs in packages of 6, 10, 12 and 15 in Tesco here in the UK.

Only 15 confuses me. Why not make it an even number every time?

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

UK is a mess. Some things are measured in metric, some in imperial, and others are measured in stones and sticks and whatnot.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why 10 and 12? Just pick one...

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least those are even numbers. 15 doesn't even make sense to me from a packaging perspective. I would think a square 4x4 carton of 16 would be more efficient to pack in a truck than a 3x5 carton of 15.

Why? We generally get 3x6 or 4x6 cartons in my area, which aren't too different from 3x5 dimension-wise. Longer cartons are better IMO since they make better use of fridge space. I would hate a 4x4 carton BTW.