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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago
[–] otto@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This gave me a good laugh

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

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

/s

Slacker chickens.

[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Boi, do I have an abomination for you

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

This seems inconvenient for retailers.

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

It takes up more space than the traditional cuboid

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Solution: hexagonal stores. Hexagons are the bestagons.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Delivered in hexagonal truck, trains, and ships.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Bonus bysphenols A-Z

Baker's... half dozen?

[–] M137@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

Shrinkflation is brutal.

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

Ah yeah, right you are

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

Gotta buy 4 packs to even it out

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

Why 10 and 12? Just pick one...

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month 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.