• finallymadeanaccount
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    26 days ago

    a) Eggs come in 6 or a dozen. Fridge has little shelf with holes for 8 eggs.

    b) I always feel as if a supermarket employee is gonna get really offended, and start telling me I can’t open the eggs to check they’re not cracked. They won’t, because they honestly couldn’t give a fuck, they’re just trying to get through their shift. But the feeling is there. Egganoia makes me feel as if the security cameras are zooming in, though, making sure I don’t pocket an egg. “Hey, we saw video of a woman in a supermarket in Russia shoving a raw chicken up her hoo-hah! It’s not impossible you might wanna pocket an egg, fella!”

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      25 days ago

      id be more suspicious of a store that would take offense at you checking

    • AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      25 days ago

      I’ve seen them packed in 4s as well. 10 packs are common, and I’ve seen cartons of 15 as well. Dunno who determines that. I swear we had cartons of 12 too but I haven’t seen any in a long while. Am I going crazy?

      I keep them in the carton in the fridge anyway and my egg shelf has butter and cheese, so problem solved :p

      • Rusty@lemmy.ca
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        24 days ago

        That depends on where you live. In Europe most common cartons are 10 and 15. In Canada and USA it’s 12 and 18.

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      25 days ago

      Supermarket employee doesn’t care. Supermarket employee also checks the eggs before buying them!

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        25 days ago

        They might do spot checks when taking delivery but I doubt they have the time to check each carton.

        Or did you mean at checkout before YOU buy the eggs? If so, that’s not why they open each carton. They’re checking to see if you hid something in there.

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          25 days ago

          I think they mean when the employee is shopping for themself, they check their own eggs.

          • RebekahWSD
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            25 days ago

            Yes. I’m talking about when the employee is buying their own groceries they check the eggs!

            • BenLeMan
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              25 days ago

              Oh, I see. Yes, probably. As any sensible person would.

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      25 days ago

      If they get offended you can’t check the eggs, they’re trying to sell pre-cracked eggs. Do you want pre-cracked eggs, buddy?

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      24 days ago

      You don’t need to fridge eggs, if they are not opened. The skin under the shell bloom is there to protect the intended chicken from yeast and bacteria.

      Edit: ok, the “bloom” outside mostly, if you don’t wash it off. I only know eggs unrefigerated so far. And colored ones, them are cooled …and also nasty and hard to peel.