I’ll sell for no less than $10.

No lowballers, I know what I got.

  • ms.lane
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    foam egg carton

    What manner of single use plastic hell is this?!

    • @kjetil
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      For the love of gaia, try some cardboard. It literally grows on trees!

      • ms.lane
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        Before this post, I’ve never seen egg cartons that weren’t just some sort of cardboard.

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          The cheapest eggs at my US grocery store are almost always in that awful styrofoam. Clear plastic egg cartons are really common too.

          • ms.lane
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            Just… why?

            Surely it costs more than the cardboard, it’s not like egg cartons are made from quality board, it’s reconstituted ‘crap’ that’s just enough to hold together supporting a dozen eggs.

            • @over_cloxOP
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              OP here. Yeah, I don’t know why either, but it seems most eggs in my area come in these plastic/styrofoam cartons. Not in 2 packs like my post though, I cut that out of what was an 18 pack, as a wallet to protect my money, obviously.

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              Maybe it allows them to stack more eggs on top of each other without shelves without as many breaking or something?

              Not saying it’s a good idea, just speculating why anyone would even think to do it.

              • @over_cloxOP
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                Either that, or they just want microplastics in all our foods… 🤷‍♂️

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    I will give you a really nice hat for the $5. Like REALLY nice

    • @over_cloxOP
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      No sale, but thanks for the offer 👍

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        But it was worn by Mr. Werberjegermanjensen. He was #1!

        • @over_cloxOP
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          LOL, just wait until tomorrow when I get out dressed in my best black clothes, including black trenchcoat and hat…

  • OBJECTION!
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    5 genuine United States dollars

    I’ll sell for no less than $10.

    Is this a good deal? Someone who’s good at eggonomics pls help

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    The entire plot of the Jack London story “The One Thousand Dozen” from The Faith of Men pivots on eggs being $1 apiece

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    21 month ago

    Jokes aside I find it interesting that the US still uses paper money

    • @over_cloxOP
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      Okay. May I ask what countries don’t?

      I mean even if it’s falling out of favor, still, I have not heard of any countries to completely abandon paper cash.

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        I believe they meant that they are surprised our banknotes aren’t made of plastic or a more durable material as Canadian dollars are - rather than the other possible interpretation, referring to a cashless economy.

        • @over_cloxOP
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          Huh, well TIL that Canada switched from cotton paper money to polymer back in 2011.

          https://thefinancialgeek.com/blog/canadian-money-made-of/

          I was once paid for some side job with a Canadian $20 bill, but that was well before 2011, probably more like around 2005. The bank gave me about $18.50 US dollars in exchange at the time.

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        Many countries are transitioning from paper money for example the UK, Australia have somewhat eliminated paper currency. There is more but I can’t think off the top of my head and I do have multiple foreign notes that are not paper.

        Edit: Canada, Vietnam, New Zealand, Brunei, Maldives, Vanuatu, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Romania….

        All have either switched or are transitioning into polymer money, there is more but that’s just to name a few. I think it’s interesting what type of currency other countries use.

        • @over_cloxOP
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          Yeah, the USA is generally transitioning away from paper currency as well, but it’s definitely still a thing.

          Even if countries decide to totally stop making paper money, they should still accept money still in circulation of noted value for quite a long time.

          Should…

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            True you’d like to think that, but countries like the UK for example have made paper money obsolete meaning you can no longer use them as legal tender.

            I believe Australia have a similar process as well. And like you say they should accept paper money for a while but I can see some countries just well just making paper money obsolete

      • @ledix
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        China doesn’t, but yeah, what could go wrong with the authoritarian government tracking every transaction you make