FabSwingers.com forum: Eggs, 12 packs at tesco's

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

We shop at Tesco's and noted for a few weeks their messages of shortages of eggs.

We've always got the eggs but have noted that the Tesco own free rang, large egg 12 packs have not been in stock for at least a couple of weeks. However, their 6 packs of same type of eggs are around

6 packs around 180p

12 packs around 300-310p

a 50-60p difference, ie about 10% between two 6 packs and a 12 pack

At Morrison's there seems to be more 12 packs around

I can see the business side of 6 packs making more money but where there are often more than two people in a household, they will buy more than 6 eggs

Watching the news, like petrol/diesel, wholesale prices for food falling but not really in the supermarkets. I wonder why

Call me synical but

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By *affeine DuskMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

Synical Butt is a pretty cute user name though

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

I almost wish I could get eggcited about this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I almost wish I could get eggcited about this."

C'mon Felix, this is not a yolking matter!

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

Supermarkets are being investigated currently for profiteering

The boss of Sainsbury’s was questioned about his £4m bonus. Which took his annual salary up to £4.9m for the year.

Let’s see what the result is but I think we all know deep down.

Marc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've noticed this in Aldi too OP. I think we were predicted egg shortages back around April time but can't remember why that was the case.

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

There is definately something going on and I believe the competition regulator is currently investigating and "The business and trade committee of MPs heard representatives of Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons deny any suggestion of food profiteering on their part as shoppers continue to face high prices amid the evolving cost of living crisis."

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

"I almost wish I could get eggcited about this.

C'mon Felix, this is not a yolking matter!"

Haha!! You’re right, I’ll shell out for a better joke book

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By *otbeefandonionsCouple
over a year ago

Bathgate

Cracking post! The food prices of late have been scrambling my head.

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

There is no shortage of eggs in the uk , just supermarkets profiteering

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By *ister_ee_1981Man
over a year ago

Sunniest Exeter...

Chickens are fighting for a living wage just like us. They voted to strike, and rather than pickets, decided to not lay eggs. The Cock(erall) managers won't negotiate.

Support your chickens's wages! Mainstream media is suppressing this huge story, but the truth is out there!

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By *enerifehotwifecplCouple
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

Stop egging him on x

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

"Chickens are fighting for a living wage just like us. They voted to strike, and rather than pickets, decided to not lay eggs. The Cock(erall) managers won't negotiate.

Support your chickens's wages! Mainstream media is suppressing this huge story, but the truth is out there!

Damn chickens, feathering their own nests.

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

I am sure there's a perfectly innocent eggsplanation.

The supermarkets love their consumers and we are all a big happy family, surely you have viddied the adverts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chickens are fighting for a living wage just like us. They voted to strike, and rather than pickets, decided to not lay eggs. The Cock(erall) managers won't negotiate.

Support your chickens's wages! Mainstream media is suppressing this huge story, but the truth is out there!

I know we’re all laughing (totally am) but this is actually true. As sad as it is we know some egg producers locally, one which does big supermarkets and the problem is that the cost to produce has gone up nearly 30% in the last 5 years but the price they get has only increased 4%.

A quick look on Google will show you there’s lots of farmers cancelled contracts and refusing to sell to supermarkets until they get more money. They get more selling locally, a huge percentage point more, so they’re moving in that direction. Unless the supermarkets pay them a fair price

very similar thing is happening with dairy too apparently.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

They ran out if the bigger egg boxes because of Brexit and Crovid.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I think I'll ask my son to take me to a local farm to see what they've got for sale.

I Googled farm shops and some looked like smaller versions of normal supermarkets.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I'm sick of shelling out for eggs.......

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Noticed that the other week op. I had to get 2 x 6 pack spending more. They will probably do this for a while until people get their eggs elsewhere.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Anyone like to see egg on a woman's face ?

My missus swallows my egg....

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

We have our own chickens, we rescue ex battery chickens which would be culled otherwise. Any excess we sell to local people, the demand outweighs our excess.

I know a chicken farm that sells from the boof of their car in the village car park. They make far more money that way. Good on them about time farmers stood up to the greedy supermarkets.

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By *otbeefandonionsCouple
over a year ago

Bathgate

Remember the good old days of supermarkets price wars in an attempt to poach customers from the competition

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"We shop at Tesco's and noted for a few weeks their messages of shortages of eggs.

We've always got the eggs but have noted that the Tesco own free rang, large egg 12 packs have not been in stock for at least a couple of weeks. However, their 6 packs of same type of eggs are around

6 packs around 180p

12 packs around 300-310p

a 50-60p difference, ie about 10% between two 6 packs and a 12 pack

At Morrison's there seems to be more 12 packs around

I can see the business side of 6 packs making more money but where there are often more than two people in a household, they will buy more than 6 eggs

Watching the news, like petrol/diesel, wholesale prices for food falling but not really in the supermarkets. I wonder why

Call me synical but"
nope they are making colossal profits and capitalising on the higher fuel/electric also, i noticed tescos are changing their points system to per litre now

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

They need to play relaxing, soothing music to the chickens to make them lay more eggs.

Such as 'How D’ya Like Your Eggs in the Mornin?" by Dean Martin, or 'Egg Man' by the Beastie Boys.

Chilled chickens shit more eggs. Then there'd be no shortage.

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By *avid 50Man
over a year ago

kendal

Large egg producers on a contract were losing a penny on every egg, so when it came to time to restock they didn’t, as for the forecast egg shortage last April. The supermarkets thought there was going to be a shortage due to bird flue so they bought eggs from as far away as Italy, but then they realised the expiry date meant they will be left with eggs, so they created a shortage to clear their stocks

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Carlisle

So first ot was junior drs striking… then teachers - now the hens!!! Its madness - im going to write to the Daily Mail… the only true, common sense balanced view centre ground newspaper there is in the UK providing quality journalism at an affordable price!!!

Dear Daily Mail

Bloody hens!!!

Regards

Outraged of Dorset (retired and with too much spare time!)

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"Chickens are fighting for a living wage just like us. They voted to strike, and rather than pickets, decided to not lay eggs. The Cock(erall) managers won't negotiate.

Support your chickens's wages! Mainstream media is suppressing this huge story, but the truth is out there!

very similar thing is happening with dairy too apparently.

Mr "

Supermarkets have been dictating the prices to dairy for a long time. Maybe two years back Tesco tried to strongarm Heinz into reducing their prices. Heinz didn't capitulate and Tesco backed down.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Cheers to those that kept OT

One said "shop" at another place.

We have actually done that an in our judgement got better eggs at 300p ie box of 12 large free range.

I was not aware the supermarkets were being looking into "profiteering" as one poster said but that is good.

We never used to do Icelands until recently turning 60 u get 10% off most items even special offers I think but Helen is more aware of that. We buy our Birdseye cod fish fingers,branded pizza and a couple of more items and bill comes to 25/30 quid minus 10% a big saving on Tesco's for the same products.

Danish, small loaf was 3 for 3 quid at iceland's today or 150p each and at 129 at Tesco''s we got three, freezing other two

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