# America and egg cups **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904 "2017-07-10T09:21:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/401 "2017-07-17T04:09:55Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > It is hard to judge history while you are living it but I suspect that historians will examine this thread in upcoming decades and declare “The Great Soft-Boiled Egg Conflict” was one of the primary triggers for WWIII. They could be scrambling the jets as we speak. Let’s just hope that the whole thing is over easy or we will be in a pickle. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/402 "2017-07-17T04:16:34Z")
And they’re eggs, so you can do a lot of experiments for a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/403 "2017-07-17T04:50:10Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > And they’re eggs, so you can do a lot of experiments for a dollar. Eggs are about $2.20 - $2.60 a dozen here in $CDN, depending upon size, etc… That’s about $1.75 to $2.00 in USD. What do the rest of you pay for eggs? Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Remember\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Remember\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remember_me)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/404 "2017-07-17T08:43:34Z")
In Germany, eggs are typically sold in 6 or 10 packs (not per dozens). Often, you can chose fewer eggs if wanted. Typical supermarkets also sell single eggs if you want. For 6 eggs, you pay between 1.40 EUR (for standard barn eggs) and ca. 2.80 EUR (for organic eggs). That is between US-$ 1.6 and 3.20 for 6 eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/405 "2017-07-17T08:46:04Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Eggs are about $2.20 - $2.60 a dozen here in $CDN, depending upon size, etc… That’s about $1.75 to $2.00 in USD. > > What do the rest of you pay for eggs? Just curious. The ones in lidl here are around £1 a dozen for normal eggs (so about $1.30) or about £1.70 ($2.10) for free-range eggs (where they are raised outdoors and allowed to scratch and forage) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/406 "2017-07-17T10:47:23Z")
My supermarket sells a bewildering variety of eggs. The cheapest store brand eggs are $1.30/dozen, and the most expensive free range organic eggs are $5.80/dozen. I usually pay between $2.50 and $4.50/dozen, depending on whether I get the ones that claim the chickens have enough space to wander around or the ones where they claim the chickens actually live in pasture, and can peck grass and insects. The latter taste a little better, but I don’t always care. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/407 "2017-07-17T12:05:19Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Just do an experiment. You’ll figure out the correct times within three or four trials, and then you’ll know forever what times apply to your altitude. This soft-boiling and hard-boiling and even in-between stuff really isn’t all that complicated. Sure, I could do that. But I generally don’t like my eggs cooked that way. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/408 "2017-07-17T12:32:33Z")
What is the price of eggs in China? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/409 "2017-07-17T12:45:57Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Eggs are about $2.20 - $2.60 a dozen here in $CDN, depending upon size, etc… That’s about $1.75 to $2.00 in USD. > > What do the rest of you pay for eggs? Just curious. It was $0.99 for a dozen large last I bought them. I usually expect them to be anywhere from 79 cents to a buck twenty-nine a dozen here in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904/410 "2017-07-17T14:11:48Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Eggs are about $2.20 - $2.60 a dozen here in $CDN, depending upon size, etc… **That’s about $1.75 to $2.00 in USD**. > > What do the rest of you pay for eggs? Just curious. The part in blue is about right for a dozen large eggs in the local groceries when they’re _not_ on sale. Around $1.19/dozen large is easy to find at any given time in at least one local grocery. ~$1.49-1.69/18 eggs is also not an uncommon sale price (once or twice a month). Two weeks ago, one of the local stores sunk down to $0.79/dozen large eggs for a two-day sale. Perhaps in advance of the July 4th cookouts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-and-egg-cups/790904.md?page=20)