Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2014-10-29 9:51 AM, sf wrote:
> >
> > I don't buy them, but what I've notice come in larger bundles... I'm
> > thinking a dozen to a package. I just wonder who doesn't have the
> > time to boil a few eggs?
> >
>
> I can think of situations where you might want cooked shelled eggs,
> like if you were getting ready for a party and making deviled eggs but
> had a hundred other things to do and didn't want to spend the time
> peeling them. Someone who is travelling and wants a boiled egg for
> breakfast but doesn't want to pay an arm and a leg for it in a hotel
> restaurant. A single person who is working long shifts. My son works 12
> hour shifts, sometimes with overtime on top of his regular shift. He
> likes to have things on hand that can be quickly packed up for lunch.

Yes, the boiling is near zero effort, the peeling of a dozen or two for
something where appearance is important like deviled eggs is a lot of
effort and tends to also have a moderate failure rate with mangled
exteriors.