"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> Wayne wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no
>>> farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen
>>> them in the grocery stores near me.
>>>
>>> I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make
>>> sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single
>>> instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs
>>> appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run
>>> across this? Any idea why?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the
>> same! <G>
>>
>> Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen
>> "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the
>> store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another
>> carton of not the same size eggs.
>
> I remember the thread about that. However, these were all uniformly
> small large eggs LOL
>
> Jill

I can't guess other than they were either mislabeled, or a whole shipment
was just smaller. I don't really think there's been a general down-
sizing.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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