• Jorn@lemm.ee
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    23 days ago

    As someone who grew up in the Denver area, here is some additional context. King Soopers is the grocery store that most people go to(Kroger owned). The Kroger brand eggs are the cheapest they offer and in the city they are $7.89 a dozen. In the suburbs $7.39. Downtown supermarkets are always a little more expensive. There are some egg brands priced at $10.99 and higher but the cheapest ones are still getting really expensive. And that’s if they aren’t sold out due to the shortage.

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      23 days ago

      In Colorado Springs, I’m seeing Eggland’s Best at $6.29 and Simple Truth “Kipster Large” eggs currently on sale at $4.99 per dozen, respectively, at King Soopers.

      While these prices are certainly high compared to what we’re used to, it’s definitely not been nearly as outrageous as what I’m seeing online.

      I can’t imagine the prices and selection are actually significantly different at the same chain an hour away in Denver.

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          22 days ago

          So could you… These are the same exact prices that I mentioned in my last comment in their app from the Nine Mile Soopers location in Denver.

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            21 days ago

            I’ll clarify. Not all the prices in Denver are going to be that high since Denver is large. My example from Speer Blvd was likely a worse case scenario since it’s downtown Denver. Not on the edge of the city limits like 9 mile.

            You said you can’t imagine the prices being that different in Denver. In some parts, it is. The deals you posted at 9 mile are not representative of Denver as whole. Likewise with the more expensive downtown locations.

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              21 days ago

              I see…

              So your point is just that convenience costs more? I don’t think that’s really any kind of news flash for most people.

              Whatever dude… I’m not going to waste any more of my time to prove it but I’d bet that the exact same options are actually available at the location you shared screenshots from, as well.

              Anyway, have a good one.

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    24 days ago

    Kinda irrelevant, but get fucked Eggslut. Worst place to work for, owners are a bunch of liars and have terrible management practices. This is absolutely killing them and I love that for them.

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      24 days ago

      Well that fucking sucks

      Ate at 2 in Japan and loved it, asked for whipped cream on my pancakes and the dude very seriously emptied an entire can while staring at me. I tried to stop him, he did not listen

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        Generally, the staff and vibes are cool. I met some great people working there. They like to put up that front that they’re trying to be cool and edgy. I was a cook for a long time at that point and flipping eggs isn’t exactly hard or special, but they made it this big ordeal, which is fine but you can’t look me in the face and tell me that what we’re doing here is a culinary feat.

        With me, I worked at their GCM location in L.A. and they were opening up a new spot in Glendale. They asked me to help open up the store under the stupilation that if I worked for so long and did ‘X’ things, I would get a promotion. When it came time for the raise and I had completed what they asked of me, I was constantly told it would happen, but they would give me the run around. Until finally someone else in the store was eligible as well, so instead of just giving us both the position they made us do a ‘cook off’ and when me and the other persons food came back exactly alike and they couldn’t discriminate the begrudgingly gave me a portion of what they promised.

        I cooked for them well, did what they asked of me, and came in on time so they couldn’t fire me unless they wanted to pay me unemployment or maybe have me file a fucking lawsuit for unlawful termination. I just didn’t play ball with their bullshit and didn’t let them walk over me because they left such a bad taste in my mouth with my inital (verbal) offer being essentially reneged upon and they didn’t like that at all. So they just made my job hell until I left. L.A. was hands down the worst place to cook. I’m sure there are a lot of opportunities there for people, but man if you aren’t taken advantage of at every turn…

        Oh, also. When L.A. raised their minimum wage, the store in Glendale didn’t get the raise because it wasn’t in L.A. and the whole store went on strike because of it. Don’t know what happened with it. I just heard it second hand from an old coworker.

        These fuckers are opening places all over THE WORLD and they nickle and dime their employees and generally treat them like shit. Fuck Jaime, and all of the owners (they were nice in person but they pulled the strings to make our lives hell).

        Edit: forgot to say, glad you enjoyed your pancakes ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

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      24 days ago

      Can’t. Eggs have to be cage free in CO since January 1st. The law passed 2 years ago, so of course egg companies are acting like they couldn’t possibly have prepared for it to take effect. The plus side (for me and like 5 other people) is that this makes the vegan egg alternative seem WAY more reasonably priced these days.

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        Its such a too-little too-late maneuver. If closed coops hadn’t been these giant petri dishes for disease over the last thirty years, maybe we wouldn’t have mutated a strain of H5N1 that was so virulent. Now we’re switching to free range just in time for our sickened flocks to infect the wild migratory fowl that pass through.

        Only thing to do is… checks latest EO… defund all public health and safety measures against infection and transmission.

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        Eggs have to be cage free in CO since January 1st.

        I can buy an 18 pack of those exact same eggs here in Central Wyoming for 8.87. That’s right, I get 6 more of the exact same eggs for $2 less.

        Denver is stupid.

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          24 days ago

          Yes, but then you have to live in central Wyoming, which is a trade off that’s only worth it for some people

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    22 days ago

    Come on, it’s only 92 cents apiece. It was $6.99 for two dozen under Biden. Do the math folks.

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    23 days ago

    Hate to be that person, but now that they know people are willing to pay it- it’s probably not going to ever go back down.

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      23 days ago

      Yeah, like reducing tax businesses have to pay won’t make prices cheaper, they’ll just pocket the cash.

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    24 days ago

    They’re $7/dozen here, but Aldi has cruelty guaranteed eggs for $2.77, limit 2 dozen. I don’t have Aldi near me but was at one within the last week.