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flvegan

(65,166 posts)
19. So don't buy them.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:20 PM
May 2025

Seems pretty simple. Want to see those prices come down? Leave them all with millions of eggs rotting on the shelves. Record profits garnered by fucking the American consumer at every single turn shouldn't be the accepted norm.

I wish just once, one of the analysts on earnings calls like this would just ask, "So what if the American shell-egg product purchasing consumer basically says 'fuck you and your bullshit price gouging, what then?'"

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Last carton of Vital Farms I purchased was 5.62 at the evil empire, and 14 niyad May 2025 #1
The "same" type of Vital Eggs carton was $5.62 and then $14??? So they're giving Amazon a big price break? Or was it a LauraInLA May 2025 #5
What does amazon have to do with it? walmart 5.62 and king soopers 14 the niyad May 2025 #7
Sorry -- I thought Amazon was the evil empire ;). I was just surprised by the huge price diff and wondered if they LauraInLA May 2025 #9
Not a problem. wally world was the evil empire to me before amazon, niyad May 2025 #11
There are so many Miguelito Loveless May 2025 #17
Evil empire laughing all the way to the bank (TikTok Remix Song) IronLionZion May 2025 #21
Now $10.99 from Whole Foods through Amazon. quaint May 2025 #2
You didn't need to. maxsolomon May 2025 #10
I did not give up eggs due to cost. quaint May 2025 #16
8.99 per 2 cartons pack at costco. niyad May 2025 #12
It's not about charging how much more it costs to get the eggs to the consumers ToxMarz May 2025 #3
I know some companies will use this as an excuse, but I do believe it is a legitimate concern, especially LauraInLA May 2025 #8
Not just "egg lovers". Eggs are ingredients of many of our common foods. So, a big FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #4
Sounds like a bullshit excuse to make more money. Martin68 May 2025 #6
Doublespeak CloudWatcher May 2025 #13
Probably both Miguelito Loveless May 2025 #18
Trump's Advice: maybe the little girls can have just one or two eggs, not a dozen newdeal2 May 2025 #14
"Let them eat cake made with one egg, not two." . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #15
So don't buy them. flvegan May 2025 #19
I'm glad that I almost never eat or use eggs much anymore. cstanleytech May 2025 #20
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