I like to buy free range eggs when I can, but when the price is nearly double at times I can't justify it. Often when I do buy eggs, I always end up with a cracked one by the time I get home and I feel as if I've lost money too. Is free range a luxury, or are they really much healthier? I know ethically it is better, but when it costs so much we then have to question the ethics of eggs then I guess?
I buy eggs from Walgreens or Don Quiote supermarket, where a doz. goes for 1.99, but I don't know if they are free range or not. 1.99 is such a good price for a doz. eggs. Walgreens has Senior Citizen discount day every first Tuesday of every month. FromLog In you'll find more information about it. With the Senior discount cost will be even cheaper so we can save more too! When I buy eggs, I bring old newspaper and extra packages to cushion the doz. eggs because I ride the bus and it works-no crack eggs.
Pardon me for this comment but free-range eggs are the same as the organic labels which is supposed to be good for the health. Does that mean that when the egg is not free-range then it is not good for us? That's the question that is difficult to answer because organic food and free-range eggs are not time-tested yet so we really cannot say the benefit they give us. And is the price worth it? What's important is that we don't go hungry.
@Krissttina Isobe That's not a bad price at all,and I have managed to get a dozen in Dollar Tree before (not free range) but when you are on a budget sometimes you have to be practical. I do always check my eggs before I buy, but they are fragile and can get broken just if someone knocks into you. I always leave it as the last thing to buy, but broken eggs on route still are annoying. Once I got home to find two out of a dozen had cracked and I always feel as if I have lost money that way.
@Theo That's so sad especially when you're on a budget and I do understand for I'm on a tight budget too. I cushion my eggs as much as I can, with extra paper bags and newspaper. It helps a lot. I ride the bus too, I buy eggs last too. My carton is foam, which is okay and better than card box cartons which have very little protection. When I didn't insulate my egg purchase I broke one egg on the way home. I since then wrap my egg carton with newspaper and an extra package I bring from home. I hope this helps. An egg or 2 is an omelet we could have enjoyed at home. By the way I just went to Don Quiote and found their 1.99 is up to 2.49.
Although I am a budget I do check the eggs and if they are small then I won't buy them as it isn't worth it. I would rather buy a half a dozen large eggs instead. It's a false economy to buy a dozen small eggs as they don't really do much and you have to use a couple if you are making scrambled eggs or something. I guess it's not something people think about; the size, but with eggs size does matter!!
Free range eggs are economical if you own the hens and own them. In other words, if you have a backyard with hens roaming around it, you will be saving a lot of money. You don't really need to buy feeds. Chickens will eat everything you feed them like the guts of the fish you cleaned or your leftover meals.
