Aldi: 9 Eggs 99c

snubbleste

From 30/08

vicwatson

BAKE !

the groutch

Not free range, pass.

vicwatson

Ooooooh the egg snobs have arrived:pac:

Soarer

the groutch wrote: »

Not free range, pass.

If you don't buy them, those poor chickens will have been cooped up for nothing.

Dozen Wicked Words

vicwatson wrote: »

Ooooooh the egg snobs have arrived:pac:

More to do with ethics than snobbery I'd have thought.

yellow hen

vicwatson wrote: »

Ooooooh the egg snobs have arrived:pac:

Have you ever seen some of those industrial-sized chicken farms? the phrase 'headless chickens' has meaning there

mikeym

Bargain :cool:

fartingforfun

Know for a fact!
Have see "Free range eggs" sold in farmers market, taken out of Tesco 24 value pack and then put in 6 pack box then sold as free range at a premium.
Its just a scam, get the best price you can, never mind the marketing BS, all eggs are the same.

yellow hen

fartingforfun wrote: »

Know for a fact!
Have see "Free range eggs" sold in farmers market, taken out of Tesco 24 value pack and then put in 6 pack box then sold as free range at a premium.
Its just a scam, get the best price you can, never mind the marketing BS, all eggs are the same.

One crook is hardly representative of everyone.

Gumbo

fartingforfun wrote: »

Know for a fact!
Have see "Free range eggs" sold in farmers market, taken out of Tesco 24 value pack and then put in 6 pack box then sold as free range at a premium.
Its just a scam, get the best price you can, never mind the marketing BS, all eggs are the same.

That's not exactly a good eggsample is it now?

fartingforfun

kceire wrote: »

That's not exactly a good eggsample is it now?

A Egg is a Egg, if you where given a blind taste test between a factory farmed one and free ranged Egg you would not be able to tell the difference.
It just marketing to get you to pay more for the same product!

UsedToWait

fartingforfun wrote: »

A Egg is a Egg, if you where given a blind taste test between a factory farmed one and free ranged Egg you would not be able to tell the difference.
It just marketing to get you to pay more for the same product!

That's if you completely ignore where the egg cones from.
Having seen the process, I'm more then happy to pay the extra few pence, so I know I'm not supporting what is, without being completely OTT, Auschwitz for animals

fartingforfun

UsedToWait wrote: »

That's if you completely ignore where the egg cones from.
Having seen the process, I'm more then happy to pay the extra few pence, so I know I'm not supporting what is, without being completely OTT, Auschwitz for animals

its a scam, a tiny % of free range eggs are actually that, and you would not be able to taste the difference, it might make you feel better by buying "free range" but it a scam.

bored_newbie

UsedToWait wrote: »

That's if you completely ignore where the egg cones from.
Having seen the process, I'm more then happy to pay the extra few pence, so I know I'm not supporting what is, without being completely OTT, Auschwitz for animals

I'm glad you didn't go OTT.

UsedToWait

bored_newbie wrote: »

I'm glad you didn't go OTT.

Ah maybe i did by Godwining the thread so quickly, but it's an emotive subject, particularly of you've seen it up close...

Skuxx

fartingforfun wrote: »

its a scam, a tiny % of free range eggs are actually that, and you would not be able to taste the difference, it might make you feel better by buying "free range" but it a scam.

Putting the taste aside, I'd rather pay the small bit extra to know the chicken had a small bit of a life where it could see sunlight and breath fresh air rather then be artificially reared in a shed!

Maybe it's a scam as you say, but I hope my extra few cents is making a difference to the life of a chicken somewhere!!

Soarer

Auschwitz for animals?

You, my friend, should be ashamed of yourself.

frazzledhome

Any thought for the farmer trying make a few bob out of these eggs?

caviardreams

The best price for free range eggs that I have found is Applegreen - 8 large (usually approx 70g each, so they are large!) eggs for €2 - worth paying extra for imho.

ErinGoBrath

fartingforfun wrote: »

its a scam, a tiny % of free range eggs are actually that, and you would not be able to taste the difference, it might make you feel better by buying "free range" but it a scam.

Nonsense! Have you a source for this claim? Farmers markets are one thing but large retailers have to ensure the product is exactly what's it's marketed as.

degsie

This is an eggstrodinary value. Surprised that ppl are not beating their way for this great bargain. I'd eggspect some scrambling at the tills for this.

arch20000

degsie wrote: »

This is an eggstrodinary value. Surprised that ppl are not beating their way for this great bargain. I'd eggspect some scrambling at the tills for this.

Eggsellent comment!!

My brother in law has a free range egg farm. While it's no sun holiday for the chickens e.g. short lifespan etc, it's a hell of a lot better than a battery hen farm. I'l pay a few cents extra!!

Red Silurian

Finally we have a retailer not charging eggstortionate prices! Now if only I could get in and out of that shop in less than 10 minutes I'd be laughing

johndaman66

As and aside from the ethics of it all I'm not sure why people supporting the idea of free range eggs are mentioning they are a few cent extra. As far as I can see they are usually at least double the price.

Yawns

Double the life, double the price?

enda1

Can we all stop mixing up chickens and hens please?!

The laws governing the treatment of battery hens have been quite boosted in the last years. Don't but these eggs if you don't want but if you really care about ethics I hope you also don't buy any clothes\products from Bangladesh, Pakistan, China etc.

It's easy to scream ethics when it's a difference of a euro or two. I'm sure all your ethics disappear when faced with h&m, penny's, Zara and the like...

Crumbs868

Those who say there is widespread fraud should read this article involving an Irish egg farmer. While it may go on it's taken very serious by the authorities

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7421442/Man-jailed-for-selling-millions-of-battery-eggs-as-free-range.html

AMKC

colmtheperson wrote: »

Finally we have a retailer not charging eggstortionate prices! Now if only I could get in and out of that shop in less than 10 minutes I'd be laughing

Not sure about your local Aldi but in mine I know I can get in buy something and get out a lot quicker than in my local Lidl or Dunnes.

As for the eggs I think they are eggcellent value for money

The best value free range eggs I have got are 24 eggs for 3euro at a local butchers.
I do think when you know eggs are free range they do taste nicer but in a blind test really how many of us would be able to tell the difference.

snubbleste

AMKC wrote: »

The best value free range eggs I have got are 24 eggs for €3 at a local butchers.

Sounds too cheep to be true.
How do you know they were free range apart from the label?

AMKC

They still have them. They get them from a local farm where the hens can walk around the yard freely. How because the eggs do be different shapes and sizes. There was a couple off weeks as well where they did not have any eggs so maybe the hens were not laying then maybe on there holiday lol.

caviardreams

I don't understand people saying you wouldn't know the difference in a blind taste test etc. Most people don't buy FR for the perceived difference in taste, it's about the ethics of the situation.

yellow hen

snubbleste wrote: »

Sounds too cheep to be true.
How do you know they were free range apart from the label?

No, my neighbour sells a dozen for €1.60 too. Chucks graze her garden all day long.

snubbleste

yellow hen wrote: »

No, my neighbour sells a dozen for €1.60 too. Chucks graze her garden all day long.

Are they all yellow?

vicwatson

snubbleste wrote: »

Are they all yellow?

Only the middle !

pancuronium

I have no problems with the price as for free range.... its B'S.... eggs are eggs who cares how there raised if your that against / concerned about it go vegetarian or better again vegan....

Knine

pancuronium wrote: »

I have no problems with the price as for free range.... its B'S.... eggs are eggs who cares how there raised if your that against / concerned about it go vegetarian or better again vegan....

I care how they are raised because I have morals. I only buy free range eggs. I am vegetarian.

pancuronium

Knine wrote:

I care how they are raised because I have morals. I only buy free range eggs. I am vegetarian.

Good for you

Shelflife

Getting back to the bargain side of things !!

We have been selling 18 medium eggs for €1.99 since June in Costcutters in Balla in Mayo.

So 99c for 9 eggs isnt exactly setting the world alight. Problem is people are blinded by the hype that aldi/lidl are world beaters when they really arent.

Shop around folks theres great value to be had in your local store as well !

Skuxx

pancuronium wrote: »

I have no problems with the price as for free range.... its B'S.... eggs are eggs who cares how there raised if your that against / concerned about it go vegetarian or better again vegan....

Or how about I spend the extra few cents and buy free range eggs and meat because that's my choice!

I'd hate to hear your views on fairtrade coffee and the likes!! Is that bull**** too? Coffee is coffee, Who cares about the people who produce it!

Ted_YNWA

good offer.

Blade

Going way off topic, you know the deal, take it or leave it, thread closed