Winco Egg-Price Ripoff!!!!

[Fueling Around]

Florida egg prices aren't great either. We stopped at a place a few miles away that raises eggers to get farm fresh. Well one of the eggs wasn't fresh with about a 10 day chicken in there. We haven't been back and stick with grocery store eggs that have been candled.

And bet that they frown on your raising your own chickens for eggs.

Jim

Not sure about Snohomish County (Everett), but King County (Seattle) allowed 3 hens per person.
A friend lived in the metro but outside of Seattle and Renton city limits. Her neighbors has a dozen layers. At least they kept it very clean so very little smell.

 

[mneeley490]

Yeah, I went to Costco yesterday. $4.99 for 2 dozen, and they're free range also. Lots of people there were grabbing them.

 

[noboundaries]

Costco today: $4.19/24, down from $4.99. I got there a couple hours after they opened and the pallets were already nearing empty. Picked up two 24-paks.

 

[indaswamp]

....I might need to start raising laying hens.......

 

[noboundaries]

A 60 count package of eggs at Costco is $9.99, or $2/dozen. Since I eat 5 eggs a day, that's my go-to. 15 minute drive to get there.

I used to hate going to Costco. After 4 months of going roughly every two weeks, I don't mind. Plus, we started eating more grass-fed beef. The result? My Winco grocery spend has dropped, all because of eggs.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I sold 15 dz yesterday.

 

[noboundaries]

$10/dozen for fresh-laid eggs this morning at a farmer's market. Who knew eggs were such a gold mine?

Pasture-raised, organic eggs at Costco are $3.34/dozen when the 60-count are purchased. I buy one every 8-9 days.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

We have our own… which probably is a bit cheaper in the long run as they eat a lot of table scraps… Just added to the flock today… Have 2 ducks and 14 chickens all together. If you’ve never tried a duck egg… I’d suggest trying… some don’t care for them… I personally really like them. Probably matters on the diet you feed them!

 

[noboundaries]

There are news articles about a popular grocery chain (not Winco) that raised egg and milk prices beyond what should have been dictated by inflation levels. Supply, demand, profit, price gouging, blah, blah, blah.

As mentioned earlier, I changed my shopping destinations BASED PURELY ON EGG PRICE INCREASES. Winco is still charging almost $4 / dozen for commercial, non-organic eggs that I can get for $2 / dozen elsewhere.

I checked my 2024 spreadsheet on total grocery purchases. My total monthly Winco spend has been reduced by 60% as a result of shopping elsewhere (Costco) for eggs and other grocery items. Even if Costco is using eggs as a loss leader, my monthly Costco spend has increased due to egg pricing alone. That's smart business and customer service.

Is everything cheaper at Costco? No. So I avoid buying those items. Still, how is losing 60% of my spend at Winco due to pricing on one item smart business?

Rant complete.

 

[mneeley490]

There are news articles about a popular grocery chain (not Winco) that raised egg and milk prices beyond what should have been dictated by inflation levels. Supply, demand, profit, price gouging, blah, blah, blah.

As mentioned earlier, I changed my shopping destinations BASED PURELY ON EGG PRICE INCREASES. Winco is still charging almost $4 / dozen for commercial, non-organic eggs that I can get for $2 / dozen elsewhere.

I noticed that a couple weeks ago when I was in Winco. Cheapest eggs were almost $4.

On an unrelated note, I was in Safeway the other day and they had a few dozen cartons of med. eggs on sale for $.97 each. Wow, I thought, I should get some of those.
But upon opening for inspection, I saw that about half the eggs in each carton were broken. Must've fallen off the pallet or something.

 

[noboundaries]

But upon opening for inspection, I saw that about half the eggs in each carton were broken. Must've fallen off the pallet or something.

Yuck. Yeah, I would have passed, too.

I always inspect the 60-egg paks I buy at Costco. In 9 months, I've only tossed 3 eggs with broken shells and they were under the label or on the second level where you can't see their condition.

I noticed this morning that the regular, white shelled eggs at Costco increased in price from $9.99 per 5 dozen to $10.99, or $2.20 / dozen. Still a bargain.

 

[noboundaries]

Update: Kudos to WinCo!

Eggs are a HUGE part of my low-carb/kinda keto/kinda carnivore diet. I eat 4-8 eggs a day; my wife 2-3.

On the bottom of every WinCo receipt is a pin number where one can complete a survey and earn a chance to get a gift card. Forget about the card.

I blasted WinCo on the survey about their egg prices and detailed how my grocery purchase locations expanded due solely to their egg pricing, especially how they increase prices at the end of one month/first of following month. I used to shop at Costco once a quarter because I hated the crowds. Now, I shop there every 8-10 days, on average, to buy eggs, meat, veggies, snacks, etc. I detailed exactly how much money WinCo lost to Costco on groceries DUE TO ONE ITEM...EGGS!

I shopped at WinCo 5 days after submitting the survey, AND THE EGG PRICES DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY! The 18-pak dropped by $2.50; the dozen by more than a dollar. The organic, cage-free eggs were now a price similar to Costco. Guess what? I bought eggs from WinCo.

This morning I went to Costco because my wife needed something I could only get there. I checked the eggs. Costco's cage-free organic eggs were more expensive than WINCO!

All this may have just been a coincidence, but I don't care. The timing seems significant.

Eggs. I'd eat less, but nothing keeps away my hunger like eggs. Love 'em.

Cluck-on,

Ray

 

[noboundaries]

Bird flu is at it again in California. 30% of egg-laying chickens had to be destroyed in the state. As a result, white-shelled egg prices at WinCo have skyrocketed ($8/dozen) from one supplier. Other suppliers that provide brown eggs, antibiotic-free/veg diet eggs, or organic pasture-raised eggs, cost $3.39 to $5 per dozen, which seems to be the common price at other places I shop (Trader Joe's and Costco).

I drive past a Safeway, 2 Nuggets, Food4Less, a Target grocery, and Trader Joe's on my 5-mile trip to Winco. I've cut back to 3-5 eggs a day, but still like to have 5 dozen in the fridge because I make Cloud bread, too.

Nowadays, I carry a cooler with ice, stop at Trader Joe's for 2-3 dozen, then drive a quarter mile to WinCo and buy the rest. WinCo limits the egg purchase to 1 from each supplier. I pick one dozen from 2 or 3 different suppliers to stay within their limit.

Eggs. If I could only raise chickens, which by local law I can't. I checked.

Ray

 

[Brokenhandle]

We now get farm fresh eggs from my wife's former coworker... $3 / dozen, $ 4.50 / 18. Think she gets about 80 eggs per day!

Ryan

 

[jcam222]

I'm thinking of going back to buying from a local farm. Just a little hesitant with a flock that's not being monitored as well as the big producers. I also read somewhere they are recommending all eggs be fully cooked to hard instead of runny.

 

[pineywoods]

I'm thinking of going back to buying from a local farm. Just a little hesitant with a flock that's not being monitored as well as the big producers. I also read somewhere they are recommending all eggs be fully cooked to hard instead of runny.

Might also check to see if they are free ranged. Since this stuff has popped up again we are not free ranging ours and keep them in their pen that way they can't get infected by wild birds which is according to the gov how it is spreading.

 

[jcam222]

Might also check to see if they are free ranged. Since this stuff has popped up again we are not free ranging ours and keep them in their pen that way they can't get infected by wild birds which is according to the gov how it is spreading.

Good info Jerry thanks. I'm pretty sure they free range all their chickens but may have changed due to the issue. I'll have to check. Local store has had them in sale for $2.88 per dozen so I stocked up a bunch for now.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Bird flu is at it again in California. 30% of egg-laying chickens had to be destroyed in the state. As a result, white-shelled egg prices at WinCo have skyrocketed ($8/dozen) from one supplier. Other suppliers that provide brown eggs, antibiotic-free/veg diet eggs, or organic pasture-raised eggs, cost $3.39 to $5 per dozen, which seems to be the common price at other places I shop (Trader Joe's and Costco).

I drive past a Safeway, 2 Nuggets, Food4Less, a Target grocery, and Trader Joe's on my 5-mile trip to Winco. I've cut back to 3-5 eggs a day, but still like to have 5 dozen in the fridge because I make Cloud bread, too.

Nowadays, I carry a cooler with ice, stop at Trader Joe's for 2-3 dozen, then drive a quarter mile to WinCo and buy the rest. WinCo limits the egg purchase to 1 from each supplier. I pick one dozen from 2 or 3 different suppliers to stay within their limit.

Eggs. If I could only raise chickens, which by local law I can't. I checked.

Ray

I just looked at Walmart.com and they are $7.46/12 or $10.96/18 locally. I bought an 18 pack last week and didn't even look at the price.

 

[forktender]

Might also check to see if they are free ranged. Since this stuff has popped up again we are not free ranging ours and keep them in their pen that way they can't get infected by wild birds which is according to the gov how it is spreading.

This should stop the transmission, dead in its track.

 

[noboundaries]

Might also check to see if they are free ranged.

In CA, "free range" means the hens are not caged, are kept in a building, and have access to a penned area outside, often through a door that only one chicken at a time can fit, so most never leave the building...the perfect definition of a legal loophole by lawyers.

Pasture-raised in this state means they are ALL daily given full access to the outside to an area equal to about 10 Sq ft per hen.

I find it interesting that the "cage-free" eggs have sky-rocketed in price but the pasture-raised egg prices have remained basically the same. How is a cage-free hen that never leaves the building getting exposed to migrating bird droppings? I smell a corporate profit egg-laying rat.

Ray