I'm in England. When I visited Arizona a couple of weeks ago I was shocked at US food prices. I am in fact a UK Costco member but didn't visit a US Costco while I was there. In regular supermarkets though the US prices are approaching 2x what I pay here for the exact same stuff. For example I shopped in a US Lidl and we also have Lidl here.
The only stuff which was significantly cheaper in the US was alcohol (wine/beer/spirits) and - for some strange reason - eggs. I was surprised that the smallest pack of eggs I could buy was 12 (we buy them in packs of 6) and the US price was about a quarter of what 12 would cost in UK. Go figure.
Due to preservation methods US eggs last much longer than European eggs, almost twice as long. That's much less SHRINK, and it's a breakfast staple, so eggs tend to be supermarket loss leaders.
I'm in England. When I visited Arizona a couple of weeks ago I was shocked at US food prices. I am in fact a UK Costco member but didn't visit a US Costco while I was there. In regular supermarkets though the US prices are approaching 2x what I pay here for the exact same stuff. For example I shopped in a US Lidl and we also have Lidl here.
The only stuff which was significantly cheaper in the US was alcohol (wine/beer/spirits) and - for some strange reason - eggs. I was surprised that the smallest pack of eggs I could buy was 12 (we buy them in packs of 6) and the US price was about a quarter of what 12 would cost in UK. Go figure.
Due to preservation methods US eggs last much longer than European eggs, almost twice as long. That's much less SHRINK, and it's a breakfast staple, so eggs tend to be supermarket loss leaders.
How are eggs preserved other than by refrigeration? (talking store bought eggs which have been washed).
Euros don't refrigerate or wash their eggs.
Interesting. I wonder what their incidence of salmonella is compared to the US.