Rotten Eggs
My kids are on an egg kick. They scramble them up for weekend breakfasts, and fry them for after school snacks. At least they aren’t drinking them raw like Rocky did. (Knock on wood.) So you can imagine their disappointment when I came home from the store two weeks ago without eggs.
Only problem – I had bought eggs that day. I remember it clearly.
I had taken a half-size carton of six eggs to the checkout stand with all my other groceries. The cashier pointed out that the carton really was half of a dozen, which apparently is a problem. When she scanned the barcode, it rang me up for twelve.
She sent the grocery bagger back to get me a six-pack of eggs, with the proper bar code. She finished scanning my other items, and we held up the line waiting for the grocery bagger to return. Six eggs scanned, I paid my grocery bill.
I got home, dropped off the grocery bag of tortilla chips in the garage, then unpacked the rest of the food to the fridge and kitchen cupboards. Then I got on to making dinner.
The next day after school, my son went looking for his new favorite snack. “We’re out of eggs,” he said.
“No, I just bought some,” I said, proud of myself for having planned ahead.
“I don’t see them,” he said. It was a hot day, and he was standing with the refrigerator door open, enjoying the cold air. I guessed he hadn’t looked very hard.
I came over and picked through the fridge. Damn, no eggs. I was pissed.
During my next visit to the store, I complained to the checker. “Last time I was here, I bought eggs but they didn’t make it home,” I said. “Your bagger forgot to bag them.”
“I’m sorry,” the checker said. “Just show your receipt to the manager. I’m sure you’ll get your money back.”
But the receipt was long gone. And a half-dozen eggs wasn’t worth complaining about further.
Fast forward to today when I went out to the garage for some tortilla chips. There in the bottom of the grocery bag was a two-week-old six-pack of eggs.
Rotten luck.
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Comment by singleparentdad
| September 30th, 2008
Ha ha. I’m glad you didn’t get your money back, or else I would feel duty bound to report you for running a very clever egg fraud/theft system.
Have you done the float test on the eggs? If they swim, in the bin, if they sink then they’re safe enough to use (or a more appropriate word that rhymes with sink)
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Comment by Crazy Computer Dad
| September 30th, 2008
At least it was eggs. Had it been fish, meat, cheese, milk, etc, you would have found it a lot sooner…
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Comment by Laura
| September 30th, 2008
I hate it when that happens!!
I do it often and tear the house down looking for whatever it is but will not find it till the universe has felt enough time has past!!!!
Comment by mama llama
| September 30th, 2008
So nice to know I’m not the only one these things happen to.
Now I know what my monitos are having for breakfast. Thanks for the inspiration.
Be well, Dads.
Comment by justrun
| September 30th, 2008
Ick. And bummer.
Comment by Katherine (SOLO dot MOM)
| September 30th, 2008
I’m so glad I am not the only one that does this. I remember more than once getting a large item out of the hatch on my infinity and coming out at 6:00 AM the next morning to let the dogs out to find that in my success of carrying the large object and getting it in the house, I forgot to shut the hatch. So it remained open all night with the interior light on. I have done this twice over the last couple months, but both times (thankfully) it started. Typical of single parents – trying to do it all, huh?
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Comment by Mad Cartoonist
| September 30th, 2008
Ha! That is so totally something that I would do/have done.
What is it about having kids, that makes your short term memory go to essentially zero? I think it’s something to do with the constant interruptions.
I’ll be thinking, “must buy water softener salt, better write that on the grocery list”, but it before I can find my list (& a pen) one of my kids will suddenly and insistently start telling a looong story about how he traded one pokemon card for another one and , guess what, did I know that tyrannatar has “fire attack” and also the most hit points?
Comment by Cathouse Teri
| September 30th, 2008
So, if your kids like eggs so much, why did you attempt to buy only six? I’d be buying the 18-pack!
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Comment by The Exception
| September 30th, 2008
Leave it to Teri to get to the heart of the matter! ;) I was wondering why they put eggs in with Tortilla chips?
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Comment by T
| September 30th, 2008
Thank goodness I’m not the only one who does these things. Sometimes when I feel like I have it all together, I have to laugh at myself. Ha! Like I could ever have it all together….
Great post DH!
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Comment by Honey
| September 30th, 2008
Awesome story. I just bought eggs for something the BF wanted…I like mine over easy…
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Comment by Cathouse Teri
| September 30th, 2008
I like mine over hard. ;)
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Comment by Rich
| September 30th, 2008
That was a fantastic post.. I absolutely hate when that happens. YOU curse the bloody grocery store for ripping you off, only to find that it was your fault in the end.
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Comment by Single Mom Seeking
| September 30th, 2008
What I want to know is: where’s your virgin post?
I saw “Eggs,” and thought, That’s it! Apparently not.
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Comment by Cathouse Teri
| October 1st, 2008
So… you’re not gonna answer me about why the half dozen eggs?
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Comment by dadshouse
| October 1st, 2008
SMS – my virgin post went up today: Virginity? It’s So Overrated
Teri – if I bought 18 eggs, my kids would decide that eggs are their least favorite snack. I swear, if there’s one thing left in the fridge they fight over it. If there’s plenty, they complain about there being nothing to eat. Plus, they are with me only half time. I just don’t buy food in bulk.
Comment by Cathouse Teri
| October 1st, 2008
Too much ado about eggs.
Actually, dear, I wasn’t trying to promote the 18 count idea. But having been a grocery shopper for a number of years, I know that buying six eggs is nearly as costly as buying a dozen. And unless you have a little bar-sized refrigerator, buying a dozen does not count as “bulk food.” Also, I must say, using the term “costly,” as I did above in regards to eggs, is a little exaggerated.
So, the person who buys six eggs is pretty much just buying them so there will not be none in the fridge. If you plan to really do something with eggs for two or more people within the next week, a dozen is pretty much the norm. Moving to the idea of six, takes some conscientious effort.
In other words, they are cheaper by the dozen! And if your kids wind up deciding they hate eggs, then throw them out. (The eggs, not the kids.) It’s not like I was asking why you don’t keep a big stash of filet mignon in your larder! ;)
Incidentally, I’m a big believer in shopping daily at the market for fresh food almost exclusively. I am NOT a supporter of bulk food purchases. And remember, I am speaking as a person who was shopping and cooking for a family of five. In Southern California. On one income.
All kidding aside, I got a kick out of your answer. I thought about not responding, but chose instead to go with superfluous. :)
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Comment by NewWrldYankee
| October 1st, 2008
Too funny! Here in Hungary, most of the time, I buy eggs from my local fruit shop, but they never have egg cartons. I look like such an idiot, as I carry a plastic fruit bag full of eggs, desperately trying not to break one before I get it home. Last one home is a rotten egg!
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Comment by single mommy
| October 5th, 2008
Gross! I’m good for forgetting my keys and getting locked out. In my last apartment I hoisted my three year old up to the unlocked window and talked him through getting me in the house.
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Comment by Anel
| October 28th, 2008
Just tried the float or sink test on a dozen freerange eggs that have been in my fridge for a month. All but one floated – but I was desperately needing some eggs so I pegged my nose and started breaking them open. They were all fine! Dont know bout this test? All were fine but all floated?