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Dozens

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,576
edited April 2019 in The Rail
Why are eggs still mostly sold in half dozens or dozens?

As life goes on, most things get modernized, & the Metric system is pretty good, even those who struggle with maths can cope with 10's.

And yet, for the most part, both here & in the USA, we still buy eggs in multiples of dozens.


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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,576

    What else is sold by the dozen, & why?
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,576

    I saw this question on google, which reads rather amusingly;


    What's a dozen of eggs?
  • dobiesdrawdobiesdraw Member Posts: 2,793
    And why do the French only eat one egg at a time ?



    Because one egg is un oeuf. :D
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,576

    And why do the French only eat one egg at a time ?



    Because one egg is un oeuf. :D

    Yikes. Or should that be "yokes"?
  • dobiesdrawdobiesdraw Member Posts: 2,793
    edited April 2019
    Opens the floodgates for the egg jokes :smile:



    Two eggs and a strip of bacon walk into a bar.


    The bartender looks at them and says, "Sorry - we don't serve breakfast here."
  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,051
  • dobiesdrawdobiesdraw Member Posts: 2,793
    goldon said:


    Only 8 , because Brexit uncertainty affected their productivity . :p
  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,771

    Opens the floodgates for the egg jokes :smile:



    Two eggs and a strip of bacon walk into a bar.


    The bartender looks at them and says, "Sorry - we don't serve breakfast here."

    So bad it was almost good.

    Final warning. 1 more joke as bad as that , and you will be sentenced to read every post on the Brexit thread....
  • dobiesdrawdobiesdraw Member Posts: 2,793
    Essexphil said:

    Opens the floodgates for the egg jokes :smile:



    Two eggs and a strip of bacon walk into a bar.


    The bartender looks at them and says, "Sorry - we don't serve breakfast here."

    So bad it was almost good.

    Final warning. 1 more joke as bad as that , and you will be sentenced to read every post on the Brexit thread....
    Can I please opt for deportation instead? :D
  • SidV79SidV79 Member Posts: 4,130

    And why do the French only eat one egg at a time ?



    Because one egg is un oeuf. :D

    OUCH...I know it is said that the old ones are the best but seriously lol
  • dobiesdrawdobiesdraw Member Posts: 2,793
    edited April 2019
    SidV79 said:

    And why do the French only eat one egg at a time ?



    Because one egg is un oeuf. :D

    OUCH...I know it is said that the old ones are the best but seriously lol
    I'm just grateful I can still remember the punchline after all these years :D
  • EvilPinguEvilPingu Member Posts: 3,462
    edited April 2019
    Tikay10 said:


    What else is sold by the dozen, & why?

    I can't think of anything off the top of my head :\ Even eggs nowadays seem to have a fair few suppliers selling them in packs of ten as well as the standard dozen.

    On a similar note, does it tilt anyone else that finger rolls are usually sold in packs of six, while sausages (especially hot dogs) are seemingly sold in packs of anything but six?
  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,051
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,576
    EvilPingu said:

    Tikay10 said:


    What else is sold by the dozen, & why?

    I can't think of anything off the top of my head :\ Even eggs nowadays seem to have a fair few suppliers selling them in packs of ten as well as the standard dozen.

    On a similar note, does it tilt anyone else that finger rolls are usually sold in packs of six, while sausages (especially hot dogs) are seemingly sold in packs of anything but six?
    I think flowers - daffodils & the like especially - still generally sell by the doz.

    And doughnuts, of all things?

  • EvilPinguEvilPingu Member Posts: 3,462
    Tikay10 said:

    I think flowers - daffodils & the like especially - still generally sell by the doz.

    And doughnuts, of all things?

    Oh, like the big Krispy Kreme boxes and stuff?

    I always get the supermarket or Greggs doughnuts that are usually less than a quid and sold in packs of 5.
  • EnutEnut Member Posts: 3,517
    Why are burgers sold in packs of 4 but burger rolls in packs of 6, what's that about? I always end up buying 3 packs of burgers and 2 packs of bread rolls just so I don't have any bread rolls left over.........hang on that makes a dozen of each......burgers and bread rolls therefore always bought by the dozen.
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