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Trader Joe's leaves me holding the bag

Ho, ho! Get it? Get my clever headline? It’s not that clever. Anyway.

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Why is it that these taste better than eggs I make myself?  Is it because they’re “hard cooked,” which sounds elegant and mysterious and kind of British as opposed to hard boiled which just sounds mundane? Is it because, if this bag of hard cooked eggs could speak it would say, “Hey asshole, you can make me at home for a fraction of the cost. That is, if you can bear the struggle of turning on a stove and peeling some shells. Now put me back in the boot of your car, mate.” Maybe.

But see, they have a rubbery texture that I actually like that I can’t achieve when I boil eggs at home. Plus boiling eggs on a stove leads to a farty smelling kitchen versus limiting the fart smell to a bag. They should really include that in their advertising.

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9 Responses to Trader Joe's leaves me holding the bag

  1. eigafan August 30, 2009 at 2:39 pm #

    How to make your own hard cooked eggs. Thanks to Lifehacker/TipNut.

  2. Joe August 30, 2009 at 2:57 pm #

    That's like when I make my own Cheetos at home – they never taste as good as the ones at the store.

    I usually make them in the bathtub… and invite a friend over: http://tinyurl.com/2ac8vg

  3. eigafan August 30, 2009 at 1:39 pm #

    How to make your own hard cooked eggs. Thanks to Lifehacker/TipNut.

  4. Joe August 30, 2009 at 1:57 pm #

    That’s like when I make my own Cheetos at home – they never taste as good as the ones at the store.

    I usually make them in the bathtub… and invite a friend over: http://tinyurl.com/2ac8vg

  5. Mike Rosen August 30, 2009 at 9:01 pm #

    I assume “cage free” is the same thing as “free range”? Which means the chickens these eggs came from were allowed to cross the road, if they so desired. So if it weren't for these chickens we would have never had those “Why did the chicken cross the road” jokes. So these eggs really are quite special, and probably worth the price.

  6. eigafan August 30, 2009 at 9:39 pm #

    How to make your own hard cooked eggs. Thanks to Lifehacker/TipNut.

  7. Joe August 30, 2009 at 9:57 pm #

    That's like when I make my own Cheetos at home – they never taste as good as the ones at the store.

    I usually make them in the bathtub… and invite a friend over: http://tinyurl.com/2ac8vg

  8. mykey_moon August 30, 2009 at 8:01 pm #

    I assume “cage free” is the same thing as “free range”? Which means the chickens these eggs came from were allowed to cross the road, if they so desired. So if it weren’t for these chickens we would have never had those “Why did the chicken cross the road” jokes. So these eggs really are quite special, and probably worth the price.

  9. mikey_moon August 31, 2009 at 4:01 am #

    I assume “cage free” is the same thing as “free range”? Which means the chickens these eggs came from were allowed to cross the road, if they so desired. So if it weren't for these chickens we would have never had those “Why did the chicken cross the road” jokes. So these eggs really are quite special, and probably worth the price.

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