In giving the Asda delivery driver an egg?

[THERhubarb]

I don't really know why I gave him an egg. He was young and seemed nice, asked me how my week was and everything. As I was going into the kitchen with the bags I passed the eggbox. I took one out, told him that my little hen had just laid it that morning and told him to take it with him.

He said it would break but I said to just shove it in his pocket.

He did look a bit puzzled and afterwards I wondered why I had given him an egg but at the time it just seemed the right thing to do?

[BobPatSamandIgglePiggle]

That's what's known as a GriefGift in my house - more grief than it's worth.

[Lulabellarama]

Well, whether or not it seemed right is irrelevant, you are just the crazy egg lady now.

[CoffeeTea103]

You nutter

[BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack]

Haha, you do realise he is picking bits of yolk and broken egg shell out of his pocket ad cursing you right now don't you!! :)

[SaucyJack]

He's probably wondering if it's a sign from some weird fertility cult.

[Thesimplethings]

You sound lovely

[bragmatic]

I'd be too chicken to do anything like that.

[4athomeand1cooking]

I think it was an egg-cellent sentiment!

Someone had to do it

[pomdereplay]

This is the most baffling AIBU I have ever read.

[atomicyoghurt]

Hahaha not unreasonable just completely crazy. He won't come back!

[Saucia]

A box of fresh eggs would be a really lovely gesture but one single loose egg, to a stranger, hahaha!

[THERhubarb]

Oh dear, I hope it doesn't smash in his pocket!

It was only the puzzled look on his face and his initial reluctance that made me think I was being weird; it seemed natural to me to just shove an egg in his hand.

He won't think I'm egging him on will he?

[bragmatic]

That was terrible 4athome!!! You need to get out more.

You've been cooped up too long.

[GrandadGrumps]

He probably wondered if it was a substitution for something else.

[FracturedViewOfLife]

Do you not think it was a bit eggs-travagant?

[darjeelingdarling]

aw you are an eggstremely kind lady!

....if a little eggcentric....

[Juno77]

That has made me

Weirdest thing ever.

[hootloop]

You are going to get a reputation as the egg woman now.
I would love to see the Asda man's partner start a thread later on.
"AIBU to think it is weird a woman gave DP an an egg when he delivered her her groceries?"

[4athomeand1cooking]

You will be laughed at today but by tomorrow it will have all "boiled" over!

[THERhubarb]

Oh God he probably thinks I'm flirting or something now and want him to fertilise my eggs!

[ISeeYouShiverWithAntici]

That was wonderfully, brilliantly bonkers. Thank you.

[4athomeand1cooking]

brag

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

It might start a trend. He may give you a lone liquorice allsort next time he delivers.

Or you may never see him again

[FuckingWankwings]

That's so sweet, Rhubarb if a bit nuts

I can totally understand the impulse to want to press on someone an egg just laid by one of your own chickens (a much more meaningful gift than a shop-bought egg).

Logistically, though, I feel for him. I wonder if it made it home in one piece?

[THERhubarb]

I suppose it would have been more weird if it had been a shop bought egg, but the eggs my hen is laying at the moment is half the size of a shop bought one, they are really tiny and I only gave him one.

I should have given him at least three shouldn't I?

Dare I order from Asda ever again?