..to sort mixed weight eggs by size?

[ShowMeTheElf]

I buy mixed weight eggs because they are cheaper than the ones where the producer has had to sort them. Generally 2 boxes of 15 eggs per week.
I don't often actually go to the supermarket but if I do then I open the boxes to check for breakages and generally pick out the outliers: any significantly smaller or larger than the rest. I was in Tesco yesterday and the woman beside me said she wished she had the balls to do this, which made me think it wasn't normal.
It isn't normal is it? Am I in fact some bizarre egg sorting freak?

[NerrSnerr]

You swap the smaller or bigger eggs with others in other boxes? I can't decide whether this is unreasonable or not. It's not something I could be arsed to do though.

[DillyDilly]

Of course it isn't normal. I'm surprised you even have to ask.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I think that's pretty mean tbh, if you want then all the same then pay for a standard size box.

[YelloDraw]

No, you are basically shoplifting FFS. You want large eggs, pay for a large egg box!

Mixed weight boxes are cheaper because there is a mix of sizes.

[YelloDraw]

Or more actually, you are stealing large eggs from some poor schmuck who picks up a box of 'mixed weight eggs' and gets them home and finds they are all small because you swapped out any big ones :-( That's mean.

[NewDay10]

That's theft. You check eggs for breakages but you have no right to alter the stock. Unless you buy two boxes then get home and sort them as then you own them!

[user1471446905]

I suppose it depends whether you think theft is unreasonable!

[Oysterbabe]

Yes it's theft.

[sirfredfredgeorge]

Yep, straight up shop lifter - good passive comment from the other women about you having the balls to steal!

[amazingtracy]

Bloody hell! You must have a lot of time on your hands!!!

[sirfredfredgeorge]

(btw they're cheaper because they're selling 800g of eggs, not because they don't have to sort them!)

[Coulddowithanap]

You can't swap the small eggs for big eggs, just buy large eggs if that is what you want.

[XiCi]

FFS, of course YABU. If you want them all the same size then pay the proper price. Someone else has paid for mixed size eggs only to get small ones because you have swapped the large ones out. How can you possibly think this is OK

[embarrassedbuthopingitsalright]

Oh god you're one of those. Take the best or yourself by robbing others. YABVU

[embarrassedbuthopingitsalright]

For not or

[doyouwantamedalorsomething]

I don't think the lady was admiring you....

[slightlypeevedwombat]

Yabu
You are buying mixed sizes and shouldn't swap - they are probably based on a full weight and you are swapping on your own way

Yes check for cracks and breaks but no swapping based on the size

[YelloDraw]

Do you honestly not see how you are fucking over the customer who buys your box off reject small eggs?

Or do you just not care?

Either stupid or selfish.

[Marbleheadjohnson]

That's skanky, yabu

[NerrSnerr]

Yes thinking about it I agree with the others, someone could end up with a box of only small ones because you've been messing them up. I don't think what the lady said to you was a compliment, I think she was politely telling you that you're fucking people over.

[InfiniteSheldon]

Sorry I think you're a thief too and even more grossly unfair as you are actually stealing from the next customer.

[ShowMeTheElf]

That's me told then. I honestly thought everyone did this :-(.
FWIW I don't take out all the small ones. I like them all to be similar so pick out the bigger ones too (and the very pointy ones because i just don't like them). I would rather have a box of 15 small/medium ones than 10 small and 5 massive.
I will stop. Lesson learnt. Thanks

[millymae]

Some things are better not publicised OP and this is one of them. What you are doing is leaving some other shopper with a whole box of small eggs when they have paid for mixes sizes. Can you not see that?
Learn from the slating you are getting her and don't do it again. It's theft.

I can't believe either that you were doing it in front of some other shopper. Count yourself lucky it wasn't me.

[Sparlklesilverglitter]

I think you have too much time on your hands.

It wouldn't even cross my mind Tbh

[Coulddowithanap]

If you don't like the eggs in one box then check the others till you find the eggs you like the look off. That would be better than swapping the eggs around.