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?

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

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

You nutter

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!! :)

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

You sound lovely

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

I think it was an egg-cellent sentiment!

Someone had to do it

This is the most baffling AIBU I have ever read.

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

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

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?

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

You've been cooped up too long.

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

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

aw you are an eggstremely kind lady!

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

That has made me

Weirdest thing ever.

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?"

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

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

That was wonderfully, brilliantly bonkers. Thank you.

brag

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

Or you may never see him again

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?

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?