Egg selling Etiquette.

[redstars]

OK Here is my Dilemma.
I have a neighbour to the South of me about 1/4 of a mile That sells eggs for $2.00 a dozen.
And a neighbour to the North of me about the same distance as the other person, that also sells for $2.00 a dozen.
What should I do To sell eggs?
Am I too close to the other people?
Should I try to find another market somewhere else?
Or should I sell for $1.75 and not worry about it?
What would you do?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Are you only planning on selling from your home? If selling by a road side sign from home, charge the same as them. If you're taking them to work, or church, or somewhere else to sell, charge what the egg-market in your area calls for. I sell mine to close friends for $2.50/dozen, and $3/dozen to everyone else.

 

[redstars]

Yes I would like to sell from home.
But I don't want to ruffle any ones feathers if I don't have to.
When I got my chickens only one person was selling now there are two.

 

[HEChicken]

If eggs in your area are going for $2/doz, I wouldn't sell for $1.75. Once you lower the price, you devalue your product for everyone. In my area, you pay over $4 in the grocery store for "cage free" eggs. I think mine are bargain priced at $2/doz and so do the people who buy from me. So it really annoys me to look on Craigslist and see people offering them for $1-1.50 per doz.

 

[redhen]

Sell them for whatever you want! Dont worry about your neighbors...they aint worried about you when they are selling more eggs than you!

 

[bucketgirl]

Ha, if anything I would sell for $2.50!

I have a friend who roasts coffee, and when he sells at the farmers market, he brews up some of each kind and puts them in airpots. He prices them according to the actual coffee cost, so a cup of one might be $1.50 and a cup of another one might be $1.85. Guess which one sells out first every time - the highest price one.

If you price lower, people assume there's something wrong with your eggs, and your neighbors will think you are undercutting them.
If you price the same, eggs are a commodity and yours are the same as anyone else's.
If you price higher, your eggs are a little bit above the going market rate and people will assume there's a reason. Hopefully your neighbors raise their prices as well. You are not competing with the grocery store.

We do this in photography all the time. Going rate around here is a wide rage for product photography, $85 - $130/hr. Whenever we are told we are at the top end of that range, we smile and nod, oh yes we are!

 

[woolychicken]

i agree i sell my for a $1.50 but as the others have said cage free eggs from the store cost more so why should we charge a lower price.

I am as to day raising my eggs to $2.00 a doz .

I do this for the joy of chickens, and i like to give the best feed to my gals it is not cheap. so every littles bit helps.
SO CHARGE THE SAME YOU WORK HARD TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY!!

GOOD LUCK

 

[Chickens-246]

I think you should start out at $2 and see if they actually sell, if not, lower the price. Your only making about 50 cents a dozen if your cartons were free and only counting feed costs. Think of the summer home you can buy for that

 

[redstars]

Quote:
I like your thinking. If I saw something priced below going cost I would assume something was wrong with it.

 

[Chickens-246]

People do shop for the lowest price all the time.