He stared into the dairy case in disbelief.
“Twelve dollars?” he said.
“Uh, huh,” said the woman shopping next to him.
“That’s a dollar an egg!”
“Yep.”
“Bird flu?”
“That’s what they say.”
“I wonder why we don’t just import more eggs.”
“From where?”
“Canada? Mexico?”
She laughed a small laugh.
“No way. They don’t trust us anymore.”
“Well, I guess I can’t blame them.”
“Nobody trusts us anymore.”
“Yeah, I know.”
He reached in and grabbed a carton of eggs. His family had to eat.
He left the store filled with buyer’s remorse — and not just over the eggs.
“Twelve dollars?” he said.
“Uh, huh,” said the woman shopping next to him.
“That’s a dollar an egg!”
“Yep.”
“Bird flu?”
“That’s what they say.”
“I wonder why we don’t just import more eggs.”
“From where?”
“Canada? Mexico?”
She laughed a small laugh.
“No way. They don’t trust us anymore.”
“Well, I guess I can’t blame them.”
“Nobody trusts us anymore.”
“Yeah, I know.”
He reached in and grabbed a carton of eggs. His family had to eat.
He left the store filled with buyer’s remorse — and not just over the eggs.
