Trader Joe’s and Costco place purchase limit on eggs

"Limit 2 Per Customer, Please!" — Eggs at Costco Sold Out in Less Than 10 Minutes
A now-viral TikTok from January 2025 shows Costco shoppers buying up eggs, selling out in under 10 minutes. Why are people buying up all the eggs?
Trader Joe’s and Costco place purchase limit on eggs after viral videos show hoarding
TikTok user @ninav0728 says in a Jan. 29 video where customers stockpile eggs into their carts at an unnamed Costco. The caption adds that the egg supply was gone in “less than 10 minutes.”
Why did Costco and Trader Joe's limit the purchase of eggs? Reasons explained
In a public statement from 2016, Trader Joe's had aimed to completely switch to cage-free eggs by 2025, potentially adding to increasing costs. Due to limited availability, many v
Egg purchases limited at suburban Costco as bird flu leads to shortages, price hikes
Egg purchases at a Costco in suburban Mount Prospect are being limited by the store as a bird flu outbreak has led to nationwide shortages and price increases.
Trader Joe’s and Costco Limit Egg Sales Amid Nationwide Shortage
The bird flu outbreak, which caused a shortfall in the national egg supply, has sent prices skyrocketing. And now, supermarket chains are imposing limits on purchases to combat stockpiling — and to ensure their customers get their fair share.
So much for lower prices: Americans stockpile eggs as stores are left with empty shelves amid bird flu outbreaks
With fewer shells on shelves, customers are scrambling for new ways to get their egg fix. Due to the bird flu outbreak, there are millions fewer hens, meaning way fewer eggs. Frustrated shoppers across the country have even started posting videos of empty shelves where eggs once lay.
Egg Prices Are Causing Riots and Raids at Costco
For context, a dozen eggs now costs an average of anywhere from $5 to $7 — prices that were unheard of just a few years ago. Why is this? Well, there are a few theories. First, avian flu is killing egg-laying hens.
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