Cecille C.
Yelp
I've been going to Voortman's Egg Ranch since 8/2022. I "was" impressed first of all with their "transparency". I asked if the chicken were fed organic feed and they quickly responded to my question which disproved the misinformation another reviewer was spreading, that Voortman's eggs were organic. Sellers/manufacturers should be transparent to their customers about their products. It is the honorable thing to do. In my next email to them asking if they were washing their eggs with chlorine, I did not receive an answer. I thought that maybe they did not receive my email. I sent them another emaiI, and still it was ignored. I guess their transparency was not as much as I thought. I remember reading about a farmer who was selling his non organic produce as organic and when he was caught, he committed suicide. That was heart-wrenching to read. Why couldn't he just be honest? How can an honorable person enjoy his profit based on a lie? Most of the population cannot afford to buy organic and would still continue buying non organic produce. I asked Voortman's if the eggs were washed with chlorine because halides cause hardening of the arteries. It is I think a USDA requirement for egg producers to wash their eggs with chlorine under the pretense of making them "safe", more sanitary, just like your drinking water. I will not go into this segue or I will be writing a novel. I used to get eggs from Wisconsin because there were no tyrants there forcing them to wash their eggs with chlorine. Well, government agents started destroying eggs not washed with chlorine as they crossed the border going into California. Californians are so asleep to these matters. I just happen to know because I read everything I can get my hands on. Had Voortman's told me their eggs were not chlorine-washed, I would've considered that another stellar reason to promote their place of business, but instead they decided to step back on their transparency. I locked myself into a presumption their eggs were always a better buy than the supermarket eggs, or even Costco's eggs. I told everyone I knew to go to Voortman's. The other day I purchased large eggs for $17.50/flat of 30 eggs. What a far cry from the $6.50 we used to pay. Is it still worth it to brave the flies, the cow dung smell, the uneven pavement (sudden drop) that scrapes the bottom of my car each time I exited that place? They fixed that road not too long ago and I was very happy that my car no longer scraped the road as I exited Voortman's lot, however, the other day, it happened again. The soil they deposited to make the transition from their place of business to the road a gradual smooth transition is no longer working. The soil most likely got compacted over time. With the amount of money they are now charging for their eggs, they should be able to deposit a few cubic feet of soil to fix the problem again. When it is raining, is it still worth driving there and getting your car splashed with dung water? I went to Sprouts earlier today and their package of large 18 brown eggs cost me $6.69. That equals to 37 cents per egg. Voortman's flat of 30 eggs at $17.50 equals to 58 cents per egg. I placed the eggs side by side and some of the Sprouts' eggs were even slightly larger which surprised me because I thought egg sizes were standardized. You decide if paying 37 cents per egg is better than 58 cents per egg. Most of us are not rolling in dough, and the economy will get worse by the day because it is being orchestrated. I hope you all wake up from being complicit or subservient to these corporations/elite who couldn't care less about us. I still give Voortman's a couple of stars because the employees there are always friendly.
