What’s the reason for eggs to be sold in dozen

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What’s the reason for eggs to be sold in dozen

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Answer 1

Egg used to be sold for one pence each in England back in the late 1500s. The shilling was equal to 12 pence and smart merchants began selling eggs in packs of 12 to get one whole shilling instead of a bunch of pence. This became known as English units and still exist today not only in the way eggs are packaged but also why beers are sold by the pint in bars, and wines are based on units of 750ml.

Anyway, English settlers brought their way of doing things to North America and the rest is history. You’ll notice other countries that don’t have a history with English units sell their eggs in different numbers and even by weight.