That means wasted fridge space every single day, cracked eggs you have to throw away, and the annoying moment mid-recipe when you realize you're out — because there was no easy way to see your supply at a glance.
Every time you open the fridge in a hurry, that bulky egg carton is sitting there taking up half a shelf — eggs balanced in bumpy little pockets, sliding around every time you close the door too fast. You reach in to grab one, and there's always that moment of hesitation: is it fresh? Did I already use this one? Which end is up?
Half the time you're pulling out the carton just to count how many are left, shifting milk, sauces, and leftovers out of the way because the flat carton doesn't fit anywhere convenient. And if you're not careful sliding it back in, you'll hear that dreaded crack — a wasted egg, a mess to clean up, one less for the recipe you were mid-way through.
It's a small annoyance, but it happens every single morning — digging, shifting, checking, hoping nothing's broken — for something that should take two seconds.