Waffle House is forcing an egg surcharge on customers to combat raising prices from the avian flu and tariffs

Waffle House workers cooking on the line (Credit: Getty Images—ALEX EDELMAN/AFP)

• Waffle House instated a 50-cent surcharge for every egg sold across its 1,900 restaurants. Egg prices have continued to rise over the past several months due to a bird flu outbreak, causing short supply. Waffle House workers are getting the short end of the stick, already getting “cursed out” for the expensive eggs.

The current price of eggs has consumers and businesses alike scrambling. Costco customers have waited in long lines and started an all-out egg-buying frenzy as low supply and high demand have driven up prices.