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Default Cost of Vanilla Beans

Ordered yesterday, thanks again.

-S-

Stu wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:09:48 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
>> Holy Toledo! We were in the local Whole Foods market today - vanilla
>> beans are sold _one_ at a time, in glass or plastic jars, at a cost
>> of between $6 and $12 - that's for one freakin' bean.
>>
>> I called a store not too far from here, a huge place we sometimes
>> shop that has fabulous prices and usually sells in quantity - $4.49
>> for _one_ bean.
>>
>> Yowser! I'd love both an explanation and a source for less expensive
>> vanilla beans.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -S-
>>

>
> Here you are, 9 to 11 beans $4.95
> http://tiny.cc/prwo8