Dave Smith wrote:

> I recently had to replace my ground ginger. I finally used it up after many
> years and it had probably long ago lost most of its flavour. I had a choice
> of the $3.99 bottle or the bulk food store. I went to the bulk food store and
> filled a little plastic bag with what looked to be about enough to refill the
> bottle. It was 15 cents.

see on the premise of being something I only buy every 4 years
i feel that a dollar a year is reasonable