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Buying Pecans in Bulk
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Posted by kim0201 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 9, 06 at 14:23
| During the holidays, DH has several friends for whom he makes wonderful spiced pecans. Right now pecans are selling for $10.99/lb (on sale $9.99) at Fred Meyer Grocery. I was curious to know if anyone buys them on-line at a better price? I googled & found there are lots of providers out there. Was hoping that someone on THS might be a better reference than justing paging thru websites. Thank you for any responses & happiest of holiday seasons. |
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RE: Buying Pecans in Bulk
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| I would think WM or maybe an Aldi Supermarket would have them for a lot less than $11 a LB. I'm sure I've seen the halves for a lot less than $5.50 an 8 OZ bag. 1 LB Priority mail is $4.05...b4 handling, confirmation, or insurance charges. I doubt if there would be any savings if they had to be shipped, unless you were really buying a large number of pounds. Sue...who has been wrong b4 |
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| Thanks Sue. I think you are probably right about the shipping. I'll look at a few of the other grocery stores to see what I might be able to find. Happy holidays. |
RE: Buying Pecans in Bulk
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| kim0201 - I get my shelled pecans (walnuts and almonds too) from Sam's Club in 2-pound bags for around the same price you have quoted for 1-pound. We eat nuts as snack food and in homemade granola year round; and the ones we get from Sam's are consistently "fresh" tasting. -Grainlady |
RE: Buying Pecans in Bulk
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| You do have to be careful buying pecans this time of year, though. If they're on sale really cheaply, or at a discount store, there's a good chance they're last year's crop. They're still okay to eat, but no where near as good quality as getting the current year's crop--but you will pay a much higher price for the fresher ones. I find that with pecans, it's well worth paying a little more for the fresher ones. |
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| I think pecans are going to be really high priced this year due to the weird weather we've had. The pecan trees in my yard only produced a few pecans and they weren't very meaty. |
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| Thank you for the responses. We don't have a Sam's Club here in Oregon, but we do have Costco which is very similar. Never thought about looking there but that's a terrific idea. Thank you all for the responses. |
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| Look into Renfroe Pecans in Pensacola, FL. My mom has been buying pecans from them for years. They have always been wonderful. They have a website. |
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| Sunnyland Farms, www.sunnylandfarms.com, has absolutely top quality pecans for $37.95 for 3 pounds, $53.30 for 5 pounds, or $91.65 for 10 pounds. This price includes shipping anywhere in the USA except Hawaii. |
RE: Buying Pecans in Bulk
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| I get them at Costco. A 2 lb bag is either $9.99 or $10.99, so it's a much better deal than at the grocery store. |
RE: Buying Pecans in Bulk
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| Thank you for all of the responses. I did shop at Costco yesterday & found them in 2 lb bags for $9.99; I was pleased w/ the $5/lb price. Now DH is in the kitchen madly making pecans. Everyone's a happy camper. Thanks again. |
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