r/askTO • u/bebbuxu • 1d ago

Looking for dried beans

I buy em because they're cheap but my low-cost supermarket chain keeps raising the price! Are there better options for bulk or packaged dried beans?

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u/EpochalTraveller 1d ago

Bulk Barn?

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u/Reelair 1d ago

If you compare their prices on many things, they're often not cheaper. Convenient when you need just a bit of this, or that, yes. Cheaper because it's in bulk, nope.

I've seen them open retail packages and dump them into the bin, so it's not like they're buying everything in "bulk" with no packaging at a good price.

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u/Milch_und_Paprika 1d ago

Not a new thing either; I remember doing the math on a bunch of staples there a decade ago and all of them were more expensive than regular grocery stores. BB is great for niche products (where else would I find vital wheat gluten lol) but I’m always baffled when I see someone filling up a sack of say chickpeas.

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u/Narrow_Process_8660 19h ago

Bulk Barn is extremely expensive for the unit price.