I eat 2-3 pounds of raw almonds a week, and perhaps as much as 5 pounds of nuts and seeds in total. Shocking isn’t it? They’re one of my primary sources of protein. This gets expensive – at close to $7 a pound for the good kind, almonds cost substantially more than almost any other protein source I could buy. I’ve been looking for ways to save myself money on this. My average weekly grocery bill comes in at about $150, of which about $50-60 is seeds and nuts. Happily, I discovered this ebay auction. With shipping they ended up costing me just under $4 a pound, a substantial savings, and the nuts were much fresher than anything I’ve managed to get outside of a Trader Joe’s. They’re smaller than the ones I usually eat, but if you have an almond habit like mine, this is definitely the way to go.

Now I just need to find equivalent bargains on pecans and sunflower seeds.