Spent 3 hours trying to find lentils that cost less than $2 a pound

I figured grabbing some dried lentils for soup would be a quick stop at the grocery store near my place on Broadway. But after checking five different aisles and three stores I finally found the cheap ones at Aldi for $1.29 a pound. The fancy organic ones were all $3 or more and I just dont get why simple lentils have to be that expensive.

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hall.nina18d agoMost Upvoted

Oh wow, I mean I went through something similar last month trying to find cheap black beans for a chili recipe and ended up at three different stores too. @keith_rodriguez is right about those bulk bins, but honestly my Aldi trip took so long I just grabbed a bag of frozen veggies instead and called it a day. idk maybe I'm just bad at shopping but it feels like grocery prices have gone totally wild lately.

keith_rodriguez18d ago

Check the regular grocery store bins, they're usually under $2.

the_thomas18d ago

My Aldi is on Clement and it took me forever to find the lentils too, they hid them by the canned vegetables instead of the rice and beans aisle. I used to just grab whatever was in front of me and never paid attention, but after seeing this and reading what @keith_rodriguez said about bulk bins I actually went back and checked. The bulk bins at my local co-op had them for $1.49 a pound which is close enough, and I felt kind of dumb for not looking there first. It changed my whole mindset because now I actually compare prices instead of just grabbing the first bag I see. I still dont get why the basic lentils have to be so expensive when they're literally just dried beans but whatever.