who wants cheap vanilla

[Jamesconn]

update on pg 3 post #50

[geargnasher]

Still working on the top 1/8th of a liter I bought in Acu~na in about 1990.

Gear

[Fishman]

Pm sent :)

[crabo]

youll have to pay in advance though as I dont have a job and spent all my money on guns and girls.

and the rest of it you wasted!

[missionary5155]

Good morning Jamesconn
You might want to consider selling boxes of Carlos V candy bars. Those are great munching items.
When we lived in Queretaro during 1985 that is how we bought vanilla. Down here in Arequipa it is the same. Buy liters of vanilla, sorgum, molasis.. whatever. Anybody can walk into any warehouse and order up whatever they can afford. Just have to figure out where the best buy is hiding.
Mike in Peru

[Lee]

Price/Estimated Price + Shipping to CONUS ????
Thanks ........Lee

[mooman76]

Allot of those little Hispanic stores carry vanilla cheap.

[fryboy]

real vanilla too ( not the fake stuff ) it's my secret ingredient in cooking , dont think the bottle will fit in a small flat rate box tho ???

[ErikO]

*made note for March*

[troy_mclure]

id be interested in 2 bottles.

[trooperdan]

If shipping doesn't get outrageous, I'll take a bottle.

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

med flat rate is probably going to be the only reasonable way to ship , any thing over 13 oz has to go first class , or so the tell me at the post office.

I got schooled on shipping USPS recently , as soon as you send boolits in the mail , you might as well send a hole small flat rate box 50 170 gr boolits is over a pound

since a pints a pound the world around (in water) and vanilla by the liter is just about the same weight as 2 pints of water your looking at a minimum of 2 pounds and a liter bottle won't fit in a small flat rate box , at least not the liter bottles of vanilla i have been getting from family that lives on the border

[DLCTEX]

PM sent for 2 bottles. Should fit large Priority box and still be a bargain.

[TheDoctor]

THAT vanilla is some awesome stuff. You only need half or less as much as the imitation **** you get here. And it tastes better. AND, a liter is less than 4 oz of the artificial. They normally have it in light and dark too!

p.s. Weslaco is where I would get mine when we went down for the summer for our two week AT.

[oneokie]

May I suggest you do some research on shipping costs? IIRC, vanilla extract has a high alcohol content. Depending on that number, it may be classified as Hazardous Material and be prohibited from shipping through USPS. If you have to ship UPS, the haz mat fee would be prohibitive imo.

[1911sw45]

If the shipping is not bad I would take at least 2 litters to 4 of them depending on how much the shipping will be.

Adam

[Jamesconn]

Thank you all for your interest I will try to figure the shipping costs ASAP, but it will still be awhile.

[pdawg_shooter]

How bout walking some of those firearms back?

[trooperdan]

Believe me, you DO NOT want so much as one loose round in your car when you cross into Mexico!

[Jim]

Publication 52 (http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub52/welcome.htm)- Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail

See line item 45 under section 4.

[Moonman]

I just looked at a bottle of PURE VANILLA EXTRACT, not Imitation, it says its 35% ALCOHOL, AND THAT MAKES IT 70 PROOF.

[Lee]

Well....as soon as we can get an idea on shipping costs, I'd be interested.
3 bucks per liter is great. But "30" bucks per liter for shipping might not be.
I guess also is that in plastic or glass?? Knowing how shippers treat their customers, glass would have to be packaged pretty darn well. Just sayin ..... Lee
Thanks!

[Porterhouse]

I too am interested. Nothing better than getting real stuff from the forum members. I'll just wait for the cost for shipping then decide how much I want. This is awsome!

[oldscool]

Find out what you can get the vanilla beans for. That is where the flavor is.

[Silver Eagle]

Big +1 Oldschool!
If you can get the beans, it is easy to make vanilla extract. Beans would also be easier and cheaper to ship.

I would be interested in a liter or 2 once the shipping prices have been worked out.

Silver Eagle

[Jamesconn]

the bottles can be glass or plastic i will be shipping plastic as the postal service doesnt understand what fragile means. I have never seen the vanilla beans but I have a friend that runs a fruit importation buisness taking produce from mexico to america i will see if he knows anything

[Superfly]

I would like 2 bottles or maybe even 4

Put them in a medium flat rate and call it good LOL


Jaime

[hexadecimus]

I just made a batch of my own so I'll have to pass this time, but this sounds great :)

[Box13]

Id be interested in some beans if they become available...Robin

[troy_mclure]

Also interested in beans depending on price.

[lead4me]

Id take a couple of bottles waiting to hear the scoop on shipping.

[JIMinPHX]

Vanilla Extract--Standard of Identity (21CFR169.175)
A pure vanilla extract must contain the extractive matter from 13.35 ounces of vanilla beans at 25% moisture per fold, per U.S. gallon with a minimum ethanol content of 35%.

That's the USA legal definition. What you get from Mexico may be different. Either way, it is almost certain to contain more alcohol that the USPS is going to want to ship. UPS, Fedex & other shippers may have different rules.

[Ole]

I'm just going to leave this link here for you guys to peruse:

http://www.firehousepantrystore.com/whvabe1pobub.html

I have bought beans from these people in the past and they are good to go.

Enjoy. :)

[WickedGoodOutdoors]

Shipping would be a lot Cheaper if you could just get the Beans.

Could you pick up a few Kilos and send them to Maine.


Tanke the Majic Beans and drop them into a bottle of Majic Potato water.

Let soak for anywhere from a week to a year.

Poof! you have home made Vannilla Drink.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Vanilla_6beans.JPG/170px-Vanilla_6beans.JPG

PLUS

http://www.mainedistilleries.com/assets/components/images/CRVbottle_BasketOfPotatoes.jpg

[raingauge]

Soak for as long as you like! When I drove over the road, I used to go over the border every time I got close, usually for vanilla for friends. Some of that stuff is aged 12 years in casks, some only 1 year. Most vanilla was a byproduct of the Kalua industry, so I was told. I still prefer real vanilla to that imitation stuff.

[SciFiJim]

I would be interested in vanilla beans. I will keep an eye on the thread and see how things go.

[Jamesconn]

Bump.

[DLCTEX]

Still interested.

[jcwit]

Whats the big deal with vanilla beans? They're all over Amazon and E-Bay at reasonable prices.

Do a simple google search.

[1911sw45]

Yes I still want some.

[Jamesconn]

I can't get vanilla beans I try to stay as close to America as possible I have contacted USPS and it is ok to send vanilla extract I will figure the shipping costs for Monday sorry for the weight people

[jcwit]

Whats the big deal with vanilla beans? They're all over Amazon and E-Bay at reasonable prices.

Do a simple google search.


Try again to get an answer!

[SciFiJim]

Try again to get an answer!

Instead of an answer to your previous question, I followed the suggestion. You are right, vanilla beans are readily available on Amazon and eBay.

[JIMinPHX]

vanilla beans are readily available on Amazon and eBay.

The quality varies quite a bit.

Some of the best ones (bourbon variety) come from Madagascar. The Mexican beans are pretty close to second best. Tongan beans tend to have a bit of a fig flavor to them. Java beans can be a bit flinty. African beans vary all over the place.

Variety & location aside, the actual quality can be anywhere from wonderful to awful depending on who you get them from.

[Superfly]

lookin forward to getting vanilla james

Pm when i need to send cash

Jaime

[DLCTEX]

Hope to get it in time for home made Ice cream.

[ErikO]

I'm good to go as well, just let me know when via PM. :)

[parson48]

Also interested. Let us know details.
Thanks

[Lee]

Pass. Much ado about nothing........

[Jamesconn]

Ok guys sorry for the super long wait.
My local post office charges $11.35 for the medium flat rate box which can hold 5 bottles. I just went to mexico and the vanilla costs $1.95/L
So If you order 1 medium box full (total $21.10) it comes out to $4.22/L shipped per 5 bottles

If you order a Large flat rate box it costs $15.45 for the box and it fits 8 bottles $1.95/L the total is $31.05 for the flat rate box and it costs $3.88/L shipped per 8 bottles

[Jamesconn]

Send me a PM with the number of bottles you want, and your payment method I will take Paypal or Postal Money orders. I will contact you with payment information. if you want to order in different increments than 5 or 8 contact me and I will find out what the cost will be for you.
I am goin to go again next weekend that is the deadline for the last orders.

[DLCTEX]

Paypal payments need to be labeled "gift" or he will lose money on the deal. I think he deserves a tip for his effort.

[JCherry]

Jamesconn,

Have you talked to the US Customs Officials concerning this? I STRONGLY suggest you do so.

Have Fun,

JCherry

[Jamesconn]

I asked USPS and its legal to ship and if your talkin about buyin all the vanilla and shippin it all over the US ya it's legal. You don't have to pay taxes on it when you cross the border. If you have a drivers lisence from a border state they don't let you take as much booze back than if you have one that's not a border state because they are afraid you will open a liquor store.

[Stick_man]

I'd be up for a med box full, possibly a large box. Will let you know by Wednesday.

[sureroof]

Jamesconn
I think you shorted yourself on the medium box. $ 1.95 X 5= $9.75 + $11.35= $ 22.13.
You must have devided the postage then added it to the price per bottle. I don't have enough
sense to know why but if it was me I'd want the $ 22.13
Money order is on the way.
Thanks
Pete

[sureroof]

Jamesconn
Any fool can see that YOUR numbers are right.
The error is in the rounding on MY calculator.
WHEN YOUR DUMB YOU GOT TO BE TOUGH.

[Jamesconn]

I went to mexico today and I purchased all the vanilla it will be a day or two before I can ship them all out

[trooperdan]

James,
I hope I didn't miss the cut-off, i'd like a med flat rate box. If I make the cut, let me know and I'll send pmt via PalPay.

[DLCTEX]

Payment sent for 5 bottles, Thanks

[Stick_man]

I received my package of vanilla today. My daughter picked it up from the PO and opened the package. When I got home, she said "I think they are bad. The caps look terrible". Then I explained to her they were dipped in beeswax to better seal them.

[DLCTEX]

I received my 5 bottles yesterday and the priority box looked like it had been run over. There was a strong smell of vanilla, so I feared the worst. All 5 bottles were intact and one had slightly less than full contents, so I am happy. Thanks! Some of them will be gifts to friends and relatives.

[Jamesconn]

Yes I had to seal the caps with beeswax, many of them were leaking.
So the wax worked?

[Stick_man]

It probably worked 99%+ on it. There was a drop or two that escaped, just enough to spread the smell of vanilla pretty strong in the box, but not enough to even make a spot. Kinda makes one wonder about the bottling practices used since they weren't sealed very well. I wanted to remove the wax from the bottles, but my wife insisted it remain just to help protect the product some.

It kind of surprised me the vanilla smell was slightly stronger than the smell of beeswax. Maybe a new smell for some boolit lube. :)

[1911sw45]

Is still waiting for the vanilla to come. :(

Adam

[Jamesconn]

Yea somebody should try that scented bullet lube