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Seems like it would be cheaper to just buy the nuts separately and mix them on your own, but maybe that's not truly replicating the United experience. Perhaps they should also sell some stroopwafels.
Shipping costs get more reasonable with larger orders. 5 bags (10 lbs) ships for $18. So with shipping, that's $5.80/lb for the almond/cashew mix. That's a hard price to beat at your local supermarket or even Costco.
@swag
The nuts sold at 7.99 per lb, then adds $1.80 shipping at 10 lb order, still comes out to be $9.79 per lb - just how your math is done to bring the cost to $5.80/lb? by subtracting the shipping cost instead of adding? LOL.
For comparison, Walgreens have the brandname Diamond 16 oz whole almond on sale every few weeks at $5.49 per lb. CVS own private label of nuts beat Planters by a mile in terms of variety / taste / freshness - they often come at below $5 for Deluxe Mixed Nuts (can choose between including pistacho or including macadamia among the almond / cashew / walnut / pecan... 100% cashew is below $6.
We buy our nuts from either Walgreens or CVS on their weekly sale ad - beats anywhere you shop for those. Besides these are much fresher than the Costco or the inventories for the airlines!
That's absolutely nuts! An uncountable number of small and medium-sized companies around the country is intentionally driven out of business by these ineffective Wu-Flu prevention regulations. Meanwhile the big near-monopolies such as Walmart and Amazon who pay millions of Dollars for political lobbying are reaching new stock-highs every day.
@Ben - Do us all a solid and ask the vendor for a discount code for your loyal readers and they'll have nuts flying off the e-service cart!
As a Delta loyalist, I wonder if the good folks at Biscoff are suffering a similar hit to sales.
Never mind nuts, with so many quiet airports around the world sure their must be a lot of Toblerone due to hit the shops. No matter where in the world you are it's in the duty free shop.
Waaaay back when, the New Yorker had this cartoon for their caption contest:
https://www.cartooncollections.com/cartoon?searchID=CC121949
Now you, too, can be a naked guy with warm nuts, in the privacy of your own home.
Interesting that the AA ones come with free shipping (from the same vendor.) I wonder if AA subsidized the shipping or something.
UA never had any nuts.
Finally UA is selling out their execs.
Goodness, the jijes just write themselves!!!
I sell a lot of items on eBay. It would seem they could sell the nuts and just use the USPS flat rate priority mail bubble wrap envelopes. The cost would be under eight dollars because it doesn’t matter about the weight. Their motto is if it fits it ships. I use it all the time when I sell items that are over a pound and upwards of 4 to 5 pounds in that flat rate padded envelope. It’s under eight dollars to ship nationwide.
On a related note, I received the Amex $5 shop small credit when ordering the AA first class nuts. I think that offer is still available.
How about suggesting they let their loyal customers with frequent flyer miles they can't use buy nuts with miles???? I've got many many miles and can't go anywhere . . . .
They had free shipping when they sold the AA nuts. Ordered some to continetal Europe, only to have my order cancelled a couple of days later. I'll pass this time.
Good article and good plug for a business that has obviously hit tough times. I'm picking some up. Thanks for the heads up.
I don't know where you are getting your information. I have placed two orders for American Airlines nuts ($30 and $60) and have not paid a penny in shipping either time.
I don't know where you're getting your information. I placed 2 orders within the past week and didn't pay any shipping charges.
Going forward maybe airlines should stick to single-portion packed nut mixes in for example 20g-bags such as the ones supplied by Kimber Foods, Denmark (www.kimberfoods.com). From what I understand they are already in a lot of Scandinavian offices, boardrooms, bars and restaurants as a hygienic alternative to nutsnacks being served in a small bowl.
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I just ordered a 3 bag mix- 1 first class mixed and 2 Aloha mix. 1.25 lb each, $31.50.
In my experience, these taste better than store bought. Besides, what a great way to support vendor who is hurting from pandemic and reminisce about all my flights in first class and to Hawaii! Great memories of the good old days in the Friendly Skies!
$7.99 for 2 lbs of Elite Status Nut Mix and $20.24 shipping?? No thanks.
Even the
Elite Status Nuts (United Airlines) and First Class Nuts ship for free in the US.
Not sure why several comments are saying that there are shipping charges. If you order anything other than Elite Status Nuts and First Class nuts - then they do charge for shipping.