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Their online store is pretty bad. The page just says "6 pack" without specifying any weights or bag sizes. The image carousel also didn't stop when I clicked on

Their online store is pretty bad. The page just says "6 pack" without specifying any weights or bag sizes. The image carousel also didn't stop when I clicked on a thumbnail to read more. Oh and the pasta is grotesquely overpriced.

bagels 3y ago
Looks like the box shows 16oz., so probably 6 x 16oz.
mycologos 3y ago
I've bought half a dozen boxes from this company -- mostly for the weird grains in weird shapes -- and will probably buy more. Yeah, it's expensive for a box of pasta, 2-3x the price of "normal" pasta. But that difference is 3 or 4 bucks a box, and each box is at least 4 meals. I am happy to pay $1 more per meal for a better experience (and that is a generous overestimate of the true additional cost). Grotesque feels like an overstatement.
dylan604 3y ago
If you're complaining about the price, then you're not the target audience. This seems like the same type of thinking that brought us the Juicero, K-cups, or any other trendy food things that people that want to feel special can spend their dollars on to keep up with the Jones/Kardash/FOMO whatever
- mycologos 3y ago
  I'm not a fan of the specific new pasta shape, but I like the brand itself, because they offer something that is hard for me to find elsewhere, especially in a ~normal grocery store: unusual grains in unusual shapes. The comparison with Juicero seems wrong to me because, as far as I can tell, that product was a very old existing product (fresh juice) in a new wrapper. I don't know anything about coffee so I can't comment on the K-cup comparison. I have tried other brands and failed to find anybody else that is as reliable at unusual grains in unusual shapes. The difference is real!
spike021 3y ago
You can buy a similar (not sure how similar) pasta at Trader Joe's. I believe it's a 12oz box like standard pasta boxes.
- gs17 3y ago
  I've only ever seen that size "standard" at Trader Joe's. Usually it's 16 oz or 500 g.

bagels 3y ago

Looks like the box shows 16oz., so probably 6 x 16oz.

mycologos 3y ago

I've bought half a dozen boxes from this company -- mostly for the weird grains in weird shapes -- and will probably buy more. Yeah, it's expensive for a box of pasta, 2-3x the price of "normal" pasta. But that difference is 3 or 4 bucks a box, and each box is at least 4 meals. I am happy to pay $1 more per meal for a better experience (and that is a generous overestimate of the true additional cost). Grotesque feels like an overstatement.

dylan604 3y ago

If you're complaining about the price, then you're not the target audience. This seems like the same type of thinking that brought us the Juicero, K-cups, or any other trendy food things that people that want to feel special can spend their dollars on to keep up with the Jones/Kardash/FOMO whatever

mycologos 3y ago
I'm not a fan of the specific new pasta shape, but I like the brand itself, because they offer something that is hard for me to find elsewhere, especially in a ~normal grocery store: unusual grains in unusual shapes. The comparison with Juicero seems wrong to me because, as far as I can tell, that product was a very old existing product (fresh juice) in a new wrapper. I don't know anything about coffee so I can't comment on the K-cup comparison. I have tried other brands and failed to find anybody else that is as reliable at unusual grains in unusual shapes. The difference is real!

spike021 3y ago

You can buy a similar (not sure how similar) pasta at Trader Joe's. I believe it's a 12oz box like standard pasta boxes.

gs17 3y ago
I've only ever seen that size "standard" at Trader Joe's. Usually it's 16 oz or 500 g.