PastaDrop is done. It existed only because the initial nationwide plague shutdown caused a huge overstock problem in the restaurant supply chain, and the pasta had to get moved out somehow. That’s unlikely to be repeated.
@ironcheftoni
I know the Dollar store is a great go to for tons of stuff but they’re now up to $1.25. I can get Prince and other name brand pastas for under $0.80 at our local grocery store/Stop & Shop. I’m sure you must be able to buy it in bulk somewhere, I’ve never had the need for that though.
@ironcheftoni@Lynnerizer The dollar stores are not always a better deal. They might sell a package that is the same physical size but does not contain the same amount of food.
Agreed. I did a direct comparison of a number of things between what was in two of the dollar stores vs the nearby supermarket, and where the dollar store was cheaper, it was because what they were selling was not even close to the same quality. The worst was a buck for a one-pound package of iodized salt vs 34 cents at the HEB. (That’s since gone up to 45 cents, but I think the dollar store went to $1.25.)
@ironcheftoni@Lynnerizer@werehatrack@yakkoTDI Prices at Dollar Tree did not ALL go up, only certain items did. I am okay with it, considering they’ve been able to hold everything at that one dollar price point for decades without increases. It could only last so long with inflation and such, and they kept everything a dollar for as long as they could. (They actually had to stop selling some types of products because the cost of sourcing them was higher than the dollar they were being sold for.)
@Kessilari@werehatrack I order from time to time from Webstaurantstore. I always get excellent service and fast shipping – usually within a day or two, depending on the item and if it is stocked in a warehouse near me. The business is based in Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, but they have warehouses in Pennsylvania, Durant, Oklahoma, and Albany, Georgia and offer two day shipping to the continental U.S.
You do have to pay shipping costs however, so be aware that unless one opts for their costly “free” shipping plan (WebstraurantPlus, for $99/month), the actual delivered costs can be up to 50-100+% more than the list price/case.
If, however, you are in need of certain hard to find items in bulk, such as 00 pizza flour, bulk charcuterie, certain pieces of equipment, and much more more, this is a great place to do business.
I gave my pasta away in the last exchange.
My favorite places to shop for pasta are the polish store and Italian market. The polish store has a whole aisle of pasta, most of it’s written in polish but they usually have a English part on the package for the cooking time. The Italian market is even better. The have a fresh pasta counter along with two aisles for noodles and such and then they also have they frozen stuff too. But the aisles of sauce are pretty cool there too. It’s pricy but a fun store to go too.
Polish or polish? I didn’t get any pasta in the last exchange because I just got a rock. Actually, getting a rock would have been nice. I got… (still waiting by the mailbox… will update when I can). My kiddo and I make a lot of pasta from scratch… we have a pasta extruder and she loves bucatini. Found a local source for osso buco and we make ragu for days
PastaDrop is done. It existed only because the initial nationwide plague shutdown caused a huge overstock problem in the restaurant supply chain, and the pasta had to get moved out somehow. That’s unlikely to be repeated.
@werehatrack that’s no excuse.
May I suggest the dollar store? They always seem to have a good variety. But not family dollar!
@ironcheftoni
I know the Dollar store is a great go to for tons of stuff but they’re now up to $1.25. I can get Prince and other name brand pastas for under $0.80 at our local grocery store/Stop & Shop. I’m sure you must be able to buy it in bulk somewhere, I’ve never had the need for that though.
@ironcheftoni @Lynnerizer The dollar stores are not always a better deal. They might sell a package that is the same physical size but does not contain the same amount of food.
@ironcheftoni @Lynnerizer @yakkoTDI
Agreed. I did a direct comparison of a number of things between what was in two of the dollar stores vs the nearby supermarket, and where the dollar store was cheaper, it was because what they were selling was not even close to the same quality. The worst was a buck for a one-pound package of iodized salt vs 34 cents at the HEB. (That’s since gone up to 45 cents, but I think the dollar store went to $1.25.)
@ironcheftoni @Lynnerizer Try restaurant supply stores. You can get huge bags of pasta.
@ironcheftoni @Lynnerizer @werehatrack @yakkoTDI Prices at Dollar Tree did not ALL go up, only certain items did. I am okay with it, considering they’ve been able to hold everything at that one dollar price point for decades without increases. It could only last so long with inflation and such, and they kept everything a dollar for as long as they could. (They actually had to stop selling some types of products because the cost of sourcing them was higher than the dollar they were being sold for.)
I concur. I just had to buy pasta for the first time since Pastadrop and it was horrible. All those tiny boxes of pasta…
@Kessilari
Maybe you need these people…
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/139/couscous-and-pasta.html
@Kessilari @werehatrack I order from time to time from Webstaurantstore. I always get excellent service and fast shipping – usually within a day or two, depending on the item and if it is stocked in a warehouse near me. The business is based in Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, but they have warehouses in Pennsylvania, Durant, Oklahoma, and Albany, Georgia and offer two day shipping to the continental U.S.
You do have to pay shipping costs however, so be aware that unless one opts for their costly “free” shipping plan (WebstraurantPlus, for $99/month), the actual delivered costs can be up to 50-100+% more than the list price/case.
If, however, you are in need of certain hard to find items in bulk, such as 00 pizza flour, bulk charcuterie, certain pieces of equipment, and much more more, this is a great place to do business.
I have maybe 2 pounds of rotini left and about a dozen of the spaghetti.
I gave my pasta away in the last exchange.
My favorite places to shop for pasta are the polish store and Italian market. The polish store has a whole aisle of pasta, most of it’s written in polish but they usually have a English part on the package for the cooking time. The Italian market is even better. The have a fresh pasta counter along with two aisles for noodles and such and then they also have they frozen stuff too. But the aisles of sauce are pretty cool there too. It’s pricy but a fun store to go too.
Polish or polish?
I didn’t get any pasta in the last exchange because I just got a rock. Actually, getting a rock would have been nice. I got… (still waiting by the mailbox… will update when I can). My kiddo and I make a lot of pasta from scratch… we have a pasta extruder and she loves bucatini. Found a local source for osso buco and we make ragu for days 
Ive got 40 lbs of penne left. Whisper me if interested.
I’m in the STL area, geo-wise.