Reply #5: I bought 25 6-7" Grade A Madascar Bourbon beans [View All]

[housewolf]

for $12.99 (plus a few dolllars for shipping) and got a 10 small Grade B Tahitian beans as a free bonus. I expect them to last 6 - 12 months or so, depending on how air-tight I can keep them. These are not the most prime vanilla beans available (this seller has more prime beans available, as well as other sources), but I needed to be cost-conscious and didn't feel that I needed the most prime beans. At any rate, I'm happy with them. This seller sells a variety of different types of beans/grades/quantities as well as vanilla extract in quartx and gallons at great prices. Check it out - you might find that it's worth trying.

They arrived vacuum-packed in plastic, like this