Why are pistachio's so damn expensive?

[softspot]

I've eaten 2lbs in 1 day. That's $17 down the gullet!

[mccallister84]

Sometimes I'm able to get them on sale bogo.

Funny story, I was tutoring and the family had some out (I have turored for this family for years and they always encouraged me to eat whatever) so I took a few and commented to my tutoree (a 14 year old boy) that I love them but don't usually buy them bc they are expensive. His grandmother was downstairs and overheard but I guess the sound was distorted enough that she thought he said it to me. The mom came to me the next day mortified that he had commented about the cost...

[mamasaurus]

I get coupons for them in the sunday paper all the time. The savings are occasionally more than the cost of the paper for that alone.