The cheapest dates to buy/order in Germany/Europe?

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Permalink Reply by Marina on May 12, 2012 at 5:08pm

If you find out, pls let me know as well!!!! In Serbia, you can get from Iran 600g for 1,5e.

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 12, 2012 at 5:22pm

Hi Marina, :)

1,50€ for 600g in Serbia??? If I'm understanding correctly that is cheaper then what the dates that I've found (on the website) would cost in that quantity. Though please correct me if I'm wrong because I'm very weak in math. *blush*

Marina, do you order your dates online or do you buy them directly at the shop?

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Permalink Reply by Marina on May 12, 2012 at 11:05pm

It is in a store. Do you want to order via me? :))))

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 12, 2012 at 11:51pm

Wow, that's so generous of you Marina! :) Do you mean it? Would it be any trouble?

I will check later tonight to see how I can make an international transfer from my bank. We can PM each other for more details. I'll get back to you either later tonight or tomorrow on that. :)

Thank you again for your kind offer. :)

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Permalink Reply by Marina on May 21, 2012 at 5:08pm

Hey Athena! I asked the salesperson finally. We could send you dates if:

- we can send them via a bus - we can ask the driver to take them and then u wait for the bus...

- do u have anyone coming to Serbia who would take them for u?

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 22, 2012 at 7:05am

Hi Marina, :)

with the first option do you mean someone would deliver the dates by bus all the way from Serbia to Germany?

I don't have anyone that would go to Serbia and get them for me.

Though it would probably cost extra to have someone deliver it to me by bus. Or am I wrong?

The cheapest possibility that is mentioned here (or in one of the German-speaking groups) by Lissa is this online-shop based in Hamburg.

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Permalink Reply by Sheepmobile on May 13, 2012 at 2:04am

I'm in Germany too and I always buy my dates from http://erdennahrung.com/shop/

They sell organic mazafati dates at 6,25 Euro/kg. Cheap and they are delicious. The website isn't always up to date, but you can order/ask questions via email.

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 13, 2012 at 2:33am

Thank you so much Sheepmobile. :) That's good to know. Are they really raw? Because I think I will look there instead.

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Permalink Reply by Sheepmobile on May 13, 2012 at 3:21am

The guy selling them says that they're raw. Not sure if it has anything to do with anything, but the mazafati ones are still nicely moist and soft. Great for blending.

 And to answer your question below, they are not pitted, so you will get slightly less per kg, but then 1 British Pound equals more than 1 Euro at the current exchange rate, so no idea which ones would work out cheaper in the end...

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 13, 2012 at 3:49am

Thanks Sheepmobile. Are both the medjools and the deglet nours not pitted or only the medjools are not pitted?

Yes, I would have to ask someone who's better at math if they could judge which is cheaper in the end.

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Permalink Reply by Sheepmobile on May 13, 2012 at 4:08am

I've only ordered mazafati dates from there so far, but with my last order I got a bunch of deglet nours as a gift and they weren't pitted either. They (the deglet nour dates) were rather dry and not quite good as the mazafati ones, but maybe that's just me ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Athena on May 13, 2012 at 5:42am

Wow, that was nice when you got deglet nours as a gift. Did it come with it for free?

Regardless, thanks for your advice. Despite how good the ones look from Great Britain (that CBraunmuller orders), I think I order the ones from the site you recommended because they are cheaper and although dates will be a big staple in my lifestyle, I will also eat other fruits and greens as well (but also mono, as I am a mono-eater).

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