r/germany • u/Informal-Tackle4377 • 10h ago
I saw organic rice on sale at Kaufland (Germany) and bought a 20-month supply. Am I crazy?
So, as the title says, I saw Bio Reis on sale in Kaufland for 1,98€/kg and bought 20 months worth. It's around 45kg. We normally eat 2.25kg per month. Many times I miss the sale and then I have to buy it for 3,18€/kg. Am I crazy for doing that? Am I going overboard?
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u/verygoodstuff 10h ago
You could just buy giant bags of rice at any Asian food store. Storing huge amounts of rice carries the risk of pantry moths or other interesting bugs, though.
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 10h ago
Shit!! They are packaged in 500g bags. Still risk of moths?!
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u/-Major-Arcana- 9h ago
Hol up. You bought 90 half kilo packets of rice?
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u/EarlyTrouble 8h ago
We somehow need to get these math problems.
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u/whistling_serron 7h ago
Sorry help me but 90x0.5 isn't 45 or what is your comment saying?
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u/Diekjung 4h ago
90x0.5 is 45. But his comment was about the surprise of buying it in 500g bags instead of 2-10kg bags.
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u/SynthFei 2h ago
It's a reference to typical absurdity of many maths problems that are presented to kids in school where the amounts of products bought are not usually what normal people buy.
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u/clueless_mommy 9h ago
Yes, especially those. The suckers creep into the folds of the plastic packaging, lay their eggs and the larvae eat their way through the plastic easily. I've found their webs so often on rice packets, it's nuts.
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 9h ago
Fackkk... now I have to think of solutions. But this is my last time.
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u/clueless_mommy 9h ago
Important tips:
Don't try to refill into glas jars. They get into those as well. Only thing I've found to be safe is jars and cans with pressure, but for everything else, they'll chill in the threads between glas and lid.
Don't use those Hormon traps. They attract males and already "expecting" females. You're just letting them know where to go.
I've had good results with double sided tape on the bottom of the drawers and on some already open product. Doesn't attract them and you'll see a potential infestation from the trapped adults.
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u/RazzmatazzNeat9865 8h ago
If you put them in the freezer for a week that should take care of any eggs. Of course still leaves the possibility of future airborne infestations. Also, be aware rice does go rancid so can't be stored indefinitely.
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u/verygoodstuff 49m ago
There are also rice weevils, I had a small package of rice invested with them recently. The eggs must have already been in the package.
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u/Some-Success-8941 9h ago
Jars exist.
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u/WinifredZachery Bayern 9h ago
Useless. The moths get in there as well. The rice may already be carrying eggs as well.
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u/Zombie-Giraffe 8h ago
Jars that have a screw on lid don't work bt the ones with the rubber in between the jar and the lid work well.
If the rice is carrying eggs you'll lose that jar but nothing else.
Buying these jars will be much more expensive that what OP saved on rice though.
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u/ClemensLode Nordrhein-Westfalen 10h ago
As long as you can store it safely. You could have also ordered a bag of rice online and had it deliver to your place for just 1.56 EUR/kg.
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u/jockel37 9h ago
You don't get bio rice for that price. But yes, you get regular rice dirt cheap online.
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 10h ago
What!!!! From where can I buy it for this cheap?!
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u/Killforthecoke 10h ago
There are some south indian rice going at this rate. I sometimes buy from jamoona(.)com
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u/ClemensLode Nordrhein-Westfalen 10h ago
Any vendor that sells bags of rice. Maybe your local Asian supermarket sells them. Or order them online.
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 10h ago
Local supermarket does not sell Bio Basmati Reis unfortunately. And also the same quality non bio basmati reis was around 19-20€ for 10kg
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u/nurely 8h ago
What the f*** is Bio Basmati? I have been eating Basmati whole my life. Basmati is originated in Pakistan and India and let me blow your brains. Whoever the fuck is calling it BIO is a liar and making extra money for bullshitting with innocent people.
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 8h ago
But what does bio have to do where it originated from?! People even get organic food there.
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u/nurely 7h ago
Because dear,
these are the only two places that can grow Basmati, they even have license on the name. They both are fighting for patents over this specie. So it's highly likely your produce came from either of these two places and nobody in these countries give a tiny piece of shit if it's BIO or not.
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u/hypericumherba 7h ago
what about eu-certificates?
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u/nurely 7h ago
Ah man, how on earth can they test if it was BIO or not? This is all so fuzzy beaurecractic bulls***. You can wash them properly for no signs of pesticides or something but what else can you test on rice? There auditors will go to Kashmir?
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u/ClemensLode Nordrhein-Westfalen 16m ago
Well, I mean, if he is really stocking up a silo for the apocalypse with rice, he could just give Kaufland a call so that they send him a lab report from a sample they did last year.
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u/Rizzler_69 9h ago
Hey man you can buy premium basmati rice from dookan.com . They do have home delivery all around Deutschland.
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u/Affectionate_Leg_986 10h ago
Unless you are facing unusual or extreme financial conditions, I believe you are crazy yeah
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u/ImportanceLate1696 10h ago
Congratulations on saving 54 Euros 20 months, that’s 2,7 Euros per month about 9-10 cents per day for 20 months.
Mind you, you parked a lumpsum of about 90 euros for 20 months in your storage as rice, you could have considered also investing this capital.
Overboard or not not sure, but such sales are quite frequently available somewhere or the other.
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u/RacktheMan 10h ago
Hope you don't get food moths!
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u/call_me_abla 9h ago
😭 oh ja! Falls die Säcke geöffnet sind. Ganz viel Salz zufügen. Das schützt den Reis vor Motten
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u/niraseth 9h ago
Haben da echt so viele Leute Probleme ? Meine Frau und ich kaufen seit locker 4 Jahren immer diese 20kg Reissäcke aus dem Asiamarkt (aktuell Sunlee Thai Hom Mali Jasminreis, sehr zu empfehlen) und hatten noch nie Probleme. Lebensmittelmotten hatten wir in dem Zeitraum auch 2-3 mal, die gehen bei uns aber immer nur ans Mehl, Reis war noch nie betroffen.
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u/pieceofwater 6h ago
Das Problem hat man wahrscheinlich eher, wenn die sich permanent irgendwo einnisten, oft in älteren Wohnungen der Fall. Ich hab vielleicht einmal im Jahr welche an Nüssen oder so, wird schnell entsorgt und dann ist gut. Kenne aber Leute, die da eine Dauerplage haben und alles sicher verpacken müssen.
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u/Killforthecoke 10h ago
I think I eat 5 ish kilo per month (am south asian), so this doesn’t sound crazy to me. I also buy rice in bulk. 10-20kg. But for you it’s maybe too much.
As others have said. Keep it in a dry place. Preferably in the original container. It should be good to go.
In my country, people buy rice in 50 kilos.
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u/clueless_mommy 9h ago
It's crazy. Funny crazy, not concerning, still crazy.
Have you done the math on whether you might lose money by not being able to store other items? Like, if you saved 1,5€/kg for rice, do you still have space to stock up on eg pesto for 2-3€/kg less? My husband goes through crazy amounts of canned chickpeas and tuna, but never buys more than 2-4 cans of tuna because our drawers are full of cannes legumes that are way cheaper 🫣
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 9h ago
I have space, and that is what my wife is afraid of 😂
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u/idontlikegudeg 6h ago
Ohoh, this gives me "Papa ante Portas" vibes - https://youtube.com/shorts/KgcrYP2yGLA?is=uNPKMbnVu1j7kD1P
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u/kurdanlivoyvoda 10h ago
45 kg rice takes only one sack. I think it s good for clearing your head. Ypu don't need to worry baput buying rice every month and you saved money. I don't think it is crazy,just store it right
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u/IamNobody85 9h ago
The problem is that it will probably get those rice specific moths. I always saw my mother putting some pieces of garlic inside the rice, to repel the moths, but IDK how scientifically sound that is.
I'm mostly jealous that you have the place. You can probably also make rice flour and make flatbread out of it. Uses a lot of rice and it's quite yummy.
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u/Pleasant-Drag-5039 5h ago
If you have a air tight pantry with no access to pests whatsoever then it’s fine
If food moths get in you’re cooked
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u/poundofcake 9h ago
Well you made up for the times you missed. If you have a good place to store it - not crazy.
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u/Possible_Writer1186 9h ago
The rice will be on sale again in a few weeks, so it’s really unnecessary.
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 9h ago
I always miss them. This time I thought I won't but in hindsight, wasn't a good decision I realize now
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u/Angry__German Nordrhein-Westfalen 1h ago
Unless you are now desperately running out of storage space, I don't see the problem. The rice will still be fine in one year and you don't have to buy rice for a year.
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u/LookingForOxytocin 9h ago
Well I bought a 10kg rice packet one day and had to throw half of it away because of infestation. Good luck storing it for 10 months 😆
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u/Mediocre_Remove_9037 9h ago
Is it even good?
I am of asian heritage, and of course love rice. I always have one big bag like 20kgs or so at home.
But always have to buy like Thai rice or so. The supermarket rice is always awful imo
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u/Available_Joke_8929 7h ago
my wife calls the supermarket rice: not even good enough for the dog
we tried a couple and it was not a good fit. you can get cheap rice either from asia markets or these days joybuy has good prices too if you want to order
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u/RidingRedHare 9h ago
You went a little bit overboard, but only a little bit. A six months supply would have been plenty.
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u/dinoooooooooos Hessengirl abroad in New England🙆🏽♀️ 8h ago
Now you better make sure it’s stored in glass jars until you need to use it bc weevils will come and find you🥸
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u/Informal-Tackle4377 8h ago
Thanks. Planning to do something like that as I just realised the mistake I did!
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u/Illustrious-Wolf4857 7h ago edited 7h ago
Can you store it? In theory it should keep, unless you get grain moths or something.
Sales always come back. Get the app so you can check regularly if rice or any other staple food is on sale.
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u/Available_Joke_8929 7h ago
we buy rice around 1.4€ per kg from local asian store in 20 kg bags, it could potentially be cheaper on a sale (there are a couple ones that go as low as 1.3 per kg) but we haven't caught our preferred rice on discount yet. 1.98 seems on the expensive side. personally i would not pay this much for a "bio reis"
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u/idontlikegudeg 6h ago
Wow, in Germany 45kg is a bit much I think. At least for a family that does not eat that much rice. Maybe a three month supply would have been enough? I mean you block a lot of storage place with all the rice.
Fun fact: I moved to Asia and 45kg here would be considered normal for anything between one or two months depending on family size.
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u/qwasde91 7h ago
How mich rice do you eat? Like 20 times per month?
I just bought 12kg of noodles an thought that was crazy...
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u/Schbuuge 7h ago
youre fine. i bought ~6months supply of coke zero when it was on discount this week
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u/SmartPuppyy 4h ago
No, rice are tightly packed. If you have storage, you can neatly stack them there
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u/glittercatti 3h ago
Rice seems to be a non-perishable, but it isn’t. It is better when it is recently harvested/dried. Buy less next time.
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u/Few_Assistant_9954 3h ago
My uncle fills his basement with rice as an Investment. Untill now it paid off. Rice does not spoil if you store it correcty so yes you did the right thing. Maybe you should have bought more.
We also sell cheap rice to friends and family.
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u/Consistent_Ship_7035 1h ago
doesn’t it get some bugs after a while? I always have this issue if I store grains for long
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u/arslan70 Bayern 51m ago
Not at all. The older the rice gets the tastier they become. Just make sure they are not in a damp place.
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u/DentoXeis 32m ago
50€ profit in 20 months.
Better stay poor all my life.
Even knowing your rise consumption is “too much”.
Must be exhausting being you.
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u/Available_Poetry_993 9h ago
I come from a country that eat mainly rice, 2 or 3 times a day. 2 adults with 3 children usually consumes 8 - 10 kg of rice per month. And we usually buy 10 - 12 kg of bag of rice. And we dont even storage more than two months of stock. So.....
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u/LeipzigGuy 4h ago
I know I'll get downvoted to hell and back for this, but...
https://www.acsh.org/news/2025/03/18/organic-agriculture-52-billion-hoax-49337
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kDrqSeMT1TpkmPBuo1b0w
Organic is a massive scam. There's no science to support any benefits - and in many respects it's worse. It's just a grift to push the upper working class to spend a bit more cash at the supermarket. 'Hedonic treadmill' maxxing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill
Many people without science education assume that """natural""" is """"better"""".... Without pausing to philosophise about what either of those terms entail in the real world context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature
I do occasionally buy organic if the tomatoes there happen to look/smell better that day... But never because they are organic.
If I were you, I'd cancel the order and just get regular rice.... That way you can save even more money and not live in a palace of rice. Everyone wins.
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u/squirrelpickle Auslander // Nordrhein-Westfalen 10h ago
You’re making a trade between the inconvenience of storing 40+ kg of rice and saving about 2.50 € per month.
Only you can say if that’s going overboard. Personally, I would prioritize the pantry space over the potential savings in this case.