lol, my wife thinks im nuts!
Nah I don't mind, in addition to all the pipe tobacco I also added in a couple of the $9.99 mini bundle cigars and the total cost was just shy of $290! I think $270ish would be about what all the pipe tobacco alone would have been. Not too bad for 10lbs I didn't think, puts it all right at $1.68 per ounce average.
I wanted to get atleast one big bulk batch under my belt. I wanted to put some down to start aging while I'm enjoying the others I am currently smoking. I think my goal will be to make a big bulk order like this atleast once a year. I will also try to do an order of around one pound minimum every other month now that I have the space to store it, the equipment to do it right, and the know how to complete the process! It's not getting any cheaper, and at some point probably during my lifetime it will probably end up being outlawed!
It was a fun process! I appreciate the help and insight you gave me Hermit!