Maruchan Ramen, Oriental, 3-Ounce Packages - 24 pack - Free Prime Shipping for $4.67
Ramen - It's like eating only cheaper!
24 3 ounce packages of Maruchan Oriental Flavor Ramen.
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Mmmmmm Ramen!!!
The pork is also $4.63 per 24 pack http://www.amazon.com/Maruchan-Ramen-Pork-3-Ounce-Packages/dp/B003OB69HU/ref=pd_sim_gro_4
are either of those flavors even good? I've only had beef and chicken.
The oriental flavor tastes like it's had soy sauce added. Not bad if you like the flavor.
Anyone wanna share some ramen recipes? I've always liked adding a diced carrot and some celery to make it somewhat more substantial. Add in some frozen dumplings and it can be a pretty tasty treat. My girlfriend found the amount of time it takes to boil the water and cook the ramen is almost the perfect amount of time for a soft-boiled egg, so she's been doing that on the rare occasion we're too lazy to make a real dinner.
Just FYI...At my local Super Walmart....These are $3.60. (Rural area may have something to do with it).
Yeah, maybe it has something to do with where I live, but I look at the price listed here and am not impressed. I can get the 12-pack version for just under $2 each, so not much of a deal for me.
Mmmmm, this and grilled cheese is most excellent!
@zapp brannigan: I think Pork is my favorite flavor. Oriental is good, too. The only one I stay away from is the Shrimp.
These are the times that try mens' palates.
The Student version of Amazon Prime is free (for six months to a year) and then cheap (11 cents a day). Even at full price, Amazon Prime is 22 cents a day.
Gas is expensive (eg. getting to and from Walmart costs me $6-$7). Also, my time has some value (though my point stands even if we ignore the value of my time).
So, for less than it costs to drive to my local Walmart, Amazon will send the ramen to me. I'd say that makes sense.
(This is even mroe true for college students.)
@baqui63: Prime is worth it, especially if you get a intro offer for free. I have saved a ton of money buying from Amazon rather than my local stores. No tax is a plus!
How do you get 2 day shipping on these products? The soonest delivery they offer is the middle of next week?
@baqui63: I would never make a special trip just to pick up noodles. The gas is discounted by the fact that I need to go shopping anyway. I doubt Amazon will ship all of my needed groceries to me at the price I can get it locally. And I am not having my frozen and refrigerated stuff sent through the mail. This negates the gas and time aspect of the argument.
@baqui63: Oh, I don't doubt that this is a deal for someone, just not me. My local Wal-Mart is fairly close, and I'm already there a couple times a week because sadly that's one of the few stores my small town has to shop in.
But you're right. For someone who doesn't have easy access to a Wal-Mart and already has Amazon Prime, this is a pretty solid bargain.
I've been thinking about getting Prime for a while now, but so far the list of "things I know I would buy" isn't large enough to make it worth it to me financially. Maybe when I get into a shopping mood.
I'm waiting for the Jeremy Lin version of this...
Ram-Lin Noodles...
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All true.
But this deal is for ramen noodles (primarily cheap and easy college dorm food). For most students, it is cheaper and easier to get it from Amazon than to have to schlep to the Walmart.
Mmm..Ramen. I like to drop an egg or two into the water when it starts to boil. Makes it like an egg drop soup.
Was listening to NPR yesterday and the interviewee commented that Walmart is American's largest grovery chain by far, selling something like 40% of our groceries nationwide (I don't recall the numbers and don't feel like looking it up, so apologies if I have this wrong but it was a huge percentage, relatively speaking).
Talk about "all our eggs in one basket" ...
@michaelproch: Most of the time they come in two days. All of the ones that I get through the subscribe and save will say a week but they come in 2 days.
Ramen is a great way to use up leftovers in the fridge as well. Anytime we have leftover steak, chicken or pork, I will slice it very thin and then after boiling some veggies, like carrot, celery, even radish or zucchini and then the noodles, I add the meat right at the end so it doesn't get tough. I also add a little dash of sesame oil right at the end for a topper. Ramen is good stuff for a quick lunch or dinner.
@cbgirl27: Have not tried that before but sure will!
Some ideas in case you want some variations:
- After you make everything, take out the noodles and poach an egg in broth for some additional protein
- Add some sesame oil to give it more of an Asian flavor
- Squeeze in some lime to give it a slight tang
- If you have any Peking duck leftovers, throw some of the meat or bones in the broth for flavor
- Just cook the noodles w/o the flavor pack, then pan-fry the noodles in some sesame oil and add the flavor pack for flavoring for some dry ramen noodles
- And you can thin slice some beef or chicken for some toppings to the noodles. Don't forget to add some veggies like bok choy.
Experience from many years as a poor college and grad student. .-)
This is normal grocery store price. But at the grocery store I can mix and match flavors.
Move along everybody. No deal to see here...
@firebirdude: $0.20 each may be for you but not for me or probably others.
It toss in frozen veggies so it cooks with the noodles.
French cut green beans and spinach are my favorites.
And if you're crazy like me, I toss in a sprinkle of Bacos near the end for
some fake meatiness and crunch.
Bacos, like Ramen, keeps for a long time.
Crackhead noodles! Love them. Put a little Sriracha on there, yum.
I saw these at my local "lucky's" or "albertsons" grocery store,8 for a dollar.
& 99 cent stores are 5 for a buck.
Umm, these are 13 CENTS a piece at Walmart. You can mix and match all you want. No deal here.
mmm...cheap sodium overdose
I think the prices fluctuate a lot. They are about $0.20 a piece at my local Walmart, and they have no variety.
For those who are wondering if this is a good deal, it shouldn't be too hard to figure it is.
My family owns a family-owned doughnut shop and sell aside extra snakes a food, and ramen happens to be one of the few snacks. At a wholesale we purchase these from, a box of 24 packet ramen (yes, these exact ones) are precisely 12.14, not including tax.
So basically, yes; these are a good deal and any college student such as myself should buy this.
@bingzhong: holy crap, you guys sell SNAKES? AS FOOD????
anyway, these are basically 25c per pack at a higher-end grocery store, and around 14c per pack at walmart or warehouse stores, this is not a good price from amazon. The gas argument in flawed in that the typical person passes at least 1 walmart or discount store that has these at a better price almost every day.
@racinreaver: A friend introduced me to this--throw away the flavor packet and instead drizzle on a little fish sauce and maybe sriracha if you're feeling punchy, squeeze on a little bit of lime juice, toss in freshly chopped garlic and green onions to taste, and add the protein of your choice (I like to use the rotisserie chickens from the deli at my grocery store).
@bingzhong
If your wholesale retailer is selling you these 24 packs for over 12 dollars then you sir are getting screwed. (Unless you live in alaska and have to get your groceries flown in)
As for everyone else who cant decide if this is truly a good deal, the answer is, it depends on where you live.
In southern Minnesota, where I live, I can pick these up at walmart for about the same price, if not less. But in larger cities and other areas of the country that are more remote or have higher taxes on food items this may be a good deal.
Either way this stuff is delicious.
Great deal! Reminds me of the college days and since I just bought a new house, this will help be to beable to purchase things like furnature instead of food!
Dollar stores and Walllyworld tend to only have beef or chicken flavor in 12 packs. For variety or more interesting flavors you have to go elsewhere-in So. Cal. that means 30-40c per pack
mmmmmmmm! MSG!
Nothing like good old MSG! Mmm...
I like to sometimes cook the noodles without the season packet, then drain the water, rinse, and put butter and parmesan cheese in it. A little bit of an Italian flair.
Also used to crush the noodles up inside a ziplock baggie, pour in the seasoning and eat it dry with a spoon. Or if you don't have a baggie, break the two halves apart, sprinkle the seasoning on top and eat them like a rice cake.
i love the shrimp one, drained after making it, then some ranch added in. delicious.
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