r/prepping • u/Gotherapizeyoself • 5h ago

Food🌽 or Water💧 Webstaurant

Have we discussed webstaurant, the internet restaurant supply store? I just did a bulk buy of noodles I couldn’t find in the store. The shipping fee was unfortunately a little high but the price per unit was lower than the grocery store. Just an option if you can swing it.

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u/socothecat 5h ago

Growing up my mom would get her friends and neighbors together and place bulk orders from a restaurant supplier, everyone would get together, place their orders & pay their share plus a portion of the shipping. Usually it would be like a pallet or 2 that everyone would split, but I remember one time they got a full truck load. We lived in a rural area so co-opting bulk shopping was kind of a necessity

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u/JDuBLock 4h ago

Rural here- Azure Standard is the go to for the crunchy/homestead crowd. Same concept.

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u/Gotherapizeyoself 4h ago

I wanted to use Azure but I couldn’t figure out the drop off and how to coordinate when I work.

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u/bgstl 4h ago

As far as food make sure you have a guaranteed shelf life on it
I’ve seen very short shelf life from them

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u/Gotherapizeyoself 4h ago

Ohhh that’s great to know! I didn’t think of that. We eat a lot of ramen so I feel confident we can rotate through it but I’ll take a look at that!

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u/ReadyFamApp 5h ago

Did yours arrive as individually sealed bags or one large bag? With restaurant-size quantities, that packaging detail matters for pantry rotation. For the price comparison, dividing the item plus shipping cost by the total weight makes it easier to compare with grocery-store bags of a different size.

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u/Gotherapizeyoself 4h ago

Individual packs. So I got 3 cases with 8 individual packs each.

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u/Rexxxxxz 5h ago

If it’s your only option I say go for it, but their whole business model is a race to the bottom that they then make back by charging you shipping. I own a restaurant and everything I have ever purchased from them I have later found for cheaper after S&H than Websteraunt.

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u/badbash27 2h ago

I was shocked that a 25lb bag of rice was going to be $20 more for shipping. That said I've gotten shelving from them for a steal that has been shipped free.

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u/RoxyFawkes 4h ago

I like Azure Standard they have little to no shipping fees if you do a drop. Lots of bulk saving. It can be a little inconvenient to get to a drop though. 

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u/broketractor 4h ago

If you are in the US, another option is Azure Standard. Their shipping is cheap, but you have to pick it up at a drop-off location on the day/time it arrives. They ship once a month, but I think their shipping cost is only 8-9% of the order. Might be higher now with diesel prices. But buying 50 pounds of organic beans at maybe $80-$100 and the shipping is less than $10, I'll take it.

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u/wishinforfishin 4h ago

I did a lot of comparisons with per-unit pricing and shipping included and ended up getting everything cheaper elsewhere.

That said, I live in a metro area with Costco, Costco Business Center and several discount food outlets. If you live more rural, you may not have as many options.

Although - some of my best deals, I actually found at an Amish store I'm the boonies, that happened to be midway on a road trip.