Years ago, back when we were new to prepping, before we realized that hoarding wasn't sustainable and before we became homesteaders, I remember reading an article that vanilla prices were going to skyrocket within a few years. The price at that time was about $10-12 for a 16 oz bottle. I stocked up and told my family to do the same, but then the price didn't change much and we went through our stock. I guess they were off a few years!