Originally Posted by LuvAirFrance

I know some people in the grocery business. It would be child's play for me to query whether the customers really live by your dictates. Frankly, I've never seen many non-Indian "Americans" in the stores. There's no way they could be buying up all this stock.

Where are you judging this from?

OK, I see you give NYC as your location. What, Jackson Heights? Maybe the preferences of the immigrants there doesn't match elsewhere. Perhaps the importers provide access to fresh ingredients that are too expensive out in the hinterland.
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I seriously doubt my NRI neighbors fly to New York to get whole spices to bring back and grind.