Of course they're expensive think of how much labor it takes to put them in the damn shells!
Because they're so addictive, they need to be controlled through price.
I could eat a few bags of them and still want more
Same, though I developed an allergy to pistachios/sesame a while back that has saved me a good bit of money by now
Ollie's right now has a whole shelf filled with big bags of white-chocolate-covered cashews for $5 and it's taking all my willpower not to go clean the store out.
The red pistachios were from Iran and have been under sanctions and embargoes most of the time since 1979.