My backpack favorite just got more exensive! For several years I have bought this at WalMart- my local store just quit carrying it! They sold it for $2 a 3-packet; other stores charge nearly $4 for the same. Sad, sad. I looked on the internet and it is just under $3 plus shipping. Ironic thing is that there is a HUGE Kikkoman factory just a few miles from my house! I am now wondering if it is just absent from my local WalMart store, or has WalMart totally quite offering it?