My gosh I can't believe how expensive that is. It sounds like shipping some from the states to you would be cheaper than a couple of bottles of the stuff there. Gosh, for $8 you must be able to purchase at least 6 bottles of the stuff here.
Mayo is now at $8 a bottle, too, so I've started making my own. Yes, it's because it's imported. Local stuff is cheaper, but even there, prices are rising dramatically. We have over 20% inflation a month here. Rice prices are now double or triple where they were six months ago. Eggs are four times what they were five years ago. Coconuts are three times what they were three years ago. You know, just to give you an idea.
Hot sauce, though, is something that I would buy by the 500ml or larger bottle if I could. Or, uh, 2 cups or more per bottle. I mean, I seriously love the stuff, would drink it for breakfast, use it on everything, and really love the stuff. A teeny tiny bottle of 100ml would last me a couple of days if I could use it the way I wanted.
Happily, and expensively so, the husband agrees with me in that he loves the stuff, too, and loves hot food as much as I do.
Shipping it here would not be worth it. Really. There's the cost of postage, and, when it gets here, if it goes through customs, there are the handling charges, import taxes, and bribes that all add up to doubling or tripling prices. Which is why I'm better off making my own.