Even with removing the center stemmed stepped caps, its still a $2 increase. Just got the email back from Melissa. Sorry but I'm going to pass on it, its just not worth another $2 increase this late in the ordering process. I'll keep it in mind for the next group buy though, as there'll always be more. Waiting on the quote from Melissa so I can potentially lower the prices now that the center stemmed stepped caps is out.