Sam's Club Website now has an "Emergency Food" catagory

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survivalistmomma

Discussion Starter · Sep 15, 2010

Sam's has joined Costco in adding "Emergency food" to their website.

Large numbers of Americans all over the country are becoming more aware of their need of emergency food storage. Storing food for your family is one of the most prudent actions you will ever take to protect your loved ones. Many natural and man-made events can cause interruptions in the food supply chain: be prepared!

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/category.jsp?navAction=pop&categoryId=1340121

So how mainstream is food storage becoming?

Does anyone know anything about the brand Sam's is carrying?

Are they going to carry it in the stores?

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goose3

· #21 · Sep 15, 2010

ozarkeagle said:
I have never seen a bag of beans at my Sam's club, I imagine the stores in rural areas carry different items then those in metropolitan areas. I highly doubt they will ever carry any of this survival food in #10 cans in the retail stores.

I asked about bulk beans at my Sam's (Dubuque Iowa). The manager told me they used to stock them but the sales were so slow they stopped selling them.

I'd take the red beans if they had them.

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kahn

· #22 · Sep 15, 2010

I'll pass. Their protein is TVP and in the hydrolizing process used to make TVP gluten will bond with free sodium making MSG.

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Deadmeat99

· #23 · Sep 15, 2010

Lowdown3 said:
Actually $19. a case for heavy cases isn't that bad. It's been a long long time since $3. shipped anything.

Dehydrated food doesn't weigh that much. *Maybe* it's the bulk of the package.

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LadyFenix

· #24 · Sep 15, 2010

Personally, I would not buy ANY food item that is marked "made in China" or "distributed in the USA". ("Distributed in" is NOT the same as "made in the USA".) Many generic store brand food products are labeled, this way. Canned veggies, fruit juices, etc., etc. And I bet there is PLENTY of these generic food items in that "emergency food section" on the discount store websites.

The reason for my decision? Because I know someone, who spent years working and living in China. And, he told me that the Chinese routinely store food items in large vats, before packaging the stuff in cans or other packaging for shipment to other countries. These vats are NEVER washed or cleaned. And, food products are often stored in vats that have been used for other non-food substances.

And, yes, this type of storage is illegal in China. But, food manufacturers don't care. They just pay the fines for doing this and go right on doing the same thing. (No wonder they exported toxic pet food. Heaven knows what is in the food they export to the USA for human consumption.)

It would just be the ultimate irony.....if I survived a major catastrophic event and then got sick from eating contaminated generic food products. Not a chance that I am willing to take.

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caveman8541

· #25 · Sep 15, 2010

Genevieve said:
ha. Not likely around here! I keep reading on boards where people get huge bags of beans and such and theres none of that stuff here.
Around here, their idea of preparedness is a firstaid kit and flashlights! LMBO!!!
I think I would have to sit down if I saw gamma lids and #10 cans in a store here! LOL LOL!

I dont know where you are in WV, but here are some Mormon Food Storage Locations around WV. They got about everything and half the cost of online prices. Call the nearest one if you are looking for LTS foods.

OH - Brecksville

Phone (440) 526-4001
Address 6900 Southpointe Pkwy
Brecksville, Ohio 44141

OH - Groveport (Columbus)

Phone (614) 836-2627
Address 4431 Marketing Place
PO Box 367
Groveport, Ohio 43125

VA - Richmond

Phone (804) 743-1018
Address 8110 Virginia Pine Ct
Richmond, Virginia 23237

Washington, DC

Phone (301) 735-5131
Address 7979 Penn-Randall Place
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

#25 bag pinto beans- $16.30
#25 bag white rice- $8.45

All kinds of stuff like this, also in #10 Cans

http://www.providentliving.org/content/display/0,11666,8133-1,00.html

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Crusis

· #26 · Sep 15, 2010

Absolutely! I was just about to post that those 6 #10 cans of dry milk at Sam's are $61. I paid $27 for that at the local LDS cannery a month ago. 6 #10 cans without the fancy label. Hmmmm, fancy label... $34 dollars in my pocket.

Get what you can at LDS canneries first.

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NV Prepper

· #27 · Sep 15, 2010

One of our local Costcos is run by a prepper, who stocks Moo Milk, hard red wheat and some freeze dried foods. He hasn't been selling a lot though, so I think he may just be selling out what he has. You might try asking the local store if they will stock those things. Maybe if enough people ask they will consider it. Costco managers seem to have some personal choice about what they stock.

You might want to check out the ingredients on the Moo Milk before you buy, survivalistmomma. I went to buy some, looked at the ingredients, and found there was hydrogenated vegetable oil (canola oil or soya) and corn syrup solids if I'm not mistaken. They also refer to themselves as a "milk alternative," not milk. No wonder kids think it tastes good.

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MikeK

· #28 · Sep 15, 2010

NV Prepper said:
You might want to check out the ingredients on the Moo Milk before you buy, survivalistmomma. I went to buy some, looked at the ingredients, and found there was hydrogenated vegetable oil (canola oil or soya) and corn syrup solids if I'm not mistaken. They also refer to themselves as a "milk alternative," not milk. No wonder kids think it tastes good.

That's part of what made me choose against it. It might taste better than typical powdered milk, but it isn't milk.

I recently tried Nida brand powdered whole milk from the store. It's very good tasting, but I doubt it will last long in storage. It has no O2 absorber that I have found yet, and it has a high fat content. It tastes a lot like whole milk, other than having the flavor of cooked cream.

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survivalistmomma

Discussion Starter · #29 · Sep 16, 2010

Lowdown3 said:
They factor the shipping costs into the price. It's not "free." For a case of 6, your overpaying $42. but hey your getting "free" or "one price" shipping, so people fall for that like crazy!!

So you can pay actual shipping and pay a good price per can, or you can fall for the suckers trick of "free shipping" on drastically marked up individual cans.

I prefer not to play games or have games played on me.

Of course.

I always add the shipping in if it isn't added in already, then compare "apples to apples." Costco was cheaper after I added the shipping to the cans that would have come directly from the supplier. My calculator is my best friend. That is what happens to you when you keep books for a living.

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survivalistmomma

Discussion Starter · #30 · Sep 16, 2010

Thank you NV Prepper and Mike. I thought Moo milk was not milk, then I looked at the ingredients label on the Sam's website and it says it is milk. So either it is not the same "Moos" or someone got the website link wrong. I was going to double check before I considered buying any. Thanks again for taking the time to confirm my first assumption.

If we are out of fresh milk, my kids will mix up a glass of powdered milk and add a little real vanilla extract. They love it. They drink whole milk normally, so this really surprised me.

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kahn

· #31 · Sep 16, 2010

Moo Milk is Yahoo chocolate drink w/o he chocolate....

It's a big bottle of oil.

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SgtBooker44

· #32 · Sep 16, 2010

Bullets~n~Beans said:
I think Sams Club is Wal-marts warehouse store. I have a second cousin that works for wal-mart and he has privileges at Sams as a result. So wal-mart might be right behind it. My info could be wrong so don't quote me.

In my area there is a store called Winco. Very good prices there and I understand that they just started selling food grade buckets and gamma lids. I haven't made a Winco/Costco run in a few weeks so I haven't checked.

Yes, I think prepping is becoming mainstream. I see it more and more as time goes on. I think folks are scared about the economy. And of course, there is that 2012 thingy...

Yup, Sam's Club, named after Sam Walton, founder of WalMart.

Winco is awesome. Check out their dehydrated bulk food. Very reasonable. Example, dehydrated potatos, 3 kinds $1.48 a pound. Salt 15 cents a pound.

I have a buddy who is in the office furniture business. He has the Walmart account. It's a new one and it is expected to be a $400 million account in the first year. According to this guy, Walmart is planning on their online sales to exceed their brick and mortar stores in 10 years. If we make it that far.

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StormWatch

· #33 · Sep 16, 2010

LadyFenix said:
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I didn't know about Winco. Thanks for the info. I have one of those stores in my area and will be checking it out to see what they have.

Winco (at least the stores in Oregon) have a great selection of bulk food--most of my bulk food preps have come from Winco. I get 6-8 lbs of several kinds of beans/lentils/split peas, and pack them with in 1-gallon mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, which then go onto a large tote in the closet.

I am also getting canned beans for .66-.69 a can, corn 1.98 a 4-pack, fruit less than 1.00 a can, etc.

I got Nido powdered whole milk at Walmart for 13.88 a can for 3.5 lbs--that's better than Winco's bulk nonfat milk. Granted it's got a much shorter shelf life, but probably tastes much better, plus you can make cheese and cottage cheese with it.

Now if I could only find a local source for powdered eggs and cheese...

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Ikesiked

· #34 · Sep 16, 2010

I'm thinking this is going to be an internet only offer, and the shipping is ridiculous. I do love Sam's, but spend entirely too much money when I go in there, so the trips are few and far between unfortunately.

The store's click and pull feature is nice. My dad died on Monday before Hurricane Ike hit on the following Friday night. I was so busy getting prepared for the funeral I didn't have time to shop. I was able to go online, buy everything I wanted and pick it up the next day all ready to go, with a little notice beforehand that I was on my way.

That really helped out. I didn't have to spend an hour or more in the store getting food and supplies.

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nadja

· #35 · Sep 16, 2010

Lowdown3 said:
Actually $19. a case for heavy cases isn't that bad. It's been a long long time since $3. shipped anything.

This is why the $5. can of whole corn costs $12. each with "free shipping" from some of the "free shipping" scam companies. They factor the shipping costs into the price. It's not "free." For a case of 6, your overpaying $42. but hey your getting "free" or "one price" shipping, so people fall for that like crazy!!

So you can pay actual shipping and pay a good price per can, or you can fall for the suckers trick of "free shipping" on drastically marked up individual cans.

I prefer not to play games or have games played on me.

Well, like it or not, I have two web sites, and free shipping on the one really does work when it comes to making sales or not. Of course I add in the shipping, and most people know that, however because there are no surprises when you click on the cart button, most people accept it. On my other site, I never offer free shipping as some items are in the 100 lb plus range and it is very expensive to ship. Those two cases for 38.00 shipping is nothing when you figure the weight and size of the box they will be in. There are never any free lunches , but just saying free shipping really induces people to buy.. Sorry but it works well

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Armageddon2012

· #36 · Sep 16, 2010

NV Prepper said:
One of our local Costcos is run by a prepper, who stocks Moo Milk, hard red wheat and some freeze dried foods. He hasn't been selling a lot though, so I think he may just be selling out what he has. You might try asking the local store if they will stock those things. Maybe if enough people ask they will consider it. Costco managers seem to have some personal choice about what they stock.

You might want to check out the ingredients on the Moo Milk before you buy, survivalistmomma. I went to buy some, looked at the ingredients, and found there was hydrogenated vegetable oil (canola oil or soya) and corn syrup solids if I'm not mistaken. They also refer to themselves as a "milk alternative," not milk. No wonder kids think it tastes good.

NV Prepper..............Is it the Costco on North Decatur ???

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RedWoods

· #37 · Sep 16, 2010

Costco online has a good deal on 18 #10 cans of freeze dried Mountain House food, Easy Meal® Combo Kit - Item# 528480 for $279.99 delivered. It includes cans of diced beef,diced chicken,ground beef,scrambled eggs w/bacon,scrambled eggs w/ham,breakfast skillet,beef stroganoff,beef teriyaki,chicken teriyaki,chili mac w/beef and many other things.

I bought three and figured it was a good addition to our food stash.

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NV Prepper

· #38 · Sep 17, 2010

Armageddon 2012, yes it is. You can tell, can't you? I think it might be a Mormon from the stuff they stock. They also have a lot of extra large pet food storage containers, and those buckets of emergency food storage meals for way less than the Costco web site price.

I wish they had large bags of red beans though, instead of just pinto beans. I hate pinto beans!

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survivalistmomma

Discussion Starter · #39 · Sep 17, 2010

I made it to Sam's in Lexington today. We were going right by there for a business site visit. I didn't see any of the "emergency foods" that they have on-line.

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Hawkeye Alex

· #40 · Sep 17, 2010

How is one suppose to order when all you have is a pic of cans or packages and no sizes ?
Take the instant milk 6 packages, is it six packages of 2 OZ or 120 OZ , what Am I paying 61 dollars for ?
Know what I mean ?

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