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I stuck the ones I didn't use in a large mouth quart mason jar & screwed the lid/ring down. Yeah, it created quite a suction. No idea who has the best price now. Mine were bought pre-Y2k.
Who has best Oxygen Absorber prices?
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Need to order O2 absorbers. Where have you found the best price?
Also, they seem to come in packs of 100. I don't plan to use 100 at a time. How do you keep them all from going bad if you open the bag or does each one come individually wrapped?
Also, they seem to come in packs of 100. I don't plan to use 100 at a time. How do you keep them all from going bad if you open the bag or does each one come individually wrapped?
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I have bought mine from Sorbent Systems.
They sell 1500cc absorbers for $14.90/50, and that's not a misprint. That's enough for a 5-gallon bucket, and for the 1-gallon bags.
http://sorbentsystems.com/order_O2.html
They're all I buy any more--I don't see any reason to buy the smaller ones just to save a couple cents. And even if you feel the need to use two of them in a big bucket (I don't), they're still cheaper by far than the 2000cc ones.
I also buy 1-gallon mylars from them. They cost $35.80 for 100, or just under 36 cents apiece.
http://sorbentsystems.com/promotion3.html
What I do (or have done) when I buy such things is get 150 of the 1500cc O2 absorbers, 100 of the 1-gallon mylar bags, and then I buy my 5-gallon mylar bags from Baytec, where, if you buy 25 at a time, drops the cost per bag including shipping under $2 each:
http://www.bayteccontainers.com/mylar-foil-bag-sealable-20x30.html
If you have someone you can split an order with, you can really do some damage with these.
They sell 1500cc absorbers for $14.90/50, and that's not a misprint. That's enough for a 5-gallon bucket, and for the 1-gallon bags.
http://sorbentsystems.com/order_O2.html
They're all I buy any more--I don't see any reason to buy the smaller ones just to save a couple cents. And even if you feel the need to use two of them in a big bucket (I don't), they're still cheaper by far than the 2000cc ones.
I also buy 1-gallon mylars from them. They cost $35.80 for 100, or just under 36 cents apiece.
http://sorbentsystems.com/promotion3.html
What I do (or have done) when I buy such things is get 150 of the 1500cc O2 absorbers, 100 of the 1-gallon mylar bags, and then I buy my 5-gallon mylar bags from Baytec, where, if you buy 25 at a time, drops the cost per bag including shipping under $2 each:
http://www.bayteccontainers.com/mylar-foil-bag-sealable-20x30.html
If you have someone you can split an order with, you can really do some damage with these.
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http://beprepared.com
site promoter, and they have them on sale this month.
I ordered some cheaper off the net and got screwed. If you don't buy from someone reputable you will probably pay for it in the long run.
Emergency Essentials has always stood behind their products.
Here is how the oxy absorber scam works.
The red pill turns collor if the absorbers are bad right? Well in a pack of 20 who is to say 10 are doing the job keeping the pill red, and the other 10 are dead?
Trust me, go with the company that's bags Consistently seal. I have been screwed over more times than I can count by going cheap....
Even if Emergency Essentials is bargain basement cheap. Also to remember to get the right size for the right sized container.
site promoter, and they have them on sale this month.
I ordered some cheaper off the net and got screwed. If you don't buy from someone reputable you will probably pay for it in the long run.
Emergency Essentials has always stood behind their products.
Here is how the oxy absorber scam works.
The red pill turns collor if the absorbers are bad right? Well in a pack of 20 who is to say 10 are doing the job keeping the pill red, and the other 10 are dead?
Trust me, go with the company that's bags Consistently seal. I have been screwed over more times than I can count by going cheap....
Even if Emergency Essentials is bargain basement cheap. Also to remember to get the right size for the right sized container.
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Thanks for that info. It'll save us quite a bit.
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We do have smaller packages of Oxygen Absorbers available on our website. We have 10-packs of both 500cc and 2000cc. The 500cc are $3.50/pack and the 2000cc are on sale right now for $7.99/pack.
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I have also used mason jars to store unused oxygen absorbers, if you need to fill some voids just add some rice to the bottom of the jar. It is best to reduce the amount of head space in the jar as much as possible.
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The rice filler is a good idea I hadn't thought of. I break my 100 packs down to thirds and put 2 thirds in vacuum packs and the leftovers of the last third in a pint jar. Rice is just the ticket for the dead space.
I also freeze my 02 absorbers before I work with them and store the jar in the freezer until I need them again. The cold brings any reaction to a halt.
We have beautiful 5.5mil 10x16 1 gallon bags for $.75 and less for larger quantities. We just introduced 'mini-cases' of oxygen absorbers; 10 packs of either 300cc or 1000cc for $65 with free shipping. And that's before a 10% discount with the code in my signature. Hope you'll check us out some time.
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Wow! @[email protected] That's A LOT better than Sorbent Systems even considering the 5-gal bags are half a mil thinner. For that price, what's half a mil!We have beautiful 5.5mil 10x16 1 gallon bags for $.75 and less for larger quantities. We just introduced 'mini-cases' of oxygen absorbers; 10 packs of either 300cc or 1000cc for $65 with free shipping. And that's before a 10% discount with the code in my signature. Hope you'll check us out some time.
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Sorbent Systems has it for me. Not based on price, but on service.
I got a batch from them that was sealed, but had air in the package. I called customer service and they sent me another order out via UPS. No quibble at all. Got the order in 3 days. There was a return shipping label and the UPS driver had a delivery note requesting thet he give me a few minutes to open the box, inspect the shipment and seal up the bad absorbers in the box. There was a strip of tape for me to re-seal the box in the shipment. Three days after I got the new shipment, Sorbent Systems emailed me saying they got the bad order.
It's not what they do to get your money that's important. It's how they treat you after they have it.
I got a batch from them that was sealed, but had air in the package. I called customer service and they sent me another order out via UPS. No quibble at all. Got the order in 3 days. There was a return shipping label and the UPS driver had a delivery note requesting thet he give me a few minutes to open the box, inspect the shipment and seal up the bad absorbers in the box. There was a strip of tape for me to re-seal the box in the shipment. Three days after I got the new shipment, Sorbent Systems emailed me saying they got the bad order.
It's not what they do to get your money that's important. It's how they treat you after they have it.
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For that price, what's half a mil!
Now, if we can just stop the feral gub'mint from always thinking that way. LOL. :thumb:
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Just ordered some off discountmylarbags.com thanks for the heads up. great price and free shipping thanks again!
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Im so confused when it comes to this stuff! How do you figure out how many cc's you need? I will get mylar gallon size and put a few into my 5 gallon buckets, but am not sure how many cc's are needed per bag.
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As a general rule of thumb, use 300cc's per gallon Mylar Bag. If storing something with a lot of airspace like pasta, use 2 just to be sure.
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Thanks for the info!!
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