Something to think about when ordering Online

   Here is something to ponder when ordering LTS (Long term Storage) items online. A few weeks ago we ordered some of the items I have discussed: cheese sauce, TVP, Butter, and Wheat. We received everything  just fine, with one exception; Security.  You may ask What? Security?  Its more of an OPSEC issue than anything else. (Operational SECurity)  What you need to ask yourself is how paranoid are you and who knows what you are getting in the mail?.  The shipment form Honeyville comes in a large box marked Honeyville, no big deal. The UPS guy dropped it off and left. The shipment from the LDS cam Fed EX. The fedx lady stopped and asked me how much this stuff was. This shipment was in a White box with screaming Red letters that said WHEAT!.  It being somewhat public info and easy to look up I told her the price ($26.00 per case, free shipping). She then told me that a "fellow in the neighborhood" gets a shipment from Emergency Essentials every couple of weeks for the last 2 Years! I was blown away. The Issue is that the Fedex lady is telling the whole neighborhood about your stuff. Something to think about when you order online.

Buying Wheat From the LDS (Latter-Day-Saints)

 Like all Disaster Preparers we feel that LTS (long term storage) should consist of things like grains and beans. The LDS church sells some of these foods on their website and from the canneries. It seems to be a really good deal. We had never ordered from them before so we tried it out. To start we ordered a case of wheat (6- #10 cans) and 100 oxygen absorbers. Shipping was FREE!, and it shipped Fed Ex.

 

What I like about these cans is this; they are already sealed, they have a shelf life of 20-30 years, and we know that the quality is good. It also takes the expense and time of doing it ourselves out of our hands. We intend to track down the "local" cannery and see what they have, but the online was a good experience.

Links to check out    Online Catalog and Your Local Cannery