Price Comparison
Below is our spot price comparison. We update this page periodically to demonstrate that our prices have consistently been lower then competitors.
Our listed retail prices are lower then ALL of our competitors, bar none. We are not aware of any other seller of bulk dehydrated or freeze dried foods that even comes close to our pricing. Many people have found this out - we invite you to compare the actual delivered price you would pay from any other company to ours. Don't be fooled by false claims and advertisements! Go look for yourself, we rank #1 on best prices nationwide!
We are also often asked about other companies. There are a huge number of new companies in the food business these days. Most have not been around very long, and we've simply never heard of them. Others make outrageous claims on their food units, selling you units that are terribly small as "one year food supplies". We've checked these out and have consistently found the following: misinformation on the number of servings, higher prices, and lower calories.
Glen Beck has been promoting foodinsurance.com for months now, but we're are substantially cheaper. Our units are bigger, better and cost less, we're not trying to "sell" we're interested in making sure you have what you need.
It's actually shocking for us to review what others are claiming. Their pricing is considerably higher then ours, their units are much smaller, which means you get far less food and in many cases, simply not enough daily calories to keep you healthy. Some are so bad that it is embarrassing to think that thousands of well meaning customers are being literally ripped off.
What's going to happen when these actually go to use those units? They will quickly run out of food, but the need for daily, healthy nutrition will still be there.
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E-Foods Direct offers their "Freedom Unit" for $1682 -- our price is only $1576.31 - $105.69 less!!
Their "Liberty" unit is $1575 -- our price is only $1090.94 -- that's a $484.06 less!!!
Their "One Year Stowaway" unit is $1692 -- our price is only $1459.24 -- $232.76 less!!
Their "Liberty Non Soy" unit is $1575 -- our price is only $1104.59 -- $470.41 less!!
Their "Wheat Supply" of 6 buckets of wheat for $111 (222 lbs) -- our price for 240 lbs is $99.81 - $11.19 less!
Honeyville Grain Empty 6 Gallon Food Grade Bucket $14.49 -- our price is only $8.87 -- $5.62 less!!
SafeCastle Country Living Grain Mill $456.25 -- our price is only $395 -- $61.25 less!!
SafeCastle Non-Hybrid Seeds $58 -- our price is only $31.95 -- $26.05 less!!
SafeCastle Yoder's All Purpose Flour, 12 cans $100 -- our price is only $57.24 -- $42.76 less!!
Pleasant Hill "Security Food Pak1", $1241 -- our price is only $1116.38 - $124.62 less!!
Auguson Farms 3 Month "2 Person" Kit $745.95 -- our price is only $552.80 - $193.15 less!!
Auguson Farms Premium 1 Year Kit $1299.99 -- our price is only $1038.48 - $261.51 less!!
Ready Made Resources "One Year 1 Year Deluxe", $1525 -- our price with free shipping is $1428.43 -- $96.57 less!!
Shelfreliance - Grains and Beans Deluxe package $1102.86 -- our price is only $513.06 - $589.80 less!!
Shelfreliance - One Year Basic Food Storage $758.40 -- our price is only $661.70 - $96.70 less!!
Shelf Reliance - Ultimate Veggie Supply $399 -- our price $365.12 - $33.90 less!!
Shelf Reliance - 6 Month Supply $579.99 -- our price $379.26 - $200.73 less!!
(Sometimes on display at Costco. Most Costco units should be considered seriously inadequate food choices)
Wise Foods - We're amazed at the claims this company is making. Extremely expensive for what you actually get. Their units are incredibly small (look at the weight for starters), with daily calories as low as 600 - 700 per person per day. Consuming this food over the advertised time will quickly lead to poor nutrition, sickness and even death. Most people would eat this food 3 - 4 faster then what it is being advertised at and with good reason -- adequate calories to maintain proper nutrition are essential for health. Therefore, these units are only good for 1/3 - 1/4 the "time" advertised, or for far fewer people then advertised, which makes them incredibly expensive. They're also highly repetitive (limited selection which leads to food fatigue) with high carbohydrate items (6 out of 13 total items are pasta, 3 are cereal, 2 soup). We also do not recommend anybody store their food in square buckets. They lack a gasket lid and do not increase the shelf life of pouch food. There's nothing "wise" about this product line.
I've saved (nearly) the "best for last - Patriot Food. Their 135 lbs package (in mylar bags which they try to pass off as "better" then hard sided cans) that sells for "only $725" which they claim "others sell for $3,000". This is a ridiculous claim. We sell comparable foods for only $425. They also claim that this is enough food for two people for one year with a 10 year shelf life (none of these claims is even remotely true, several of these products won't last that long, mylar bags are not better or rated for the same shelf life as cans, and 135 lbs for two people for one year is not even remotely close to enough food to keep you healthy (or alive), even "with meat" that you must also add to their unit).
It gets worse -- their pearled barley is $60, ours is $33.23, their hard red wheat is $84, ours is $17.97. But wait, there's more! Heirloom seeds in a "100 year time capsule" for only $179.95. Good grief, the deception never stops.... Seeds will not last that long buried in the ground, they contain live enzymes and have a limited shelf life of 5 - 7 years in reality, and you can buy the same package from us in a #10 can for $37 - $43 (depending on supplier, we have several).
The Mother of All Scams -- Storable Food Watch
This is a deceptive website, supposedly dedicated to telling you about food storage companies, but the truth is far different. Owned by E-Food Direct, this site gives negative ratings to all of their competition, including us. Read the facts! "The Storable Food Watch website has been created, as a public service, by The J. Michael Stevens Group and eFoods Direct." Their intention is to paint only themselves in a positive light, while pretending to offer a fair and unbiased "review" of their competition. This company has NEVER contacted us to verify anything, and what they've posted is simply lies. This is a vile and despicable website spreading false information, passing itself off as "Fighting for Truth, Justice and the American Way!". Be careful who you support with your hard earned dollars! There are many, many scammers out there who will resort to various tactics, all unscrupulous to gain your business.
No need to go on -- Be CAREFUL who you trust with your money. Food is not something you can skimp on and it's getting more expensive all the time. Be sure you are getting the best deal out there and don't fall for the hype and propaganda that some web sites are resorting to. Many sites are actually selling "starvation" units, meaning they have barely enough calories (at high prices) that will only keep you from actual starvation. This is no joke - their techniques to "selling you" a food unit are downright shameful while reaching their hands deep into your pocket.
We are consistently lower on prices, offer larger units and larger can sizes -- all for less money!!
Frankly, we have no idea why you would shop anywhere else. We beat the competition hands down!!
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We do NOT recommend these units however, as many of them are very small when it comes to calories and actual number of servings. They average only 1300 calories or less which is really "starvation" level of calories (the "Freedom" is around 1800 calories). At best, they are six month food supplies -- at substantially higher prices then our generous 1 year food supplies. Our units offer more food, better variety and at substantially better prices.
Some competitors offer a "claimed" lower shipping rate - while charging 3 or even 4 times our product prices. What they're doing is stacking the deck by inflating the product prices substantially, hoping you aren't smart enough to notice! This means that everyone is paying grossly inflated product prices in every shipping zone in America by these companies.
Low shipping charges seems cheap, but is it? Not always, not when you consider what you're actually getting. In almost all cases, actual order costs is actually less by paying the actual shipping rates. More product means more meals and more food servings, all at a lower cost to you. Our shipping isn't padded like the others are, nor are our prices, we've had low, low prices for over 14 years now. Shipping charges are actual costs. With higher oil prices, shipping has gone sky high. We're right up front about these costs to you too.
It's possible to carry this comparison out on many other products (and competitors). In case after case, we are less. The savings grow with larger orders, saving you hundreds or even thousands of dollars!
Our dehydrated food plans are an excellent example of our low costs. We can say with assurance, we have never seen anyone offer the same plans for our prices. Nobody! Sure, there are actual shipping charges associated on most of the Rainy Day units (we do have free shipping units now too), but we're still lower with bigger units and more food. We've seen cases where you could buy two of our food plans with shipping for the price of their one. Why pay more and get less from those other guys?
Our packages are bigger, better, and with a great variety, all at lower prices then those who try to copy us!
Still don't believe us? In case after case, we have compared our packages to our competition. Here's a recent example we found: This is supposed to be a "10 year unit" or "10 person" 1 year unit, supposedly weighing in at 7,000 lbs. But is this true? We've run the actual item numbers for these products and put them into our database. This package only weighed in at 3569 pounds which is "remarkable" because it's 3431 lbs less then was advertised! and (still) costs $800 more then our prices for the exact same items! Update: Seems our claim received some notice, now they reduced the weight to just 3000 lbs and the food quantity, but still claim 10 years. Go figure! These guys are trying to pass off only 300 lbs of food per person per year!! That's ridiculous -- and dangerous. You will STARVE TO DEATH in short order if this was your "food storage".
GET REAL. A REAL 10 year food supply needs to be HUGE. Ours is 1012 #10 cans, 17 #2.5 cans and case of honey, and is simply, the very best in the entire industry, bar none. We offer in this package the best of the best from the best companies in the industry. This unit has the best freeze dried and the best dehydrated foods available.
Even our 4 year food supply weighs in at 1638 lbs and is a fantastic deal. Extend this out by increasing the number of units and a real 10 year supply of dehydrated food would weigh over 4,000 lbs! You simply CANNOT skimp on product and number of servings and pretend it's going to somehow last longer then it possibly can.
Someone recently told us about the "Family Unit" that sold for $4358.95 by a would-be competitor. We priced everything out, right down to the last item, and can offer the exact same package for only $1927.11. That's a $2431.84 savings!
We could do this all day long and into next week (and have, this is why this page exists). In case after case, what we have found higher prices and a lot of misrepresentation (and worse). Unfortunately, there are also a lot of ill-informed customers who "think" they've gotten a "good deal", but have not properly done an actually comparison, or run the calories, or taken a hard look at what they are really getting. We urge you to go look for yourself, you will be shocked at what people are claiming and what you're actually getting.
You get what you pay for, don't forget! It's simple economics, and if something looks too good to be true -- it probably is.
We see a lot of this kind of thing in this industry. We have been doing this for over 14 years now and many companies come and go. Our advice to you is to make sure you know what you're actually getting.
Why do we do it? Because we can. We keep our overhead as low as possible and pass the savings on to you! We've specialized in the food industry with the biggest selections and the best prices, and have offered great deals on food items and packages to thousands of satisfied customers. We can do the same for you too!
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