Super cheap food from the Mormons

[Great-Kazoo]

thanks for the warning. I guess we need to get down there and buy couple more pallets of cans.

when you going?

[tactical_2012]

Which one is talking about closing

[Tim K]

Colorado Springs.

[Tim K]

Was there last night and got the real story. All canneries are transitioning from canneries to stores. No more buying in bulk and canning on site. The will be selling most of the stuff they currently sell, but not all. It will be Pre-packed into the #10 cans.

There are no more shipments of bulk product scheduled to arrive at the canneries ever. They will only receive pre-packaged product from no on. If you want something to put into your own containers, better get a move on.

[Rooskibar03]

Made the trip today. We got out there around 130 or so and they were leaving at 330 so there wasn't time to can in any amount and still clean up. Very nice people, super helpful and I picked up some great tips.

We spent a little over $400 and got a lot of stuff. Picked up 8 cases of various pre packed cans. Also bought several bulk bags of beans, milk, sugar, Cocoa mix. I picked up 100 Mylar bags and O2 absorbers but thinking now I'm tempted to take it all back and can it another day. Not sure if its better to have #10 cans around or some smaller Mylar bags packed into larger buckets? Maybe some of each?

As others have said prices are hard to beat, we got a lot of stuff. I havent done the math but Im willing to bet we added at least two months of food for the 3 of us.

November 1 is last day for canning or when bulk food runs out.

[Great-Kazoo]

Made the trip today. We got out there around 130 or so and they were leaving at 330 so there wasn't time to can in any amount and still clean up. Very nice people, super helpful and I picked up some great tips.

We spent a little over $400 and got a lot of stuff. Picked up 8 cases of various pre packed cans. Also bought several bulk bags of beans, milk, sugar, Cocoa mix. I picked up 100 Mylar bags and O2 absorbers but thinking now I'm tempted to take it all back and can it another day. Not sure if its better to have #10 cans around or some smaller Mylar bags packed into larger buckets? Maybe some of each?

As others have said prices are hard to beat, we got a lot of stuff. I havent done the math but Im willing to bet we added at least two months of food for the 3 of us.

November 1 is last day for canning or bulk food runs out.

FWIW: the LDS will not be bringing in any more items to stock that require canning. What they have, is what there is. The lady said even they do not know what will be happening, come Nov. 1
We will still have the availability to buy pre-canned items and make use of their manual can sealer. just no more bulk / can yourself. Hopefully they will still offer bulk sugar, APPLES, macaroni etc, for home canning purchase.

[tactical_2012]

Was at the springs store today panic buying but was told by staff there they don't know much. Said they will be eliminating white beans, black beans, refried beans, carrots, and onions. They said everything else will come to the location already packed in #10 cans. They said they will no longer carry the items in bulk packaging. I asked if they will still be selling cans, mylar bags, and O2 absorbers and letting people take canners and sealers home. They said they did not know. They said the transition is supposed to take place by November 1 but they are running behind schedule. They told me they are still getting shipments but no cans on the current order.

[Brian]

Was at the springs store today panic buying but was told by staff there they don't know much. Said they will be eliminating white beans, black beans, refried beans, carrots, and onions. They said everything else will come to the location already packed in #10 cans. They said they will no longer carry the items in bulk packaging. I asked if they will still be selling cans, mylar bags, and O2 absorbers and letting people take canners and sealers home. They said they did not know. They said the transition is supposed to take place by November 1 but they are running behind schedule. They told me they are still getting shipments but no cans on the current order.

Dang, my kids love snacking on those dried refried beans. I use the dried carrots and onions a lot too.

[Rooskibar03]

We bought the last 3 cans of apples yesterday.

[Rooskibar03]

We bought the cans, which I was led to believe was the last of what they had. I could be mistaken as we began to get a little overwhelmed at how much we wanted/needed vs what we could buy right now.

Really wanted the box of onions but it would have added another 100 to our bill.