Some details….

Ordering:
Minimum order is $3000 to gethte discounts and shipping from MH. If that minimum isnt met then obviously the whole thing is called off. It looks like right now we’re pretty close at $2500 so Im not going to ask anyone to have a minimum order amount.
Cans and pouches must be ordered by the case. Why? Because I have to order them by the case. If you want two cans of Lasagna that requires me to order six cans (one case) and if I cant find someone else who wants four cans I get stuck with them and Im just too poor to afford that. In the past, I have been willing to split cases with poeple who have agreed amongst themselves to do so. For example, X wants 2 cans and Y wants 4 so they get together in email and set it up. When ordering time comes one of them orders the whole case (and pays for it) and when it gets here they aske me to ship 2 cans to X and 4 cans to Y. X and Y then settle the monetary difference between themselves. Thats cool, I can do that. Feel free to use the comments section of this post to set that up (“Anyone wanna split a case of…..?”)

Payment:
The food has to be paid for up front, the shipping can be paid for later when the stuff gets here and I have everythign boxed up. Payment can be done by plastic, PayPal or you can mail me a money order. Plastic and PayPal both have merchant fees so you’ll have to add about 4% for their processing fees. Thats money that goes to them, not me. Cheapest way to do it is a money order made out to ‘Zero’ sent to PO Box 1893 Missoula MT 59806. I’ve done three of these group buys so far and no one has ever complained that they got ripped off or anything so while I appreciate how sending your hard-earned money to a faceless yahoo on the internet can be a little wierd, you need to trust me that I’m not a Nigerian scammer. Talk to some people who comment here regularly and they’ll tell you “Yeah, I sent him the money and he sent me the goods. A++++. Will buy again.”

Shipping:
The food is shipped free from MH to here. Once it gets here (usually on a couple shrink wrapped pallets) it’ll get broken down into various orders. It’ll be weighed, the shipping will be claculated, and you’ll get an email the amount needed for shipping. When thats received, under same terms as payment listed above, your package goes out and you get an email with a tracking number so you can follow along. If you have your own UPS or FedEx or DHL or whatever account that you wanna use I can probably accomodate that.

Backorders:
If anything is backordered, which has happened very rarely in the past, theres two options:

• Hold the partial order here and then ship the entire order when the backordered item arrives
• Ship the partial order and then ship the backordered stuff when it arrives.

In the latter case, please note this means you’ll have to pay shipping for both packages. The two times stuff was backordered the order was filled within two weeks. I can’t promise thats the story now, but in the past its been two weeks.

Deadline:
Once the deadline is reached and the order is made there can be no changes. None. Nada. Not sure when the deadline will be but you’ll probably have a weeks notice. In the past, MH usually ships about a week after getting the order so figure that from the deadline when the order is placed to your getting the email saying its ready to ship to you is going to be about two weeks, maybe a bit more. Updates will be posted as warranted. Gotta have your order in (and paid for) by the deadline, guys. Gotta.

About the product:
Pouches are rated for 7 years and cans are rated for at least 25+ years. This assumes the packagin remains undamaged so make sure to store in a safe manner. Its also a good idea not to store them in hot attics and garages. A nice cool basement works best. On the #10 cans, once opened the clock starts ticking. You’ll need to either use up the contents within a week or two, or repackage the unused portion in some sort of airtight manner (A vaccuum sealer would probably be best).

Taste is subjective, however, my favorites are the lasagna, spaghetti, meat and rice dishes, and the chicken/beef patty combos. The single serving ProPack products (anything starting with a product # of 0050xxx) are probably the most convenient and best suited for backpacks, storage containers, off-site caching, etc.

Fianlly, please keep this group buy to yourself. It would be detrimental if it got out among the general discussion boards.

If you have any questions, email me.