Friday, August 20, 2010

Free! Buckets!

I am beginning to accumulate more preparedness supplies (toiletries galore!) ... which means that I am quickly running out of room to keep my storage organized. Although I considered the idea of purchasing bins to hold my items (and trust me, nothing makes me more giddy than a parade of stuff all neat-and-tidy in coordinating bins!), I quickly realized that the money I'm allocating for prepping supplies would quickly be devoured by bins to organize those (now unaffordable) supplies. Thanks to a tip from a helpful friend, I learned that our local grocery store offers the perfect solution! When I stopped by the bakery department last night, I was given (for free!) 6 large buckets with lids. The thrill of this bounty was topped only by the pervasive scent of leftover icing.

Since these buckets are food-grade, I will eventually get more so I can store packages of pasta or rice when I get them on sale.

I'm a delighted beyond words to have begun implementing this new storage solution.
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3 comments:

  1. Helen RuthAugust 20, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    Yippeee!! Gosh, I'm going to head to my local bakery TOMORROW and ask for more buckets!! Your enthusiasm is so inspiring!

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  2. Helen RuthAugust 22, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    I went to HEB today, but the lady gave me only 1 bucket. Man, it sure smelt good!! Got some of that icing on my hands. Going to head back to store later this week and ask for more! I think I'm going to use mine to place my bagged rice in that I've broken down from the 50-lb bags.

    I also wanted to mention that I stock up on POPCORN like crazy. It's the best FILLER FOOD on this planet!!! My dog even likes it too! ;-)

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Well, nothing like just popping up :-) I found you on Survival Mom's blog ring. I love reading your blog. Just another note about affordable buckets (if you can't land 'em for free). If you have a Firehouse Subs, they often have nifty red 5gal pickle buckets for $2 each. They're GREAT for food storage and the money goes to their charities.

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