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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Becoming "Shelf" Reliant

So we have a goal this year to have a 3 month supply of food storage by the end of the year. We are realizing that the year is half way over and we really need to get in gear if we are going to reach our goal. Last month we got a bunch of money for our cash back rewards from our credit card (thanks VISA!) and decided that we would put it towards our food storage.

In looking around our small apartment we quickly realized that it was going to be difficult to store very much of anything anywhere, we just don't have the room. We started looking at food storage shelving and finally decided to splurge and go for a free standing Food Rotation System (FRS) from Shelf Reliance. We are going to be proudly displaying our food storage front and center in our living room! :)

It actually is currently in the dead center of our living room. I still need to clean out the corner that we are going to put it in, but it is going to remain in the living room. Maybe I will have to make some sort of cover for it so it isn't so unsightly.

We also bought this little "Cansolidator" to put in the kitchen pantry.

The cool thing about these shelves is that they rotate your cans for you so you don't end up having the old cans stuck in the back of the cupboard, at the bottom of a stack, for who knows how long.

I have to put in a little plug for Shelf Reliance. We have been super impressed with their great customer service, their timeliness, and their products. Here is a little demo of how it works.


Jayson thinks that Sean Connery needs to be their spokesman. Say "Shelf Reliance" the way Sean Connery would - as Jayson demonstrates in the video - and you'll see why he would be perfect; he would bring their play on words to life :) I have such a funny husband, I don't know how his mind thinks of such things, but he definitely always keeps me laughing.

So now we have plenty of food storage space, now we just need to work on getting the actual food :)

6 comments:

Jess said...

My in-laws have one of these. It's really neat! I really want one. Oh, and happy late birthday!

made sweet said...

hahaha. i love it jayson! i never thought about sean connery being their spokesperson...it would be too perfect.

Anonymous said...

My immediate family and my family have been working on the same goal. We meet every first Monday of the month for FHE to see where everybody is at and set a goal of things that need to be done before our next meeting. My Dad built some shelves in our garage a while back, definitely no rotating shelf but it works. However, they would be nice to have eventually and I am longing for a "cansolidator". Use it with pride! :) Maybe you'll encourage others to start food storage by having it displayed in your living room. Who knows.

Scott and Stacia said...

I love those food storage shelves! We plan to buy them as well. Enjoy filling it up :)

shawnajctenney.blogspot.com said...

I have been looking at these shelves and drooling. I want to get one sometime. I love that you guys have it in your living room!

Mbeth said...

i totally envy your shelves. and jason's incredible SC impersonation. wow.