Wednesday, August 8, 2012

efoodsDIRECT Review


Around 2 months ago, I was delighted to find an email from Ms. Hannah Phillips in my inbox, who was asking if I would like to publish a review of a sampling of what [efoodsDIRECT] has to offer.  Since she was offering to send the meals so that we could actually try them, I fired off a very enthusiastic affirmative reply almost immediately.  For it has never made much sense to me to publish a review of something that I have never had any actual experience with, and those are the kind of reviews that I am often asked to publish.

Anyway, after exchanging a few more emails and publishing a preliminary piece on [The Trib], she informed me that she would get the meals to me right away.  Then I began to wonder if this offer was too good to be true.  For the weeks went by, and nothing from efoodsDIRECT came to our door.  Even more troubling to me was that I received no replies to my emailed inquiries about what might be going on.

Well, around a week ago, the thought came to mind to try to get into contact with someone with the company by phone, and a couple of days after trying to explain everything to the nice lady on the other end, a package from efoodsDIRECT came in the mail.  So, I was back to being delighted again, and the delight continued when we tried the meals.

The first night, my wife prepared the 4-serving portion of [Cheesy Chicken Rice Casserole].  This required bringing 5 cups of water to a boil, stirring in the ingredients from the package, reducing the heat to medium, cooking for 20-25 minutes while occasionally stirring and finally removing from heat and letting it rest for five minutes.  Salt and pepper can be added, if preferred, and adding a couple of tablespoons of butter can improve the taste and texture.  Simply put, it proved to be quite wonderful to eat without adding anything, and trying to guess what might actually be the chicken added some fun to the meal.  In all fairness, it had plenty of chicken taste and smell, and larger chunks of meat in a dry preparation are often inedible—at least to us.

The next thing we tried was the [Creamy Potato Soup], which required basically the same preparation as the Cheeesy Chicken Rice Casserole.  Okay, the next thing my wife and her mother tried was the Creamy Potato Soup.  For I won’t touch the stuff—regardless of how it is prepared.  I thought I could hear some mumbling about not wanting to share any of it with me anyway between slurps, but neither one would either confirm or deny anything of the sort.

Last, but certainly not least, was the [Tortilla Soup], which I was a little apprehensive of.  For it just didn’t sound like something I would like, but it proved to be almost as good as the Cheesy Chicken Rice Casserole.  In fact, I believe that it would be a great addition to a pot of pinto beans, if one was so inclined.

Alas, I still haven’t received another email from anyone at efoodsDIRECT, but the ones manning the phones at either 1-800-876-0871 or 1-800-605-5868 seem to be on the ball.  So, if you are looking to stockpile a cache of nutritious foodstuffs in the hope of surviving a 25 year-long nuclear winter or merely have some quick and easy meals to serve when you don’t feel like doing much cooking, [efoodsDIRECT] just might have what you are looking for.

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13 comments:

  1. Wow, what a delightful article in the trib too! Hope all is going well with the new computer!

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  2. I've never heard of them before. Doesn't sound like they are real good at keeping up with who they ask to do reviews though. At least the food was good

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  3. Sounds like the stuff you might take into space if you were an astronaut.

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  5. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Ann!!! Yes, at least the food was good to us, but like I told the lovely and talented Ms. Karen, they might not be as serious about providing good customer service as they should be.

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  6. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Jenny!!! Yes, I suppose one could.

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  7. Whoa, I must have had Hannah on the brain worse than I thought. I am sorry about that, my dear Karen. What was addressed to Hannah, was meant for you. Here it is again: Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement. In regards to efoodsDIRECT, I must admit that the more I think about everything that has transpired since first being contacted by Ms. Phillips, the less I am inclined to give them a good recommendation. For if anything goes wrong with the order, it might be just too bad for the customer.

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  8. You do anything for a free lunch!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Adullamite!!! Yep, and my wife makes sure that I am not too busy doing nothing to eat it!

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  10. I am an employee with efoods and I appreciate this article! I like when people actually try the food before they criticize it! I am a planning specialist with efoods. For promotional deals, etc you can also call 888-228-3983 and talk with me. Thanks again for the article!

    Morgan Hunter
    mhunter@efoodssales.com

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  11. You are most welcome, and thanks for being so considerate, my dear Morgan!!! I hope your time with efoodsDIRECT is rewarding to you.

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  12. I only tried the potato soup.. It took Forever to cook (so you would need a ton of fuel) and tasted like pure salt! Had to throw it out. I spent $2,000 for these packages..Yikes.

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  13. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Anonymous. I hope they will give you back your money.

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