Costco's $90 27lb Bucket Of Mac N Cheese With 20 Year Shelf Life Sells Out

[Initech]

If we’re all about to wind up in an apocalyptic hellscape, at least Costco is making sure we won’t starve (for awhile)—we may even enjoy our long-lasting, vast quantities of food. On the heels of its near-seven-pound tub of Nutella, Costco now offers a 27-pound bucket of mac-and-cheese with a 20-year shelf life.

Inside the six-gallon bucket are 180 servings of mac-and-cheese, stored in separate individual pouches of noodles and cheese sauce. All this can be yours as a Costco member for under $100.

Or rather, could have been. Time reports that less than 24 hours after People announced the existence of said mac-and-cheese bucket, the item has sold out. Sure enough, it is listed as “out of stock” on Costco’s all-important Emergency Kits & Supplies Section on its website. May we interest you instead in 60 servings of Mountain House Freeze Dried Breakfast Skillet or Lasagna With Meat Sauce for $160? You can also go for Mountain House’s 204-serving, 30-day Outdoor Adventure Meal kit for just under $500. Or, just stock up on those Nutella jars.
https://thetakeout.com/costco-27-lb-tub-of-long-life-mac-and-cheese-sold-out-1831737890

So Costco's getting into the doomsday prepper market? And now Jim Bakker has some competition!

[lunasun]

1. The Root had a good spoof on this . Yep discount Jim Bakker line

[Initech]

3. The Jim Bakker show is basically the Home Shopping Network for paranoid end times worshippers.

[grumpyduck]

2. Ah, the American public can be so gullible...

[d_r]

4. we take mountain house

backpacking a lot. Not always because it is on the expensive side, but it is very convenient for backpacking meals.

[2naSalit]

5. They also sell

those ten gallon buckets of survival for a month food too. Lots of preppers out there. But then, given how things are shaking out right now, stocking up a little might not be a bad idea if it's within one's budget.

[Doreen]

6. I will get the Kirkland hazelnut spread

( kirklands version of Nutella and better ) which is more important than mac n cheese. If I am going to eventually starve I would much rather do it on hazelnut spread. 😂

[Blue Owl]

7. More plastic in the food than the bucket

n/t

[Javaman]

8. but once it's open, how long do you have before it goes bad? 27 freaking pounds! nt

[cgralow]

9. Hopefully at least 27 days ...

... because stress/crisis eating one pound of mac 'n cheese per day is totally reasonable in my book.