Are the individual entrees on EBAY legit?

kidsluvmres · Post by **kidsluvmres** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:43 pm

I usually buy MRE's in a case so that I know I'm getting the real military MRE. I'm now thinking of buying just some entrees either off ebay or mrefoods.com. Are the individually sold entree's generally the real deal or do I need to be careful?

Post by **MCIera** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:11 pm

The entree components are generally the same as the ones that are used in the DoD MRE packages. But you do need to be careful buying anything off of eBay, and even from online vendors.

Post by **kman** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:45 pm

Along the lines of what MCIera said, it's usually easier to find legitimate MRE entrees for sale than it is to find whole military MREs. Almost all of the entrees you see for sale on eBay and online are made by Ameriqual/Sopakco/Wornick - the same companies who make the military MREs.

What you really need to watch out for is how old they are. Even though 5-8 year old entrees are probably still good to eat, you shouldn't be paying the "fresh" price for them. The online places like mrefoods.com, theepicenter.com, and longlifefood.com are reliable places that will only send you "fresh" entrees ("fresh" meaning a year or so old).

kidsluvmres · Post by **kidsluvmres** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:03 pm

Thanks for the info. I've ordered from theepicenter.com before and trust them. I think I'll order some entrees from mrefoods.com since they're on sale and have free shipping. By the way, have the first strike rations made it to ebay yet?

Post by **kman** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:55 pm

I've heard of one, maybe two, auctions for the FSRs on eBay but that's about it. I expect they'll go for some pretty high prices for awhile.

bishopmarine · Post by **bishopmarine** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:22 am

i just recently bought seven chicken entrees for 10 dollars. the only reason i bidded on them was i want to try the ccc, and it is one of the entrees included complete list of entrees is.

Chicken Breast Fillet, Seasoned, Grilled (Chopped and formed Smoke Flavor Added).

Chicken Breast Strips With Chunky Salsa

Breaded Chicken Breast Pattie With Rib Meat In Tomato Sauce With Pasta

Chicken In Thai Style Sauce

Country Captain Chicken

Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken, Noodles, and Vegetables In Sauce

man i cant wait to try the ccc. knowing me i will probably love it. also theres a few others i have not tried. that i am looking forward to.

BigMark · Post by **BigMark** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:51 pm

CCC isn't that bad.. I'm just with kman on not liking the almonds though, they're hard to ignore for me, I think it would be on the top 20 if it weren't for those.. I really love curry/similar flavored things too.