Menu C MREs for sale on eBay

C-rats · Post by **C-rats** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:23 pm

Yiiiiiiick! This thread has certainly taken a turn for the worse.......

Post by **kman** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:48 pm

I wanted to throw a quick summary on this thread for anyone who might not have wanted to wade through all 9 pages of it.

This is what we've learned about these new "Menu C" MREs:

1. These MREs are contract manufactured for MREDepot, and although they are forbidden under the terms of their agreement to say by who, they can tell us that the company is a current military supplier.

2. These MREs include 100% real military items - nothing is aftermarket or commercial, right down to the accessory packs, spoons, and Tabasco bottles.

3. They actually average a lot more calories per meal than real military MREs - between 1600 and 1800 calories per meal in most cases.

4. They are legal to sell because they have never been government property at any time.

5. While these MREs might look similar to military MREs, the packaging was differentiated slightly on purpose in order to make the manufacturer comfortable with them being different enough from military packing as to avoid any confusion. These changes are most noticeable in the soldier logo, absence of the US Govt Property disclaimer, and in the use of different fonts.

You can currently find these MREs for sale on eBay in Steve's store or at Oddball's site: http://www.mredirect.us/ (select the 2007/2008 MREs - these are the Menu C MREs).

BigMark · Post by **BigMark** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:29 pm

Okay, I just opened a C menu so I've got a pic for ya'll. Oh noes! A dreaded fig bar! J/K! I guess it could have been a nutrigrain bar.

I was worried about these not having side dishes but since they have all these other goodies, it's easy to ignore. Put better; I like variety more than I like a side and one snack. Thanks Steven, I really appreciate these bad boys.

BigMark · Post by **BigMark** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:33 pm

Oh, and apparently baked snack crackers are cheez-its. (no idea how to spell that) Had to open it to find out. Although they really aren't as good as the real thing.

bl00k · Post by **bl00k** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:51 am

What's a Fig Bar, and what's wrong with it:?:

Never had one...

Post by **German_EPA** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:21 am

i dont think the fig bar tastes that bad. ate one a long time ago.

bl00k: fig bar (E) = feigenriegel (GER) =vijgen reep (NL)

Post by **MCIera** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:42 pm

A Fig Newton in the larger individual serving packaging size. It's a commercial product that is overwrapped in trilaminate. Consists of two Fig Newton bars. Manufactured by Nabisco in the U.S. and Jacobs in Europe.

bl00k wrote:What's a Fig Bar, and what's wrong with it:?:

Never had one...

Post by **kman** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:47 pm

For your Fig Newton viewing pleasure:

http://www.nabiscoworld.com/newtons/

C-rats · Post by **C-rats** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:54 pm

I swear Kman, where do you dig this stuff up?

And a "Fig Quiz" to boot!!

BigMark · Post by **BigMark** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:04 pm

Well, the fig bar was sort of a lame inside joke, the bakers dozen cases I had each either had a nutrigrain bar in them, or a fig bar.. as much as I'll eat a few fig newtons here and there, I'm not the biggest fan. My grandparents always tried to feed them to us when I was a kid and I just developed an aversion to the flavor.. so I can only eat them once in a great while. I miss the strawberry cheesecake ones that they were making for a while, those were the shizzle.