Volcano Stove Giveaway Begins Today!

Getting together all of the preps that are needed for your family can be tough on a limited budget, especially when it is a big ticket item.  I am grateful that we at Shelf Reliance Mom are able to follow our company's example and pay it forward a bit by offering an awesome giveaway every couple of months.  In order to show appreciation to our faithful readers, customers, and friends, I am pleased to announce the giveaway for this month to be the Volcano Collapsible Cooking Kit.  This kit retails for almost $170 but can be yours for free.

Ready to learn how?  Of course you are!

Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do to enter so it is easier to tally the entries at the end of the giveaway.  No purchase necessary!

Follow us! (Up to 4 pts)

There are a few ways to follow us.  Choose as many as you'd like and you will get 1 point for each.  If you are already doing any of these, just say so! You must do at least one of these to qualify as this contest is for my loyal readers:

1. Follow our Blog Posts by email.

2. Follow our Monthly Specials Newsletter by email.

3. Follow us on Facebook.

4. Follow us on Pinterest.

Tell us why. (1 pt.)

Why would you like to win this prize? (1 pt)

Sharing is Caring! (Up to 8 pts)

1. Share this page on Facebook by liking it at the bottom of the page, then  copying and pasting this link to your status. (1 pt.)

2. Pin the Giveaway Announcement on your Pinterest. (1 pt.)

3. Copy and paste a link of your favorite post to your Facebook. (1 pt.)

4. Pin your favorite links to Pinterest. (Maximum of 3)

5. Email your friends and family about this opportunity. (1 pt)  If they put that you referred them on their post, you will receive an additional point.

6. If you were referred here by someone else, list them as your referral and you and they will both receive an additional point. (1 pt.)

Finally, help us improve. (2 pts)

Either email us at ShelfRelianceMom@gmail.com or leave a post suggesting some things that would be really helpful for you to learn about in the future.  

-Do you need more recipes? 

-Are you just getting started in the emergency prep side of things?  

-Have some products that really stump you?  

-Have an emergency prep item you've been drooling over that you'd love for us to offer in the future? 

We'd love to hear about it and learn what we can be do to better serve you.

Rules and Regulations:

- You must make a comment for each entry you do so it is easier to tally up.

- You must be living within the Continental US as this product is not offered in Alaska, Hawaii or Canada.  Sorry :(

- You must be entered by April 1, 2013 at 11:59 pm.

- Winner will be announced on April 2, by 8:00 pm.

We do have some ideas of series we are going to start offering that have been requested by readers in the past... 

Momma Mondays Lots of women ask about the health benefits of these foods and how to make things for their families so they can start rotating their Q groceries into their regular food supply

Chef Todd Tuesdays These days will be devoted to product announcements, Q sales, new product announcements, and Chef Todd Tips that strike a chord with us

Whimsical Wednesdays Hodgepodge of emergency tips, how products are used, storing the food and other advice

Thrifty Thursdays How we save money and make additional funds available for prepping

Freeze Dried Fridays A Large Variety of New Recipes 

Why is it important to share this opportunity with others?  

Something thrilling to think about is that the winner of the previous giveaway, Meilea Hester, actually joined our Shelf Reliance Team and is now a coauthor on the blog.  She is a fabulous cook and inspiration to all so we are happy to have her here.  She is ready to start teaching others the same self reliance principles she is adapting in her life and will be running the Momma Mondays.  Please spread the word and allow others the same privilege of getting their families prepared to weather life's storms.

Black Friday $70 Raffle and Complete Sale Details

As many of you know, I love to give things away.  I've raffled a Harvest 72, cookbooks, food, under the bed rack, 72 hour kit.... what can I say, its fun!

One of the things I did last year that many people enjoyed was a raffle to thank my valued Black Friday customers.  I learned later that you cannot have someone entered in for a drawing because they made a purchase because that is considered gambling--- oops :(

This year I will have to do the point system a little different, but I feel confident that it will allow more people to participate as well as create a more even playing field.  Also, instead of choosing an item to raffle off, I am going to let YOU choose what you would like to buy.  Sounds great, right???  Because I will also be taking advantage of this incredible sale and get you more product for the money, the entries must be in by no later than noon on Monday so I will have time to add up the points, write the winner to get the address and place the order.

To earn these points, you must leave a comment at the bottom of this page.  Please list one comment per type of entry you do so it will be easier for me to count the points in the end.  Please also leave a comment with what you choose to spend the money on as well as an email so I can write you if you are the winner.   If you would feel more comfortable emailing me your address rather than posting your email on the comment section that is completely fine, but please still leave comments for entries. Thank you!


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Ready to win $70 in free product?  Let's do this!

Here is the point system:

Spreading the word on the sale is the biggest way to help the largest group of people so this is where the majority of the points will go.

  - 1 point for each person you email about the sale.  Go here for details on how to do this and receive points.  Please note that I must be on the recipient list so I can count the number of emails.  I WILL NOT be adding their emails to my discount database until I receive permission from them first.

   - 15 points for "Hosting an Online Black Friday Event" Same post for details.

   - 5 points for posting a link on Facebook to my Black Friday website.  Please personalize the post with what you love about THRIVE and why you are excited about it being such a good sale.  Maybe tell others the product you are most excited to buy.  This is the link:
http://www.shelfreliancemom.shelfreliance.com/black-friday

   - 3 points for going to my site during the Black Friday event and letting me know the product you are most excited to buy.

   - 5 points if anyone you refer to me ends up Hosting an Online Event as well.

   - 1 point for stating what you want to win and having it add up correctly :)

   - 10 points if you have a blog and you write a post about this sale with links to my website.

   - 1 point for each person who visits from your blog. (Don't you just love Google Analytics!)

Here are the ads so you can start shopping.

Spread the Word - Let's Earn some Free Food

Most people know that THRIVE allows you to host a food tasting demonstration in your home and earn rewards for sharing it with your friends and family.  But, did YOU know that I can offer you free and half priced food just for sending an email to your friends and family members and pasting a link to my discount site on your Facebook page?  If you place an order and have anyone else place an order during the sale, I can have their orders connected to yours.

I know people who've bought a whole year's supply of food during Black Friday due to the extreme discounts and have earned hundreds of free food by passing the deal on to others, so don't let this pass you by!

Here are the 5 easy steps:

1. Email me (TiffsTreasures@gmail.com) with the subject labeled HOST BENEFITS BLACK FRIDAY 2012 with your first and last name as well as email address and the words Host Benefits in the message.  Learn about raffle rewards for "Spreading the Word" here.

2. Wait for a response from me with an email for the Black Friday Holiday sales that you will be able to forward.

3. Forward this email to whoever you would like but be sure to INCLUDE MY EMAIL in the recipients list so that I can give you credit for those people when they order. Please personalize the email you send to the group by writing a little 2 or 3 sentence intro as to why you like THRIVE and are so excited for the cheapest prices of the year.  You will also earn entries into the raffle for each person you email.

4. I am not a fan of SPAM so I will not add them on to my customer list automatically in case they are not interested.  I will wait until either the individual on the list contacts me, you contact me saying they requested a log in code, or I get a sale from the website to connect them to you. 

5. When the sale is over, I will tally your order as well as those who joined you in the sale and will give you a Host Benefit Total as well as instructions on how this works.  Then we will set up a time for me to place the order over the phone with you.

To view the full chart on how much free and half priced retail food you can earn, go here.


To thank you for sharing the message, you will be joining me in the "Project Preparedness" in which 100% of my referral commissions will be going to Humanitarian Aid in order to bless the lives of those who were affected by the Sandy Hurricane and other similar disasters.  And, as always, THRIVE contributes 5% of all sales to THRIVING Nations.  Thank you for helping in the effort to Pay it Forward.

Earn an Aquapod for FREE

As you all pretty well know, I am a huge believer in having water storage in case of hurricane, earthquake, or other natural disaster that may mess up the water supply.  These Aquapods are brilliant and right now they are super cheap.  To get in on the deal, you just click this link and you get it automatically for 40% off of retail.  Want to earn it for free?  After you purchase it, it will give you a link that you can email to others, post on Facebook, or post on your blog.  For each person who buys off of your link, you get 10% back.  You don't have to get all 10 people to earn a discount, just if you want it for free.  If you know even just 2 people who'd be interested, that's 20% off.  Fantastic deal!!!  I love saving money ;)


If you purchase one off of my link it would be much appreciated!  Here's a video that tells you more about how the product works.


This deal is going quickly, they sold about 12% in the last hour!