I was all set to pay $118 plus 7% sales tax for a Tilia Food Saver at the local
Sam's when someone posted in this group that he/she bought one for $90 at a
discounter.
How much are these things selling for?

TOM KAN PA wrote:

> I was all set to pay $118 plus 7% sales tax for a Tilia Food Saver at the local
> Sam's when someone posted in this group that he/she bought one for $90 at a
> discounter.
> How much are these things selling for?
>
>
which model were you looking at?

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Steve

Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

On 27 Dec 2003 14:22:01 GMT, c (TOM KAN PA) wrote:

>I was all set to pay $118 plus 7% sales tax for a Tilia Food Saver at the local
>Sam's when someone posted in this group that he/she bought one for $90 at a
>discounter.
>How much are these things selling for?
>

I've seen these things for sale too! I live in a medium sized city
with seven grocery stores less than five miles from my house. Is there
a good reason why I should consider the food saver when I can buy
fresh food every day very conveniently? Are the larger packages of
meat at Sam's so much cheaper that I should fill my freezer with
steak?

Bill

Larger packages of meat can save a lot of money, depending on the price. I
use my foodsaver for that, but also for

- saving portions of cooked foods made in large batches, due to convenience
or recipe size.

- storing things like coffee beans, which deteriorate rapidly. (I use a
mason jar for coffee beans.) Sure you can buy a very small quantity every
few days, but it is nice to buy a week's worth at a time and not have to
visit that store for just that purpose so often.

- storing items that you use slowly over a longer period of time compared
with produce. For example, it takes me a while to go through a piece of
parmegianno cheese, since I don't use it every day.

Debbie

"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> On 27 Dec 2003 14:22:01 GMT, c (TOM KAN PA) wrote:
>
> >I was all set to pay $118 plus 7% sales tax for a Tilia Food Saver at the
local
> >Sam's when someone posted in this group that he/she bought one for $90 at
a
> >discounter.
> >How much are these things selling for?
> >
>
> I've seen these things for sale too! I live in a medium sized city
> with seven grocery stores less than five miles from my house. Is there
> a good reason why I should consider the food saver when I can buy
> fresh food every day very conveniently? Are the larger packages of
> meat at Sam's so much cheaper that I should fill my freezer with
> steak?
>
> Bill
>
>
>

I use my food saver quite often. I wish now I had known about the model that
cuts the bags for you. It would be worth the extra money.

"TOM KAN PA" > wrote in message
...
> I was all set to pay $118 plus 7% sales tax for a Tilia Food Saver at the
local
> Sam's when someone posted in this group that he/she bought one for $90 at
a
> discounter.
> How much are these things selling for?
>
>

charlie atherton wrote:

> I use my food saver quite often. I wish now I had known about the model that
> cuts the bags for you. It would be worth the extra money.
>
> "TOM KAN PA" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I was all set to pay $118 plus 7% sales tax for a Tilia Food Saver at the
>
> local
>
>>Sam's when someone posted in this group that he/she bought one for $90 at
>
> a
>
>>discounter.
>>How much are these things selling for?
>>
>>
>
>
>
You can buy an attachment that the unit sits in and it holds the bags
and cuts 'em. It's called the Foodsaver Center. I have it and it works
well. I can't find any links to it right now but you can contact
Tilia if you're interested at:

Email us:
Phone us: 1-800-777-5452
Mon-Fri 8am-8pm EST
Sat 9am-6pm EST
Fax us: 1-415-896-6469
Write us: Tilia, Inc.
P.O. Box 194530
San Francisco, CA 94119-4530

--
Steve

Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

There have recently been quite a number of refurbished FoodSavers
available on Amazon. Prices have fluctuated, but I've seen the 300
(basic model, no tube attachment) for as low as $49.99. I ordered a
refurbished 500 for my parents which seals quite well, but the
refurbished 300 I bought for a friend occasionally has sealing issues
(it removes air just fine, but sometimes the heating strip shuts off
too soon - holding it down for a few more seconds after the light goes
out usually does the trick).
I use the FoodSaver exclusively for cheese and coffee, and I'd say
it's a great value. I've kept hard cheeses for over a year in the
refrigerator without spoiling... very nice when you like to haul
cheese back from Europe and then hoard it