You could try to find each individual item in the Preparedness Pail in various grocery stores, but you’ll immediately run into two problems: The food you buy in the store has already been sitting there for weeks or months, rapidly reducing in quality because… The food in grocery stores are put in retail packaging that’s flimsy, cheap, and weak – usually only lasting about 18 months. That’s the last kind of food you’d want for long-term food storage needs.  All the food in the Preparedness pail is packed into premium food-grade mylar bags and combined with an oxygen absorber.  This method of food storage maintains optimal freshness and keeps the organic, GMO-free beans, rice, quinoa, and salt you get safe and ready to eat for up to 30 years.  You will never find the quality or storability of the food you get in the Preparedness Pail in any grocery store in the world.