Hey NACHO RT74!

[Tom]

For those who choose to help....

I can not stress enough that the most efficient way to help is to buy online, utilizing free shipping, and have the stuff sent directly to Nacho's shipper
in Florida. I used Amazon for a small order. Walmart.com has free shipping on orders over $35

If you go out and buy stuff locally, then ship it to Florida yourself....you are wasting time and money.

For every dollar I spent locally buying stuff, it cost me another 50 cents to ship. And I live one state away from the shipper!
Those who live farther away will get even less efficient "bang for their buck"

[DynoDave]

I wasn't able to get Walmart.com to work. Built an order, everything was available. As soon as I changed the shippping address to Miami, every single item want to not available.

I used Amazon instead.

[Nacho-RT74]

I forgott to say, several international companies have left the country... Colgate-Palmolive is one of them, and Crest left us looooong time ago. but with what you are getting together and what we still have on our stock I think could be enough.

so far so good and making a mental inventory about what everyone of you have told me are sending compairing with the list I posted, and THINKING that some stuff is STILL available although expensive or on black market or IMPORTED ( we don't get stuff from the black market, thats being part of the corruption ) , this could be an update:


FOOD:
-Whole powdered milk... allmost imposible to find at any price. Just long duration liquid and is REALLY expensive
-Breakfast related stuff like oats, chocolat, cereals... sometimes available but expensive. Aside of this, Since we are getting milk now, pretty sure we will be using these more. We stop to use these products because we didn't have milk since december/january and using what we still had JUST for my moms tea or some coffe for my dad. OR some meal we made what needed milk between ingredients


Things I think are pretty much covered for maybe 4 or 6 months althought is never a lost and latelly some of these are being available but mostly of them imported, so REALLY expensive
-Cooking oil
-Flour
-Rice
-Beans
-Sugar ( althought getting oats now, pretty sure will be using more than usual, same as the milk )
-pasta ( we have being found a bit last week )

Some stuff ARE NOT PRIORITY but still nice to get ( some are being shipped though ):
-Ketchup
-Mayonaise
-Whatever other kind of sauce to add to the food and salads ( barbeque, blue cheese, tartar etc... )
-Spaguetti sauces or concentrates we can mix it with homemade tomatoes sauce to give some extra taste.
-Regular butter ( actually I never have tasted the peanut butter )
-Coffe what even we don't use to drink ( just quite often ) and Tom sent 2 lbs which can be enough for us at home for sometime, this can be a valuable item for trade. Coffe is allmost a need for ppl down here just like the precooked corn flour for the local "arepas" and "empanadas", but corn flour is being sometimes available here making loooong lines in front of supermarket however still cheap.
-Cheese for pasta ( some is beig sent )
-Canned products, but not vegetables. ( some is being sent )
-There is a kind of sweetened and thick milk we called "CONDENSATED MILK" ( dunno how it calls there ) regulary used for deserts and usually available in cans. This can be helpfull too because can be used on coffe and tea ( my mom drinks tea with milk as mentioned ) and saves milk and sugar at the same time. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LOT, but some.
-Dried Lentils chickpeas and similars... doens't have to be beans since I think are getting enough of them, but just to get variety of that kind of dried products ( some is beiing sent )


NOT FOOD:
I think non food stuff is pretty much or allmost covered ( from what you have told me are sending ) for our needs at home for 4 or 6 months, but allways can be traded, however, food will be allways a priority. I don't think will need more toothpaste though. But some Laundry soap and dishes soap ?


Once again, we are humans same as you, so any other stuff you want, will be nice... just think on proportions and products that usually goes together on a meal L:O:L. For example, getting weath flour and milk, now we will be able to make pancakes, so any kind of syrup/toping will be nice. Thats saves at the same time, cereals, chocolat and some of milk... as you see some stuff takes to save some of the other getting variety and also more balanced foods

And ONCE AGAIN... this is not a DEMANDING list, is just what we use to need, and if some product is expensive FORGETT IT... this is a help and I'm not requesting anything from you because YOU HAVE TO. I'm just trying to get everything in order.

Please anything you send, update me with tracking to update to my shipper they will be getting a package. Is just a way to get control over everything

[Nacho-RT74]

Ok, everything what Tom sent it's already at the shipper warehouse. They called me to ask if I wanted to get it already shipped to Venezuela, but decided to hold it waiting for the rest. I have up to every thursday to get packages ready to be shipped on friday, but preffer to get everything together to be sure every shipping will be at least 6 cubic feet.

[Nacho-RT74]

Shipper changed of mind and decided to shipp tomorrow what is already delivered at the warehouse, because things are becoming hard down here and they don't know if will get a ship ready on next friday but maybe in two weeks. They won't charge me a minimum charge on next shipping to help me on that.

[Tom]

Apr 6, 2017 9:10:55 GMT -5 Nacho-RT74 said:

- actually I never have tasted the peanut butter )

Wow!  I can't believe you have never had peanut butter.
Time for you to try a PBJ sandwich. (peanut butter and jelly)

[DynoDave]

There are two big jars of JIF peanut butter on it's way to you in the order I sent. We'll find out soon enough if you like it.

[Tom]

I sent peanut butter too. So, it looks like he is going to have plenty of chances to try it.

[Nacho-RT74]

Here SOMETIMES is available but SOOOO EXPENSIVE that never tried... and was expensive before the crisis, not just because the crisis.

[71se3834v]

It will probably be another week before I can get my package out. New job have left little time but that means extra money to help out on things like this.