Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Oxy-Sorb 20-Pack Oxygen Absorber, 300cc



Does include freshness tablet--BUT . . .
I ordered fifty (50) 300cc sachets from this link.

Then, I found one hundred packets for just a little more money at another link. However, they were described on that page as 'only' 100cc sachets.

The photos were identical for both the 300cc and 100cc products, so I ordered both. When I received them, they were in fact both nearly indistinguishable in size and marking (see my posted photo).

I went to the OxyFree's website where they list the 100cc sachets in 100-count packages.

The sealed package from the seller of the 100cc sachets included a tag which indicated the 504A SKU number referenced on OxyFree's website, along with a QC number. This seemed to be evidence of a genuine product/description. Furthermore, the sealing of the plastic bag was uniform all the way around. The sachets measured about 35x55mm (somewhat inconsistent with the 40x50mm dimensions on the website).

On the other hand, the "300cc" sachets from this...

These may be good, but they do not have a freshness tab
I purchased this product, then returned it because there was no freshness tab. I E-mailed the company (they have no telephone number) after receiving the product and asked why there was no colored freshness tab. They said that the product was fresh and did not need a tab. I was not willing to pay for grains, beans, etc., as well as mylar bags and buckets to pack food only to find out 10 years later that my entire investment was spoiled due to bad oxygen absorbers. I will only purchase oxygen absorbers that have a colored pill ensuring they are fresh and will really absorb the oxygen in the bag.

Not a sure thing...
I bought these for putting in with my dried foods and seeds.. After two weeks of keeping some dried beans in the company of 2 of these packets, my beans had an "off" smell. I was too scared to eat them. I have canned and packaged beans for years and never had this problem. Only after introducing these packets to them did I start to notice molding.
My order came with no freshness tab. Just a bunch of little packets all hard as a rock and sealed in a plastic bag. I will have to chalk this one up to ignorance on my part. I had a feeling that these packets were not supposed to be rock hard and it seemed like a gamble to use them, but I did. and I lost alot of food that I had spent the year growing and drying and packaging to specs.
I will not purchase these again, nor will i recommend them. In my case, it seemed to make my situation worse. And, I just wanted to shout out a little "buyer beware".

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