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Costco’s Apocalypse Bucket

August 7, 2024
Costco unveiled an emergency food bucket that’s catching on with doomsday believers. Does the retailer know something we don’t?
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Costco is selling the Readywise Emergency Food Bucket for $80, a 150-serving meal kit that promises “readiness in the face of uncertainty.” The aptly-nicknamed “apocalypse bucket” includes 80 servings of entrees and sides, 30 breakfast servings,...
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00:00
Sister. What does Costco know that we don't?
00:02
What do you mean?
00:04
I don't know if you've seen this,
00:04
like, viral like bucket thing.
00:06
But it's an apocalypse bucket from Costco.
00:08
It has 100 and 65 meals,
00:11
80 servings of sides and entrees and,
00:13
you know, 30 servings of breakfast and they last for 25
00:16
years. So, like,
00:18
you know, if something does go down,
00:21
we're covered, who knows?
00:23
But we're covered me.
00:26
It's just a scare tactic to make money off of it.
00:29
Relax, you think?
00:31
Yeah. It's been 25 years since we bought this.
00:38
This was manufactured. It's do or die.
00:41
So we have to eat all of this.
00:42
We have to, well,
00:43
we just found it,
00:45
but it's been sitting here for 25 years.
00:47
That's true. And there's 150 servings in here.
00:49
Sister. I don't know how we're gonna do it.
00:51
That's a lot. Brother.
00:53
I'm ready to gain some weight,
00:54
to be honest. Well,
00:55
sister at the end of the world just let myself go do
00:58
it. Sister. I mean,
01:00
nobody's watching a mess.
01:04
Ok, sister, dude,
01:07
what's going on? What did you see?
01:09
Hopefully that never happens?
01:11
Oh my God. Oh yeah.
01:13
No, no. Like something crazy is gonna happen.
01:17
But anyways, look,
01:18
while we have the bucket,
01:19
let's try some of these meals.
01:21
Right? You down.
01:23
Ok. Be and they're RT S.
01:25
So Tomas. Can you please bring them in Tomas?
01:27
How are you? How are you?
01:30
Thank you, chef.
01:30
What does RT S mean RT S is ready to serve,
01:34
ready to serve, all ready to serve.
01:37
We have some brown sugar and maple multi grain cereal.
01:41
Where's the milk? Try to find it.
01:47
Ok. So it's cereal.
01:50
You go first. I wonder if we're the first people to
01:52
try these, oh,
01:54
maybe, you know,
01:55
people like have them stowed away.
01:56
They're being smart and saving it for the actual end of the
01:59
world. It's not that bad.
02:02
It is actually pretty damn good.
02:04
It tastes like oatmeal,
02:06
like brown sugar, oatmeal.
02:08
The little carboy styrofoam,
02:10
you know, like little peanuts styrofoam,
02:13
peanuts. But I really like it.
02:14
Where is there a man?
02:15
You sister? When my mom would give me the Quaker Oatmeal
02:19
when I was little and you wouldn't put enough milk in it
02:23
Exactly. Like,
02:25
so, ok, so then what do you think it needs
02:27
Is that what it needs?
02:28
It's more milk, the mushiness,
02:32
but it's good time for lunch,
02:34
for lunch. All right.
02:38
So breakfast, what do you think?
02:39
It wasn't too bad?
02:39
It was, it was actually pretty good.
02:41
Ok. Well, let's see how lunch is gonna go because
02:44
Am I gonna give you a powdered sandwich or something?
02:46
Oh, it's dinner.
02:47
Maybe it's like a pasta.
02:48
Pasta. Makes sense.
02:49
You're smart. Oh,
02:52
wait for dinner. What is Alfredo?
02:56
Oh, I spoke too soon.
03:00
Enjoy pasta. Alfredo.
03:02
Extra sodium, bro.
03:08
This is not bad at all.
03:10
Busting using some garlic bread.
03:15
Oh, I know what it needs.
03:17
Tabasco. That could probably last 25 years.
03:21
So yeah, it's because I need some spice.
03:24
You know, my Mexican name.
03:25
I could finish this whole plate.
03:28
This is actually really good.
03:30
Honestly, like I'm even thinking of getting one of these because
03:34
it's like 80 bucks at Costco.
03:37
The food ain't that bad.
03:39
And like you said,
03:40
brother, yeah, just have it in your car in your
03:43
garage just like chilling just in case 25 years.
03:47
And you know what if you get hungry on the road trip
03:49
is grab a little bag.
03:51
I don't know. Prep it at 7-Eleven or good for camping
03:54
Oh, there you go too.
03:55
It's good for camping.
03:56
All right. Well,
03:57
five star meal right here.
04:00
80 bucks. Would you guys get this?
04:04
I don't know. Was Costco on or something?
04:06
I think they are.