Friday, December 14, 2012

Review and Giveaway - Stateside Man Goods: The Perfect Christmas Gifts.. For Him! Ends 12/26 - US



 Thanks to Stateside Man Goods for providing me with some free snacks to review.

I love Christmas - But one thing I dislike about it, is shopping for gifts for everyone; Especially, Aaron. Aaron likes some TV shows, but he really doesn't like material things, like collectibles, etc. So I tend to usually just get him new clothes, a game, or snacks - like jerky, or nuts.

So when I saw Stateside Man Goods - I knew something from them, would be perfect for Aaron. I wanted to keep the package I received, to give to him at Christmas, but for review purposes, he got his package early. When he first saw it, he was really happy. We both actually love jerky, and we were excited to try some new types, and flavors, as well as trying some other new snacks.
 
 The pack was full of 5 delicious snacks, including:
  • Fisher's Caramel Popcorn
  • Perugina Milk Chocolate
  • Jeff's Famous Beek Jerky
  • Tanka Buffalo Bites
  • and Steve's Original Berky
 We started off by opening all of the snacks, and putting a couple pieces of each thing onto a plate, and then we started trying them all, one at a time. Since we had 3 different jerky's, we wanted to start off by trying a jerky.

So the first thing we tried was the Steve's Original Berky (Berries and Beef Jerky.)
 
The first thing I noticed was the scent. It had a sweeter scent to it, and really drew me to it.  It tasted sweet, but tender from the jerky, and it was truly delicious. I also found that the jerky was much more thick than normal jerky, and it made the small portion that we received, last longer - Which was of course a plus. While I loved this one, Aaron said that the berries over powered the jerky, and it was not one of his favorites.

Our next thing to try was the Fisher's Popcorn.
I love popcorn. It is definitely one of my favorite healthier-choice, snack foods. I know some caramel popcorn's are very high in fat, and calories, so I was a bit worried before checking the nutrition label - But I took a look, and surprisingly, not bad at all! Only 130 calories, and 2.5g of fat per serving. For something so sweet, that reminds you of dessert. Really delicious, and definitely worth trying!

Next was the Tanga Buffalo Bites:

  I'm going to start by saying, Aaron loved the Tanka Bites. I tried 1 piece, and it wasn't bad tasting, but I just couldn't bring myself to eat Buffalo. Aaron however had no problem eating Buffalo. He thought it was cool to try something new, and he definitely loved the flavor. The bag was completely gone about 10 minutes after we first opened it.

Then we gave the Perugina Chocolate a try.
3 words. Chocolatey. Yummy. Deliciousness.

And finally, we tried Jeff's Famous Beef Jerky:
Aaron is not a fan of spice - Not even a little. So we didn't really think he would like Jeff's Jerky, since it has jalapeno flavoring. However, the cranberry flavoring helped balance it out, and while it did have some spice to it, it was still good, and tasty. Aaron only had a couple pieces, but I've had a few, and will definitely finish off the bag in the near future.

The best part about all of the snacks?! The were all low in calories, and fat :)

One thing I really love is the story behind Stateside Man Goods. It started out as a way to send awesome, high quality products to the Military - People in the Military do so much for us, and our country, and it's just an awesome idea!

Overall, we definitely loved Stateside Man Goods, and if you have a hard to shop for guy in your life (or you just love awesome snacks!) definitely check them out!


The Giveaway!
One very lucky winner will receive the same 5 items that I received, including:
  • Fisher's Caramel Popcorn
  • Perugina Milk Chocolate
  • Jeff's Famous Beek Jerky
  • Tanka Buffalo Bites
  • and Steve's Original Berky

Entering to win this giveaway is really easy (as always!) with the Rafflecopter form, directly below: a Rafflecopter giveaway


Disclosure: Review product was provided to me free of charge. All opinions expressed within this post are my own, and were not influenced in any way. Must be 18 years or older to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. This giveaway starts on December 14th, 2012, and will end on December 26th, 2012. Winner will be drawn via Random.org via Rafflecopter, and announced on top of the Rafflecopter form, as well as on the top "Winners" page. The winner will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond to my email before a new winner will have to be drawn. If you're tweeting for entries, you must have an "unlocked" account. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

33 comments:

  1. I do like Jerky--it just does not like me anymore--Love chocolate of any kind!! I just might know some people where I work that would gobble this stuff up in 2 seconds flat!!

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  2. My hubby would love the jerky! I'd be stealing the chocolate!

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  3. I love nuts and seeds, so I would like that.

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  4. I would love to try the Deep River Mesquite BBQ Chips

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  5. I'd like to try the Exotic Jerky and Summer sausageGift Pack.

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  6. My son says that the 72 Hour Emergency Food Supply would be good to keep on hand.

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  7. Spicy pumpkin seeds - nom nom nom

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  8. interested in the Caffe Ibis® Organic French Roast

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  9. interested in the Caffe Ibis® Organic French Roast

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  10. THANKS SO MUCH. I HAVE A MAN THAT WOULD LOVE THIS:)
    KATHLEEN QUINLAN

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  11. The Hercules Gift Package would suit my man to a T!The different kinds of nuts and the sunflower seeds added to the jerky would make his day!

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  12. The caramel gourmet gift box looks delish.

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  13. I would like to try *New* Spicy Jerky Gift Package

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  14. I would love to get my husband the Ironwood Selfbow w/ Snake Skin

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  15. Black Pepper and Sea Salt by Jeff's Famous Jerky

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  16. I would love to try the Pumpkin Seeds- Dry Roasted & Salted, Organic by Eden. They have so many yummy looking goodies on that site.

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  17. I want to try the *New* 2oz Gourmet Soft Vanilla Butter Caramel Gift Box

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  18. I would like to try their Coconut PaleoKit

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  19. Love to try the beef jerky and their freeze dried meat.

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  20. blue diamond honey roasted almonds

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  21. I like the Double Tap Tshirt. Thanks.
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  22. The TANKA wild summer sausage sounds goob.

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  23. I would love to try the Antelope Jerky by Mountain America Jerky! Looks interesting!

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  24. I'd like to try the Gourmet Espresso Butter Caramels

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  25. The gourmet caramel gift box sounds yummy. Thank you for a chance to win.

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  26. carnivore gift package

    kmichellec87(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  27. Feridies Salted Pistachios. my fella's a nut for pistachios

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