How I got started

How I got started doing this. I actually came up with this after reading about someone on the web that did a blog writing to companies asking for free stuff by snail mail, and seeing what he got for spending a roll of 100 stamps. I then took my love for the Iron Chef and put what I learned there to work. You may be thinking what does Iron Chef have to do with this, but let me tell you if haven't seen it on Food Network just watch it and you will understand. The show goes through some cooking for approx 50 min then they present the food they cooked to a panel of critics. This is the part that inspired me. They say off the wall stuff like "the soup was the best I have ever tasted however the texture of the carrot in the soup was lacking", or "this marmalade ice cream is fantastic but maybe something cold should not be served after goulash" . I would hear these "I like it but..." comments go on and the chef just nods his head in understanding. I said to myself what if I said stuff like this to Kraft, General Mills or any company for products I was using in my house. Well what has happened since I started on 6/22/09 has been so wildly successful I decided to share with anyone interested.