My fiance deploys the first week of December and has asked me to write letters to magazines/jerky companies/energy drink companies/tobacco companies asking if they could send free goodies to our troops. Has anyone had any luck doing this? Which companies seem to be nicer then others? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! 

My husband and some guys wrote to copenhagen and they sent them cases of dip. They also got tampons from someone. Despite them being an infantry unit these were put to good use. 

Frito-lay used to....dont know if they still do!

one deployment they got cases of disposable razors from one of the companies 

My fiance deploys the first week of December and has asked me to write letters to magazines/jerky companies/energy drink companies/tobacco companies asking if they could send free goodies to our troops.

It's amazing how spoiled some Marines and their families have become. 

My fiance deploys the first week of December and has asked me to write letters to magazines/jerky companies/energy drink companies/tobacco companies asking if they could send free goodies to our troops. Has anyone had any luck doing this? Which companies seem to be nicer then others? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Go to Centralpennsylvaniasupportsthetroops.com
Send her a message about who your husband's unit is, where they are and that you'd like to have them on the packaging list. I'm sure they'll do it ;) 

It's amazing how spoiled some Marines and their families have become.


I don't think that's the case here. 

Deployed Marines are spoiled?! Really?! 

I think it's wonderful if the companies that are contacted actually do send care packages to the units while deployed. It helps to keep moral up, even if its just a little. 

Deployed Marines are spoiled?! Really?!

Marines that aren't even deployed yet and already recruiting their not wife to beg for magazines/jerky companies/energy drink companies/tobacco companies asking if they could send free goodies to our troops. is a spoiled brat. These are all luxury items and most are things that are down right unhealthy for them too.
These modern deployed Marines are spoiled. If they run out of Monster or Marlboros for 2 days they are crying like babies. If they were the troops in WW2 this country would be called GermaJapland by now. 

Our military is hardly spoiled while being deployed. I don't see any harm in someone sending a letter requesting/asking for stuff to be sent to the troops that are deployed. The company may not even do it. Again, it doesn't hurt to ask. 

my husband is deployed, and Im spending a LOT of money on care packages....yes, he has had to "trash" a lot of items bc he has moved around so much and can only take what he NEEDS and can carry in his pack. I do see how it would keep the moral up though. It seems the guys that get most of the freebies and "general" packages on deployment are the ones with most access to food and communications anyways ...and not those in true combat zones. It would be cool though to have like under armour or icy hot to sponsor and support out grunts....my old man always needs new socks, foot powder,icy hot, wipes and razors. yes....the trail mix and magazines are treats....it IS a different world.....even from 5 or 10 yrs ago....USMC, WAR, Life....its a "new war" and good & bad comes from change 

It seems the guys that get most of the freebies and "general" packages on deployment are the ones with most access to food and communications anyways ...and not those in true combat zones.

Dis shitt wut I be tawkin bouts. Da muffukers dat be up in da shitt iz da 1s ain't gittin shitt. It all dem pansy ask lil beaches on the muews an bein fobitz dat get all da swag! 

We don't need anyones help.

Sure. 

Oh honey don't start talking like that. It's much easier to agree with you when you don't sound like a jack@ss

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Excuse you "Afrina" you have no reason to be starting shit in here. My fiance is going to a very bad war zone (central Marjah) and as far as he knows he won't get a phone to use but every couple months. I can and certainly will send him a bunch of care packages, but they will ALLLLL contain 'bad for him stuff'. Energy drinks to keep him up when they don't get to sleep a couple nights in a row....magazines to keep him from complete boredom and beef jerky to put substance in his stomach when one MRE doesn't cut it. If I could send him a home made meal I would, but until then I do what I can to make his deployment easier, and if asking a few companies to send free stuff to him makes it easier then that is what I will do! 

I pick up extra work during deployments to cover the cost of mailing my DH what ever he needs.
Every boss I've ever had has been more than happy to give me extra hours to keep me busy.


With that said, Most Red Hat Society clubs are happy to send things to deployed troops 

I had lots of support with care packages when DH was deployed last year. My grandmother's church sent packages monthly, my next door neighbor (a dentist) sent several boxes of free sample tooth products that were sent to his practice, my boss at JcPenney bought holiday fleece blankets for everyone in his unit at Christmas, my MIL's church collected magazines to ship weekly, and a VVA chapter in our hometown sent him two giant care packages with toiletry items.

Packages are huge morale boosters, and there's a lot of people out there who appreciate the sacrifices service members make and don't think of it as charity, but as a "thank you."

I haven't personally contacted any companies, but what have you got to lose? 

Ok people you have got to be effing kidding me right now. Are we really debating this?

You go to combat zone and try not getting any care packages-alot of these guys are single or have peice of $hit wives/families that do not get anything, i sent out a box for my husband and one for our friend the entire deployment.

By her requesting things doesnt just go to her husband it goes to the entire unit-i know my husband and others passed out alot of their stuff they got and all shared.

So to end this, afrina you can "suck it" 

By her requesting things doesnt just go to her husband

She ain't gots no husband if you could read you would no dat shitt. She be good enough to beg for free shitt but not good enough to marry. If he wuz gonna marry her maybe he should do dat shitt and use da extra BAH an BAS for care packages. 

I agree, it is nice for companies to show support. However, I do not rely on that. If my husband needs something you better believe I will get off my arse and send it to him. We don't need anyones help.

^^that 

Ok people you have got to be effing kidding me right now. Are we really debating this?

You go to combat zone and try not getting any care packages-alot of these guys are single or have peice of $hit wives/families that do not get anything, i sent out a box for my husband and one for our friend the entire deployment.

By her requesting things doesnt just go to her husband it goes to the entire unit-i know my husband and others passed out alot of their stuff they got and all shared.

So to end this, afrina you can "suck it"


I totally agree with you on this. 

my next door neighbor (a dentist) sent several boxes of free sample tooth products that were sent to his practice

was your husband deployed with mine? ;) There was a wife who had a relationship with a dentist (I think she was an employee, but it's been awhile). They had a HUGE box of dental items, he told me he would never need anything of that nature his whole deployment! lol 

Obviously Afrina you are just a hater. The only reason we are not getting married before he leaves is because we are having a wedding (November '11) and not running to the court house. It takes time to plan a large wedding. Plus, he already gets BAH because the barracks were full....we have lived together for the last year, we see no need to rush into it. Thanks everyone else for the support, this helps a lot. I will use some work connections and see what family and friends can offer as well. Thanks again! 

Freebie list

I found this and thought you might like to look it over :) 

WONDERFUL...Thanks Pooka! I should find out his address next week and will be sending packages and asking for donations soon after. Thanks so much! 

We're planning to send some large packages out to my brother and his friends for Christmas. :) I'm already planning 

your welcome :)

PS. let the USO know when they are leaving and coming home, they have a free food cart and goodies they bring to each if you request it. 

I see nothing wrong with contacting companies and asking if they are willing to donate some products/goodies to the deployed troops. It's not like she's asking for money or for things to be sent to her and then she will send them to her husband. She's not trying to benefit in any way, IMO. It seems more like she's trying to make the deployment easier on everyone involved (other Marines, families, etc.).

Yes, there are people out there who get care packages from their families and "don't need help", but there are more people who don't. How would you feel, being a Marine, in a combat zone, on Christmas (or insert other holiday here), with nothing from anyone, while other Marines around you are all opening their care packages? It's little shit like those donations that can make Marines feel appreciated.

Even hubs just said, "I didn't get a Christmas care package..." He also said, "It would have been so cool to get some products from some companies and to know that those companies cared..." 

When DH was deployed he had a Gunny who used to work at a construction company and they were apparently having a lucritive year because they sent a pair of tan Crocs(not off brand) to all 45 people in his shop to use as shower shoes.
He's mailing his pair to my brother to use in Afghanistan along with his Surefire, some socks, candy, food, and a few things to make his room "homey". 

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