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More Than Alive: Review, Giveaway and Discount!
Last year we discovered the Berkey water filtering system. It has been such a blessing!
In Ohio, our city tap water was almost undrinkable; I had been refilling gallon jugs with drinking water at the grocery store each week and it was quite a chore. We use about 14 gallons of drinking water each week, which is enough jugs to completely fill a cart at the store. Waiting longer than a week meant even more jugs to fill. Add to that three small children, and all in a mid-size car -- it was pretty crowded and frustrating at times!
I was elated when we got a Royal Berkey water filtering unit. No more trips to the store for water: we can just fill the Berkey with tap water and have plenty of fresh, clean, delicious drinking water -- right from home. (When you have little children to take along to the store, limited vehicle space, and only one vehicle, the less you have to do at the store, the better!)
Plus, the price. The two filters that came in our Berkey will filter 6,000 gallons of water before they need replaced. Berkey water costs 1.6 cents a gallon, which is a lot cheaper than the $0.39 per gallon we were paying.
And if for some reason we can't get to the store, we won't run out of drinking water. The Berkey can even filter rain water, lake water, etc. making it a great survival resource. No electricity is needed, since gravity pushes the water through the filters.
But, I should stop raving. After all, I already wrote a lengthy review of the Berkey last summer! Go read it for more info. :)
Along with discovering the Berkey, we discovered a great little company called More Than Alive.
When we bought our Berkey from them, I was thoroughly impressed with their customer service. They attended to our order quickly, answered my emails within a day or so, and even answered some of my questions over the phone!
After trying out the Berkey last summer, I knew I wanted to review it here. More Than Alive graciously offered a discount to the readers here, along with inviting me to be a part of their affiliate program. We've been blessed by a number of readers who have ordered Berkey water filters through our links, as we earn a percentage from those orders.
The Discount!
I've kept in contact with the folks at More Than Alive, and they're again offering a discount on their products for my blog readers! This is exciting to me, since we've been so thrilled with our Berkey and I love to be able to recommend it to others!
So, for 2 days only -- Monday, February 23 and Tuesday, February 24, 2008 -- use this code when ordering from More Than Alive and you'll save 10% on your order: r9ua2k
More Than Alive gives free shipping on all Berkey orders. And if you're thinking about ordering a Berkey -- they still come with your choice of a free gift (we chose the fluoride/arsenic filters with our order; we've also tried the shower filter and it's great!).
The Giveaway!
More Than Alive is also offering a giveaway that will be open for 2 days (Monday and Tuesday, February 23 and 24). Two winners will receive a free Berkey Sport water bottle and three winners will receive their choice of an herbal tea blend! If you'd like to be included in the drawing, leave a comment with your name and a way to contact you.
More Than Alive sent me several of their herbal tea blends to sample, and as I expected I thoroughly enjoyed them! I took some photos of the beautiful herbs, and I'll give my comments on the teas I've tried!
Spiced Licorice Tea lived up to its name. The ginger made it kind of "hot" and it had a fabulous licorice flavor! However, it doesn't have a "chai" sort of spicy taste -- no pepper, cloves, etc.
As you can see, the herbs are large and high quality!
This citrus mint blend wasn't quite what I was expecting! It's great as an after-meal digestive aid, but the ginger was stronger than I prefer. So, yeah... I can't really see myself drinking this one all day... but after meals, yes. :)
By the way, a half-pound bag of dried herbs will make a LOT of tea. And notice the labels on the bag -- 1/2 lb -- plus some! The folks at More Than Alive do extra stuff like this just because.
SOS for PMS -- what can I say? Pregnancy and lactation-induced infertility does wonders for PMS. ;) But seriously -- herbs are wonderful and if your body needs a boost -- try them. :)
This Lemon Lover's Tea is my favorite of all! So soothing and delicious!!
There. Now don't you want to win some?? :) Leave a comment (and a way for me to contact you) to enter the giveaway! :)
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Giveaway
Please enter my name. I would love to win any of these prizes. I drink water all day. And tea is always good:)
Thank You,
Wendy
richshelpmate @ yahoodotcom
Count me in!
What a great giveaway! Count me in! My e-mail is Frugal.Homemaker.Plus@gmail.com
Tea Giveaway!
I would love to win some delicious tea! Thanks for doing this Tammy!
My email is jules_ac00@yahoo.com
Thanks again,
Julie
Wow they sound great count
Wow they sound great count me in for the drawing.
Crickett
crickettcrossing at yahoo.com
Entery
I'd like to be entered into your drawing.
Bryan Buie
bdbuie@hotmail.com
Wow! What a neat
Wow! What a neat giveaway--randomly pick me! :-)
Wife to my Michael and mama to our Willow
This looks great. I am
This looks great. I am thinking of ordering some more bulk teas anyways.
Shannon
www.nourishingdays.com
Give away
This would be a very nice win!
Please enter me!
I would love to win either of these drawings. Thanks!
livinglaughingnlearning at yahoo dot com
I love my Berkey!
Thanks to your glowing review, I recently ordered a Berkey and I absolutely love it!! Would love to try the herbal teas so pick me! :)
bissette6365@aol.com
Tea
I'd love to be entered for your giveaway. Thanks! ~ Deb (debgiro at wildblue dot net)
YUM!
Thanks for the chance!
nettacow at yahoo dot com
mmmm
love me some tea!
krthomas@cablerocket.com
Awesome!
Pick me! Pick m!
sruszkowski (at) gmail (dot) com
Would love some tea! Darla @
Would love some tea!
Darla @ manyweavers@verizon.net
I love tea! Please enter my
I love tea! Please enter my name:)
Liz at www.eafollman,wordpress.com
thanks!
Sure count me in
Please count me in, some of the tea sounds good!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Lilyofthevalley4/
~Tanya - mama to 5 :)
Sounds good
I'd love to try these teas!
Anne Jisca
http://annejisca.livejournal.com/
Put my name in too please!
I'd love to enter! I'd be happy with the water bottle, and my husband would be thrilled with the tea, so if we win, either would be great! Thanks for the chance!
yummy tea!
I love tea!
jonda2001@yahoo.com
Ooo. That sounds
Ooo. That sounds great!
Deanna
dmfitzpatrick16@rangers.nwosu.edu
Great giveaway!
Oh, I'd love to win either thing . . . I love water and tea! :)
Carrie
http://samsmommy.blogspot.com
Thanks for the giveaway
I'd love to be included in the giveaway. That water bottle sounds neat.
Sarah in MO
misterjimmy at sbcglobal dot net
Ooohh
I'd love to be entered!! :) mnksleeth@sbcglobal.net
I'm going to talk to dh about getting one of these. I've my eye on them since I saw it on your blog a while back. Where we live the water is SO gross. It rarely passes the inspections, and they have notes posted that say when you're pregnant or ill (and another long list of things) not to drink the water. Blech. So we have one of those store bought filters that attaches to our faucet (we used to do the store jug thing too).
Thanks for sharing this with us!
Fun, fun!
Wow! What an awesome giveaway! And thanks for introducing me to this company!
You can reach me here>
bessiejoy2001 at yahoo . com
I'd love to win!
Pick me!!
jackier24 at gmail dot com
Thank you so much!
My husband and I just talked about the purchase of a Berkey filter and made a decision a three days ago. I'm SO glad that you arranged for a discount! I ordered my filter--my husband is so pleased.
Thank you so much,
Sally
P.S. Please enter me in the drawing.
Wow
This looks fantastic! We use the 5 gallon jugs with a simple hand pump ($5 at Walmarts in south Texas) but they can still be a chore to carry and refill. I've looked into several different filtration devices but just haven't found the right one...yet!
Thanks for this opportunity and the review!
~vee
www.wildwesthome.com
Tea giveaway
Please enter me in this giveaway. I love teas. Drink it everyday. I would love to try their lemon tea sounds delicious.
lindashifflett@yahoo.com
I love tea!
thanks for the giveaway. . .I could use some tea to chase away these winter blues!
Molly
jakesmom31@yahoo.com
pick me
Enter me, I would love to win! I want one of those water bottles.
I love tea!
Please just enter me for some tea!
Thanks!
Alyssa
rosesullivan18@gmail.com
giveaway
I would love to try the Lemon tea. Sounds yummy! I have tried their PMS tea and it is very good. I try to drink it every day.
Enter me in the drawing. Thank you.
Karen
mkls87@gmail.com
After reading your review of
After reading your review of the Berkley, my husband and I have decided to order one once we're all moved and settled. So, THANK YOU!
If you could randomly pick me, that'd be GREAT! I've been eyeballing their sport water bottles and LOVE tea!
~ Brandy
http://clayinhishand.blogspot.com (email can be found in the sidebar)
Thank You
Please enter me in the drawing!!!! Blessings Amber
aacc442@yahoo.com
Giveaway
I would like to be included! More Than Alive is a great company! ahoanna86(at)gmail.com
berkley giveaway
we would love a sport's bottle or tea. what a great giveaway! our house loves tammy's recipes. you are inspiring. mistyG
mgorman7@hotmail.com
Not really anonymous...
Yeah, I'm actually your brother from way far away, but I don't know my user name and password, so I can't sign in, which is ok, because I never remember those things anyway, and the e-mail account I used to sign up is not available anymore, because I don't know my password for that either.
Try diagramming that sentence...
Anyhoo, as an electrical engineer, I see an improvement that could be made in this filter system. It would be nice to have a scale under the filter system to see what how much it weighs, so you could tell how much water to add based on weight full versus weight empty. Using a simple strain gate bridge and LCD display you could read out how full the system is.
Oh the marvelous possibilities we could have in this world if the electrical engineers were working instead of surfing the internet and leaving comments on people's blogs.
On a side thought, I would love to try that licorice tea, but putting me in the drawing could be a conflict of interest, since I'm a family member. I'll just have to come out to visit and try it at your house. Is it ok if I bring some friends along? How about in April?
I digress... Later,
Pip
How full is the Berkey?
My dear Pipster,
Such a device has already been invented. ;)
Me, I have my own, cheaper method of not overflowing the Berkey. ;) One gallon in the top, one gallon out the bottom. :)
Definitely visit us again, bring whoever you like, and April sounds perfect. :)
I think you can still be entered in the giveaway. Random.org is pretty unbiased! :)
Great Giveaway!
Tossing my name in the hat! ;-)
mrshuntinak @ msn DOT com
Wow
Please enter me. I really enjoy your website. Thanks for the opportunity.
Jennifer
dj3hill98(at)bellsouth(dot)net
I would love to win
I would love to win something!! My email is sherahtaylor @ comcast.net. =)
Thank you!
Thanks Tammy for the great giveaway. I have really enjoyed your recipes esp. the challah one!
Blessings, Monica
mcgillfamily@sbcglobal.net
Please enter me. We love More Than Alive!
We love our Berkey and we live in the same area as the owners of More Than Alive. I have been priviledged enough to meet them on one occassion and can say that they are a wonderful family. Their herbs are superior as is their customer service. With that said, please enter me in the giveaway! cathy@theschiffmans.com
I would love to win!
I would love to win . . . especially the water bottle! Thanks for the opportunity!
Marie
mrsmec @ yahoo.com
Thanks
I really enjoy your recipes and make the wheat bread all the time.
Thanks,
Kimberly in NC
knchock at yahoo dot com
I love tea!
Hey- I would love to win!! :) I try to drink alot of water, and I love tea, too!
Monica
junebugs26@yahoo.com
Count me in!
Count me in!
missjoydee@gmail.com
Naomi Marks
fun giveaway
enter me, please!
http://simplyserina.wordpress.com
(post if i win =)
Royal Berkey vs. Berkey Light
I'm curious what the difference is between the 2 (other than the price and the amount of water they hold)? I'm in a financial position where a $65 difference would be very beneficial.
Thanks~
Kelly
Berkey Light vs. other Berkeys
Hi Kelly,
I haven't actually seen a Berkey Light, but from reading about the different berkeys (and watching a couple videos about them on You Tube), there is really just the filter and the "housing" -- that's all there is to it.
The Berkey Light that More Than Alive sells comes with the same 2 black Berkey filters inside that the Big berkey, or the Royal Berkey, etc. come with.
So, it's really just a preference issue -- do you need something larger, strongly prefer stainless steel (the Berkey Light is BPA-free according to More Than Alive's website -- see home page title), etc...
The factors that influenced our decision: We felt that the stainless steel Berkeys would hold up better over the years vs. plastic, we wanted something a little bigger, and we thought the stainless steel (with a stainless steel lid vs. a little "beret" on top!) would look nicer in the kitchen.
Originally we thought we'd get the Berkey Light, since it's the cheapest, but decided it was worth the extra money to get the Big Berkey. Then, the Big Berkey was on backorder for a number of weeks and More Than Alive told us that if we wanted to change our order to the Royal Berkey, they could ship it immediately -- so that's what we did. :)
ah ha!!
Thanks so much for your reply, Tammy! I didn't even notice that the Berkey Light was made out of plastic (I've never been a real "details person"....but come on, that was pretty obvious!). Ü I will definitely wait and save up the extra money for either the Big Berkey or the Royal Berkey!
Have a great week~
Kelly
giveaway
Enter me! We've been talking about getting a filter and the 10% off might kick us into action. Thanks!
tea please!
I love tea, please enter me!
Entry me too please!!
I'd love to try any of these items.
Leslie
jandltomko@tds.net
very nice
i'm having a hard time deciding if we need a water filter...do you feel like it gets in the way?
i would like to be entered, thank you
ericandmeggan at gmail dot com
Need a water filter... or not?
Hi Meggan!
If we liked tap water or felt it was safe to drink, (which was not the case in Ohio; tap water here near Seattle is much better but still has a chlorine taste) then I might consider the Berkey to be "in the way" or taking up valuable counter space... as it is, we like and use our Berkey so much that it has never been a "burden" to have! :)
Every home is different; you might have less of a need for a water filter, or even no need for one at all. :) On my kitchen counters I have a bread machine, toaster, dish drainer, and Berkey. Those are the things that are most valuable to us in our everyday lives. That's just preference and how we choose to live. :)
Here's my entry
My contact info-
dkcdac at yahoo dot com
Thanks for having the giveaway!
Kate
Giveaway
I would especially love to win one of those water bottles. Thanks!
sglaurence(at)comcast(dot)net
giveaway
I would love to win...pick me...pick me!!!
mamalove2@juno.com
Blessings,
Annette
how exciting!
I would love to win either of the drawings.
Count me in!
Thanks,
Renae
leoandrenae@hotmail.com
Chance at Tea
I would love to have a chance at winning some tea! I have just recently discovered herbal teas and wow they totally replace my coffee now!
Thanks for the chance
Joy
ebcsmom@yahoo.com
www.littlecowpokesinthecountry.blogspot.com
Thanks for the chance
I'd love to be entered... I'm always up for trying a new tea!
shanzanne@hotmail.com
Yes! Yes!
Oh, PLEASE count me in!!!
We live in a heavily farmed state, and I would love to reduce the amount of chemical junk in our water! Oh, and my dh and I love tea ~ even our kids love it, with honey of course :o)
HeatherJ
indigo52 at cox dot net
Would love to win!
Something Ive been thinking about already, water filtering. Thanks for the giveaway. Autumn.edmonds@gmail.com
Enter me too, please!
I love your blog and have tried many of your yummy recipes.
Thanks,
homekeeper93 at gmail dot com
I love tea!!!
Hi Tammy,
Hope all is well in the Northwest. I would like to enter your drawing. If Pip can, then I figure I can, too!! Thanks,
Kathleen
clarikat@aol.com
Please enter me
I would love to be entered in the drawing.
Thank you so much.
Email me at windingtheskein@gmail.com
Love your recipes. Please
Love your recipes.
Please count me in!
Mrs.KW at sbcglobal dot net
I would love some herbal tea!
I drink tea all day every day. I would love to have some new tea to try...
Kelli
burrhippie@yahoo.com
Entry 4 tea!
I love tea--and giveaways. What fun. Just recently found your blog--it's great.
Thanks,
Teresa
tlnovak@mlnovak.com
Golly Gee Willaker-sniffles!
What a super-duper giveaway!
Please count me in!
I love teas! Any kind!
Yummy!
Thanks!!!!
-Donna-
thechildren@twlakes.net
Giveaway
Please enter me in your giveaway. Thank you!
ratcliffe5@sbcglobal.net
Oh what Fun!
I'd love to be entered in this giveaway!
April Lott
jandalott
at
verizon
dot
net
Thanks! I always enjoy reading your blog!!! :-)
Excited to enter!
Would love to win! Thanks for the chance! I enjoy your blog. thedrakesx4@comcast.net
sounds great
We'd love any of these prizes. I'd also love to get us the water filter but it isn't in the budget right now unfortunately!
Vika
vikaann at gmail.com
water bottle or tea give away
Marj M.
What a great give away. I drink water all day long. A new tea blend sounds yummy. Thank you.
22eagles@rtconnect.net
contest
Please enter me in your contest! I'd love to win.
Karen goingbuggie@yahoo.com
More Than Alive giveaway
Thanks for the chance to win! amysnotes@hotmail.com
giveaways
These sound great! Thanks for your great recipes!
Charlotte
knitter82@yahoo.com
Sounds great!
I'd love to be entered.
jess @ inklog . net
Thanks!
giveaway
Sounds great! I'd love a new water bottle! The tea sounds great too. Thank you.
Ritter005@verizon.net
Please enter me for the
Please enter me for the drawing! I am so sad though!! We just bought our Berkey (the crown) from MTA, and I missed this discount!!!!!! Oh well, we are glad to have our filter anyway! I still need to get it set up.
That lemon tea looks so good.
sammye AT pobox DOT com
How fun!
I would love to be entered! How fun!
gilpin
at
sbc
global
dot
net
berkey giveaway
Wow! What a great giveaway! I would love to be entered to win this system! I love tea also!
Tory
contact:
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gmail.com
http://champagnewishesandcoupondreams.blogspot.com/
What a Blessing!
Dear Tammy,
Thanks for entering me in your drawing and for your willingness to share your recipes with others. I know my family has benefitted from eating less processed food. What a Blessing!
Jennifer
danjenl@juno.com
Wow; a lot of entries
Wow; a lot of entries here...but...I might as well throw mine in, too. :D Thanks for the giveaway!
Danielle
latte4me@gmail.com
Count me in! :-)
Please enter me in the give away.
Susan
susiecoo at dejazzd dot com
Thank you!
Please add me to the drawing
Hi Tammy!!
Please add me to the drawing too.
Thanks & have a wonderful day!
~Marie
smith83me
at
yahoo.
com
What great timing for a new
What great timing for a new coupon code, I was just going to put in an order for some herbs and Supermom vitamins on Friday :).
Oh! And please enter me in the giveaway :)!!!
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