Buying in bulk / stockpiling ....is it really worth it?

steerpike

Agree wholeheartedly with the numpty remark!
I bought twelve boxes of Yorkshire Tea before Christmas when it was on offer with 100% extra free. and we are gradually working our way through them

GreenandThrifty

I think stockpiling is a great idea. It works on so many levels - you are prepared for financial uncertainty, emergencies, you never need run to the shop 'just to get ......' and end up with impulse buys its already at home. Just make sure you only buy what you normally would buy.


"Save what you use and use what you save"

regularly use things from your stockpile and replenish it. Keep an eye on quality, dampness and use by dates.

All in all its a great idea - go for it! And those who laugh? the smile'll be on the other side of their faces when something happens and Mr T runs out of essentials or they double in price

mrssnowy_2

I love stockpiling cos' I love to see full shelves that are ALL MINE(well and his).
Bought quite a few (10)bags of rice last year just before the price rises started,so what do you know we've hardly eaten it since:o
Early in last Dec bought 12 packs of Panjana tea,not cheap but was on offer and it's our favourite.That is going down so will need to buy more soon.Obviously sooner.
You could store things in the bottom of wardrobes,but make sure that you remember what you have put where-little treasure map is needed:rotfl:
I recently 'found' a 12 pack of toilet rolls under the stairs,good job they didn't have a sell by date.
Flipping pasta seems to multiply when I'm not looking,perhaps its one of the 'off list items' that fall in the trolley.
Tho'sometimes if I haven't shopped in a BIG shop for a while I think I'm a bit mesmerised and it ends up like a trolley dash,not really overspend but duplicating,duplicating,duplicating-oops.See what I mean:D

mrss

Butterfly_Brain

I have had a stockpile for years and it has paid off especially in the last week when I haven't been able to go out ( I have osteoarthritis in both knees and it is difficult to walk in normal weather let alone snow and ice!)
One of my friends started to copy me with stockpiling last year and is glad she did because she has just been made redundant.
I have a Utility Room where I store Soap powder, softener, W Up liquid. Toilet Rolls, Shampoo and the smelly things.
I too am lucky to have a walk in Pantry which is piled high with stuff and 2 freezers
My OH is on a low wage and I try to keep at least £10 - £20 a week back from the housekeeping and so every time I see something on offer like Fairy Liquid etc I have enough money to go and get a load.
I have started keeping a list of things and cross off what I use that way I know exactly what I have at any given time and I rotate as much as possible so everything is used in order

tiff

Thats what I plan to do starting tomorrow, butterfly brain. I am going to allocate £10 or so a week to spend on stocking up. Going to start tomorrow with toothpaste, pasta and some canned things like beans, toms and tuna. Reading through this post was enough to decide for sure that its the right thing to do http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1198869

fernliebee

Just a thought re storage. A shelf above a door has very little visual impact but you can store lot's on it. particularly in the bathroom for toilet rolls, or in rooms with high ceilings.

rosemarym_2

This is a very useful thread to me - DH gets fed up with me buying large quantities of things on offer -because of where to put them. I can see there actually is plenty of space if we get organised (shed, attic) ...

Mellika

Growing up I had this large commode in my room - 4 big drawers. The bottom two were always full of tins and big bags of sugar, salt, pasta, rice, etc.

Once a month we would go to the supermarket and come back with 2 trolleyfuls (large family with sporty teenage sons). We'd put everything in the fridge, then go to my room and fill up the 2 drawers...!

Ahh.... good times....!

rosieben

I just came from a thread where someone mentioned 'end of the world threads'

no matter how short of room you are, you can always find little spaces for stashing things. I live in a really tiny house and I have a shelf unit on the landing which is my extra food store. I fixed a bamboo blind on the front to hide my baked beans and tuna stash from visitors' eyes! I currently have about 50 toilet rolls stacked up out of sight in an alcove in the bathroom. I have one dry shed and I've been thinking I could put some shelving in there and store extra toiletries and cleaning stuff - things that wouldn't hurt if they got damp, washing up liquid, shampoo, shower gel, stardrops (of course!) etc.

There are good reasons for keeping a store cupboard - illness, redundancy, price rices, bad weather. Instead of doing a big shop each week I just shop for f&v, milk, and replace what I've used from my stash. I keep a list of what I have and make sure I rotate stock.

I have a bit of a phobia about empty cupboards from a time when the kids were little and I was really short of money.

Might be worth looking at Storecupboard Essentials thread

jcr16

i always keep a stock in, nothing major compared to most, but we could prob live out of cupboards for about a month , although it wouldn't bee too healthy towards end as i don't buy tinned veg casue we don't like. i like to know i've got food in, for reason if were poorly and can't get out etc or short or money. but recently with all the snow, the isle of wight only had 1 really bad day however the mainland got it bad, so alot of our supermarkets said due to bad weather over water were sorry about the short supply of food. there was no bacon, low on alot of fresh item's , bread , veg, fruit etc. so it kinda has a knock on effect sometime to the island if mainland has prob's.