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

Curry_Queen

I also have the Trevor Sorbie 5litre shampoo/conditioner, which I bought from Direct Cosmetics, but I haven't seen it in stock since last summer now so I assume it was an end of range product

PP - if you know of somewhere else we can get it that would be great as I could do with ordering another shampoo

halloweenqueen_2

Mr HQ has much less hair than me but uses far more shampoo! in fact i use a lush bar and its lasting me ages while he's got through several bottles so I would be interested in buying in bulk shampoo - will decant it into a small bottle or he will practically bath in it!

MIRRY_2

went to tescos on friday and needed basmati rice,
I was going to buy 500 g for £1.50
but then notised a huge tescos 4kg bag for £3.29.

So now we have enough rice to see the year out

what other staples can you buy in bulk to save money ?
also do you know the cheapest places to buy bulk ?

FZwanab

Yeast is good to buy in bulk from a health food shop, much cheaper than those small supermarket sachets.

moggins

Pasta, I always buy the huge 3Kg bags from Tesco as we get through so much of it.

marksward

Frozen veg seems cheaper the more you buy.
We do a monthly costco shop for large cuts of meat, turkey/chicken breasts and mince, potatoes, washing powder, 5ltr double packs of fabric conditioner, pasta, tuna (10 tin packs) ........... Obviuosly some of the obove lasts much longer than a month, but if you can freeze it etc theres money to be saved!

Pink.

Hi Mirry,

There are lots of recommendations of what to buy (and what not to buy) in bulk on this thread:

have you ever stocked up on a product being thrifty and gone a bit mad

Pink

tawnyowls

Anything non-perishable, really, if you have the room for it. You obviously need to store stuff like rice, flour, etc in containers that vermin can't get into. Sanitary products, bath & shower stuff, laundry products, tinned goods usually good buys. Also buying stuff in ethnic shops usually good value - big bags of spices and bottles of soy sauce, rice vinegar and the like.

Suncream (mentioned in the other thread) is a bit dodgy - usually shouldn't have it more than 2 years old if unopened.

benbenandme

Moggins - the huge 3kg bags of pasts are on offer at the moment in Tesco ...... only £1 for 3kg !!!!! :j

I bought 2 bags of them which will last me all year now !! (Only me & 3 yr old!!) :eek:

thriftlady_2

I buy basmati rice (Tilda) in 10 kg sacks from Waitrose. It's about £13 I think and is probably a bit more expensive than an own brand but the quality is excellent and considerably cheaper than buying the small bags. It comes in a sturdy sack with a zip and lasts forever.