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Buying in bulk / stockpiling ....is it really worth it?
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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"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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It is that what you do, good or bad,
will come back to you three times as strong!
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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!0
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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 ?0 -
Yeast is good to buy in bulk from a health food shop, much cheaper than those small supermarket sachets.Penny xxx
Old age isn't bad when you consider the alternative.0 -
Pasta, I always buy the huge 3Kg bags from Tesco as we get through so much of it.Organised people are just too lazy to look for things
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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!0 -
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
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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.0 -
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:Mortgage Total: £51,801 / £75,000
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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.0
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