Sometimes you can split a big purchase (eg flour) with a friend.

Great idea for all mums

We try to only use homegrown ingredients and then everything else we bulk buy too – we even raise our own cattle so the only thing we really buy is pasta, rice and dairy most of which we tend to bulk buy for convenience =)

I often blanch and freeze excess produce from the veggie patch.

This is the exact reason I love Costco, bulk saves me a massive amount of money, I have not had to buy toilet paper for three months, still have half the toilet paper left, so its looking like it will last 6 months!

I try to buy things that are half price or really good specials. I’ll stock up on these supplies so I rarely buy things at full price… Veggies I don’t freeze.. I’ll just buy whatever is cheap at the time.

i would love to buy more stuff like this but i don’t have the room

Such great advice.
we do this with nappies, dry dog food

We but bulk when things are really good value for the price, it’s saved us lots of money.

If you’re organised enough, you can bulk buy with friends. You get the savings but don’t have to store as much.

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  This is something that we do too-share the costs and the products.

Buying bulk is great for toilet paper and washing powder, things that you always use.

yes and i try to extend products so with the chux i will cut in in half as the cloth is too big but half is perfect

Absolutely. And take advantages of all the sales. I bought 5 kilos of rice at half price a couple of weeks ago in Coles. That’s a huge saving.

I buy cleaning products, personal items and basic food staples in bulk-huge savings.