Whether you’re buying for yourself, family, or your small business, bulk buying offers a way to cut down the cost of your weekly food shop or your company’s overheads. It’s also a necessity for those who don’t have transport or don’t like going to the shops anymore.

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Once you embrace the concept of bulk purchasing, you’ll soon realise the benefits, not only for your bank account but for the environment as well.

However, there are some points you should be aware of before you buy all the toilet rolls and stock up on loaves of bread in the supermarket!

What exactly is bulk buying?

Bulk buying is when you buy as much as you can for as cheap as possible. Be aware though that it is important to look at the price per unit of the item/s you intend to buy in order to work out whether you are actually getting a cheaper price when buying in bulk.

Advantages

  • Less trips to the supermarket: Buying in bulk will maintain your household’s stock of staple items for longer. This means you are likely to cut down your trips to the supermarket, which will save money on petrol.
  • Avoid unnecessary spending: Less trips to the supermarket also mean that you will not be tempted to pick up unnecessary items which add unbudgeted spending to your outgoings.
  • Convenience: A trip to your local supermarket can often end in a coffee and a slice of cake in the supermarket cafe to destress from the squabble you had over the last pack of kitchen roll with the lady in aisle seven, and “the item in the bagging area” problem with the self-service checkout! So, bulk buying is a win-win, as it allows you to cut down on unnecessary spending. If you order online as I do, you get it delivered right to your front door, at 6.00am in the morning! I love it. Shopping is all done.
  • Variety: It also helps you avoid the monotony of regular supermarket shops!

Possible Disadvantages

  • Overspending: You could be in danger of overspending, especially with the plethora of items blinking at you.
  • Wastage: There could also be the possibility of wastage. The more you have in the house, other people in the household might mis-use the privilege or items.

Be a smart shopper when buying in bulk

The money-saving aspect of bulk buying will only work if you are very diligent and smart when it comes to shopping. Whilst looking for a good deal make sure that you should not forsake product quality.

Check out the items I buy in bulk which saves me loads of money on my shopping bill.

Please share other items that you buy in bulk in the comment section below so that we can all benefit from it and save money.

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