Do you buy any household goods in bulk to save money?

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I've started buying loo roll, hand soap, teabags and porridge oats in bulk. Nice knowing we won't run out for a while. Any ideas or current deals welcome- I have Prime but not Costco membership

I only buy staple branded essentials when on special offer - if you wait, supermarkets tend to have them on offer every 3-4 months eg I buy Kenco instant coffee in the refill packs - but only when significantly reduced, then I buy 3 months or so at a time. Same with dog food, and various other things. I reckon I save about 1/3 on those items on average.

The other thing I do is check when the supermarket reduces stuff to clear and you get the best bargains, and freeze it. I once got salmon fillets at £1.20 for a pack of 2, and managed to get 8 packs.

Ooh yes I love a bit of yellow sticker shopping.

I follow extreme couponing uk on Facebook and they post when things are cheap on Prime eg 24 x velvet loo rolls for £6 delivered.

I got sick of always running out of cat food and litter so I bulk up on that and save by buying the huge packs

Last time I went to the pet shop I nearly broke my back carrying two huge bags of heavy litter to my car. It's good to have it though and was cheaper than the little carry bags.

I brought a massive pack of loo roll on offer in Aldi in Jan 20, and another in Feb 20 (cos I saw the offer again and forgot if already got one).
So I've had a bulk stock of loo roll since the pandemic started and have just this week had to buy more 😆.

I tend to buy at the cheapest price point per unit, mostly that is in bulk buy not always.

I got a sack of flour in the pandemic when flour was off the shelves, and found that really useful so have had more since, although it's not massively cost saving.

Dog food I always buy a bigger sack.

But I'm fortunate that I have both the funds and storage space to be able to do this.

Not sure it counts as household goods but meat for the freezer. Cat food.

Cancelled Amazon as it is no longer the cheapest for a lot of things I buy and I don’t like their ethos.

LWho gives a crap loo roll is a good buy, especially if you can find a discount code because one roll lasts much longer than a regular Andrex type one. I promise I don’t work for them!

I buy branded stuff in bulk when special offers are on kenco coffee, Yorkshire tea bags. My local Aldi reduces meat at 6pm often at 75% off so I fill the freezer.

I have Costco. We are a family of 6 and some
Of their stuff is so much cheaper
But we are very disciplined about not being side tracked
When there

I get Who Gives A Crap but I didn't change my order when ds went to uni so I keep getting them at the same rate as before so have over 100 rolls in the garage, I really need to change it but I always forget and then another turns up!
I usually buy a sack of pasta and buy cat food in bulk. Oh and I buy squash in bulk when it's on offer.

I started buying loo roll from who gives a crap

I thought it’d be more expensive, but the cardboard is very tiny and the rolls twice as big. We use half as much a week so get through 2 rolls in a week whereas supermarket andrex we were using 4 rolls.

So it’s a big saving money wise as 48 rolls are £36
Andrex for 45 rolls was £16 in Costco. I get mine delivered.

I bulk purchased soap bars, which are lasting me a very long time, find it last longer than liquid soap & is half the price

Yes I buy quite a few things in bulk but not all of it is cheaper (I mostly do it for reducing plastic waste). I get:

Cooking oil - 5l bottles
Washing up liquid - 5l bottles
laundry detergent - 5l bottles
Fabric softner - 5l bottles
Shampoo (Faith in Nature) - 5l bottle
Conditioner also as above.
Rice - 5-10kg sacks depending what Sainsburys have in the world food isle
Pasta - 5kg bag
Loo rolls from Who Gives a Crap

I get from Amazon or Sainsburys depending on which deals are better (I don't drive so only shop online).

Instant coffee refill pouches - 6 in a box, via Amazon. Hardly bulk buy but means there is always some on hand.

I buy the following in Feb/March every year when it’s the two months I don’t pay council tax and stash it in the loft/kitchen/drawer in the bed:
Loo roll
Washing up liquid
Washing detergent
Fabric conditioner
Shower gel
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Cooking oil
Dried pasta
Rice

I do my research and shop around and do one run to two or three supermarkets in one go just for these.

I buy on offer rather than bulk purchases like sacks of potatoes/ rice.

Mine is mainly to reduce plastic/packaging.

Flour 5kg
Rice 5kg
TP in a box of 48 - comes unwrapped
Dried beans, nuts etc.
3 litre tin of olive oil - I'm just watching for a special!

Loo rolls
Kitchen roll
From Makro

I get my loo roll from Rural Trading. Initially as a plastic reduction exercise , butits worked out economically too. Made inEngland, no plastic.

Dishwasher tabs from Amazon are I think cheaper than the supermarket

I go to Home Bargains for the basic dry products. I try and eat out the freezer to keep the fifth shopping week low in cost. I then stock up on toilet roll and hsir products etc then.

Is there such a thing as a who gives a crap referral code? We used to buy Nicky toilet roll that didn't have an inner tube (instead it had a mini roll of toilet roll that you could put in your bag etc) and it lasted forever but our Sainsburys don't stock it anymore. After reading your comments on here I want to give WGAC a try and read it's better with a discount code?

Wgac has 20% off new subscriptions at the moment and here’s a referral code - no idea if you can use them together though!

I always buy in bulk, so much easier to buy every few months than every week and usually much cheaper.
Costco: toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, alum foil, tea bags, coffee beans, laundry liquid and conditioner.
Supermarket: 3kg pasta bags, 5kg sugar.
Meat Wholesaler: 5kg chicken breasts, sausages, bacon.

@Someaddedsugar there is a referral code for who gives a crap:

referral link

I think it gives us both £5 off.

Which WGAC loo roll is better ..bamboo or normal? Is one softer, thicker than the other?