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Save money by buying in bulk

You can save money by buying certain items in larger quantities. This is an example of economies of scale, the more you buy the cheaper things become. This saving can be due to the following:

Criteria for buying in bulk

There are some things to bear in mind when buying in bulk:

Examples

⚠️ Note due to special offers, sometimes smaller packs can work out to be better value! Always check first! ⚠️

Toilet Rolls

This is a good example of an item the everyone uses and does not have a best before date. With this in mind, it makes sense to buy as much as you can store for the best price. Prices are from the Tesco website.

Pack SizePack CostCost Per Roll
(6 Pack)
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£3.75 62p
(12 Pack)
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£6.90 57p

In the example above, buying the larger pack saves you 5p per roll!

Pot Noodles

This is an interesting example. Singularly, they are poor value unless you use the offer in which case they are much better value than the multipack!
Prices are from the Tesco website, offer may have expired by the time you read this.

QuantityCostCost Per Pot
(1 Pack)
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£1.10 £1.10
(1 Pack Loyalty Offer)
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£0.75 £0.75
(4 Multi-Pack)
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£4.20 £1.05

Generally the multipack option is the cheapest way to buy most items, however in the above example, this particular offer means it is much cheaper to buy the individual pots! This sort of offer is worth keeping an eye out for!

Tea Bags

Being a UK site, let's check out tea bags:

Box SizeCostCost Per Bag
80 Tea bags
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£3 3.75p
120 Tea bags
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£3.35 2.8p
240 Teabags
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£4.95 2p

The above clearly shows that if you regularly drink tea, it works out cheaper to buy the biggest box you can get!

Bulk buying online

The advantage of bulk buying online is that someone else does the leg work and it is easier to compare which shop has the best deals. For an added bonus, many of the big name supermarkets offer existing customers discounts when going through TopCashback

Created : (14/06/2025)