Do You Buy In Bulk? If So, What Items?

OneEyedDiva

OneEyedDiva

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We buy many items in bulk. Being Costco members sure doesn't hurt but I also order in bulk from Amazon and Dollar Tree. I do so because some items are hard to find in the supermarket and if found are too expensive. It also saves time and my son's gas not to have to be running to the different stores every week chasing sales. Usually bulk items are cheaper.

Being Costco members we buy everything from paper products (Kirkland..Costco brand and Kleenex) baby wipes and other personal care items, as well as food items. About 60% of what I buy from Costco are sale items. I recently purchased 1,000 non latex gloves from Amazon. Purchasing in bulk saved me $33 over purchasing 100 at a time. They'll last me a little under a year since I use between 2 and 4 daily, mostly while cleaning the litter box. I've also ordered the hard to find sugar free Hazelnut Coffee Mate and Chai vanilla tea in the six packs.

When ordering from DollarTree.com one must buy in bulk. I've ordered cases of disinfectant spray, foaming bath cleaner and Crunch and Munch (can't order the latter anymore... they are a trigger food). Those are just some of the items I buy in bulk. What about you?
 

The pandemic years caused me to get into the habit of keeping some things around through bulk purchases.

Such things as canned chicken, tuna, kippered beef (not as salty as jerky and can be cut into small cubes and used in things like chili), Rotel tomatoes, tomato sauce, dried chopped bell pepper and onions, red pepper flakes, even cup-packs of unsweetened applesauce and big boxes of old fashioned rolled oats. The beef is kept vac-packed in the freezer.

I use fresh ingredients in preference, but I have an expiration schedule to drive use before anything goes to waste.
 

hollydolly said:
From Costco... Kitchen Paper..Loo Roll... Non Latex gloves...

Swedish Meatballs.. Fresh Chicken thighs..or drumsticks... Dinner rolls... Canned beans... Canned Corn .. Prawn Spring rolls

From Amazon... Batteries... garden insect killer,,
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HD I had previously bought my non latex gloves from Costco, but when we checked just before I ordered them from Amazon, the brand they had was too expensive. Some of the food items I buy are Kirkland agave, Skippy PNB, Whipped cream, Prima Pasta spinach-mozz ravioli, Sukhi's mango-coconut chicken curry, Kirkland almond milk by the case (refrigerate after opening), Pop corner snack variety, Stonefire naan bread, Healthy Choice fudge bars, frozen mango chunks and Cheerios. I get my batteries from Costco when Duracells are on sale, but I found out Duracell makes Kirkland batteries, so no need to wait for a sale when I'm almost out of them.
 
Good topic.

We stack up the Costco Kirkland toilet paper and paper rolls; got lotsa those. Also a case of Plackers Fine Dental Flossers.

I also bulk-buy our shampoo and conditioner, and maybe three-at-a-time Weleda unscented body lotion.

I remember during the pandemic, we were not supposed to buy in bulk ... but then, how much would it cost to keep driving across town to buy things one at a time?

I recall my husband telling me that his Aquasonic Aqua Flosser (Professional Rechargeable Water Flosser) had finally given up the ghost ... only for me to tell him to check the shelf in our master bathroom, where a spare was sitting just waiting for us. :)
 
I think I have a whole box of canned coconut cream here yet. I use it in sugar-free gelatin based desserts but it can be fussy to whip and whip as it cools and sets to get an even consistency.
 
Many things...paper goods, canned food....veggies, chicken broth, tomatoes, different oils, nuts, sweeteners, baggies, trash bags, coffee, cereal, chicken, ground beef, different soaps...fire ant poison, insecticide and fertilizer for roses, batteries.. etc etc.
 
dilettante said:
I think I have a whole box of canned coconut cream here yet. I use it in sugar-free gelatin based desserts but it can be fussy to whip and whip as it cools and sets to get an even consistency.
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What is that, exactly? As I recall from when "we" cracked open a coconut, the liquid inside had a thin consistency. Or does the coconut cream contain both the coconut milk and flesh?
 
Yeah, I also have bulk split peas, a couple of kinds of dried beans, lentils, and chickpeas.

Not everyone eats pork products, but if there is a decent sale I'll buy a few small "canned ham" tins. Not the highest quality, and salty, but I can cube it to make pea soup and then freeze thin slices of the rest for sandwiches.
 
Black beans 50lbs
Steel cut oatmeal 25lbs
Potatoes 100lbs but those are free and I give 1/2 away, locally grown
Tuna 12/6oz cans
Butter 24 tins from New Zealand (pandemic leftover)
Flour 25lbs - locally grown

And all the regular stuff at Costco including nuts, brown rice, paper products, vinegar, olive oil.

Herbs and spice from Pensey's. They used to sell larger sizes. The salad dressing(cream) bases are money savers for sure.

I need to find a source for red wine vinegar. Anybody have one?

Lots of people here buy a whole or a 1/2 steer.
 
We don't have Costco, only Sam's.
I buy paper towels, TP, napkins, and bathroom wipes.
I can store all but the wipes in my attic.
Big bags of almonds, walnuts, and pecans.
Hubby's nose strips.
I usually get a rotisserie chicken while there.
Sweet potato chips that are just sweet potatoes and coconut oil.
I think the gas prices help justify the membership.
 
Like Diva I live in a condo with limited space however I buy paper products, shampoo, creams, etc on sale in quantities lasting between 2-4 months to save money. I always buy a month’s worth of groceries because it saves me a lot of time. Then I just need to pick up perishables in between.
 
By bulk, I thought you were talking about the open bins that one can ladle out what they want. I prefer not to because people aren’t always too clean.

At Costco, I think of it as buying in large quantities for things that can be stored for a long period and are a great savings.
 
Jackie23 said:
Many things...paper goods, canned food....veggies, chicken broth, tomatoes, different oils, nuts, sweeteners, baggies, trash bags, coffee, cereal, chicken, ground beef, different soaps...fire ant poison, insecticide and fertilizer for roses, batteries.. etc etc.
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you buy sweeteners in bulk ?
 
Jules said:
By bulk, I thought you were talking about the open bins that one can ladle out what they want. I prefer not to because people aren’t always too clean.

At Costco, I think of it as buying in large quantities for things that can be stored for a long period and are a great savings.
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yes that's what I mean by bulk.,...not those open bins where you can buy loose rice, and tea, and coffee, and pulses etc..
 
I live alone. I used to be a member of Sam's Club. That cost a yearly fee of $35. The savings of buying in bulk were wiped out by the fee. And I don't have the space to store 10,000 paper napkins. Buying in bulk is great if you are using the items up, but for just me, living alone, I don't have need of 1,000 rubber gloves.
 

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