Within limits. Buying a 20kg bag of potatoes may be less per unit than a 5kg one, but if half of it spoils before it gets used then the 5kg one is better. Similarly, bulk chips may be cheaper to buy, but eating a family size bag of chips by yourself because you haven’t been taught to portion control is worse than buying pre-portioned snack size bags. And then there’s also the FOMO marketing tricks: “two for one discount, limited time offer!” Do you really need two? Would you have bought even one, if it hadn’t been “on sale”?
Absolutely correct — I for example know that if I buy my canned teas in bulk at Costco, I will drink WAYYYY more than if I didn’t.
But if it’s items like trash bags or laundry detergent, absolutely buy in bulk because you will use it at a largely fixed rate anyways. Bite the bullet of the higher initial cost IF YOU CAN, and slowly you will save money by ironically spending more money — initially. It’s not so different to the infamous boot economic theory but with food.
Within limits. Buying a 20kg bag of potatoes may be less per unit than a 5kg one, but if half of it spoils before it gets used then the 5kg one is better. Similarly, bulk chips may be cheaper to buy, but eating a family size bag of chips by yourself because you haven’t been taught to portion control is worse than buying pre-portioned snack size bags. And then there’s also the FOMO marketing tricks: “two for one discount, limited time offer!” Do you really need two? Would you have bought even one, if it hadn’t been “on sale”?
Absolutely correct — I for example know that if I buy my canned teas in bulk at Costco, I will drink WAYYYY more than if I didn’t.
But if it’s items like trash bags or laundry detergent, absolutely buy in bulk because you will use it at a largely fixed rate anyways. Bite the bullet of the higher initial cost IF YOU CAN, and slowly you will save money by ironically spending more money — initially. It’s not so different to the infamous boot economic theory but with food.
I just trust nothing these criminals say. if a company tries to communicate, they are just lying. that’s all there is too it.