What’s the opposite of buying in bulk?

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Buying in bulk is oftentimes a great way to save money.  It’s pretty much a no-brainer.  But what about those products that you go out of your way to buy as minimally as possible?  What’s your anti-bulk?

Example: in recent years President’s Choice has introduced a half-pack of bacon.  Anytime we’ve ever bought a full pack of bacon we cook half of it and the other half goes bad long before we crave it again.  I gues we’re just not bacon people.  So when the half pack came out?  It was a perfect fit for our lifestyle!

While it may technically be more expensive strip by strip, it saves us because we’d just waste the rest.

Do you have any products like this?  Where you buy the small because you know the normal or bulk size would be a crazy move in your world?


23 responses to “What’s the opposite of buying in bulk?”

  1. CV says:

    Buy the full pack of bacon, split it in half and wrap it in plastic wrap and throw it in the freezer. You can do similar with a lot of products, yes its a little more work and packaging on your end, but home use plastic wrap is less material than commercial packaging. And more importantly, less waste

    can do similar for cheese, buy in bulk, split in chunks, double wrap the long term stuff and single wrap the short term.

    Its just me and the girlfriend so I’ve used this method for a lot of products so we can save by buying in bulk and not wasting anything.

  2. Mau says:

    I like the mini-pop cans because I can’t down a whole carbonated beverage!

  3. ergo2 says:

    the problem with buying in bulk is that you have to have the cash in the first place , but then you come up short elswhere.

  4. Alex says:

    Don’t always assume that bigger is cheapest. Companies do not check every item per item with their competitors for pricing. There is a term they use in the food industry called KVI’S or key value items.
    It is the size of a particular product that they compete on price with other retailers. Often it is not the smallest item but not the biggest either.
    Thanks to the staff at my local store that explained this to me.

    Take care
    Alex

  5. nsangel says:

    you know how you can get 4 litres of milk in this huge jug, and it’s a bit cheaper than buying the 2 2litres? well, we would use up 4 litres in a couple of days. but the large jugs are so heavy, i end up spilling the amt that i’d be saving anyway.

    i’m all for buying in bulk when it makes sense. at least when i buy it in 2 litre containers, the son can pour his own milk. saves me from running back and forth the fridge too.

  6. somegirl says:

    juiceboxes save ME from running to the fridge back and forth! lol

  7. Michelle says:

    With bacon I always cook up 2 lbs at a time and freeze it use it frozen for pizza,omelettes bacon & cheese sandwiches …whatever.I also do the same cheeses…grate the whole thing up , freeze it and use for whatever you need.This also saves me calories ’cause everytime I grated the cheese I always ended up sneaking a few pieces!!

  8. eatereater123 says:

    microwave popcorn.

    i was the first to scoff, but after trying a min-bag, i realized that i wasn’t forcing myself to eat the whole thing.

  9. Olena says:

    icecream for me. If we buy big container – I end up eating it all so we splurge for a small container of “fancy” flavour few times a year.

  10. Dayle says:

    Milk! We can never drink 4 bags before it goes bad.

  11. benji says:

    My grandmother goes for the 1/2 dozen eggs…she doesn’t need more than that – it’s just her, and she doesn’t eat them every day…So being able to by a 6-pack saves her some money.

  12. missy says:

    i buy the 1/2 dozen eggs too. im the only one in the house that eats them and i dont even really like em that much, but every once in a while i gotta have one.

  13. dilbrt says:

    Makeup! Any kind of makeup, really. I’ve never used even close to a whole tube of lipstick, or a bottle of mascara before I have to throw it out.

  14. sundae1888 says:

    I wish they have 1/2 loaf of bread for sale at a decent price. I can never finish a whole loaf before it expires.

  15. benji says:

    sundae1888, you can split the bag in half when you get home…just freeze half of the loaf, and keep the other half out to use now.

    FTR, We also freeze cheddar, and have no problems. SO if it’s on sale, or if we’re buying a Costco-sized bar, we freeze it and take it out as we need it.

  16. Michael Scott says:

    Condoms. Whenever I get the chance to use them I only get to use one. Then I have to wait another couple years for a chance to use them again and by that time I’ve lost them or they’ve expired.

  17. Wayne says:

    Michael-Thanks for being so honest!

  18. Kipper says:

    Michael, thanks for giving me a good laugh!

  19. Terri says:

    lmao

  20. inica says:

    I don’t care for bacon but my son does. I fry the full bag but not 100% crispy. Then when he asks I just nook it in the microwave and it’s a good as new.

  21. Rebecca says:

    I used to do this with eggs – I’d rarely eat them, my hubby hates them, but want them occasionally for baking. I’d end up buying a full pack, or even a 6 pack, use 2, and the rest would end up wasted. Then I learned that you can freeze them. Crack them into a bowl, add 1/8th of a tsp of salt for savory recipes or half a teaspoon of sugar for sweet recipes for up to 4 eggs, beat and then pour into a freezer bag labelled with how many eggs and sweet or savory. They keep up to 4 months that way.

  22. somegirl says:

    HAHAHAHA that was hilarious. I agree about the 1/2 loaf of bread that would be awesome

  23. bm says:

    u just gave an example which happens in my real life!! the bacon!! 😛


















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