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Contents 1 Why should I Bulk buy 2 Food 3 Bathroom Items 4 Other

Why should I Bulk buy

One of the ways to save a lot of money on food shopping is to do some bulk shopping before you go to uni. Get your parents to buy some stuff in bulk that will last you till at least the end of 1 term and when you come back during the holidays you can get your parents to bulk shop again. For me the reason why I am doing it is because we in Manchester have shops such as Quality Save where I can get good brand stuff a lot cheaper. (Unfortunately this shop only have stores in the North of England which is why I am bulk shopping in places like this before I go to the expensive London) Here are some suggestions:

Food

• Oil (About 5 litters)
• Cornflakes
• Mix Drink/Cans (some wholesale shops do 24 cans of drink such as pepsi, 7up, tango for about £4-£7 depending on the drink)
• Spices and Herbs
• Salt
• Sugar
• Tin tomatoes, beans, fruit e.t.c
• Custard (Tin, Powdered)
• Condense/evaporated tin Milk
• Tea bags
• Coffee
• Dried Milk
• Herbal Tea
• Rice
• Pasta
• UH Milk
• Crisps (box of 50)
• Butter (as they tend to last long)

Bathroom Items

• Tissue (about 24)
• Bath Soap/crème
• Toothpaste
• Handwash
• Shampoo/conditioner

Other

• Washing up Powder
• Washing up Liquid
• Body crème
• Hair crème

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