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I'm in a food buying club with a few dozen others. We mostly buy staples in bulk from distributors and divide things up. We'll get things like 50 pound bags o
by thinkcontext 1y ago
I'm in a food buying club with a few dozen others. We mostly buy staples in bulk from distributors and divide things up. We'll get things like 50 pound bags of rice, 5 gallons of oil, etc. A side benefit is less plastic waste since everyone bring their own containers. An even better side benefit is that acquaintances become friends.
- hcwilk 1y agoLove this idea! Does the group coordinate manually or is there an app/service that helps organize this for people near you?
- thinkcontext 1y agoManually. Its an old group, it predates widespread use of email. Nowadays it uses Google Sheets to coordinate.
- HenryBemis 1y agoI'm doing this with apple picking once a year. 10-12 of us go to pick apples, we pay for the wholesale price, and have fun while at it. We each end up with 10-15kg of apples, gives us a fun day out in 'nature' (we're mostly goofing around than working).
- satvikpendem 1y agoYou are your own Costco, smart idea, bulk discounts too.