Independent stores can offer big savings on some items bought in bulk. And for many shoppers it’s not only about the bargains
The 61-year-old town planner from Mosman is shopping at Tong Li, an Asian supermarket in Campsie. At the end of the aisle are shelves loaded with sacks of rice, sugar and flour.
Buying dry goods in bulk, as Lee’s family does, can mean savings of up to 50% – but the bargains come with caveats.At Tong Li, 25kg of medium grain Sunrice is $2 a kilo. Bulk white sugar works out at $1.32 a kilo, while bulk plain flour is $1.60.In nearby Greenacre, Abu Salim supermarket is a trove of Middle Eastern products. Alongside heaped dates and boxes of shisha coal are sacks of dry goods and vats of cooking oil.
But it’s not just about the price. Abu Salim is also a place to come together and bump into friends – and to do it in Arabic.Hanny Majzoub says buying in bulk saves money in the long run.For Hanny Majzoub, 62, who has come to stock up on Lebanese items, bulk buying is no longer an option now that her four children have left the family home.
In Point Lonsdale in Victoria, Sarah Thorburn is part of a buying group of seven families who club together to purchase bulk quantities of organic oats, flour, nuts, oils and vinegar, tinned food and cleaning products online. Twice a year, she spends around $500, filling her pantry.A large bag of sugar at Abu Salim supermarket., says she has found it hard to shop in supermarkets since helping to form the buyers’ group in 2021.
Each month, members have tea and snacks, making monthly food collection day a way to meet neighbours.The Source Bulk Foods in thesuburb of Glebe offers minimal packaging and ethical sourcing for its mostly organic products.
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