The concept of buying in bulk to save money is a familiar one for a wide range of individuals and organisations. The broad principle is that if you buy large quantities of almost anything, the price of each individual unit tends to be priced lower as a result.

In one sense, it sounds like a guaranteed saving. For instance, our own shredded tissue paper wholesale service here at Shredded-Paper.co.uk enables you to take advantage of discounted pricing when you order more than 50kg of a single colour or mix.

So, in theory, why wouldn’t you bulk-buy pretty much everything in your life that you need a continuous supply of, presuming you can afford it? Alas, as we explain below, the situation isn’t quite as simple as that.

Buying in bulk isn’t always a guaranteed way to save money

Let’s imagine that you are in a supermarket, and you see an opportunity to bulk-buy shower gel or body wash. This is the kind of product that people typically require fresh supplies of over time, given its importance for cleanliness and hygiene.

However, it is worth bearing in mind that shower gel doesn’t have an infinite lifespan – a shelf life of around 24 to 36 months is typical for this product. You can’t, then, simply bulk-buy enough shower gel to fill a car boot, and then keep any excess of this product in storage for a decade.

That is, of course, an extreme example; you probably don’t personally know anyone who is quite so hardcore a bulk-buyer. Nonetheless, the point stands; if you bulk-buy a certain product but aren’t able to use everything in your purchased batch, this approach might ultimately cost you money instead of saving you it.

The situation is very different, though, for the wholesale purchase of shredded paper

So, we’ve established that if a given product has a limited usable life and a narrow range of things it can be used for, it might not make long-term financial sense to bulk buy it.
Our own shredded paper at Shredded-Paper.co.uk, however, is a very different matter. For one thing, it is impressively versatile, our customers having used it for hamper packaging, house moves, arts and crafts projects, cushioning for sending delicate and fragile items across the world… and even bedding for animals.

This means that if, for instance, you were to bulk buy more than 50kg of red and white shredded paper for your small business’s Christmas promotions, and you had plenty of it left after the festive season, you wouldn’t need to worry. You could simply keep that leftover shredded paper, perhaps for next Christmas, or for the packaging of goods you send to customers in the meantime.

There are, then, quite a few excellent reasons to purchase shredded tissue paper on a wholesale basis through our online store, beyond the striking appearance and quality of the paper itself. So, why not email or call us today, on 01603 927300, to find out more about bulk-buying discounted shredded paper through our dedicated team?