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Affordable Refill Shopping: A Price Comparison

We price compared this shop from one of our regular customers to a chain supermarket. This shop for common essential items was £29.75 here at Zero Muda but would have been £45.90 if the same quantities were purchased at the supermarket, a savings of 35%! These containers have been refilled at least 12 times over our first year of being open which has saved 180 pieces of single use plastic. Not only that but the savings of £194 over the year in comparison to shopping at the supermarket.

We price compared this shop from one of our regular customers to a chain supermarket. This shop for common essential items was £29.75 here at Zero Muda but would have been £45.90 if the same quantities were purchased at the supermarket, a savings of 35%! These containers have been refilled at least 12 times over our first year of being open which has saved 180 pieces of single use plastic. Not only that but the savings of £194 over the year in comparison to shopping at the supermarket.

Household Products Zero Muda Brand Zero Muda Price Approximate Quantity Purchased Supermarket Price per Volume Supermarket Brand Supermarket Equivalent Price
Fabric Conditioner Miniml £2.04 1 L £2.67/L Ecover £2.67
Laundry Liquid Miniml £2.56 500 mL £6/L Ecover £3.00
Body Wash Miniml £1.00 250 mL 40p/100mL Original Source £1.00
Coconut and Argan Shampoo Alter/Native £1.97 250 mL £2.82/100mL Argan Morrocan Shampoo £7.05
Coconut and Argan Conditioner Alter/Native £2.83 250 mL £2.82/100mL Argan Morrocan Conditioner £7.05
Anti-bacterial Surface Spray Miniml £0.88 300 mL 50p/100mL own brand £1.50
Rapeseed Oil Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil £2.07 500 mL 70p/100mL own brand £3.50
Total: £13.35 Total: £25.77
Food Products Organic? Zero Muda Price Quantity Purchased Supermarket Price per Weight Organic? Brand Supermarket Equivalent Price
Chia Seed Y £1.87 234 g 1.20/100g Y own brand £2.80
Basmati White Y £3.42 460 g 5.80/kg N Tilda £2.68
Diced Fig Y £1.80 180 g 1.14/100g N Whitworth £2.05
Salted Peanuts N £2.75 550 g 50p/100g N own brand £2.75
Hemp Seeds Y £2.16 144 g 3.60/100g Y own brand £5.18
Organic Pasta Corn & Rice Y £1.66 302 g 48p/100 Y Seeds of Change £1.44
Puy Lentils N £0.49 244 g £8/kg N Merchant Gourmet £1.95
Jumbo Oats Y £2.25 644 g 20p/100g Y own brand £1.28
Total: £16.40 Total: £20.13