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10 Delicious Things to Cook in Your Stainless Steel Frying Pan - Buy Me Once UK

10 Delicious Things to Cook in Your Stainless Steel Frying Pan

Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting out in the kitchen, there's something special about creating delicious meals in your favourite pan.  But what is so special about stainless...
Why Chefs Love Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware - Buy Me Once UK

Why Chefs Love Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware

Your favourite celebrity chef uses tri-ply stainless steel pans. Fact. Not just for boiling food, but for searing, making sauces and more. Using these heavy-bottomed, silver-coloured pans can genuinely make...
Meet the Maker: Neat - Buy Me Once UK

Meet the Maker: Neat

When you think of products that last a lifetime, you probably don’t think of hand soap. Neat is trying to change that. We caught up with cofounder Ryan to learn more about the brilliant B Corp giving the cleaning products industry a sorely-needed shakeup.
How To Build Your Perfect Gift Registry: Top Tips and FAQs - Buy Me Once UK

How To Build Your Perfect Gift Registry: Top Tips and FAQs

Want to know how to dodge faux pas and get all the things you want on your wedding registry? We’re going to answer all the questions you’ve been too polite to ask…
How Suri Repair and Recycle Their Electric Toothbrushes - Buy Me Once UK

How Suri Repair and Recycle Their Electric Toothbrushes

We take a peek behind the curtain to see how Suri repair and recycle their sustainable electric toothbrushes.
Suri Toothbrush Unboxing and Review by Tara Button - Buy Me Once UK

Suri Toothbrush Unboxing and Review by Tara Button

At Buy Me Once, we're on a mission to discover and share products that are not just built to last but are also a step forward in sustainable living. Our CEO, Tara Button, had the delightful opportunity to unbox and test the Suri toothbrush… so what did she make of it?

How To Make Your Charger Cable Last Longer: The Essential Guide - Buy Me Once UK

How To Make Your Charger Cable Last Longer: The Essential Guide

Are you constantly buying new cables or breaking out the duct tape? Our 7 top tips from Syllucid will help your charger cables last for years, not months.
Suri Toothbrush Review | What Me & My Dentist Thought After a Year - Buy Me Once UK

Suri Toothbrush Review | What Me & My Dentist Thought After a Year

In December 2022, BMO researcher Jasmine was told by her dentist to start using an electric toothbrush. So she got a Suri.

A year later, she’s spent about 1,500 minutes brushing her teeth with it - and she’s just had her annual appointment. Here's her honest review.

Meet The Maker: Dip & Doze - Buy Me Once UK

Meet The Maker: Dip & Doze

As part of our Meet The Maker series, we interview Dip & Doze founder George about the design choices behind the brand - and his bad experience with a very expensive duvet cover…
Our Team’s Festive Favourites - Buy Me Once UK

Our Team’s Festive Favourites

What are the beloved items our staff uses Christmas after Christmas? The Buy Me Once team tests a lot of products to assess their quality - but some simply become favourites forever.
Buy Me Once’s Most Read Articles of 2023 - Buy Me Once UK

Buy Me Once’s Most Read Articles of 2023

From product reviews to decluttering tips, our blog has had more activity this year than ever. And as 2023 draws to a close, we’re looking back on the articles you’ve been reading the most...
10 Reasons Why a Gift Card is Actually the Ultimate Present - Buy Me Once UK

10 Reasons Why a Gift Card is Actually the Ultimate Present

We believe there is one way to banish unnecessary, wasteful consumption - and also to give someone a perfect physical gift they will love, use and treasure forever. The answer? Gift cards. With our Gift for Life card, we want to champion the idea that the humble gift voucher is the pinnacle of conscious gifting.