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The Eco-Explorer: Camping Gear that Leaves No Trace - Buy Me Once UK

The Eco-Explorer: Camping Gear that Leaves No Trace

If you’re a regular outdoorsy type, you’ll be familiar with the ‘Leave No Trace’ signposts placed prominently throughout campsites and trail routes. Here at BuyMeOnce we take ‘Leave No Trace’ to the next level and aim to find products that will last so long, that their trace on this planet will be as limited as possible.
5 Travelling Pitfalls and How to Combat Them - Buy Me Once UK

5 Travelling Pitfalls and How to Combat Them

Travelling is an amazing thing. You get to experience different cultures, cuisines, wildlife and learn so much about the world, but it is also a large burden on our planet. It makes you realise the negative impact humans have when you see waste everywhere. However, all is not lost! You can still have incredible experiences by just travelling more sustainably and being mindful. Here are five common pitfalls I have encountered when travelling and ways to combat them.
How to Make Your Clothes Last as Long as You Do - Buy Me Once UK

How to Make Your Clothes Last as Long as You Do

Caring for your clothes can be a daunting task. This is especially true if you’ve purchased an investment piece and want to keep it looking as great as it did when you first tried it on in the fitting room. Regardless of whether they’re machine-washable, dry-clean-only or made of cashmere or cotton, keeping these pieces looking fresh needn’t be a chore. Here are six surefire ways to keep your wardrobe looking as beautiful as you.
Spotlight: The White T-Shirt Company - Buy Me Once UK

Spotlight: The White T-Shirt Company

When Penny Jones founded The White T-Shirt Company in 2002, it was in reaction to the unsustainable and fast fashion dominated clothing industry. The straightforward name is a challenge to the mainstream, a declaration that your cotton T-shirts are just not good enough, and that we are here to shake things up.
8 Amazing Resources for Travelling Mindfully - Buy Me Once UK

8 Amazing Resources for Travelling Mindfully

 In the same way you can vote with your cash to encourage a more ethical and sustainable fashion industry, it’s possible to support awesome, forward-thinking companies whilst booking your travels. There are loads of websites out there working hard to initiate change, so why not make your voice heard and your cash count?
Top 6 Christmas Gifts for Beauty Lovers - Buy Me Once UK

Top 6 Christmas Gifts for Beauty Lovers

Here at BuyMeOnce, we love thorough beauty product research. We look for products that are made as naturally as possible, cruelty-free, ethically sourced and contain organically grown ingredients we can actually pronounce. We want to know what we’re putting on our skin and we love supporting communities at the same time.

Head to Head: BuyMeOnce puts the best knife brands to the test - Buy Me Once UK

Head to Head: BuyMeOnce puts the best knife brands to the test

A few months ago, we decided to finally take on what could be our toughest quest: to find the perfect kitchen knife. Many brands were considered, many were judged as unfit even for entry. The four brands on test here came out on top in online reviews, customer suggestions, solidity of guarantee and aftercare.

BuyMeOnce at the World’s Biggest Repair Cafe! - Buy Me Once UK

BuyMeOnce at the World’s Biggest Repair Cafe!

At BuyMeOnce we strongly believe that everyone is entitled to the knowledge and resources to be able to fix their own stuff, which is why we were thrilled to be invited to the World’s Biggest Repair Café.
5 Winter Capsule Wardrobe Staples (for Men and Women) - Buy Me Once UK

5 Winter Capsule Wardrobe Staples (for Men and Women)

Here at BuyMeOnce we love a capsule wardrobe and we love clothing that lasts; however, we also believe that nobody should have to sacrifice style for longevity. It’s easy to find hardy outerwear with a lifetime guarantee, but we don’t always want to look like we’re off on a mountain adventure with Bear Grylls.
Hunting for heirloom quality toys? Explore our top five new finds - Buy Me Once UK

Hunting for heirloom quality toys? Explore our top five new finds

It’s November and, dare we say it, the festive season is not a million miles away. We know that gift buying, particularly for those little ones in our lives, is a lingering to-do list task.

H&M accused of burning 60 tonnes of unsold clothes - Buy Me Once UK

H&M accused of burning 60 tonnes of unsold clothes

The fashion world was rocked this morning to find out that Swedish clothing giant H&M has been accused of burning 60 tonnes of unsold clothing since 2013. According to a report from Retail Gazette and the Danish television programme Operation X, who performed the investigation, H&M have sent “over 1500 kilos of unwanted garments to be destroyed.

Car Parts Made out of Wood: Is this the Future? - Buy Me Once UK

Car Parts Made out of Wood: Is this the Future?

For millennia humans have been using wood to build and craft, but it’s looking like the humble tree might also be the building material of our future.  Researchers at Kyoto University are working to develop a material that uses wood pulp to create extra strong panels that they believe could be set to replace steel.