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How we found our forever coat - Buy Me Once UK

How we found our forever coat

We talk about the design, materials and construction of our buy for life Hackney Coat. Plus - top tips for winter coat shopping.
What gifts will you love for life? - Buy Me Once UK

What gifts will you love for life?

We all have special, well-loved items that have served us for many yearsitems enriched with value from time passing and memories shared. It’s our hope that Buy Me Once products will become those things for our customers, over the course of decades to come too.
Ten Things That Last FAQs - Buy Me Once UK

Ten Things That Last FAQs

Ten Things That Last is a little different from the sales you might have seen before. We’ve pre-empted some questions that you might have about how it all works.
18 long-lasting gifts for foodies. - Buy Me Once UK

18 long-lasting gifts for foodies.

We’re of the opinion that kitchen gifts perfectly blend practicality with the notion of treating someone.
8 long-lasting things we haven’t found yet - Buy Me Once UK

8 long-lasting things we haven’t found yet

From clothes airers to gardening gloves, we share our wishlist of tricky products we just haven’t been able to find yet.
Kitchen essentials survey - Buy Me Once UK

Kitchen essentials survey

Well used kitchen items are rich in meaning. We want to find future relics. Tell us your story to help us out. We'll give £50 gift cards to three random survey participants.
8 features to look for in buy-once clothing - Buy Me Once UK

8 features to look for in buy-once clothing

Poor-quality clothing and accessories are pretty easy to spot. But what separates a perfectly average garment from one that will really go the distance?
Hēdoïne x Buy Me Once: how to make tights last longer - Buy Me Once UK

Hēdoïne x Buy Me Once: how to make tights last longer

Read the Hēdoïne guide to looking after your tights.
What have long-lasting products got to do with the circular economy? - Buy Me Once UK

What have long-lasting products got to do with the circular economy?

We delve into what the circular economy means, and why long-lived products play such an important part in a sustainable future.
What does slow fashion look like? - Buy Me Once UK

What does slow fashion look like?

What does 'buy-once' clothing truly mean? The philosophy of buying once is about having more meaningful relationships with our possessions. That’s why we’re advocates for the slow fashion movement.
Practical Clothing | Survey - Buy Me Once UK

Practical Clothing | Survey

Take our survey all about practical clothing and accessories and get £10 off your next order over £60.
The Transparent Speaker: a device that gets better with age - Buy Me Once UK

The Transparent Speaker: a device that gets better with age

Get the rundown on our Transparent Speaker, a stunning example of conscious Scandinavian design.