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A Wrap of the Most Durable Articles of 2019 - Buy Me Once UK

A Wrap of the Most Durable Articles of 2019

No prizes for guessing what topics were the most popular with our readers and followers in 2019. Buying long lasting products. We believe if more of us can think about buying durable products, we can use it as an accessible entry point to sustainability and save you money. 

Tara Button: 2019 in Review - Buy Me Once UK

Tara Button: 2019 in Review

2019 may have been tumultuous in many ways, but there are reasons to be cheerful. Never before has climate change gathered so much momentum - this is the year that the message reached a tipping point with the general population.
25 Lasting Personal Gifts for Everyone - Buy Me Once UK

25 Lasting Personal Gifts for Everyone

Buying a personal gift for someone isn’t a challenge, and the key is taste and meaning – pick carefully the items that warrant a touch of the extraordinary. Here’s our guide to the BuyMeOnce personal gifts that are all exceptionally made to last.
12 Tips of Christmas Gifting - Buy Me Once UK

12 Tips of Christmas Gifting

Tara Button can completely empathise with Christmas panic buying because that has been her default for this time of year. But, it doesn't have to be that way. At BuyMeOnce we believe a good gift shouldn't be just for Christmas, but should be for life.
Lily's Guide to Christmas Giving - Buy Me Once UK

Lily's Guide to Christmas Giving

It’s that time of year again. Christmas and all that comes with it is drawing ever closer so we've decided to share our guide to help you shop for gifts the BuyMeOnce way. 

25 Sustainable Homeware Gifts that Last - Buy Me Once UK

25 Sustainable Homeware Gifts that Last

If you’re buying something for a new homeowner this Christmas, or even someone who just loves to nest, our list of sustainable homeware gifts will be your go-to guide.
40 Best Gifts for Him (2020) - Buy Me Once UK

40 Best Gifts for Him (2020)

As always, we’re looking forward to helping you find something made so you only have to give it once. You may be actively shopping or just casually browsing, but we thought it worthwhile to bring you our selection of gifts suited to the men in your life. 

Tara Button: How it felt to meet The Minimalists - Buy Me Once UK

Tara Button: How it felt to meet The Minimalists

Tara Button sits down with Joshua Fields Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus - founders of The Minimalists podcast, to talk all things minimalism and the inception story of BuyMeOnce. 
Decluttering the Things I Didn’t Need: Tara’s Minimalist Year - Buy Me Once UK

Decluttering the Things I Didn’t Need: Tara’s Minimalist Year

Our ever-inspired founder and dear leader Tara Button decided to cut the crap. Living for a year without extraneous items, this list was to be her own minimalist bible. I think it’s about time we discovered how she got on. Was it way too easy? Was it a little too tough?

The checklist of Things I Didn’t Need - Buy Me Once UK

The checklist of Things I Didn’t Need

Last year I wrote a list of things I didn’t need. This year I want to see whether I stuck to it or not. My approach to minimalism isn’t just a toolkit to decluttering, but it is also about ensuring I’m not buying crap I don’t want or need. This list was the most powerful tool to stop those impulse buys.

BuyMeOnce UK x Clothes Doctor: Exciting News - Buy Me Once UK

BuyMeOnce UK x Clothes Doctor: Exciting News

We wondered - how can we possibly offer a repair service with our limited resources, and a small team whose sewing skills range from passable to shocking, to non-existent? Thankfully, we’ve managed to team up with Clothes Doctor, the online service making repairing garments simple, accessible and affordable. We are incredibly excited to announce that because of this collaboration, we are now able to offer either a warranty or a repair guarantee on every single item of clothing sold directly through BuyMeOnce right across our Men’s, Women’s and Kid’s sections.
Sewing Basics: How to Hem Jeans - Buy Me Once UK

Sewing Basics: How to Hem Jeans

Knowing how to alter jeans also means you can tailor them to your body and not the other way around. Found the perfect pair that make your bum look incredible but they’re pooling around your ankles? No problem, just follow the instructions below and have your perfect pair of jeans in a jiffy.