Research

Meet the Maker: Suri

One of the most exciting products we've launched in recent months is the Suri sustainable electric toothbrush. Whilst we would never add a product to Buy Me Once that our team doesn't...

May 16, 2023

Meet the Maker: Elliot Organics

Welcome to the very first instalment in our ‘meet the maker’ series, where we’ll be offering a peek behind the scenes at some of the incredible brands on Buy Me...

April 20, 2023

Material stories: what is cotton?

Cotton is such a ubiquitous fabric, you probably haven’t given much thought to where it comes from. But aside from picturing fields of fluffy cotton-ball plants, how much do you really know about this natural fibre?

March 31, 2023

Twig - the bank of things.

Twig call themselves a bank of things – Twig Pay is an app that enables you to pay for new things using the financial value of your old ones. Instantly. This brilliantly brings together the environmental benefit of circularity, simultaneously unlocking tangible value for us as consumers. Read on to find out more.

March 30, 2023

The Minirig 3 portable speaker (and subwoofer): a year review.

Minirig is a small company, so it’s likely you haven’t heard of them before. Bigger brands like Sonos, JBL and Bose have the marketing budgets to make more noise about their portable speakers. But within its price range, the Minirig is quietly (or not so quietly) outdoing them all.

March 20, 2023

Everything you need to know about metal straws.

Have you been researching reusable products to replace the single-use plastic in your life? Of all the swaps you can make, straws are one of the easiest and most effective...

March 07, 2023

The problem with plastic straws.

Of all the plastic items that we use once and discard, straws have become something of a poster boy for plastic pollution. They’re astonishingly wasteful - used merely for a few minutes, and then thrown away. Here, we outline why plastic straws are so harmful, how and why they were banned and what our favourite alternatives are.

March 06, 2023

Everything you need to know about… stainless steel

Not only is this metal exceedingly strong, it shrugs off all sorts of everyday corrosion that would rust other metals in no time. But what makes stainless steel different from iron? And how can you unlock its full cooking potential? If you’re curious about this long-lasting everyday alloy, read on - we’re about to take a deep dive into why we love it.

February 13, 2023

Right to Repair: What’s happening in the EU?

Recently the European parliament announced plans to make the durability, sustainability, and reparability of products a bigger priority as part of the drive towards a more circular economy. Whilst the planned legislation seems to be taking longer than planned, its arrival would mean the biggest step yet towards tackling these issues and a huge win for the right to repair movement. But what will it look like in reality, and what are the issues at play?

February 03, 2023

How to cook on our three favourite pan types

Our three favourite pan types - iron, stainless steel and enamelled - are durable enough to last the rest of your life. And they can be quite an investment too, so you don’t want them to be relegated to the back of the cupboard.

To ensure you can use your lifelong cookware with confidence, we’re going to take you through some tried-and-tested methods to cook on these three different pans perfectly.

February 02, 2023

What will you love for life?

We’ve all got special, well-loved objects that have served us for many years. It’s our hope that Buy Me Once products will become those things for our customers, over the course of decades to come.

January 27, 2023

7 ways to use our Toolbar Mixing Bowl and Colander

One product with many uses? We’re in. With kitchen space often at a premium, we know an uncluttered space to cook in is often a lot more productive (and satisfying). The Toolbar colander was discovered by our Research Team over a year ago now, and it’s definitely become one of our go-to recommendations for those needing a bowl/colander addition to their kitchen.

January 27, 2023