Episode 62

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25th Nov 2019

E062 - Tara Button from Buy Me Once

Tara Button is the founder of BuyMeOnce, which is on a mission to change the way the world shop forever.

The BuyMeOnce team find the longest lasting and most sustainable products on the planet and do all the research so shoppers don't have to. It started as a small passion project but soon went viral. It’s now had over 3 million visitors.

There are now also over 2000 products on the site. Some of the highlights include: Socks with lifetime guaranteePans with a multi-CENTUARY warrantyA football that never deflatesA pen that never runs out of inkAnd sustainable clothing brands committed to fixing their clothes for life.

Tara has now written a book, A life Less Throwaway, which explains the philosophy behind BuyMeOnce. About how buying once and buying well is the secret to a calm mind, clean planet and a permanently uncluttered home.

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This episode is hosted by Will Richardson - connect with Will on Linkedin or Twitter 
This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing

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