Alfalfa House members can reap the benefits of an extra discount if they choose to place bulk orders!
Members of Alfalfa House can order food in bulk (in the minimum weight or quantity the co-op buys the product in) and receive an extra 5% discount on top of any other discount to which they are entitled. If it’s not a regular co-op product, we may still be able to get it in. Chat to our Stock Coordinators or one of the Shop Coordinators (on the till) to find out more.
How to place an order
When placing an order you’ll need to provide
- Your name
- Membership number
- Contact phone number
- the name and quantity of the product
These details are then entered in the Bulk Orders book and your order placed next time the co-op orders from the supplier stocking your requested product. How long it takes will depend on how often the co-op orders from that supplier. If it is likely to take longer than 2-3 weeks for your bulk order to be received, we will contact you to let you know when we next expect to place an order with the supplier.
Bulk order suppliers
Here’s a list of suppliers and roughly how often Alfalfa House places orders:
- Austral Herbs (herbs and spices) – once every 4-6 weeks. Order placed Tuesday, delivered a week or so later.
- Demeter (flours) – fortnightly. Order placed Wednesday morning in week A, delivered Thursday in week B (ie, ordered one week, delivered the next).
- Eco-farms (various produce) – weekly. Order placed Wednesday, delivered Friday.
- Green Clover (various produce) – weekly. Order placed Tuesday morning, delivered Thursday.
- Honest to Goodness (nuts and dried fruit) – weekly. Order placed Tuesday morning, delivered Thursday afternoon.
- Hunter Valley Organics (various produce) – every two or three weeks. Ordered Tuesday morning, typically delivered on Thursday
l am a regular bulk orderer and l find it’s great to be starving at odd hours of the day or night and to rest assured that l can always cook even a basic and plain meal to see me through until l can get myself to the shop or until l have funds available, now that food has become a luxury item.