The Future of Buying Products That Last with Tara Button of Buy Me Once

Tara Button had an idea of a website and community that put a spotlight on long lasting products and true consumer satisfaction first - and that idea stalked her until she had to create it and launch it for the world to utilize. Her site is Buy Me Once, and it is completely changing not only how consumers find products that are built to last, but how companies are realizing that repair and a warranty are two criteria that are moving up the list for most shoppers. Tara joins Sam to talk about how she saw the need for Buy Me Once, how they changed their business model to now sell directly to consumers, and her advice for building a community around your website. She also gives us a few of her favorite brands featured on Buy Me Once, and how to know when you are really getting quality items. What You Will Discover This Week: In a world of paid reviews and wanting everything quickly on demand, it can get confusing to know where to shop and what products will last the test of time. Tara talks about why products are meant to break physically along with stylewise, and how it is time for that to change. What Buy Me Once is, and Tara knew there was nothing of it’s kind and greatly needed in the consumer world. The less we have to buy things, the more we save money for ourselves and keep our environment clean. What Tara thinks the future is for the Right to Repair Act and companies including life cycle labeling and more transparency about how long their products really will last. Why Tara decided to change the business model of Buy Me Once from affiliate marketing to selling directly out of their warehouse. Some of her favorite brands and recommendations both in and beyond Buy Me Once. Who to really seek honest reviews from instead of basing everything off Amazon. Mentioned: https://buymeonce.com/ (Buy Me Once ) https://www.lecreuset.com/ (Le Creuset )