'I compared Costco and Tesco to see which is cheaper for bulk buys and there was a clear winner'

With the cost of living crisis impacting on households, customers are changing the way they shop. Whether it's looking around for offers, or buying supermarket budget ranges, most people are looking for ways to cut their spending.

One way budget experts swear by for keeping costs down is to buy in bulk. And if you like your branded products, there are some big savings to be made.

Obviously you need the space to store things and the extra cash to buy more than you'd typically need, but if you're able to, you can save some serious cash over time.

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Tesco probably has the largest bulk buy section of all the supermarkets - in fact a whole aisle is dedicated to such deals in its biggest stores, like the one in Walkden, Salford, that I visited this week.

I wanted to see how its prices compared with Costco, the American-owned membership-only wholesaler, which offers discounted prices on big packs of products. And the fact Costco's Trafford Park branch was so busy on a Tuesday morning in October was the first sign that there are savings to be made here.

I managed to avoid being distracted by the Christmas gift displays and sniffed past the fresh cookies and cakes to reach the items I was looking for - mainly drinks, laundry products and toilet rolls that I knew I could directly compare with Tesco's prices.

While most items I picked up were like-for-like, there were some where I had to buy the brand level equivalent, such as Costco's Finish dishwasher tablets compared with Tesco's Fairy.

With toilet roll - something that has shot up in price recently - I opted for the largest pack available in each store. While Tesco had a 30-pack of Cushelle