(🗂️ Office & Admin • 🧼 Workshop Hygiene • 🌬️ Customer-Facing Touches)
Running a garage means juggling diary slots, supplier invoices and more than the odd mystery rattle. The last thing you need is realising the blue roll’s finished just as a customer hands you a dripping dipstick. We compared Amazon UK’s bulk bundles—so you can load up once a month, lock in Subscribe & Save discounts and get back to wrenching.
🗂️ Office & Admin Staples
Even grease monkeys need paperwork.
| Item | Budget | All-Rounder | Premium | Bonus Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4 Printer Paper (5-ream box) |
Xerox EcoPrint 75 gsm ≈ £19 0.50 p/sheet |
Amazon Basics 80 gsm ≈ £22 0.88 p/sheet |
HP ColourChoice 90 gsm ≈ £32 1.3 p/sheet |
Brother TN-2410 2-pack toner |
| Bin Liners 50 L (bulk) |
Presto! Basics 100 pcs ≈ £11 11 p/liner |
Brabantia PerfectFit 60 L (40) ≈ £12 30 p/liner |
EcoJoy Compostable 100 pcs ≈ £19 19 p/liner |
Enable Subscribe & Save for 5 % off |
🧼 Workshop Hygiene Heroes
Keep the bays spotless and the mechanics happy.
| Item | Budget | All-Rounder | Premium | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Roll Centrefeed 6-pack |
Unbrand 6×150 m ≈ £19 0.02 p/sheet |
Tork M2 Standard 6×157 m ≈ £25 0.03 p/sheet |
Tork Plus Extra-Strong 6×165 m ≈ £37 0.04 p/sheet |
Add wall-mount M2 dispenser |
| Toilet Roll (bulk) |
Presto! 60-roll ≈ £21 35 p/roll |
Andrex Classic 45-roll ≈ £28 62 p/roll |
Who Gives A Crap 48-roll ≈ £40 83 p/roll |
Recycled = CSR points |
| Hand Soap 5 L |
Selden Antibac 5 L ≈ £9 |
Carex Professional 5 L ≈ £11 |
GOJO Cherry Blast 5 L ≈ £25 |
Label dispensers “MECHANICS ONLY” |
🌬️ Customer-Facing Touches
A pristine loo, a fresh-smelling courtesy car and a warm cuppa turn “OK” Google reviews into five-star raves—no expensive billboard required.
| Item | Budget | All-Rounder | Premium | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Air-Fresheners |
Little Trees 24-pack ≈ £12 (50 p) |
Febreze Vent Clip 6-pk ≈ £18 (£3) |
California Scents 12-tin ≈ £32 (£2.67) |
Add one per serviced car |
| Coffee Cups 8 oz |
Generic Ripple 1000-pk ≈ £31 (3 p) |
Fiesta Ripple 500-pk ≈ £29 (6 p) |
Branded Kraft 1000-pk ≈ £69 (7 p) |
Pair with bean-to-cup machine |
🚀 Re-Ordering Made Painless
- Mark the shelf “Re-order at 25 %.” Staff toss empty wrappers there.
- Subscribe & Save trims 5 – 15 % off paper goods.
- Store one spare ream/roll in the courtesy-car boot—customers will never know you ran short.
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As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Prices correct 23 Jul 2025; cost-per-unit rounded for clarity.