⭐️The Lean Refillery New Equipment Payoff Calculator Jan 02, 2026

New equipment is one of the easiest ways for a refill business to spend money…
and one of the hardest places to tell whether that money will actually come back.

This calculator is designed for the moment before you buy.

Instead of asking “Will this increase capacity?” it helps you answer better qu...

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⭐ How to Thrive Even When a New Refill Shop Opens Nearby Dec 02, 2025

Tiffany and Bridget over at Bridget's Botaicals. We trade struggles, insights, and production hacks—collaboration over competition, always.

If you run a refillery—or you’re thinking about opening one—it’s totally normal to feel a pang of panic when you hear that a new zero-waste or botanical shop i...

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⭐️ Why Your Customers Need a Zero-Shame Approach to Sustainability (and How to Support Them) Nov 23, 2025

If you run a refillery, a maker business, or any kind of eco-focused shop, you already know something most people don’t talk about out loud:

A lot of customers walk through your door carrying guilt.

Guilt about plastic.
Guilt about fast shipping.
Guilt about clutter and convenience.
Guilt about not d...

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⭐️The Magic of the Lean Refillery Profit Simulator: Real Results, Real Fast Nov 16, 2025

Running a refillery is meaningful work—but it’s also complex. Between labor, sourcing, packaging, pricing, and customer flow, it can be hard to see where your time and materials are truly paying off. That’s exactly why I created the Lean Refillery Profit Simulator.

This simple, eye-opening tool sho...

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