HelloGreen is an Australian owned online store selling reusable items for a more sustainable life. They stock a large number of competitively priced brands.
Introduction
As people are becoming more concerned about climate change and the importance of living sustainably, online stores like HelloGreen can help people to buy products that allow them to reduce the amount of waste they produce. HelloGreen sells reusable products made from environmentally friendly materials. They stock a large number of eco-friendly brands. Their main products are lunch boxes and reusable coffee cups, but they sell other items as well. They ship to anywhere in Australia and offer free shipping for larger orders. By choosing HelloGreen, customers are supporting an Australian, family owned business as well as buying good quality eco-friendly products.
What is HelloGreen?
HelloGreen is an Australian, family owned online store which sells alternatives to disposable and plastic products. It is an online store for people who are looking to minimise waste and use alternatives to plastic. Their products are reusable and non-toxic with no BPA and Phthalates. They select their products carefully to ensure that they are good quality and long lasting.
What range of products does HelloGreen sell?
HelloGreen has a large range of reusable products such as lunch boxes, coffee cups, baby pouches, food wraps and containers, drinking straws and cutlery, as well as swim nappies and pacifiers. They also sell natural cleaning products and skin creams. Their products are made from natural materials such as bamboo, hemp, and glass. They also sell products made from medical grade silicon and ceramics with a lead-free glaze.
What eco brands feature on HelloGreen?
HelloGreen features more than 50 different eco-friendly brands on its website. Many of the toxin-free products for babies and children are made by Green Sprouts. As well as cutlery and cups, they also make reusable face masks in a variety of sizes. Some of the most popular products on HelloGreen are reusable coffee cups. Avanti sells a variety of reusable coffee cups, water bottles, straws as well as lid covers and ice block moulds and cupcake cups, both of which are made from silicon. The products sold through HelloGreen are competitively priced. Keep Cup which is a Melbourne brand, is another one of the brands of reusable coffee cups sold by HelloGreen. One of the most famous brands for travel cups and food containers is Thermos and HelloGreen also stocks these. In addition to its range of lunchboxes and coffee cups, there are products from Go Bamboo. This is a New Zealand company which sells eco-friendly products such as toothbrushes and clothes pegs which are made from bamboo instead of plastic. There are many more options on HelloGreen which you can visit HERE.
Is HelloGreen an Australian store?
According to the website, HelloGreen is a family owned business which is 100% Australian owned. The company is located in Melbourne in the suburb of Mount Eliza, on the Mornington Peninsula.
Does HelloGreen have any physical stores?
HelloGreen does not have any physical stores and consequently, there is no click and collect services. All products must be shipped from the company.
You can find additional information by visiting their Facebook page HERE.
Where does HelloGreen ship to?
HelloGreen does not ship to addresses internationally, and it uses Australia Post and Fastway Couriers to ship to any location in Australia. Delivery to Melbourne and Sydney is quite fast, but can take up to 12 days in regional areas. It will ship to both residential and business addresses.
What’s the delivery fee?
There is a fee of $9.95 for shipping but it is free for purchases of over $120. There may be a surcharge to areas outside the East coast major regional and metropolitan centres for orders over 5 kg or large in size. They do not specify how much the surcharge is on their website. There are also additional shipping fees for large and commercial orders.
Is there a returns policy?
The returns policy for HelloGreen is fairly straightforward. Products can be returned within 30 days if they are in original condition with original packaging, unused and undamaged with all labels still attached.
If the products are faulty, then they can be returned even if they are used. The fault must be with the products and not as a result of misuse by the customer.
If the item was a gift voucher, the refund will be credited to the original gift voucher. If the product being returned was a gift, the refund will go to the account used to buy the gift.
What’s on the HelloGreen blog?
The HelloGreen blogs aims to share some hints on how to save money and the environment. In particular, it gives suggestions on what items from the HelloGreen stores can be used and how they can be used to reduce waste. The HelloGreen blog has a number of articles with the following titles:
- How to Find Harmony During Stay at Home
- Fun Food For Fussy Eaters
- Litter Free Lunch Made Easy
- Sustainability Savings That Won’t Cost the Earth
- Let’s Go Bento
- Materials We Love
- Materials We Limit
- Materials We Leave
“You know, there are some really simple and satisfying things both you and I can do every day to live more sustainably. Our humble blog hopes to share some practical tips and tricks to inspire and educate you on ways to save money, benefit our schools, communities and the environment. Happy reading!”
Hellogreen.com.au/blog
Advantages of buying from HelloGreen?
There are a number of advantages to buying from HelloGreen.
- All of the items sold by HelloGreen are non-toxic and eco-friendly and it takes away some of the guesswork from buying. You can buy any item from this website and know that it is safe to use and good for the environment.
- Their products are competitively priced. You will not necessarily save money by going directly to the brand’s website. On HelloGreen, you can compare the prices of a number of brands before you buy, allowing you to save time as well as money.
- Because they are an Australian company, they offer next-day shipping and you will get your product more quickly than if you order it from abroad.
- Gift Ideas pages
“We’ve selected a range of quality, stylish and sustainable gifts that will get used again and again…these are gifts that won’t go to waste. Save time by browsing one of our gift departments.”
hellogreen.com.au/mindfulgifts
Disadvantages of buying from HelloGreen?
While HelloGreen’s online store has a number of great products which can help you to reduce waste, there are some disadvantages about buying from HelloGreen.
- Even if you qualify for free shipping for a large order, there may be a surcharge for large orders or orders outside metropolitan areas on the east coast. The website does not specify how much the surcharge is, so you would not know until you made the purchase.
- The website is difficult to navigate. HelloGreen has a wide variety of products, but you have to know what to look for. While I was searching the site, I found that they sold reusable face masks and insect repellent, but it is impossible to know what category they belong to. For example, the kitchen category features clothes pegs and hand sanitiser which I did not expect. If you are searching by product because you want to buy a lunchbox (one of their main products) for example, you may find it difficult to find exactly what you want since the Lunch Box page also features gel coolers, replacement parts, and silicon cups.
- Not all of their products are Australian made. Although the company is an Australian one, many of their products are not. For those customers who wish to reduce their carbon footprint, it would be very useful if HelloGreen listed which products were Australian made and where the other products were produced. In order to find out where the products were manufactured, I had to take the time to go to the websites of the brands.
Conclusion
Buying from HelloGreen will allow you to reduce the amount of plastic you use in your daily life. Reusable products help to reduce waste. HelloGreen is an Australian online store which stocks a large number of good quality toxin-free eco-friendly brands, but customers may find it difficult to find products on this website. Not all of the products sold on this website are Australian made, but HelloGreen has done the hard work in selecting good quality products from Australia or abroad. It is worth going to the HelloGreen website if you are interested in finding ways to reduce waste and to avoid products containing toxins.
