We are Meli Marketβ’, and we are on a mission to reduce harmful single-use plastics in our community by offering high-quality, sustainably sourced household essentials, personal care items (and more) to our neighbors in retail and bulk refill, low-waste format.
We believe that our friends and neighbors deserve more options when choosing the products you use to care for yourself, your home, or those you love.
We are excited to have to opportunity to curate a collection of products for you that are not only affordable, high-quality, and non-toxic, but also that are effective, sustainable, and π¬πͺπ―π₯ π΅π° π°πΆπ³ π±ππ’π―π¦π΅.
We hope you are as excited as we are!
A refillery or 'refill shop' is a retail store that offers common household and personal care essentials in bulk, eliminating the need for wasteful and harmful disposable packaging. We will carry a wide array of products including everything from personal care items like hair care products and soaps to household cleaners and essentials like laundry detergents, and eco-friendly kitchen brushes. If shopping at the refill bar, you will refill a container of your choosing with the products you need... only paying for what you take!
your container
(bring or borrow).
(or tare) your
empty container.
with desired product
(as much as you like).
by the ounce
at checkout.
We are
the Foristers
Family of 4. Pizza and sushi connoisseurs. And, on a mission to reduce single-use plastic waste in our community one refill at a time.
We have been living and loving life in Columbus, Indiana since early 2015 and in recent years have been on a journey to consciously reduce toxins and waste in our home.
During that time, we have been hoping a zero-waste or refill store would open locally to help continue that mission but (after a few years of waiting) we have decided to take that leap ourselves as our small way of giving back to the community that we love so much.
We are so excited that our shop is officially open, and we have been enjoying so much getting to connect with so many other like-minded members of our community. Come see us soon!
oh, hi there!
Taylor, Ellen
Kaiden & Reina
We are
the Foristers
Family of 4. Pizza and sushi connoisseurs. And, on a mission to reduce single-use plastic waste in our community one refill at a time.
We are proud to live in Columbus, and we hope opening a zero-waste or refill store locally can be our small way of giving back to the community that we love so much.
While we are still just in the renovation and preparation stages right now, we would love to connect with you on Instagram and take you along with us. We can't wait to open to serve your family and help the future of Columbus look a little more green.
oh, hi there!
Taylor, Ellen
Kaiden & Reina