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  • Own brand stuff that's better than the branded stuff
  • tommyhine
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    Just bought some pork pies from Tesco branded as the pork farms ones.
    They were rubbish, I normally buy the tesco own ones which I have to say are pretty good. Obviously no comparison to hand made more expensive farm shop variety ones but still good.

    What other things follow this trend?

    root
    Free Member

    sainsburys own organic ketchup (not an organic chaser, just tastes really good)

    convert
    Full Member

    own brand fig rolls

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    thepurist
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    Sainsos crunchy nut cornflakes, and their weetabix. Both (IMO) better than the orginals.

    zilog6128
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    Mate who used to work as a rep for Hovis told me that the own-brand bread they made for M&S was made to a higher spec (whatever that means in bread terms!) than branded Hovis.

    root
    Free Member

    Tinned tomatoes

    deadlydarcy
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    Fortnum and Mason’s apricot conserve is better than Robertson’s.

    CaptainFlashheart
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    DD is right, you know. The deli does have some lovely stuff.

    Junkyard
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    my mate works ina toilet paper factory they do loads of brands – all are made the same but for some branding and patterns so there is essentially no difference – except the real proper cheap value stuff which was poorer and M & S which was higher

    In general none spring to mind about what is good but Aldi do some cracking value stuff

    banks
    Free Member

    Aldi cream cheese chive dip thing

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    The Aldi chorizo is ace.

    Their chocolate is very good too.
    In fact, the only thing they fall down on is the mayo, which is vile.

    patriotpro
    Free Member

    Most own brand dilute cordial is better than Robinsons.

    tinsy
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    Aldi winter gloves, above all others.

    MoreCashThanDash
    Full Member

    Aldi winter gloves plus one!

    Plus most of their other stuff – only been disappointed with their crunchy nut cornflakes

    tomhoward
    Full Member

    Asda milkshakes.

    Miffy
    Free Member

    Most of Lidl’s own brand is better (espically the ketchup)
    The only disappointment is their creamed rice, not where near a good as Ambrose.

    bearnecessities
    Full Member

    Adsa furniture polish.

    Tesco brown sauce.

    banks
    Free Member

    Forgot about Aldi chorizo – going through a couple of packets a week atm !

    mrmoofo
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    Aldi’s London Gin

    BiscuitPowered
    Free Member

    As something of a biscuit connoisseur, I used my colleagues for a taste test of my staple favourites recently – the mighty Bourbon.

    I selected Tesco value, Tesco own brand, McVities tasties and Sainsbury’s own brand and did a blind taste test. Asda Bourbons were not selected since they have violated the sacred standard Bourbon form factor and gone for a sort of short squat aspect ratio which I wholly disapprove of, as well as God knows what differences to the recipe.

    Interestingly, the ‘premium’ McVities ones (at >4x the price of Tesco value, adjusted for pack size!) come third in aggregate score, with the Tesco value ones coming top. But it was very close and all agreed that their ratings were almost arbitrary and there was virtually no difference that they could discern, either visually or gustatorily.

    Cougar
    Full Member

    Sainsbury’s organic tinned tomatoes are easily the best I’ve found. So sweet compared to most others that I’d to check there was no added sugar.

    BobaFatt
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    Anything I’ve ever bought from Lidl, and I’m always about 30 quid cheaper than going to Tesco, partly cheaper and partly because I’m less likely to be swayed by shit I don’t need

    BobaFatt
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    Double post, so here’s an owl in a hat

    jivehoneyjive
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    Lidl Mars bars

    All fruit ever

    Ambrose
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    @Miffy

    Aw- shucks. You say the sweetest things 🙂

    Simon_Semtex
    Free Member

    at and no knickers.

    mattzzzzzz
    Free Member

    Asda mayo better than hellmans shocker

    bearnecessities
    Full Member

    Double post, so here’s an owl in a hat

    That made me spill my tea whilst on the phone.

    Ambrose
    Full Member

    Did somebody post a pic of a kitten in a knitted mushroom yesterday?

    spchantler
    Free Member

    placebo effect innit, you think its better cos its cheaper. reality is its all made the same factories. whats even better is food bank food, its free! (joins queue camping outside local church)

    rossi46
    Free Member

    Beans.

    Heinz are crap, Sainsburys own are good.

    Coke.

    Pepsi and Coke are nice but £2 a bottle unless on offer.

    Sainsburys own at 60p a bottle or £1.99 for 4 bottles is ace!

    rossi46
    Free Member

    food bank food, its free!

    Do you have to prove that you need it and can’t afford to go and buy your own?

    skids
    Free Member

    ASDA and Morrisons coke

    rossi46
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    Happy shopper energy drink at 35p a can is soooo much nicer than Red Bull 😀

    (I do quite like Relentless though)

    weare138
    Free Member

    M&S ketchup. All lumpy and stuff and very nice compared to Heinz.

    coolhandluke
    Free Member

    Lidl luxury fruit and nut muesli.

    It’s so packed with goodies, it awesome.

    gonetothehills
    Free Member

    Oh – defo agree on the biscuits one (ahem). Tesco value bourbons and jaffa cakes boss the proper ones.
    Sainsbury’s cat litter v Catsan.
    Tesco Value fruit and fibre
    And probably some other stuff too.

    mrmoofo
    Full Member

    TBH, most branded stuff will be better than the basic ranges . But the “taste the difference” std will be very close to the brands.

    Most brands have been significantly cheapened over the last 10 years or so – Milka, Toblerone, McVities etc
    Lidl / Aldi have surprisingly high standards in the food they are supplied ( i.e the coffee is very good). When you come to commodity items – UHT milk, UHT orange juice, tinned sweetcorn or tomatoes you may get parity.

    Heinz ketchup is iconic … and they do not make for PL. But some of the me toos are getting very good. But many will contain preservatives and maybe even flavour.

    But price can be a real driver of taste bud preference

    jonba
    Free Member

    I have worked in the fruit juice business so know some of the differences between brands and levels within the brands (is value, std etc.).

    Needless to say when it comes to buying juice I rarely do as I’m still sick of the stuff.

    rentachimp
    Free Member

    You need a ticket from a third party to claim a food bank handout. These are usually places like CAB, social services, jobcentre, Health Centres, probation officers, and support agencies that help the skint. If you arent skint, I suppose it depends how good you are at blagging/ how morally bankrupt you are.

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