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Branded goods vs supermarket own label?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Went shopping earlier - had to get some baked beans and always have to get Heinz, other brands just don't taste as good!

But when it comes to brown sauce I opt for the cheap supermarket 'value' brand at a fraction of the cost and it's still really tasty.

What are the named brands you simply can't go without and what 'own label' goods would you recommend to your fellow Fabbers?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I honestly can't think of a single thing where I am a brand snob. .... apart from I have to buy parazone toilet bleach as it is the only product that seems to do anything. Other than that I buy what is on offer mostly.

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

Mrs likes white label and Mr likes brand names .... guess who the kids want to do the weekly shop ....ch ch ching, we have just come back and almost blown the monthly budget...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heinz for salad cream, everything else own brands will do. Just never found an own brand salad cream as nice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Own brand pasta, rice, noodles, anything plain like that that you add your own flavour and ingredients to.

Bread, but not the out of date/stale stuff. Cakes. Anything bakery seems alright.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did some work in a meat processing plant (I sold them some new hardware and software) and they was taking meat from cow carcasses and cutting them and labelling, half the meat went to Asda smart price and half went to Waitrose Premium.

Label's should mean nothing on food. Chances are they're all made in the same factory

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

hellmans mayo and HP sauce. everything else can be anything

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By *angerousEyesMan
over a year ago

weston


"hellmans mayo and HP sauce."

So true!

Sainsburys basic tuna in spring water is as good as any better than most. Though not cheaper if multi packs are on offer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Russian Standard vodka, Azera coffee and Pepsi Max...everything else can be own brand or whatever is on offer.

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

Heinz salad cream and tomato sauce just no contest

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I don't care too much but largely buy PG tips when on offer, or Tetleys tea, though used to do home brand tea. I like offers full stop.

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By *R26Man
over a year ago

Wearside

Not a snob but not sure if have a lot of faith in Aldi Condoms (if they exist)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"hellmans mayo and HP sauce. everything else can be anything"

Agree with the HP although I'm sure it used to be tangier yesteryear, but Lidl's 'Vita D'or' mayonnaise is very good & about one third of the Hellmans price.

Likewise Lidl organic tomato ketchup is very good - yet only one third of the Heinz price.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Pop.....cant stand cheap cola or orange drinks!!

Although I actually prefer cheaper lemonade as the brand ones are too sweet but I don't drink.that too often.

Heinz ketchup....anything else is too vinegary.

Other than that I'll eat anything lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I prefer non branded and tastes okay to me though wouldn't go as far again as the smartprice meals ie shepherds pie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cadburys chocolate or nothing. .. if anyone wants to buy me a Cadburys dime bar I will do anything xx lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mayo is the main one. I was a brand snob until I was convinced to use Aldi. Now I do most of my shopping there and only top up at Sainsburys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aldi's pain au chocolat are preferred to anyone else's in my house and their whole fresh chicken.

Butter- I always go for branded.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Heinz Tomato soup

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heinz beans and fairy washing up liquid. Anything else I'll try.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yorkshire Gold teabags, Heinz beans, anything else own label

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By *ilmiss75Woman
over a year ago

Thornton


"hellmans mayo and HP sauce. everything else can be anything

Agree with the HP although I'm sure it used to be tangier yesteryear, but Lidl's 'Vita D'or' mayonnaise is very good & about one third of the Hellmans price.

Likewise Lidl organic tomato ketchup is very good - yet only one third of the Heinz price."

I used to buy Hellman's light mayo and wouldn't have anything else... Until i tried Aldi's Bramwell extra light mayo... I prefere that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to do a bit of agency work years ago..

I was working at a dairy & they were bottling for one company then a bell would go off & they would just change the labels in the machines & bottle for someone else!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I prefer non branded and tastes okay to me though wouldn't go as far again as the smartprice meals ie shepherds pie"

Despite recent "assurances" if those pies contain lamb or beef then I'm a monkey's uncle

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Not much really as we tend to try new things out and go with what we like regardless of brand. Not strictly true actually OP, anything other than HP or Daddies for brown sauce is a sin.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Libby's tomato ketchup is the best

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For me I'm happy so long as its hovis bread branston baked beans pg tips tea bags and lynx shower gel and deoderent

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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago

Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you)

We have to get Fairy washing powder because Mr has bad eczema and anything else will set him off - I know this to be true because occasionally I try lenor fabric conditioner (I love the smell) and I watch him itch and scratch for a day or two before I give the rest of it to my mum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do have heinz beans and HP brown sauce, and most brand products, but the odd things i dont mind.

Some things turn out false ecomony though.

Her

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Got to have Yorkshire tea and branded fabric softener

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"I used to do a bit of agency work years ago..

I was working at a dairy & they were bottling for one company then a bell would go off & they would just change the labels in the machines & bottle for someone else!!"

milk is milk though.....i dont care what milk i buy lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I used to do a bit of agency work years ago..

I was working at a dairy & they were bottling for one company then a bell would go off & they would just change the labels in the machines & bottle for someone else!!

milk is milk though.....i dont care what milk i buy lol"

Had a cousin & she worked for an importer they went down the docks to the boat & allocated batches of tins to be shipped off to be labeled for different companies!!

Have look at some of the products you buy & they say made for this company or that company..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sainsburys own brand Tomato ketchup is miles better than Heinz imo, it tastes like tomatoes!!

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By *P2903Couple
over a year ago

Rotherham

Marmite. I don't think I've even seen a supermarket branded alternative.

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy


"I honestly can't think of a single thing where I am a brand snob. .... apart from I have to buy parazone toilet bleach as it is the only product that seems to do anything. Other than that I buy what is on offer mostly. "

I agree with this. Non branded bleach isn't worth buying. Domestos or Parazone do the trick!

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy


"Heinz beans and fairy washing up liquid. Anything else I'll try."

Fairy, yep that's one as well!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I have most of my groceries delivered (from ASDA). Every so often they substitute an own brand for something allegedly out of stock - presumably in an attempt to get you to like it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Heinz beans and fairy washing up liquid. Anything else I'll try."

Yuk, what a combination, - but each to their own!!

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