FabSwingers.com forum: Branded goods or Supermarket own brand?

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

When you go shopping are there any items that you always have to buy the 'branded' goods rather than the supermarket own brand?

Or conversely are there any items where you actually prefer the 'cheaper' version?

I was buying some Ibuprofen t'other day and the own brand was significantly cheaper than the branded one with exactly the same active ingredients! No brainer. Yet some people still prefer to 'trust' the branded name. Do you?

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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mostly i buy the own brands, so long as they're as good a quality and often they are.

coffee i tend to buy branded, iceland don't do a cheap version of that.

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

most things i get are branded purely because a lot of the value brands taste like pants

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

Pennies are tight at Naughty Towers so it's own brand all the way. There barely any difference in anything we buy vs a blue chip branded variant.

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

Own brands for me.

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By *rightonCheekyMan
over a year ago

Brighton

Marmite and Crunchy Nut Cornflakes (not eaten together though)

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

I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper.

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

I tried some own brand 'Wheat Biscuits' a little while back. This particular Supermarkets own brand was definitely inferior in taste than my usual Weetabix so definitely sticking to the branded name there.

But for things like chopped tomatoes etc for use in cooking the own branded ones do the job just as well as the more expensive 'big brands'

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

diet flora

sarsons vinegar

heinz tomato sauce

hellmans lighter than light mayo

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

Always branded coffee, vodka, , washing up liquid and cereal. For everything else own-label or cheaper alternatives are just as good.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper. "

Branston pickle and HP sauce?

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

"I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper.

Branston pickle and HP sauce?"

I don't buy either.

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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago

Traffic land

I wouldn't compromise on my hard water Yorkshire tea!

But most other things are fair game, I work very close to a Lidl and buy a lot from there. Some great quality stuff.

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"Always branded coffee, vodka, , washing up liquid and cereal. For everything else own-label or cheaper alternatives are just as good. "

Pretty much this.

For cupboard staples such as tinned tomatoes, rice, pasta etc I buy own brand.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper.

Branston pickle and HP sauce?

I don't buy either. "

You must be foreign....

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

"I wouldn't compromise on my hard water Yorkshire tea!

But most other things are fair game, I work very close to a Lidl and buy a lot from there. Some great quality stuff."

Tea, the important thing.

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

"I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper.

Branston pickle and HP sauce?

I don't buy either.

You must be foreign....

Like an Aussie.

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

There are lots of the own brand stuff I buy, but insist on fairy washing up liquid, bold. Comfort and horny and daddies sauce. Sometimes going down a product can give you a good saving x

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By *eggysallyTV/TS
over a year ago

manchester

Pg tips , toilet paper , jelly belly jelly beans , brandy & toiletries. Every day essentials like sugar , pasta , rice own brand x x

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

Only thing that has to be branded for me are Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Yorkshire Tea and Jaffa Cakes! They must always be McVities

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

Beans have to be Heinz - not my decision and tomato/brown sauce is usually branded.

Other than that, pretty flexible

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

"There are lots of the own brand stuff I buy, but insist on fairy washing up liquid, bold. Comfort and horny and daddies sauce. Sometimes going down a product can give you a good saving x "

Ooopps should have said hp sauce.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"mostly i buy the own brands, so long as they're as good a quality and often they are.

coffee i tend to buy branded, iceland don't do a cheap version of that."

Yep same

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper.

Branston pickle and HP sauce?

I don't buy either.

You must be foreign....

Like an Aussie.

Haha, exactly, I know the truth....

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By *uffnsmovCouple
over a year ago

Leeds/Wakefield

Always buy branded, but not always the most popular brands Chop sauce instead of HP. Hendersons relish rather than Lea and Perrin. And always YORKSHIRE TEA.

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

"I'm not too bothered with branded goods, but I do always get branded tea, washing up and toilet paper.

Branston pickle and HP sauce?

I don't buy either.

You must be foreign....

Like an Aussie.

Haha, exactly, I know the truth....

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I always buy Heinz beans but rest could be own brand depends on the price

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

I would never buy own brand coffee

Miss

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

Coffee...that's about it!

Tend to not go for the cheapest own-brand stuff though, as some of that is fairly rank!

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

It's a mix.

Biscuits and snacks are usually branded. Stuff like tinned tomatoes and all that jazz I get own brands.

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

Heinz baked beans and Hellmanns Mayo

I prefer some of Aldis crackers to Jacobs and their malted bloomer to some expensive loaves.

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

Heinz tomato ketchup

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By *lla_maiWoman
over a year ago

staffordshire

Tea and cereal i buy branded, i think they taste better. Anything else im not too bothered about

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

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

I like a lot of branded items but I'm willing to try replacements and see if I like them as much. Really enjoy Aldis sauces such as ketchup but I would only eat Kellogg's cornflakes

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

I buy M&S, but I do get 20% off

But I buy branded coffee

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

Heinz ketchup and beans!

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

I'm a brand snob. I really shouldn't be though...

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By *emptd2Man
over a year ago

Burgess Hill

"Always buy branded, but not always the most popular brands Chop sauce instead of HP. Hendersons relish rather than Lea and Perrin. And always YORKSHIRE TEA."

+1 Yorkshire Tea Gold. Marvellous stuff.

Own brand for most stuff except meat, sauce, coffee. Unless I feel like splurging. I barely notice the difference although my palette is not as refined as other peoples.

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

Never buy jack Fulton condoms x

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By *oudnproudWoman
over a year ago

penrith

Heinz beans, and sauce.

Branded cereal.

Branded coffee

Other than that I'm not really fussed x

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I tend to buy own brand, it's probably made in the same factory as the branded anyway and just packaged differently.

I tend to buy tea and coffee from poundstretchers though, cos its cheaper than own brand.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts

Heinz Spaghetti hoops

Hellman's mayo

Lea & Perrins Worcester sauce

Tesco's own marmite is good

I prefer Aldi's rich teas

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

Bread, I usually buy the own brand as I find warburtons sticks to the roof of your mouth and well the stores have the thickest bread so it's the only choice.

Beans- got to be crosse &blackwell

Sweetcorn- any brand

Guess it depends on the product

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

"I tend to buy own brand, it's probably made in the same factory as the branded anyway and just packaged differently.

I tend to buy tea and coffee from poundstretchers though, cos its cheaper than own brand. "

Lidl chocolate digestives are even packaged very similarly to McVities and I can't really tell the difference

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

"Heinz Spaghetti hoops

Hellman's mayo

Lea & Perrins Worcester sauce

Tesco's own marmite is good

I prefer Aldi's rich teas

Rich Tea's are like unicorns now. To find the fingers in a decent sized packet, got more chance of finding rocking horse shit

Got to love the warm wet saturated fingers when they come out though

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By *anielpiercedMan
over a year ago

by the seaside

I tend to be brand specific with sauces mainly: Heinz salad cream and tomato sauce; H.P. sauce and Branston pickle. Do prefer Aldi over the main stores for my fresh fruit and veg as there's always seems so much better quality from my experience.

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

Some stuff I prefer the branded, other stuff I prefer the supermarket own brand, other stuff I couldn't give a stuff... shopping is about stuffing my trolly with a range of stuff to take home and stuff myself with...

that's my opinion and stuff

x 8

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