Supermarket Shopping guide discussion

ronangel

I noted something interesting at ASDA which will apply to other stores as well. 213gm Tins of RED salmon regardless of brand ASDA own brand, princess, john west. Although own brand labelled and priced differently ALL have the same factory numbering codes printed on the top of the can proving that they all have exactly the same content from the same Alaska canning plant. So buying the stores own brand will save a considerable sum of money without loss of quality! I wonder how many other goods in superstores are labelled in this way. I have checked Tesco own label same tins there appears to be couple of grams weight difference between identical sealed tins I checked, but Tesco one was slightly heavier although marked 212gm.. Sainsbury own brand tin not same so cant be compared. A friend who has worked work at Sainsbury’s for a long time told me this is common with a lot of products, so check items factory markings of all tinned food you buy at big grocery store chains against own brands you could save a fortune without loosing quality! ( copy of part this letter sent to watchdog last week) One other related point for savers these tins have a life of 3 years + ( check date when buying), If you can buy now at a good price ( 50p or more off or even not) what do you think it will cost to buy the SAME product in 2 years time? better investment than putting money in a long term savings account I would give a conservative estimate of at least 30 to 50% bit better than bank interest tax free AND you can eat the stuff if there are strikes or shortages! just store in dry place, unlike money under the bed (grin) it wont burn in event of fire (just cook..) And things would have to get very bad, and difficult for people to break in and steal it!....:cool:

Edwardia

An option that never seems to get discussed on MSE is saving money by eating real food not processed.

With the amount of money I save not buying sugary breakfast cereals, fat free yogurts full of fructose, margarines with trans fats, junk food with E numbers, own brand isotonic sports drinks, crisps, etc etc I can buy real food - including organic, when I can find it.

Where I do very much agree with the guide, is that value ranges are not necessarily the unhealthiest. I've found several own brand value products which had fewer additives and fillers than the more expensive versions.