Taste test

Truly.Yours

Hi all,

I would like to request the help of the friendly people on here.

I very much liked Martin Lewis taste test challenge with a value product (supermarket) and a branded product.

I have been asked to do a presentation at a University and would like to demonstrate this to the students in order to emphasise the fact that they can save money by not buying brands.

I don't have the time to do this with cereal like Martin does, but I would like to use other products.

Could you please recommend which would be the best?

Thanks,

TY.

olias

Baked beans

Pot noodles

Alcohol

Isn't that what students live on:rotfl:


Olias

tyllwyd

I'd choose strawberry yoghurt and orange squash.

Steff

Hi,
I would suggest using fresh orange (from concentrate). Tesco do a Value Fresh Orange from concentrate for about 52p - same thing (even in their Tescos own) is more expensive (and tastes IDENTICAL) and, as I am sure you will be aware, the household brands Del Monte etc charge a fortune for exactly the same thing! Should be a simple product to compare.
Steff;)

foreign_correspondent

oh, I have done this with young people before - we have used jaffa cakes, ginger nuts, ready salted crisps and juice.

In a blind test taste, some prefer value, some premium brand, but both versions are generally agreed to be fine!

Truly.Yours

olias wrote: »

Baked beans

Pot noodles

Alcohol

Isn't that what students live on:rotfl:


Olias

Thank you for your reply.

I think it would be too time consuming, and not as effective to use baked beans and pot noodles.

Alcohol would be irrenponsible of me to bring into a presentation!

Thank you for your ideas.

Truly.Yours

tyllwyd wrote: »

I'd choose strawberry yoghurt and orange squash.

Thank you for your ideas, they are simple and don't take long to set up so would be good.

Truly.Yours

Steff wrote: »

Hi,
I would suggest using fresh orange (from concentrate). Tesco do a Value Fresh Orange from concentrate for about 52p - same thing (even in their Tescos own) is more expensive (and tastes IDENTICAL) and, as I am sure you will be aware, the household brands Del Monte etc charge a fortune for exactly the same thing! Should be a simple product to compare.
Steff;)

Thank you for this excellent idea, it has now replaced orage squah from the previous post.

Truly.Yours

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

oh, I have done this with young people before - we have used jaffa cakes, ginger nuts, ready salted crisps and juice.

In a blind test taste, some prefer value, some premium brand, but both versions are generally agreed to be fine!

Thank you for your suggestions.

So far I will be using:

Orange juice (from concentrate) Del monte and tesco value
Jaffa cakes mcvities and supermarket brand.
Ready salted crisps (walkers) and supermarket brand.

any more suggestions are welcome.

thanks!

anniecave

try some tinned fruit - like peaches/pears/manarin segments?

could pick one cereal - like cornflakes / rice krispies / weetabix ?

tomato ketchup / salad cream / sandwich pickle ?

laubri9

bottled water - supermarket brand v expensive brand v tap water

jam

even maybe some fresh fruit or veg - i.e supermarkets often have their own value brand bags of fruit v the loose pick you own.