what brands won't you give up?

chickaroonee

Hellmans original mayonnaise (nothing else comes close!)
Sensodyne (for sensitive teeth reasons nothing else seems to work)

Buy diff brands on offer:

Toiletries
Filter coffee

Cats - one prefers whiskas (posh cat), one will eat anything (fat cat), other one likes the cheapest cat food you can find (slummy cat)

MrsE_2

With a few things I buy certain brands, but with much of my shopping I buy whatever is on-offer between the few top brands IYKWIM

I like M&S mango chutney, tarter sauce & horseradish & DD likes Heinz ketchup & DH likes Coleman's mustard.

Bon Mamme jams & marmalades ONLY:D

Hellman's (purple) really low mayo, English provender co 2% fat honey & mustard dressing & Cardin's low-fat Caesar dressing (used to be pizza express one, but no low fat version:mad:).

Butter/spread clover - lighter & now & again Kerrygold lighter.
Milk Just Milk, used to be called candia
Cheese - any Parmesan so long as its a block & not sawdust:mad:
Cheddar - Sainsburys TTD are very nice & often on offer or other good nutty crumbly one, M&S one is lovely, especially if on offer.

Smoked Bacon - Waitrose essentials - super thin & is fab grilled well:D

Sausages - Surrey Whites - the best by far:D

Eggs, any happy ones:D
Fruit & veg prefer Waitrose - lasts longer.

Steak - Tesco Sirloin I've just discovered is half the price of Waitrose Dovecotes & really nice (or any sirloin).
Roast beef - M&S (Waitrose sometimes)
Chicken breasts Waitrose (M&S sometimes)
Ham Waitrose essentials wafer thin, very nice:D
Mince M&S extra lean, £3.99 for 500gms;) (Waitrose sometimes)

Minced lamb Waitrose ONLY, they are the ONLY retailers to do a low-fat lamb mince.

Isolus

Great topic! A lot of things we buy are own brand but things i cant do without....

Hellmans mayo
Heinz baked beans (cant even stand the Branston ones, bleurgh!)
Mitchum deodorant because i cant seem to find another fragrance free one that works *shrugs*
Liz Earle or Lush skincare
Pure dairy free spread
Daz washing powder

For those saying they can only use Sensodyne, i have such sensitive teeth but find Lidl's cheapy sensitive toothpase just as good might be just me? But definitely worth a go, it's so much cheaper!

nitr02007

I would never touch any other Tomato Sauce but Heinz, I've been smothering all my food in it all my life - to my family's horror - so I know what I like and its gotta be Heinz. I've tried other tom sauces (or had them forced on me while abroad or by my money pinching mum when I was a kid) - but they all tasted watery, too vinegary or just plain wrong.

However, I recently tried the Lidl Tom sauce - vitakrone (i think) - red bottle with a green top and I really can't tell the difference.

As for clothes, trainers have to be Nike, and jeans gotta be Levi - getting anything else to fit me is like putting a condom on a cactus.

L.L_2

MrsE wrote: »

Roast beef - M&S (Waitrose sometimes)
Chicken breasts Waitrose (M&S sometimes)
Mince M&S extra lean, £3.99 for 500gms;) (Waitrose sometimes)

Minced lamb Waitrose ONLY, they are the ONLY retailers to do a low-fat lamb mince.

Surely all of these from the butchers would not only be much tastier but save you a lot of cash?!

You must spend a fortune on food.

MrsE_2

L.L wrote: »

Surely all of these from the butchers would not only be much tastier but save you a lot of cash?!

You must spend a fortune on food.

Can't get the super low fat mince from the butchers, I'm on slimming-world.

As for the roast beef, steaks & chicken breasts would they be?

If I buy anything from the butchers I'm usually shocked at the price once you've asked for 4 of those or whatever.

scrappie_2

''getting anything else to fit me is like putting a condom on a cactus''

lol nitro!!! sooo many images going around in my head - you did make me smile.

Thanks!!!

katieclampet

Hi all, can't compromise on...

Heinz tomato soup
Twinnings earl grey teabags
Fairy washing up Liquid
Andrex toilet rolls
Hellmans mayonaisse,

katiex

deebee

what a great thread, love the person who lists Molton Brown bubbly bath - it is amazing but ridiculously expensive

I like trying different brands and have recently become a Lidl convert of a fashion - went to Morrisons today and bought 2 items, couldn't believe how expensive everything was!

back to the point:

Fairy liquid - like me everyone seems to find this in a league of it's own
Lenor - recently discovered - no supermarket brand compares
Heinz Tomato Soup
Heinz Tomato Ketchup - but will try the Lidl one based on the recommendation on here
Kenco Rappor instant coffee - nice strong bite to it
Twinings tea bags - well mostly
Domestos or Parazone bleach
Cravendale Milk - good long sell by date
Quorn sausages (am vegetarian)


...well that's my contribution for now :rotfl:

V.Lucky

Fairy washing up liquid
Quorn sausages
Clover
Roberts bread (nothing else comes anywhere close, it stays fresh for ages)
Robinson no added sugar orange fruit and barley (dh)