Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt.

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yeah compaq is a budget line of HP, same parts, just different brands, and some software

sassyblue

Hi, l knew someone who worked in a factory that produced onion rings, some brands didn't even use alot of fresh onion in the mix but dried stuff :eek: the two brands of onion rings that used the most fresh onion were Burger King and Iceland.

Those two and Lidls were also the strictest on quality control procedures too.

pennymakespounds

the new Aldi 125gm dark chocolate mint variety ( and a chilli variety) at 99p being superb quality & great value at 99p

The pack is actually 5 x 25gm individually wrapped bars . .....

Today .. went to Netto as they were advertising a one off buy on Bendicks 72% dark choc (plain .. not flavours ) 125gm ..... at £1 a bar .

Identical 5 x125gm packaging to the Aldi one ... definitely out of the same factory .. same coding etc .

Bendicks obviously real quality producer .

Top marks to Aldi again .

Boogiecat

Hi, my friend used to work in a cheese factory. She told me they make all the cheese with non-animal rennet (don't know what the actual term is for that) but package it in 2 ways to appeal to 2 markets - veggie and non-veggie. Apparently if it's labelled as vegetarian cheese, the non-veggies are put off, but will buy exactly the same cheese in the right packaging.

And I love shopping at Lidl and Aldi, their quality and taste for many staple goods are really excellent and often superior to the well known brands (just try the tiramisu!). The only thing I can't find a good substitute for are Heinz cream of tomato soup, and Kellogs cornflakes. All cheapo bran flakes are, however, of excellent taste and quality.

Loving this site

Boogiecat :T

jade86123

I usually buy Sainsburys brand of washing powder tablets, but did a shop at M&S and bought theirs this month - although the logos on the box are different, when you open the box and pull out a pack of tablets (2) they have the exact same logo design on them as the sainsburys ones do, which makes me think they are possibly exactly the same product!

DCFC79

Maybe its been discussed but does anyone know who makes the Logik range of electrical items for the DSGI group

thanks

2e1hsb

milliemonster wrote: »

Lidl's Mister Choc Choco Caramel bars are Mars Bars, but a lot cheaper, well I'm not saying they are the exact same product but I can't taste the difference!

I have one of those on my desk right now. I'm quite privileged that I live 100 yards from a Lidl, lots of cheap food there. :T

I have noticed that a lot of supermarkets put their cheap stock either way too high up, or so low down you have to crawl on the floor for the one at the back. I think it's some kind of "Humiliation for the poor" personally.

Boyfriend used to work for a large supermarket chain, if I recall correctly, he said the special offers shelves are filled twice as often as the normal shelves, to encourage more people to buy it. (remember, it wouldn't be on offer if they weren't making a substantial profit on it).

I work in drugs, but I assume the same applies for any produce: If you're gonna buy the expensive paracetamol, look at the Product Licence holder, these are who made this one. Now look at the one on the cheapest. 6 or 7 times out of 10, I find they're the same company. I have a friend works at one of the companies that makes the drugs, and he claims that they ARE all the same, just in different packaging.

BIG brands like Panadol may make their own, but at the end of the day, the active ingredient in it is the same, otherwise they wouldn't make it.

VfM4meplse

2e1hsb wrote: »

I work in drugs, but I assume the same applies for any produce: If you're gonna buy the expensive paracetamol, look at the Product Licence holder, these are who made this one. Now look at the one on the cheapest. 6 or 7 times out of 10, I find they're the same company. I have a friend works at one of the companies that makes the drugs, and he claims that they ARE all the same, just in different packaging.

BIG brands like Panadol may make their own, but at the end of the day, the active ingredient in it is the same, otherwise they wouldn't make it.

Of course they are. Patients may object to "cheap" generic drugs when prescribed, but explain the concept when they are buying over the counter then suddenly it makes perfect sense.

DCFC79

2e1hsb wrote: »

I have one of those on my desk right now. I'm quite privileged that I live 100 yards from a Lidl, lots of cheap food there. :T

I have noticed that a lot of supermarkets put their cheap stock either way too high up, or so low down you have to crawl on the floor for the one at the back. I think it's some kind of "Humiliation for the poor" personally.

Boyfriend used to work for a large supermarket chain, if I recall correctly, he said the special offers shelves are filled twice as often as the normal shelves, to encourage more people to buy it. (remember, it wouldn't be on offer if they weren't making a substantial profit on it).

I work in drugs, but I assume the same applies for any produce: If you're gonna buy the expensive paracetamol, look at the Product Licence holder, these are who made this one. Now look at the one on the cheapest. 6 or 7 times out of 10, I find they're the same company. I have a friend works at one of the companies that makes the drugs, and he claims that they ARE all the same, just in different packaging.

BIG brands like Panadol may make their own, but at the end of the day, the active ingredient in it is the same, otherwise they wouldn't make it.

Yes i have noticed that as well re the drugs, i check the ingredients are the same for 2 items and if so then i buy the cheapest. The supermarkets place the cheaper items on the lower shelves as they arent profitable whereas the items that are more expensive are placed at eye level or soemthing like that, it was in a program about shopping and placement of items

BRENTUS

garyclay wrote: »

I recently had a repair man to my AEG dishwasher. "I've got the same model at home" he told me "But mine's Zannussi"

After a little confussion on my part he explained that there are very few individual manufacturers left. The badge is just a front. My AEG is exactly the same as his Zanussi but the external fascia is altered so that they look different so the consumer doesn't realise.

After a little research I found the following on the web

"Many appliances are no longer made by the companies shown on the logo. Successful brand name companies go bust or are taken over by bigger companies but they usually keep the "old" name for various tactical marketing reasons. In a way, it shouldn't matter who makes which brand, but a couple of concerns should be considered.

Firstly, if a customer is very unhappy with a product, or the service provided by a manufacturer, they are likely to avoid purchasing from that company again. They may well end up purchasing virtually the exact same machine with a different logo complete with the same company service engineers as well as the same company ethos.

Secondly, there are sometimes differences between brands made by the same company - even when the machines are virtually the same. An example of this is with Creda and Hotpoint, both of which are now made by the same company. Hotpoint machines have a free five year parts guarantee but Creda machines don't. There is little difference between the two makes inside, but they are priced differently too. A similar thing occurs with Hoover and Candy who are both owned by Candy. Hoover have a free 5-year parts guarantee, but Candy's don't.

Eventually, all washing machines are likely to be made by just a handful of companies and in fact we aren't that far off from this scenario already. Note that some brands retain all their original differences but are just owned by a rival company and some are virtually the same machine inside with different logos and trimmings. Here is a sample of some of the household names who are owned or made by the same company.

Electrolux: own well over 50 brand names (though not all of them washing machines) Among the more well known ones are AEG, Tricity Bendix, Zanussi.

GDA: manufacture Hotpoint, Creda, Cannon and GE, English Electric,

Candy: own Hoover, Zerowatt and Kelvinator among others.

Merloni: own Ariston, Indesit, New World, Philco, and have just bought a large interest in GDA (who make Hotpoint and Creda)."

So next time I'll be going for the cheap option!!!


If anybody out there is an appliance repair man, or married to one, do you know which models are the same under the different badges?

Hope you find this useful.[Merloni they may own whirlpool]